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Top 8 Best National Parks Games

Whether you’re stuck at home sick, having a friends game night, a family get-together, or going on a road trip, there are numerous occasions when playing a game is a bunch of fun.

And if—like me—you’re absolutely obsessed with national parks, you’ll have a blast with these national parks games! Along with national park books, they’re an awesome way to stay connected with the parks at home.

Best Games for National Parks Enthusiasts

Trekking the National Parks Board Game - Best National Parks Games

(Trekking the National Parks: The Board Game – Image used with permission from Underdog Games)

Below, you’ll find more than half a dozen of the best national parks games. From a simple portable trivia game to an elaborate board game and national parks-related editions of classic games, there’s something for everyone.

Top 8 Best National Parks Games


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8. Jenga: National Parks Edition

Jenga: National Parks Edition Game

This is the classic and super-popular Jenga block-stacking game with a national parks twist.

Just like the original version, players remove and re-stack wooden blocks. The added fun feature of this edition is that each block has an interesting fact about America’s national parks.

This easy and entertaining game includes 54 hardwood national parks building blocks, instructions, and a loading tray that helps you set up the tower. It’s a great game to celebrate the national parks, while also learning more about them.

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  • Ages: 6+
  • Players: 1+
  • Duration: 5-15 minutes

7. Yahtzee: National Parks Edition

A classic game of rolling dice, Yahtzee is an ideal travel game because everything you need fits in the Yahtzee dice cup.

This national parks-themed Yahtzee edition makes for a great game for road trips, national park excursions and backpacking trips.

The game comes with five dice with multi-colored national parks icons, which replace the regular dice pips. It also has a custom score pad and travel-size national parks-themed dice cup, allowing for easy portability.

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  • Ages: 8+
  • Players: 1+
  • Duration: 30+ minutes

6. Trivial Pursuit: National Parks Travel Game

Trivial Pursuit National Parks Travel Game

If you’re looking for a national parks game you can easily take with you on a camping or hiking trip in the parks, this is it!

The Trivial Pursuit National Parks Travel Game is basically a box filled with question cards and a dice. A carabiner that can be clipped onto your backpack or belt makes it super-easy to carry it around.

The game has 100 different cards featuring no fewer than 600 questions in six different categories. Those are Natural Wonders, Battlefields and Historic Sites, Cultural Heritage, Science and Nature, Wildlife, and Wild Card. The first player to collect six cards wins!

Simple, easy, convenient and perfect as a gift for avid hikers and campers.

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  • Ages: 12+
  • Players: 2+
  • Duration: 30+ minutes

5. Trekking the National Parks: The Family Trivia Game

“How well do you know the national parks?” asks the Underdog Games website.

This fun, inspiring and educational National Parks Family Trivia Game features more than 600 trivia questions about the U.S. national parks.

Every card provides a fun fact about the National Park Service, followed by a related question.

What’s so fun about this is that all answers are numbers. So, all players can answer or “guesstimate”—the one who “gets closest without going over” wins. This allows every participant to have a shot, even when there are national park experts involved.

One of the best national parks games to play while camping, picnicking or even hiking, it offers a fun way to quickly learn more about the national park system.

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  • Ages: 10+
  • Players: 2-6
  • Duration: 20-30 minutes

4. National Parks Pursuit – Trivia Board Game

Fans of fun facts will definitely enjoy this fantastic national parks game. Representing all 63 national parks, National Parks Pursuit allows players to learn tons of new things about America’s amazing national parks.

As you move around the board, you’ll answer questions about the parks in your attempt to collect the four different “answer pieces”—water, forest, desert, and mountain. This is a super-fun game for people 8 years or older. It can be played with just two players or with a group.

Additionally, the artwork is absolutely stunning, too, making this an instant classic among national park games!

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  • Ages: 8+
  • Players: 2-6
  • Duration: 60 minutes

3. Monopoly: National Parks Edition

Monopoly National Parks Edition

One of the most popular and best-selling games in history, Monopoly also has a fantastic national parks edition.

The principle is the same as the classic version, but instead of streets, you buy and trade national parks as you circle around the board.

From the breathtaking Grand Canyon to the wonders of Yellowstone and the Bryce Canyon hoodoos, this board game features 22 of the greatest American national parks. It also has cards about national battlefields and national historic sites, while the wildlife that calls the parks home is also represented.

Instead of the regular tokens, you can choose between six national park-related tokens: a tent, ranger hat, canoe, hiking boot, American bison, and camera.

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  • Ages: 8+
  • Players: 2-6
  • Duration: 60+ minutes

2. PARKS

PARKS: Best National Park Games

Created in partnership with the Fifty-Nine Parks Print series, PARKS is a super-fun game that takes players on a journey through the four seasons.

As you trek different trails—your team consists of two hikers—you can visit national parks, take actions and snap photos. Various resources, such as gear cards, canteen cards and different tokens, help you make your way across the trail and collect points.

Although this game can seem complicated at first, once you get the hang of it, it’s amazing fun. I got this national park game as a Christmas present myself, and it’s now a reliable and popular part of our weekly game nights.

You can play this as a single player, but it’s much more fun to play with at least one other person. Depending on how many participants there are, the full game takes between 40 and 70 minutes. Neither too long nor too short, it’s a great game to play before or after dinner.

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  • Ages: 10+
  • Players: 1-5
  • Duration: 40-70 minutes

1. Trekking the National Parks: The Board Game

Both a best-selling and award-winning game from Underdog Games, the Trekking the National Parks Board Game is arguably the best national parks game available right now.

Created by some serious national park fans, it is designed to be entertaining and educational at the same time.

The perfect centerpiece for a fun-filled night with friends or family, this popular game will appeal to all lovers of the great outdoors and board games.

As you race across the USA, visiting parks and collecting trail stones on the way, you get to revisit your fondest memories of the parks while also learning more about America’s national parks.

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  • Ages: 10+
  • Players: 2-5
  • Duration: 30-60 minutes

Do You Know Any Other Fun National Parks Games? Tell Everyone About Them in the Comments Below!

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