National Park Week

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Thanks for celebrating National Park Week 2025! It's never too late to queue up your National Park Playlist.

The 2025 theme for National Park Week was National Park Playlist.

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Love national parks? There's a holiday for that! Thanks for joining us for National Park Week April 19 to April 27, 2025. We look forward to celebrating everything "parks" again with you next year. In the meantime...there are more than 400 national parks of different shapes, sizes, and kinds to experience. Also discover what the National Park Service does to preserve natural and cultural heritage and provide recreational opportunities in communities across the country—and even the world!

Five Easy Ways to Celebrate

1. Follow the fun on social media using #NationalParkWeek. Join conversations with our parks and programs and share your own posts about your love of parks to inspire others.
2. Find a national park and come visit! Entrance fees to national parks are waived on April 19, 2025, to kick off the celebration.
3. Kids, grab your family and friends to come out for National Junior Ranger Day! You can also earn your official Junior Ranger badge any time at most parks throughout the week.
4. Look around your community to learn how National Park Service programs and partners are involved in your community. Find national historic landmarks or national natural landmarks near you. Or enjoy recreational opportunities and spaces enhanced by programs and partners.
5. Get involved as a volunteer or partner! Many parks are also celebrating National Volunteer Week.

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1 minute, 55 seconds

From the battlefield of Fort Necessity to the flight path of Flight 93, the national parks of western Pennsylvania preserve the stories of courage, sacrifice, and the shaping of a nation. Sing along with park rangers celebrating National Park Week at five parks where history was made.

2025 Theme: National Park Playlist

Drum roll, please! This year's theme of National Park Playlist celebrates musical connections to national parks and the American story. Are you ready to press play on an amazing visit to a national park? There's a record collection of things to do and see during National Park Week, but here are a few themes to get you started.

All Week: National Parks Playlist

Try these suggestions any day of park week—or really any time of year! 

• Playlist Challenge: Create your own national park playlist of favorite songs, trips, or park memories inspired by your own travels and experiences. Share it with family and friends, including on social media using #NationalParkWeek and #NationalParkPlaylist. 
• Discover: Learn about music in parks including what the National Park Service does to celebrate and preserve our nation’s musical heritage and communities around the country. 
• Visit: Visit a national park during National Park Week or any time of year to experience musical performances or learn about music history and heritage. 

Saturday, April 19: Greatest Hits

• Playlist: Create a playlist, album, or story inspired by your greatest memories, experiences, or accomplishments in national parks. Share it with family and friends, including on social media using #NationalParkWeek and #NationalParkPlaylist. 
• Visit: Find a national park and learn what makes it great, whether for its history, nature, or unique experiences it offers. To kick off National Park Week, entrance fees are waived on April 19, 2025!  
• Kids: It’s also National Junior Ranger Day, so bring your family and friends! Many parks have Junior Ranger badges you can earn.  
• Close to Home: Find places in your community that are national natural landmarks, national historic landmarks, or sites on the National Register of Historic Places. Learn what makes these places and your community great. 

Sunday, April 20: Alternative

• Playlist: As an alternative, download the NPS App on your smartphone and use the new CarPlay feature to listen to National Park Service podcasts and audio tours in your car. 
• Visit: Try an alternative experience when you visit national parks, like a new trail, activity, or park to visit that you didn’t consider before.  
• Discover: Try something new! Explore different outdoor activities and adventures you can have in national parks.  
• Close to Home: Use the NPS App to find the nearest national park to your home. You might not have to go as far as you think. 

Monday, April 21: Pop

• Playlist: Put together your VIP playlist. In celebration of National Volunteer Week, look up and make a list of opportunities to lend your talent and time as a “Volunteer In Parks.” 
• Visit: Try a popular activity or place in a national park to experience the hype for yourself. (Tip: Check ahead if reservations are required for very highly visited parks or activities.)  
• Discover: Get prepped for your photoshoot ahead of your visit. Find tips and info about photography and watching wildlife in parks. Oops, you did it again...Remember to always keep safety in the picture! 
• Close to Home: Pop over to our free streaming service of webcams, which often have stunning views or landscapes and critters.   

Tuesday, April 22: Nature Songs

• Playlist: Hey, what’s that sound? Capture sounds in nature or use our sound gallery to create your own symphony or music video. Share it with family and friends, including on social media using #NationalParkWeek and #NationalParkPlaylist. 
• Visit: Visit a national park to listen as well as see. Get to a safe place and close your eyes to hear incredible soundscapes. 
• Discover: Learn about natural sounds in national parks, what we do and what you can do to protect them.  
• Close to Home: Protect national parks’ ecosystems and wildlife your neighborhood through conservation at home. 

Wednesday, April 23: Classic Rock

• Playlist: Go through pictures of classic family vacations, including to national parks, and create an album. Share it with family and friends, including on social media using #NationalParkWeek and #NationalParkPlaylist. 
• Visit: One sight we cannot take for granite in every national park...a rock. In additional to some pretty inspiring geological formations, also check out how rocks have been used to create monuments and memorials, petroglyphs pictographs, and gardens in parks. 
• Discover: Learn about geology and caves and karst, found in national parks and what the National Park Service does to protect amazing natural and cultural rock features.  

Thursday, April 24: Heavy Metal

• Playlist: Metal is one of the most common building materials. Create artwork inspired by national parks. Share it with family and friends, including on social media using #NationalParkWeek and #NationalParkPlaylist. 
• Visit: Go on a scavenger hunt in a national park to find your favorite metal statues, sculptures, bridges, or other metal-based sculptures.  
• Close to Home: Find them in your own neighborhood too. Get tips or learn about historic preservation that is likely happening to preserve these special structures.  
• Discover: Learn about the important infrastructure in national parks and what the National Park Service is doing to enable visitors to experience national parks in a safe and accessible environment. 

Friday, April 25: Rhythm & Blues

• Playlist: Create a poem or soulful song inspired by a national park or place in your community that inspired you. 
• Discover: Rhythm and blues is often influenced by contemporary society around the musicians. Explore the unique hsitory of our country to learn what may have shaped music you listen to.  
• Visit: Find a park to learn about that history in the places where it happened. Many parks have performances of historical and contemporary music throughout the year.  
• Close to Home: Teachers and parents can find educational resources in the Educators Portal that help students explore how music and dance have been used throughout American history. 

Saturday, April 26: Dance Music

• Playlist: Dance like nobody’s watching! Create a dance inspired by your favorite national park or place in your community. Then let others watch it! Share it with family and friends, including on social media using #NationalParkWeek and #NationalParkPlaylist. 
• Visit: Swing into a national park for a performance or program. Find events happening in parks that get you moving around, including dancing, yoga, biking, paddling, and more. You can also find these park events in the NPS App. 
• Close to Home: Check our social media or multimedia gallery for dance tutorials.  

Sunday, April 27: Walkup Songs

• Playlist: Time to step up to the plate! Create a hype song for your favorite national park or place in your community. Share it with family and friends, including on social media using #NationalParkWeek and #NationalParkPlaylist. 
• Discover: Learn about the diverse natural landscapes and wonders you can walk up to in national parks.  
• Visit: Pick your favorite walk up or walking trail or hike in a national park. Get some tips about trails and hiking to prepare for your walk in the park. 
• Close to Home: Find trails in the National Trails System, which are all around the country.  

Featured Park Playlists

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  Kids Park Playlist

  Check out these videos, audio, songs, and virtual tours that bring the wonders of parks to you.

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  Podcasts

  Peruse podcasts created by National Park Service parks and programs on a variety of topics.

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  Music from the Park

  Enjoy the smooth sounds musicians performing at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.

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  Sound Gallery

  Listen in on sounds that you may hear in national parks made by nature, people, and more

Visit a Park

Featured Events

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  APRIL 19, 2025

  National Junior Ranger Day

  Calling kids of all ages. Get ready to "explore, learn, and protect" while earning your Junior Ranger badge!

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  April 20-26, 2025

  National Volunteer Week

  Meet our volunteers and see how you can get involved as a steward of national parks.

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  APRIL 22, 2025

  Earth Day

  Learn about the National Park Service's role in earth sciences and how you can get involved as a steward of the parks.

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Check out these featured events or set the calendar to April to find in-person and virtual programs for National Park Week at any of the more than 400 national parks around the country.

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