Article Summary: National Park Quarters, List of National Park Quarters with Pictures
Between 2010 and 2021, the U.S. Mint released a unique series of quarters called America the Beautiful.
Representing each state and territory, each quarter depicts public lands of great significance for beauty or historical value. Five were released every year (with one being released in 2021).
Below you’ll find a list of all the national park quarters released during this time. Some states and territories chose to include other public lands on their national park coins, such as sites managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
After the checklist, keep reading for details about each of the national park quarters with pictures. We’ll also cover coins from other series that depict your public lands and the best ways to display your collection.
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National Park Quarters List
This list is sorted in order by release date. The national park coins were released in order by the date they were originally established as public lands.
| RELEASE DATE | STATE OR TERRITORY | NATIONAL PARK OR PUBLIC LAND |
|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2010 | Arkansas | Hot Springs National Park |
| June 1, 2010 | Wyoming | Yellowstone National Park |
| July 26, 2010 | California | Yosemite National Park |
| September 20, 2010 | Arizona | Grand Canyon National Park |
| November 15, 2010 | Oregon | Mount Hood National Forest |
| January 24, 2011 | Pennsylvania | Gettysburg National Military Park |
| April 4, 2011 | Montana | Glacier National Park |
| June 13, 2011 | Washington | Olympic National Park |
| August 29, 2011 | Mississippi | Vicksburg National Military Park |
| November 14, 2011 | Oklahoma | Chickasaw National Recreation Area |
| January 23, 2012 | Puerto Rico | El Yunque National Forest |
| April 2, 2012 | New Mexico | Chaco Culture National Historical Park |
| June 11, 2012 | Maine | Acadia National Park |
| August 27, 2012 | Hawaii | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
| November 5, 2012 | Alaska | Denali National Park & Preserve |
| January 28, 2013 | New Hampshire | White Mountain National Forest |
| April 1, 2013 | Ohio | Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial |
| June 10, 2013 | Nevada | Great Basin National Park |
| August 26, 2013 | Maryland | Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine |
| November 4, 2013 | South Dakota | Mount Rushmore National Memorial |
| January 27, 2014 | Tennessee | Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
| March 31, 2014 | Virginia | Shenandoah National Park |
| June 9, 2014 | Utah | Arches National Park |
| August 25, 2014 | Colorado | Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve |
| November 3, 2014 | Florida | Everglades National Park |
| February 9. 2015 | Nebraska | Homestead National Historical Park |
| April 13, 2015 | Louisiana | Kisatchie National Forest |
| June 8, 2015 | North Carolina | Blue Ridge Parkway |
| September 14, 2015 | Delaware | Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
| November 16, 2015 | New York | Saratoga National Historical Park |
| February 1, 2016 | Illinois | Shawnee National Forest |
| April 4, 2016 | Kentucky | Cumberland Gap National Historical Park |
| June 6, 2016 | West Virginia | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park |
| August 29. 2016 | North Dakota | Theodore Roosevelt National Park |
| November 14, 2016 | South Carolina | Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument) |
| February 6, 2017 | Iowa | Effigy Mounds National Monument |
| April 3, 2017 | Washington, D.C. | Frederick Douglass National Historic Site |
| June 5, 2017 | Missouri | Ozark National Scenic Riverways |
| August 28, 2017 | New Jersey | Ellis Island (State of Liberty National Monument) |
| November 13, 2017 | Indiana | George Rogers Clark National Historical Park |
| February 5, 2018 | Michigan | Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore |
| April 9, 2018 | Wisconsin | Apostle Islands National Lakeshore |
| June 11, 2018 | Minnesota | Voyageurs National Park |
| August 27, 2018 | Georgia | Cumberland Island National Seashore |
| November 13, 2018 | Rhode Island | Block Island National Wildlife Refuge |
| February 4, 2019 | Massachusetts | Lowell National Historical Park |
| April 1, 2019 | Northern Mariana Islands | American Memorial Park |
| June 3, 2019 | Guam | War in the Pacific National Historical Park |
| August 20, 2019 | Texas | San Antonio Missions National Historical Park |
| October 29, 2019 | Idaho | Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness |
| February 13, 2020 | American Samoa | National Park of American Samoa |
| April 6, 2020 | Connecticut | Weir Farm National Historical Site |
| June 1, 2020 | U.S. Virgin Islands | Salt River Bay National Historical Park & Ecological Reserve |
| August 31, 2020 | Vermont | Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park |
| November 16, 2020 | Kansas | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve |
| January 4, 2021 | Alabama | Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site |
National Park Coins Overview
Of the 56 America the Beautiful coins, 48 of them illustrate sites managed by the National Park Service.
This includes 18 National Parks, 5 national monuments, 13 national historic sites/parks, 3 national lakeshores/seashores, 1 national recreation area, 2 national military parks, 3 national memorials, 1 national parkway, 1 national preserve, and 1 national river.
The other sites include 5 national forests, 1 Wilderness area (all managed by the U.S. Forest Service), and 2 national wildlife refuges (managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
National Park Quarters by State/Territory
Below is a detailed list of national park quarters with pictures sorted by the state or territory the coin represents.
The rim of each coin includes the name of the site, state or territory, the year the coin was originally released, and the phrase “E Pluribus Unum” which is Latin for “Out of many, one”. This is the motto of the United States.
All coin photos courtesy of the U.S. Mint.
Alabama
Site: Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: January 4, 2021
Site Dedication Date: November 6. 1998
Alaska
Site: Denali National Park & Preserve
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: November 5, 2012
Site Dedication Date: February 26, 1917
American Samoa
Site: National Park of American Samoa
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: February 13, 2020
Site Dedication Date: October 31, 1988
Arizona
Site: Grand Canyon National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: September 20, 2010
Site Dedication Date: February 20, 1893
Arkansas
Site: Hot Springs National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: April 19, 2010
Site Dedication Date: April 20, 1832
California
Site: Yosemite National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: July 26, 2010
Site Dedication Date: October 1, 1890
Colorado
Site: Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: August 25, 2014
Site Dedication Date: March 17, 1932
Connecticut
Site: Weir Farm National Historical Site
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: April 6, 2020
Site Dedication Date: October 31, 1990
Delaware
Site: Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Managed By: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Coin Release Date: September 14, 2015
Site Dedication Date: June 22, 1937
District of Columbia
Site: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: April 3, 2017
Site Dedication Date: September 5, 1962
Florida
Site: Everglades National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: November 3, 2014
Site Dedication Date: May 30, 1934
Georgia
Site: Cumberland Island National Seashore
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: August 27, 2018
Site Dedication Date: October 23, 1972
Guam
Site: War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 3, 2019
Site Dedication Date: August 18, 1978
Hawaii
Site: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: August 27, 2012
Site Dedication Date: August 1, 1916
Idaho
Site: Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
Managed By: U.S. Forest Service
Coin Release Date: October 29, 2019
Site Dedication Date: July 23, 1980
Illinois
Site: Shawnee National Forest
Managed By: U.S. Forest Service
Coin Release Date: February 1, 2016
Site Dedication Date: September 6, 1939
Indiana
Site: George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: November 13, 2017
Site Dedication Date: July 23, 1966
Iowa
Site: Effigy Mounds National Monument
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: February 6, 2017
Site Dedication Date: October 25, 1949
Kansas
Site: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: November 16, 2020
Site Dedication Date: November 12, 1996
Kentucky
Site: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: April 4, 2016
Site Dedication Date: June 11, 1940
Louisiana
Site: Kisatchie National Forest
Managed By: U.S. Forest Service
Coin Release Date: April 13, 2015
Site Dedication Date: June 3, 1936
Maine
Site: Acadia National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 11, 2012
Site Dedication Date: July 8, 1916
Maryland
Site: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: August 26, 2013
Site Dedication Date: March 3, 1925
Massachusetts
Site: Lowell National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: February 4, 2019
Site Dedication Date: June 5, 1978
Michigan
Site: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: February 5, 2018
Site Dedication Date: October 15, 1966
Minnesota
Site: Voyageurs National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 11, 2018
Site Dedication Date: January 8, 1971
Mississippi
Site: Vicksburg National Military Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: August 29, 2011
Site Dedication Date: February 21, 1899
Missouri
Site: Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 5, 2017
Site Dedication Date: August 27, 1964
Montana
Site: Glacier National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: April 4, 2011
Site Dedication Date: February 22, 1897
Nebraska
Site: Homestead National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: February 9, 2015
Site Dedication Date: March 19, 1936
Nevada
Site: Great Basin National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 10, 2013
Site Dedication Date: January 24, 1922
New Hampshire
Site: White Mountain National Forest
Managed By: U.S. Forest Service
Coin Release Date: January 28, 2013
Site Dedication Date: May 16, 1918
New Jersey
Site: Ellis Island (Statue of Liberty National Monument)
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: August 28, 2017
Site Dedication Date: May 11, 1965
New Mexico
Site: Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: November 16, 2015
Site Dedication Date: June 1, 1938
New York
Site: Saratoga National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: November 16, 2015
Site Dedication Date: June 1, 1938
North Carolina
Site: Blue Ridge Parkway
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 8, 2015
Site Dedication Date: June 30, 1936
North Dakota
Site: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: August 29, 2016
Site Dedication Date: February 25, 1946
Northern Mariana Islands
Site: American Memorial Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: April 1, 2019
Site Dedication Date: August 18, 1978
Ohio
Site: Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: April 1, 2013
Site Dedication Date: March 3, 1919
Oklahoma
Site: Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: November 14, 2011
Site Dedication Date: July 1, 1902
Oregon
Site: Mount Hood National Forest
Managed By: U.S. Forest Service
Coin Release Date: November 15, 2010
Site Dedication Date: September 28, 1893
Pennsylvania
Site: Gettysburg National Military Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: January 24, 2011
Site Dedication Date: February 11, 1895
Puerto Rico
Site: El Yunque National Forest
Managed By: U.S. Forest Service
Coin Release Date: January 23, 2012
Site Dedication Date: January 17, 1903
Rhode Island
Site: Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
Managed By: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Coin Release Date: November 13, 2018
Site Dedication Date: April 12, 1973
South Carolina
Site: Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument)
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: November 14, 2016
Site Dedication Date: April 28, 1948
South Dakota
Site: Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: November 4, 2013
Site Dedication Date: March 3, 1925
Tennessee
Site: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: January 27, 2014
Site Dedication Date: May 22, 1926
Texas
Site: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: August 20, 2019
Site Dedication Date: November 10, 1978
U.S. Virgin Islands
Site: Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 1, 2020
Site Dedication Date: February 24, 1992
Utah
Site: Arches National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 9, 2014
Site Dedication Date: April 12, 1929
Vermont
Site: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: August 31, 2020
Site Dedication Date: August 26, 1992
Virginia
Site: Shenandoah National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: March 31, 2014
Site Dedication Date: May 22, 1926
Washington
Site: Olympic National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 13, 2011
Site Dedication Date: February 22, 1897
West Virginia
Site: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 6, 2016
Site Dedication Date: June 30, 1944
Wisconsin
Site: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: April 9, 2018
Site Dedication Date: September 26, 1970
Wyoming
Site: Yellowstone National Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Coin Release Date: June 1, 2010
Site Dedication Date: March 1, 1872
State Quarters with National Park Designs
From 1999 to 2008, a series of coins was released to commemorate each state and territory. Many of these featured designs represented, in whole or in part, a national park site.
Each coin displays the name of the state or territory along with the year it was ratified and the year the coin was initially released. Each quarter also features the U.S. motto, “E Pluribus Unum”.
We will admit that some of these inclusions were a bit of a stretch. Whether to include them or not was at our own discretion. Please bear with us and enjoy.
Arizona
Arizona’s quarter features the Grand Canyon along with saguaro cacti, perhaps depicted in Saguaro National Park.
California
California’s design features John Muir admiring the view of Half Dome in Yosemite as a California condor flies overhead.
Hawaii
In Hawaii’s Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, you can learn all about the unification of the Hawaiian Islands under King Kamehameha I, who is featured on the state quarter.
Illinois
Illinois is very proud of its roots that shaped Abraham Lincoln. To learn more, you can visit Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield.
Kansas
The bison, Kansas’s state mammal, can be seen at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.
Massachusetts
The Minute Man statue on this quarter represents crucial American Revolution history in the state of Massachusetts. You can learn more by visiting Minute Man National Historical Park.
Minnesota
In this idyllic scene, a loon swims as individuals fish from a canoe. Experiences like this one are often shared at Voyageurs National Park.
Missouri
Gateway Arch National Park is home to the Gateway Arch representing westward expansion, as depicted on Missouri’s quarter.
New York
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most visited sites in New York City, and it also happens to be a National Monument.
North Carolina
At Wright Brothers National Memorial, you can learn about the trials and tribulations that led the Wright brothers to their successful flights on North Carolina shores.
Ohio
To discover more about the history of aviation, visit Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park in Ohio. The Wright brothers were born here and opened a bike shop before exploring options for flight.
Oregon
Crater Lake National Park and its famous Wizard Island are featured on Oregon’s state quarter.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s quarter features San Juan National Historic Site, a World Heritage Site protecting forts in Old San Juan.
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is featured on both the America the Beautiful quarters and the State quarters for South Dakota.
Utah
The golden spike was placed to unite two railroad lines in northern Utah. This significant event and historic site is preserved at Golden Spike National Historical Park.
Virginia
Jamestown was the earliest European settlement in the United States. The site is preserved as part of Colonial National Historical Park.
Washington
Washington’s state quarter depicts a salmon jumping (for joy?) in front of Mount Rainier, protected as part of Mount Rainier National Park.
West Virginia
Last but not least, New River Gorge National Park’s often photographed bridge is featured on West Virginia’s state quarter.
How to Collect and Display National Park Quarters
There are three ways to collect national park coins: look for them as you make purchases and save them, visit a bank to purchase or trade for them or purchase uncirculated coins online.
When purchasing online, you can purchase all 56 coins or purchase coins by the year they were released.
Once you have your quarters, you’ll want to display your collection proudly! Some of the most popular options for this are:
- A simple national park quarters folder with an extremely affordable price tag
- A map for displaying each quarter (this set also includes all 56 coins!)
- A hardcover collector’s map
- Two maps of the United States with coin slots for state quarters and national park quarters (coins included!)
- A booklet to display a unique set of colorized national park quarters (coins included!)
Pin Our List of National Park Coins
We hope you enjoyed this list of national park quarters with pictures.
Do you collect national park coins? How do you display and protect your collection? Let us know in the comments!
Is there a book or pamphlet I could order with the pictures and info on all the commemorative quarters? I have collected the State and National Park coins but I have trouble seeing the detail which I can see in the pictures above.
I do make donations to the Nat’l Park Foundation and the Nat Park Conservation Assoc.
Thanks for commenting, Linda, and for supporting your national parks. I am not aware of any books or pamphlets like that. I only know of other online resources like this one.