The holiday shopping season is in full swing, with just a few weeks until the gift-giving begins. Hopefully, you’ve already hit up a few Christmas stores to find the best holiday decor for your home, so now you can focus on finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list. If you’ve got an outdoor enthusiast with a particular fondness for our amazing National Parks, we’ve got a list for you. Here are the best National Parks gifts, from outdoor gear to National Parks-themed art and home goods.
The top National Park gifts
1 - America the Beautiful Pass
Whether your National Parks fan returns to their favorite park again and again or is traveling the country to see all of them, there’s no better gift than the annual America the Beautiful Pass. It offers free access to all the National Parks plus more than 2,000 federal recreation areas. And it supports the Parks directly!
2 - AllTrails+ membership
Savvy hikers know to ditch the paper maps and check out AllTrails for trail maps, reviews and more. An AllTrails+ membership gets you access to offline maps and wrong-turn alerts. 3D flyover previews and more map features. Even better, you can bundle AllTrails+ and an America the Beautiful Pass for one amazing gift.
3 - National Park Bucket List & Adventure Guide
This handy guide covers all 63 National Parks. With illustrations, information and tips on must-see points of interest and things to do, it will inspire your National Parks fan to get out there and see all of them. There’s even space for recording their experiences after visiting each park.
4 - National Park Ringer Tees
Everyone loves a ringer tee, and now you can gift one that lets them rep their favorite park while hiking. These tees from the Landmark Project are comfy and colorful, and each purchase gives back to the parks.
5 - Personalized National Parks Scratch-off Poster
This poster is a fun way to keep track of all the parks they’ve visited. Get it personalized and each time they visit a park, they’ll scratch off the corresponding spot to reveal an original illustrated icon.
6 - National Park Candle
Every time they light one of these candles, they’ll be transported to a park. Scents like vetiver/pine needle/sandalwood, desert lavender/sage/dried herbs/sunshine and evergreen/cypress/eucalyptus/smoke evoke the scents of each National Park.
7 - National Park Swiss Army Knife
A Swiss army knife is an essential tool for exploring the great outdoors, and no one makes them better than Victorinox. These knives sport designs featuring some of the most popular National Parks, such as Yellowstone, Great Smoky Mountains, and Mount Rainier National Parks.
8 - National Parks Tracker Water Bottle
Here’s a functional way for them to track all the parks they’ve visited: this insulated, wide-mouth, stainless-steel water bottle includes 63 waterproof stickers—one for each park—and three interchangeable lid options.
9 - National Parks Calendar
They can celebrate the National Parks year-round with this calendar. It features the retro, WPA-style park posters each month.
10 - Ultimate Flavor Trip Snacks Bundle
Like the National Parks candles, these snacks really do take you on a flavor trip by evoking memories of the parks through seasonings. Flavors in the bundle include “Into Snowy Woods”—lapsang souchong tea and black cardamom,—”Mesa After Rain—red miso and horseradish—“Mineral Creek Wilds”—spicy and tangy.
11 - Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors
This humorous book will surely give them a chuckle. It pairs illustrations and information celebrating each park with one-star reviews from unimpressed visitors. Yes, there are people who think Glacier National Park is “too cold,” Bryce Canyon is “too spiky” and Yellowstone’s thermal pools are no better than boiling water at home.