You can鈥檛 go wrong visiting any national park this summer, but what if you鈥檝e already checked the big ones off your list and are looking for something new? Around the world, including right here in the United States, governments are designating a host of new national parks. Here are the ones we鈥檙e most excited about.
Hossa National Park, Finland

Designated Finland鈥檚 40th national park last summer, is a 27,000-acre expanse near the Russian border filled with crystal-clear lakes, 55 miles of hiking and biking trails, and 4,000-year-old Stone Age rock art. You can rent canoes, kayaks, mountain bikes, and snowshoes at the visitor center, and an on-site caf茅 serves up smoked salmon and reindeer soup. The park鈥檚 features a lakeside sauna, or you can stay in a sleek private cottage at , just outside the park boundary. runs weeklong small group鈥揻ocused guided tours throughout the park.
Giant Panda National Park, China

China didn鈥檛 just designate a new national park in 2017鈥攖he country revamped its entire park system. The plan? Establish about ten new national parks by 2020 and restructure the whole management system. While tourism will certainly remain part of each park's聽mission, the main goal is now habitat and ecosystem conservation. The proposed Giant Panda National Park鈥攏early three times the size of Yellowstone, at 6.4 million acres鈥攚ill unify dozens of protection zones for giant pandas in southwestern Sichuan province.
Pinnacles National Park, California

Central California鈥檚 became our 59th national park in 2013, and it remains relatively under the radar. You鈥檒l find a 30-mile-wide volcanic field with stunning rock spires and millions of years of geologic history. Climb through caves, hike 32 miles of trails, and watch rangers release California condors into the wild. offers guided rock climbing on the multipitch routes within the park, and you can book a campsite at the or rent a cottage at , a nearby working cattle farm.
Sierra del Divisor National Park, Peru

The Peruvian government created the 3.3 million鈥揳cre Sierra del Divisor National Park in 2015 as a way to protect indigenous communities and endangered wildlife species. Situated deep in the Amazon rainforest, near the border of Brazil, the park is an important link in the Andes-Amazon Conservation Corridor, a 1,100-mile-long protected zone that鈥檚 been decades in the making by conservation groups like Rainforest Trust. Visitors to the park are rare鈥攊t can be reached only via a daylong boat ride from the riverside town of Pucallpa鈥攂ut if you make it out there, you鈥檒l be treated to dormant volcanoes, cascading waterfalls, and some of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet.
脜snen National Park, Sweden

When the 4,700-acre 脜snen officially opens this May, it will become Sweden鈥檚 30th national park and its first new addition since 2009. Nearly 75 percent of the park is water鈥攖he rest is made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered across Lake 脜snen, old-growth deciduous forests, wetlands, and lowland plains across a stunning swath of southern Sweden. Rent kayaks and summer cottages at , spot ospreys and sea eagles, or pedal 86 miles of waterfront along gravel roads and rail trails.
Patagonia National Park and 笔耻尘补濒铆苍 National Park, Chile

In January 2018, the Chilean government announced the creation of two new national parks and the protection of more than 10 million acres of temperate rainforest and wild grassland. The feat was made possible in part by a donation of more than a million acres of restored ranchland by Tompkins Conservation, a philanthropic organization created by former Patagonia CEO Kristin Tompkins and her late husband, Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face. Both parks are now open to visitors. In , you鈥檒l sea kayak among dolphins through fjords, hike to the top of volcanic peaks, and sleep in rustic shelters at聽more than a dozen campgrounds. In , pitch a tent at a designated campground or sleep in the upscale before hiking to six emerald alpine lakes along the Lagunas Altas Trail.