At some point, visiting national parks stops being a vacation and quietly becomes a hobby.

Maybe it’s the passport stamps. Maybe it’s collecting maps. Maybe it’s convincing yourself that one more visitor center is definitely worth the detour.

These aren’t the things you need for a national park trip. They’re the things that make being a national park enthusiast even more fun.

For National Park Lovers

Wander Club Tokens

Each year, I order tokens for the parks I visited and add them to my keychain. For an additional fee, you can get the tokens engraved, so I get the park number (which number park it was that I visited) and the date I visited. You can get just the tokens, or you can also get a high quality token holder (and add your initials).

Check out the options at The Wander Club: https://thewanderclub.com/products/us-national-park-tokens

National Park Sign Stickers

One part of visiting national parks that is so important to me now, is getting a photo with the national park sign. When I stumbled upon this pack of stickers that included a sticker for each sign, I couldn’t tell you how quickly I hit “add to cart”! The full stick pack sells out, but you can also purchase individual stickers.

Check them out from National Parks Guide in their shop here:

A Custom National Park Map

After starting my personal goal of visiting 40 parks before I turn 40, I found this map where I could add trees to mark the parks I had visited. It’s a simple and visually stunning way to show off your travels without overwhelming a whole wall with photos and trinkets. I’m linking the Etsy store I ordered mine from: check it out on Etsy

National Park Sweaters

Fantastic quality, national park-themed sweaters from Weber’s Resupply for the National Park enthusiast in your life! Why just have a favorite park when you can wear it? Weber’s Resupply is a woman-owned small business that does small-batch orders to reduce waste. Follow them on Instagram to see when new products are dropping.

National Park Themed Planner

This Planner is fully of beautiful park-themed illustrations on each page! If you’re a planner person, this is a fabulous way to keep your love of parks in mind even during mundane weekly appointments. Each month is themed for a specific park, and has several pages of illustrations along that same theme - it’s simply gorgeous.

I originally received one as a holiday gift, but you can find one on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/4vzYKpC

There is also an un-dated version available here: https://amzn.to/4oaqC0Z

Old-Fashioned Glass Park Sign Ornaments

One of the few things I collect from National Parks are ornaments, and I love these glass ornaments from Old World Christmas because they are shaped like the park entrance signs! They don’t have an ornament for every park, but most of the heavy hitters: Bryce Canyon, Rocky Mountain, Grand Canyon, Acadia, Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Glacier, Sequoia.

Check them out on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/4x1RW5w