About r/NationalPark
In its own words:
For all those who love National Parks!
Community guide
r/NationalPark (#501, about 2.2 million) is framed as “National Park.” Collected rules highlight Linking; National Park Artists; National Park Art Buyers, among 9 listed. Activity mix in sample: gallery:47, text:38, image:32, video:8. Mo.
What belongs here
Posts should match the community’s curatorial bar—For all those who love National Parks!. Hard filters include: Linking; National Park Artists; National Park Art Buyers; Self Promotion. Off-scope, spam, and low-effort dumps are the usual removal reasons when those rules are listed.
How it differs
Distinctions here come from the public description and rule list rather than firsthand culture reporting. If a sibling subreddit is a tighter fit, prefer that.
Before you post
Recent sample composition: gallery:47, text:38, image:32, video:8. Mo. Format-sensitive rules to read first: Linking; Self Promotion. Treat subscriber and posts-per-day figures as directory snapshots, not live Reddit counters.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jun 12, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,518 subscribers (+0.07%). It sits just behind r/getdisciplined (#500) and ahead of r/PoliticalDiscussion (#502) in our ranking.
What sets r/NationalPark apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 11.0× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/NationalPark climbed from 2,215,438 to 2,227,418 subscribers (+12K, +0.54%). That is about 272 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/NationalPark talks about
Across 132 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “national”, “park”, “canyon”, “trip” and “yosemite”. Other frequent themes are grand, valley, yellowstone, mountains, zion and utah. Recurring phrases include “national park”, “grand canyon”, “smoky mountains” and “mount rainier”. By format, 36% are galleries, 29% are text posts and 24% are images.
Activity and best time to post
r/NationalPark gets about 26 new posts a day. The public archive holds 73,322 posts and 642,039 comments in total, about 8.8 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (28 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (12). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.
Rules of r/NationalPark
The moderators of r/NationalPark list 9 rules. In short:
- Linking
- National Park Artists
- National Park Art Buyers
- Self Promotion
- National Park Content
- Original Content
- AI Generated Content
- No Personal Attacks
- No Wishing Death or Harm to Others
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/NationalPark and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/NationalPark have?
r/NationalPark has 2,227,418 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #501 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 11,980 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/NationalPark?
r/NationalPark was created on Jun 12, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years.
How active is r/NationalPark?
Very active: r/NationalPark gets about 26 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 73,322 posts and 642,039 comments. In a sample of 132 recent posts we counted 117 different authors.
When is r/NationalPark most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/NationalPark about?
The community describes itself as: “For all those who love National Parks!” Recent post titles often mention national, park, canyon, trip and yosemite. Most posts are galleries (36%).
Is r/NationalPark safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/NationalPark as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/NationalPark?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/NationalPark accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Linking”; “National Park Artists”; “National Park Art Buyers”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/NationalPark?
Communities with similar topics include r/southpark (2.6M), r/nfl (12.9M), r/nasa (5.9M), r/nhl (2.6M) and r/disney (2.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/NationalPark.