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National Parks Word Search
Free National Parks word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Park Animals
8 words to find
- BEAR
- BISON
- ELK
- MOOSE
- WOLF
- EAGLE
- DEER
- OTTER
Drag from the first to the last letter of a word, or tap the first letter and then the last. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
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All 12 National Parks word search puzzles
twelve puzzles in three levels. Easy puzzles are 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, medium puzzles are 13 by 13 grids with twelve words and diagonals, and hard puzzles are 16 by 16 grids with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Sub-themes include park animals, western parks, park pioneers and planning a visit. Every puzzle has an answer key and prints on US Letter or A4. Every one of these 12 puzzles is free: play it online above or print its PDF, with the answer key on page 2. No account, no email.
Easy: across and down 4 puzzles
Medium: across, down and diagonal 4 puzzles
Hard: every direction, backwards too 4 puzzles
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How to use these National Parks word searches
Print a puzzle for the car ride to a park, or keep a few in the visitor kit for a Junior Ranger afternoon. Teachers can use the easy puzzles in a unit on US geography, and the medium and hard ones for a class that has chosen a park to study. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own National Parks word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these national parks words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about National Parks word search
Every National Parks puzzle on this page is free to play online and free to print as a PDF with its answer key, one by one. Only the optional booklet, all 12 puzzles bundled into one print-ready file, costs money.
Famous Parks, Western Parks, Eastern and Central Parks and More National Parks name around fifty parks, which is not the full list. Each puzzle uses parks whose names are easy to recognize and spell.
Western Parks has Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Bryce Canyon and eight more, and Wildlife of the Parks has grizzly, pronghorn and coyote. Park Animals adds bison and elk, and Park Features adds geysers and hot springs.
John Muir, Stephen Mather, Horace Albright, Ansel Adams, Ferdinand Hayden, Thomas Moran and others are historical figures tied to the creation or promotion of national parks.
Easy puzzles (10 by 10, words across and down) work from about age 6. Medium puzzles (13 by 13, diagonals added) suit ages 8 to 11. Hard puzzles (16 by 16, every direction, backwards too) are for older kids and adults.
Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, with each word marked where it hides. When you play online, the Show answers button marks them on the grid.
Every puzzle comes as a US Letter PDF (8.5 by 11 inches) and an A4 PDF (210 by 297 mm). Print at 100% or Actual size.
Every puzzle on this page plays in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer: drag or tap from the first to the last letter of a word. Nothing to install and no account.
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