# How big is Yellowstone National Park?

Yellowstone National Park covers about 2.2 million acres, roughly 3,470 square miles (about 8,980 km²). That makes it bigger than the states of Rhode Island or Delaware.

- 3,468 square miles
- 8,983 km²
- 2.22 million acres
- 1.68 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/

## Three states, one park

Most of the park is in Wyoming, with strips in Montana and Idaho. It was established in 1872 as the first national park in the United States.

## How far it would stretch

Drop it on your own region with the map above and see how far it would reach.

## How it compares

- 12.8× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 2.22 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 1.68 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 1.26 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 2,633× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 18,272× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 18.2× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 0.41% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)

## Questions people ask

**How many acres is Yellowstone?**
About 2.2 million acres.

**Is Yellowstone bigger than Rhode Island?**
Yes, a little more than twice the size of Rhode Island.

**Which states is Yellowstone in?**
Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Most of it is in Wyoming.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: about 2.2 million acres, per the National Park Service. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1453306), licence: ODbL 1.0.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors.