Grand Canyon National Park  VS  Death Valley National Park 

Area

Death Valley National Park is 2.8 times larger than Grand Canyon National Park.

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Grand Canyon National Park - Death Valley National Park -

Cross

Established

Grand Canyon National Park - 26 February 1919 Death Valley National Park - 31 Oct 1994

Grand Canyon National Park is much older.

The average trip cost is less for Death Valley National Park.

The Grand Canyon is the largest Canyon in the United States. It is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and over 6,000 ft deep.

Death Valley, the hottest place in America is inside the Death Valley National Park.

wildlife

Grand Canyon NP - Bighorn Sheep, Mule Deer, Elk, American Bison, Puma, Coyote, etc. Death Valley NP - Bighorn sheep, Mule Deer, Puma, Coyote, Bobcat, Sidewinder Rattlesnake, etc

Highest point

Grand Canyon National Park - Point Imperial (8,803 ft/2,683 meters) Death Valley National Park - Telescope Peak (11,043 ft/3,366 meters)

state

Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona Death Valley National Park  - California and Nevada

Great Smoky Mountains National Park – wildlife, hiking, peaks, etc