The Best National Parks Documentaries

Nature & Wildlife - 125 free documentaries about national parks.

Start with Wild Yosemite (95 min, National Geographic), then The Wildlife of Yellowstone (38 min, BBC Earth). All 125 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on national parks is The National Parks by Dayton Duncan.

• Wild Yosemite (95 min, National Geographic)
• The Wildlife of Yellowstone (38 min, BBC Earth)
• Cascadia - A Place Where Giants Roam (48 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Badlands (44 min, National Geographic)
• Big Bend: In the Heart of Texas (44 min, National Geographic)
• 30 Minutes of Dramatic Yellowstone Moments (29 min, BBC Earth)
• Grand Canyon - The Jaw-Dropping Beauty of America's National Park (48 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Did You Know There Was A Volcano Under Yellowstone? | X-Ray Earth (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Surviving Grand Teton: America's National Parks | Wild West Wonders (44 min, National Geographic)
• Polar Night - Life in the Wilderness of the Far North (51 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Yosemite - America's Most Spectacular National Park (48 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Coyotes vs. Wolves - An Unequal Battle in Yellowstone National Park (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Surviving Grand Canyon (44 min, National Geographic)
• Fire and Ice | Wild Yellowstone (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• A National Park's Frigid Winter | Wild Yellowstone (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Monster Wolf | America the Wild (45 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Katmai: A Land Reborn from Ash (44 min, National Geographic)
• The Remarkable Wildlife of Yellowstone (37 min, BBC Earth)
• Gates of the Arctic - America's Most Remote National Park (48 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Tracking Yellowstone's Animal Kingdom | Wild Yellowstone MEGA Episode (88 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Discover the Channel Islands (44 min, National Geographic)
• Dennis Quaid: Yellowstone's Smartest Bird That Saves Forests | Saving Yellowstone (45 min, Real Wild)
• Psychic Locates Missing Woman Frozen in The Wilderness (22 min, Wonder)
• Saguaro - The Unexpected Beauty of America's Forgotten National Park (48 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• In the Wilderness of the Carpathian Mountains | Wild Slovakia (49 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Wildlife Survival | Wild Yellowstone (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Super Moose | America the Wild (45 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Grizzly Country - The Heart of Yellowstone National Park (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Struggling to Survive in Yellowstone | Wild Yellowstone MEGA Episode (88 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Inside the Wolf Pack | America the Wild (46 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• From Yellowstone to Alaska | America the Wild MEGA Episode (136 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Beavers: The Most Important Animal in Yellowstone? | Dennis Quaid: Saving Yellowstone (46 min, Real Wild)
• The Yellowstone Coyote: From Top Dog To Underdog (52 min, Real Wild)
• Dennis Quaid: The Wolf's Battle to Reclaim Yellowstone | Saving Yellowstone (46 min, Real Wild)
• Breathtaking Iceland - The Stunning Beauty of Vatnajökull National Park (44 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Secret Lives of America's National Park Animals (132 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Baby Animal Survival (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Documenting America's National Parks | America 250 Special (132 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Grizzly vs. Polar Bear | America the Wild (45 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Stalking the Mountain Lion | America the Wild (45 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Inside Saguaro National Park (44 min, National Geographic)
• A Rare Look at Yellowstone's Unsung Heroes | Dennis Quaid: Saving Yellowstone (45 min, Real Wild)
• Armadillos: Nature's Armoured Miracles (Wildlife Documentary) | Wild America (28 min, Real Wild)
• Predator Meets Prey | Wild America (51 min, Real Wild)
• Polar Day & Night: In the Wilderness of the Far North | Full Series (103 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• True Wilderness: The North American Prairie (55 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Wild Portugal: Peneda-Gerês - Portugal's Oldest National Park (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Glacier Bay National Park - Pristine Beauty in Alaska's South (43 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Living Wild: Animals of America's National Parks (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Inside a Yellowstone Grizzly Attack | America the Wild (47 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Incredible Footage of America's National Parks (132 min, National Geographic)
• What Really Happened During the Yellowstone Park Flood? (12 min, Practical Engineering)
• Inside The Unique Wildlife of Australia's National Parks (99 min, Real Wild)
• The Unique Wildlife of Yellowstone National Park (132 min, Real Wild)
• The Skunk: A Real Havoc 'Reeker' (Wildlife Documentary) | Wild America (28 min, Real Wild)
• The Secret Life Of Plants (Nature Documentary) | Wild America (28 min, Real Wild)
• Why You Should Never Mess With A Badger (Wildlife Documentary) | Wild America (28 min, Real Wild)
• Inside The Deadliest Railroads on Earth: Battling the Alaskan Wilderness (136 min, Spark)
• An Incredible Journey Through Africa’s Wilderness | 4K UHD (65 min, BBC Earth)
• Polar Day - Life in the Wilderness of the Far North (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Celebrate the Beauty of America's National Parks (132 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• American Animals from Maine to the Grand Canyon | America the Wild MEGA Episode (135 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Meet the Yellowstone Scavengers | America the Wild (45 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• The Thriving Wildlife of Mana Pools National Park (24 min, Real Wild)
• Yellowstone's Genius Scavengers That Dive Bomb Predators: Ravens (52 min, Real Wild)
• Marty Stouffer Tracks The Elusive Black Bear In Louisiana Swamps | Wild America (27 min, Real Wild)
• Discovering America's Oldest Native Animals (27 min, Real Wild)
• The Secret Life Of Porcupines (Wildlife Documentary) | Wild America (28 min, Real Wild)
• The National Parks - America's Wildlife Refuge (44 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Black Bear Invasion | America the Wild (45 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Night of the Grizzly | America the Wild (45 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Mountain Lion vs. Bighorn | America the Wild (45 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• American Vampire | America the Wild (45 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• The Incredible Wildlife of Europe | The New Wilderness | 4K (50 min, Real Wild)
• Surviving Yellowstone: A Year in the Wild (67 min, Real Wild)
• The Massive 10-Foot Moose | Wild America (56 min, Real Wild)
• These Mountain Goats Live Dangerously On A Cliff Edge | Wild America (29 min, Real Wild)
• The Remarkable Pronghorn Antelope Of North America | Wild America (29 min, Real Wild)
• Owls: The Ultimate Night Predator | Wild America (27 min, Real Wild)
• Why Animal Confrontation Is Crucial For Their Survival | Wild America (27 min, Real Wild)

Top-Rated Books About National Parks

1. The National Parks by Dayton Duncan - View on Amazon
2. Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. My First Summer in the Sierra by John Reid Muir - View on Amazon
4. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (3.9/5) - View on Amazon