A field guide to national park hats
Find a hat from a park you love, with advice on fit, design and where to buy it.
The Teton Range over the Snake River at sunrise, Grand Teton National Park. Photo: Isaac Martin on Unsplash
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Our picks
Best of · Eight hats
The best national park hats
Our picks include a $24.99 cotton cap, embroidered park views and wider brims for days on the trail.
- Under $30$24.99
- Panoramic embroidery$44.99
- Embroidered patch$30
- Patch cap$40
Hats by park
ZionThe best Zion National Park hatsStorm light on the Watchman, Zion National Park. Photo: Ana Filipa Neves on Unsplash
Grand CanyonThe best Grand Canyon National Park hatsEarly light on the South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park. Photo: NPS / Michael Quinn (CC BY 2.0)
YellowstoneThe best Yellowstone hatsGrand Prismatic Spring from above, Yellowstone National Park. Photo: Larry Koester (CC BY 2.0)
Great Smoky MountainsThe best Great Smoky Mountains hatsDawn over fog-filled valleys from Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo: daveynin (CC BY 2.0)
YosemiteThe best Yosemite National Park hatsAn overlook above Yosemite Valley in late golden light, Yosemite National Park. Photo: Leo_Visions on Unsplash
GlacierThe best Glacier National Park hatsSunrise over the peaks of Many Glacier, Glacier National Park. Photo: NPS / Glacier National Park (public domain)
Rocky MountainThe best Rocky Mountain National Park hatsHallett Peak reflected in Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo: NPS (public domain)
Mount RainierThe best Mount Rainier National Park hatsSunrise alpenglow on Mount Rainier reflected in Tipsoo Lake, Mount Rainier National Park. Photo: Perry Kibler on Unsplash
More hat guides
The best embroidered national park hatsOur picks range from a small bouquet on a $27 cap to Ruby Beach embroidered across the front and sides.Six hats, $27 to $44.99
The best national park trucker hatsPatch truckers start around $22. Full-front embroidery costs $29 to $45.Nine hats, $21.99 to $44.99
The best national park beaniesRustek's merino Yosemite beanie is our hiking pick. Pendleton's stripes and Parks Project's knit cliffs make good souvenirs.Seven hats, $16.95 to $35
The best national park bucket hatsThe Grand Canyon Hike Smart has a chin cord and a UPF 50+ rating. American Needle's canvas buckets have a softer everyday shape.Six hats, $19.99 to $35
National park hats as giftsA familiar park view makes a good gift, especially on a hat shaped like the one they already wear.Six hats, $24.99 to $44.99
National park hats that give backHats from park nonprofits and from companies that give money to the parks.Six hats, $22 to $44.99
Guides
A closer look at hat shapes, embroidery and the details that affect fit and shade.
Brands
What individual hat makers sell, what it costs, and what owners say.
- American Needle hatsBucket hats and rope caps for eight national parks, from $30 to $42.
- ililily hatsA park and its wildlife on a big embroidered patch, for about $30, with free US shipping.
- ParkHats hatsWoven park art on a $30 cap, in five styles, for 17 national parks.
- Parks Project hats$40 cotton caps for Zion, Rocky Mountain, Joshua Tree and Yosemite, plus knit beanies.
- Pendleton hatsPark stripe beanies and emblem truckers, $35 each.
- Rainier Hat Co. hatsEmbroidered park views on a $44.99 snapback, for 17 parks.
- Sendero Provisions hatsWoven park art on a $35 cap, with a topo map printed under the brim.
- The Landmark Project hatsBold park lettering on $36 truckers and $32 pom beanies.
- Wild Tribute hatsSketch-art and road-trip park caps, $30 to $35. Wild Tribute says it gives 4% of its sales.