Parks
Hat guides by national park
Half Dome, the Watchman, Myrtle Falls: the details on a hat can bring back a particular part of a park. Browse caps from park shops and outdoor brands, with notes on the artwork, fit and price.
- The best Zion National Park hatsThe $21.99 Watchman cap is our budget pick, with washable cotton caps and embroidered canyon views among the alternatives.
- The best hat for hiking ZionA brimmed bucket for exposed trails, a beanie for cold mornings: Zion's route and season matter as much as the park design.
- The best hat for hiking the Grand CanyonThe Conservancy's $35 Hike Smart bucket is our summer pick, with a cotton option for soaking and beanies for winter on the rim.
- The best Yellowstone hatsYellowstone Forever's $32.99 Est. 1872 trucker is our first pick, with Grand Prismatic designs for those who prefer a landscape.
- The best Great Smoky Mountains hatsSmokies Life's $24.99 Black Bear trucker is our souvenir pick. Its polyester Cool Fit cap is better suited to humid hikes.
- The best Yosemite National Park hatsThe $24.99 Half Dome patch cap is our budget pick. The Glacier Point trucker shows more of the valley in watercolor.
- The best Glacier National Park hatsThe $32 Grinnell Point trucker is our pick for a Many Glacier souvenir. Sendero Provisions' rope cap pictures Hidden Lake.
- The best Rocky Mountain National Park hatsThe Conservancy's $24.99 Night Sky Bear is our soft-cap pick, with an embroidered elk trucker for those who prefer mesh.
- The best Grand Canyon National Park hatsA $34 Dark Skies trucker for the canyon under stars, plus embroidered views and bucket hats with a brim all the way around.
- The best Mount Rainier National Park hatsParkHats' $30 Classic is a good starting point for a mountain cap. Parks Apparel's park-sign camper has a lower crown.
