American Samoa
National Park
About American Samoa
Visited – September 2024 (#63 of 63) Yay!
Established (as NP) October 1988
10K acres (about 1/200 the size of Yellowstone)
Where is American Samoa: About 2600 (air) miles south of Hawaii. Just East of International Date Line in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Recommendations
Don’t miss: If you have the chance, go to Ofu. You’ve come this far, take the extra step to immerse yourself in Samoan culture and have a beautiful beach and snorkeling reef all to yourself.
When to visit: It’s warm year round. But it’s drier and calmer in the May-October timeframe.
How long to stay: If you’re only staying on Tutuila, you can do this over 2 or 3 days. Add another 5 if you fly over to Ofu. You’ll likely want to stay longer if you do. But, leave some buffer time in all your flight plans.
Definitely check out the Photo Gallery of our best pictures.
Photo Gallery
American Samoa is frequently the final park for those who try for all 63. For us the long journey to the island of Ofu was entirely worth it.
Check these out and you’ll want to visit for yourself.
Link to NPS Info
Click to visit the park’s website with maps, history, and lots of great info on things to do and places to see.
Trip Report
Read about our adventure to American Samoa…..
Giant fruit bats, uninhabited tropical beaches, and possibly the kindest people you’ll ever meet. Visiting Ofu, especially as our last of the 63 National Parks, completely blew us away.
American Samoa Blog Posts
American Samoa Report
After visiting our 62nd National Park (Gateway Arch) back in 2021, we turned our attention to finishing our quest at the National Park of American Samoa. Still dealing with the end of the covid pandemic, travel to the island was shut down. In the two years that...