Grand Canyon National Park anniversary Feb 26, 2026

Grand Canyon National Park anniversary

Every day at Grand Canyon National Park tells a story, but February 26 is a special one. It marks the Grand Canyon"s designation as a national park in 1919, a milestone that helped protect one of the most iconic natural wonders in the United States. At the heart of it all flows the Colorado River, winding for hundreds of miles through layered stone, quietly shaping the canyon one season at a time.

© Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Feb 26, 2018A leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
Feb 26, 2019Snow on the temple
Feb 26, 2020 The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
Feb 26, 2021Lighting the way to new beginnings
Feb 26, 2022Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Feb 26, 2023Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Feb 26, 2024Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
Feb 26, 2025Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jan 23, 2018Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
Apr 3, 2024Find a Rainbow Day
Dec 1, 2021Antarctica Day
Apr 27, 2024National Go Birding Day
Nov 23, 20191, 1, 2, 3: It s Fibonacci Day!
Jul 18, 2022Marine Day in Japan
Sep 2, 2023National Hummingbird Day
May 15, 2023The Canary Islands, Spain
May 10, 2019Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
Jul 28, 2021A goldie gala
Jul 1, 2020Canada s $20 view
Mar 6, 2018Celebrating National Dentist Day
Aug 25, 2018Happy trails for the 21st century
Jun 23, 2020Flowers by the sea
Nov 18, 2020An aviation celebration
Oct 1, 2018It’s NASA’s 60th birthday
Apr 12, 2018Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
Nov 9, 2020Autumn in Piedmont
Feb 9, 2021What s going on in this sky?
Sep 16, 2020It s Independence Day in Mexico
May 26, 2023Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand
Mar 3, 2020All eyes on sustainability
Mar 13, 2024Lake Magadi, Kenya
Jul 1, 2025Happy Canada Day!
Mar 28, 2024Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
Oct 24, 2019Bridge of Hillsborough County
Apr 17, 2021A river runs through it
Apr 25, 2018National Park Week: Wind Cave National Park
Sep 26, 2018Art in the chapel
May 4, 2020It s Star Wars Day