Since that time, the band has released two additional studio albums and has sold out shows in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.

While studying advertising design at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Parks began writing a collection of acoustic-heavy narrative folk tunes.

[6] To advertise the performance, hundreds of flyers were circulated around Provo that offered little information other than the line, "Who are The National Parks?"

A link to their website led to a video containing commentary from popular local bands and music venue owners.

The online success of the album and "As We Ran" helped them find growing crowds around Utah as well as in Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City.

[22] Since their sophomore release, the band has been favorably compared to a wide variety of acts including Foster the People,[23] The Civil Wars,[24] and Mumford & Sons,[25] In addition to their own headlining shows, The National Parks has played with Andy Grammer, Peter Bjorn and John, The Lone Bellow, LeAnn Rimes, and The Moth & The Flame.

In August 2017, The National Parks performed on JBTV in Chicago,[26] announcing that their third album, Places, would be released September 15, 2017.