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1938 poster for Yellowstone National
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List of national parks of the United StatesFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States has 59 protected areas known as national parks,
which are operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the
Department of the Interior. National parks must be established by an act
of the United States Congress. The first national park, Yellowstone, was
signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, followed byMackinac National Park in 1875 (decommissioned in 1895), and then
Sequoia and Yosemite in 1890. The Organic Act of 1916 created the
National Park Service "to conserve the scenery and the natural and
historic objects and wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of
the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them
unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."[1] Many current
National Parks had been previously protected as National Monuments
by the President under the Antiquities Act before being upgraded by
Congress. Seven national parks (six in Alaska) are paired with a National
Preserve. While administered together, they are considered as separate
units and their areas are not included in the figures below. The newest
national park is Pinnacles National Park, upgraded in 2013.
Criteria for the selection of National Parks include natural beauty, unique
geological features, unusual ecosystems, and recreational opportunities
(but not necessarily together). National Monuments, on the other hand, are frequently chosen fortheir historical, o
archeological, significance.
Twenty-seven states have national parks, as do the territories of American Samoa and the United States Virgin
Islands. California has the most (nine), followed by Alaska (eight), Utah (five), and Colorado (four). The largestnational park is WrangellSt. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,000 km2), it is larger than each of the nine
smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska. The smallest park is Hot Springs, Arkansas, at less
than 6 thousand acres (24 km2). The total area protected by national parks is approximately 51.9 million acres
(210,000 km2), for an average of 895 thousand acres (3,620 km2) but a median of only 317 thousand acres
(1,280 km2).[2] The most-visited national park is Great Smoky Mountains(North Carolina and Tennessee), with
overnine million visitors in 2011, followed by the Grand Canyon(Arizona), with over four million. In contrast, only
5,227 people visited the remote Lake Clark(Alaska).[3] Fourteen national parks are designated World Heritage
Sites.[4]
A few former national parks are no longer designated as such, or have been abandoned. Other units of the Nation
Park Service are sometimes incorrectly referred to as national parks; they are listed here.
Contents
1 National Parks
2 See also
3 References
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ational_parkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_areahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Parkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RNS_Yellowstone_13399u.jpg7/28/2019 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4 External links
National Parks
Name Photo LocationDate
formed
[2][5] Area[2] Description
Acadia
Maine
44.35N
68.21W
February 26, 1919
47,389.67
acres
(191.8 km2)
Covering most of
Mount Desert
Island and other
coastal islands,
Acadia features
the tallest
mountain on the
Atlantic coast,
granite peaks,
ocean shoreline,
woodlands, and
lakes. There are
freshwater,
estuary, forest,
and intertidal
habitats.[6]
American
Samoa
American
Samoa
14.25S
170.68W
October 31, 19889,000.00 acres
(36.4 km2)
The southernmost
national park is on
three Samoan
islands and
protects coral
reefs, rainforests,
volcanic
mountains, and
white beaches.
The area is also
home to flying
foxes, brownboobies, sea
turtles, and 900
species of fish.[7]
This site features
more than 2,000
natural sandstone
arches, including
the Delicate Arch.
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Arches
Utah
38.68N
109.57W
November 12, 1971
76,518.98
acres
(309.7 km2)
millions of years
of erosion have
led to these
structures, and the
arid ground has
life-sustaining soil
crust and
potholes, naturalwater-collecting
basins. Other
geologic
formations are
stone columns,
spires, fins, and
towers.[8]
Badlands
South
Dakota
43.75N
102.50W
November 10, 1978
242,755.94
acres
(982.4 km2)
The Badlands are
a collection ofbuttes, pinnacles,
spires, and grass
prairies. It has the
world's richest
fossil beds from
the Oligocene
epoch, and there
is wildlife including
bison, bighornsheep, black-
footed ferrets, and
swift foxes.[9]
Big Bend
Texas
29.25N
103.25WJune 12, 1944
801,163.21
acres
(3,242.2 km2)
Named for the
Bend of the Rio
Grande along the
USMexico
border, this park
includes a part of
the Chihuahuan
Desert. A wide
variety of
Cretaceous and
Tertiary fossils as
well as cultural
artifacts of Native
Americans exist
within its
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borders.[10]
Biscayne
Florida
25.65N
80.08W
June 28, 1980
172,924.07
acres
(699.8 km2)
Located in
Biscayne Bay, this
park at the north
end of the Florida
Keys has four
interrelated marine
ecosystems:
mangrove forest,
the Bay, the
Keys, and coral
reefs. Threatened
animals include
the West Indian
Manatee,
American
crocodile, varioussea turtles, and
peregrine
falcon.[11]
Black
Canyon of
the Gunnison
Colorado
38.57N
107.72W
October 21, 1999
32,950.03
acres
(133.3 km2)
The park protects
a quarter of the
Gunnison River,
which has dark
canyon walls from
the Precambrianera. The canyon
has very steep
descents, and it is
a site for river
rafting and rock
climbing. The
narrow, steep
canyon, made of
gneiss and schist,
is often in
shadow,
appearing
black.[12]
Bryce Canyon is a
giant natural
amphitheatre
along the
Paunsaugunt
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Bryce
Canyon
Utah
37.57N
112.18W
February 25, 1928
35,835.08
acres
(145.0 km2)
Plateau. The
unique area has
hundreds of tall
hoodoos formed
by erosion. The
region was
originally settled
by NativeAmericans and
later by Mormon
pioneers.[13]
Canyonlands
Utah
38.2N
109.93W
September 12, 1964
337,597.83
acres
(1,366.2 km2)
This landscape
was eroded into
canyons, buttes,
and mesas by the
Colorado River,
Green River, andtheir tributaries,
which divide the
park into three
districts. There
are rock pinnacles
and other naturally
sculpted rock, as
well as artifacts
from Ancient
Pueblo
Peoples.[14]
Capitol Reef
Utah
38.20N
111.17WDecember 18, 1971
241,904.26
acres(979.0 km2)
The park's
Waterpocket
Fold is a 100-mile
(160 km)
monocline that
shows the Earth's
geologic layers.
Other natural
features are
monoliths and
sandstone domes
and cliffs shaped
like the United
States Capitol.[15]
Carlsbad Caverns
has 117 caves,
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CarlsbadCaverns
New
Mexico32.17N
104.44W
May 14, 1930
46,766.45
acres
(189.3 km2)
the longest of
which is over 120
miles (190 km)
long. The Big
Room is almost
4,000 feet
(1,200 m) long,
and the caves arehome to over
400,000 Mexican
Free-tailed Bats
and sixteen other
species. Above
ground are the
Chihuahuan
Desert and
Rattlesnake
Springs.[16]
Channel
Islands
California
34.01N
119.42W
March 5, 1980
249,561.00
acres
(1,009.9 km2)
Five of the eight
Channel Islands
are protected, and
half of the park's
area is
underwater. The
islands have a
unique
Mediterranean
ecosystem. They
are home to over
2,000 species of
land plants and
animals, and 145
are unique to
them. The islands
were originally
settled by theChumash
people.[17]
South
On the Congaree
River, this park is
the largest portion
of old-growth
floodplain forest
left in North
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CongareeCarolina
33.78N
80.78W
November 10, 200326,545.86
acres
(107.4 km2)
America. Some of
the trees are the
tallest in the
Eastern US, and
the Boardwalk
Loop is an
elevated walkway
through theswamp.[18]
Crater Lake
Oregon
42.94N
122.1W
May 22, 1902
183,224.05
acres
(741.5 km2)
Crater Lake lies in
the caldera of
Mount Mazama
formed 7,700
years ago after an
eruption. It is the
deepest lake inthe United States
and is known for
its blue color and
water clarity.
There are two
islands in the lake,
and, with no inlets
or outlets, all
water comesthrough
precipitation.[19]
Cuyahoga
Valley
Ohio
41.24N
81.55W
October 11, 2000
32,860.73
acres
(133.0 km2)
This park along
the Cuyahoga
River has
waterfalls, hills,
trails, and displays
about early rural
living. The Ohio
and Erie Canal
Towpath Trail
follows the Ohio
and Erie Canal,
where mules
towed canal
boats. The park
has numerous
historic homes,
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bridges, and
structures.[20] The
park also offers a
scenic train ride
with various trips
available. [21]
Death Valley
California,
Nevada
36.24N
116.82W
October 31, 1994
3,372,401.96
acres
(13,647.6 km2)
Death Valley isthe hottest,
lowest, and driest
place in the
United States.
Daytime
temperatures have
topped 130F
(54C) and it is
home to
Badwater Basin,the lowest point in
North America.
The lowest point
in the western
hemisphere is
Laguna del
Carbon,
Argentina,
confirmed only in
2001. There are
canyons, colorful
badlands, sand
dunes, mountains,
and over 1000
species of plants
in this graben on a
fault line. Further
geologic points of
interest are saltflats, springs, and
buttes.[22]
Centered around
the Mount
McKinley, the
tallest mountain in
North America,
Denali is serviced
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Denali
Alaska
63.33N
150.50W
February 26, 1917
4,740,911.72
acres
(19,185.8 km2)
by a single road
leading to
Wonder Lake.
McKinley and
other peaks of the
Alaska Range are
covered with long
glaciers andboreal forest.
Wildlife includes
grizzly bears, Dall
sheep, caribou,
and gray
wolves.[23]
Dry
Tortugas
Florida
24.63N
82.87W
October 26, 1992
64,701.22
acres
(261.8 km2)
The Dry Tortugas
on the west end of
the Florida Keysare the site of Fort
Jefferson, the
largest masonry
structure in the
Western
Hemisphere. With
most of the park
being water, it is
the home of coral
reefs and
shipwrecks and is
only accessible by
plane or boat.[24]
Everglades
Florida
25.32N
80.93W
May 30, 1934
1,508,537.90
acres
(6,104.8 km2)
The Everglades
are the largest
subtropical
wilderness in the
United States.This mangrove
ecosystem and
marine estuary is
home to 36
protected species,
including the
Florida panther,
American
crocodile, and
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West Indian
manatee. Some
areas have been
drained and
developed;
restoration
projects aim to
restore theecology.[25]
Gates of the
Arctic
Alaska
67.78N
153.30W
December 2, 1980
7,523,897.74
acres
(30,448.1 km2)
This northernmost
park protects part
of the Brooks
Range and has no
park facilities. The
land is home to
Alaska natives,
who have reliedon the land and
caribou for
11,000 years.[26]
Glacier
Montana
48.80N
114.00W
May 11, 1910
1,013,572.41
acres
(4,101.8 km2)
Part of Waterton
Glacier
International
Peace Park, this
park has 26
remaining glaciersand 130 named
lakes under the
tall Rocky
Mountain peaks.
There are historic
hotels and a
landmark road in
this region of
rapidly receding
glaciers. These
mountains, formed
by an overthrust,
have the world's
best sedimentary
fossils from the
Proterozoic
era.[27]
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Glacier Bay
Alaska
58.50N
137.00W
December 2, 1980
3,224,840.31
acres
(13,050.5 km2)
Glacier Bay has
numerous
tidewater glaciers,
mountains, and
fjords. The
temperate
rainforest and the
bay are home togrizzly bears,
mountain goats,
whales, seals, and
eagles. When
discovered in
1794 by George
Vancouver, the
entire bay was
covered by ice,
but the glaciers
have receded
over 65 miles
(105 km).[28]
Grand
Canyon
Arizona
36.06N
112.14W
February 26, 1919
1,217,403.32
acres
(4,926.7 km2)
The Grand
Canyon, carved
out by the
Colorado River, is
277 miles
(446 km) long, up
to 1 mile (1.6 km)
deep, and up to
15 miles (24 km)
wide. Millions of
years of exposure
has formed
colorful layers of
the Colorado
Plateau in mesasand canyon
walls.[29]
Wyoming 309,994.66
Grand Teton is
the tallest
mountain in the
Teton Range. The
park's Jackson
Hole valley and
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Grand Teton 43.73N
110.80W
February 26, 1929 acres
(1,254.5 km2)
reflective
piedmont lakes
contrast with the
tall mountains,
which abruptly
rise from the
glacial sage-
covered valley.[30]
Great Basin
Nevada
38.98N
114.30WOctober 27, 1986
77,180.00
acres
(312.3 km2)
Based around
Wheeler Peak,
the Great Basin
has 5,000-year-
old bristlecone
pines, glacial
moraines, and thelimestone Lehman
Caves. It has
some of the
country's darkest
night skies, and
there are animal
species including
Townsend's big-
eared bat,
Pronghorn, and
Bonneville
cutthroat trout.[31]
Great Sand
Dunes
Colorado
37.73N
105.51W
September 13, 2004
42,983.74
acres
(173.9 km2)
The tallest dunes
in North America
are up to 750 feet
(230 m) tall and
neighbor
grasslands,shrublands and
wetlands. They
were formed by
sand deposits of
the Rio Grande on
the San Luis
Valley. The park
also has alpine
lakes, six 13,000-
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foot mountains,
and ancient
forests.[32]
Great
SmokyMountains
North
Carolina,
Tennessee35.68N
83.53W
June 15, 1934
521,490.13
acres(2,110.4 km2)
The Great Smoky
Mountains, part of
the Appalachian
Mountains, have a
wide range of
elevations, making
them home to
over 400
vertebrate
species, 100 tree
species, and 5000
plant species.
Hiking is the
park's mainattraction, with
over 800 miles
(1,300 km) of
trails, including 70
miles (110 km) of
the Appalachian
Trail. Other
activities are
fishing, horseback
riding, and visiting
some of nearly 80
historic
structures.[33]
Guadalupe
Mountains
Texas
31.92N
104.87W
October 15, 1966
86,415.97
acres
(349.7 km2)
This park has
Guadalupe Peak,
the highest point in
Texas, the scenic
McKittrick
Canyon full of
Bigtooth Maples,
part of the
Chihuahuan
Desert, and a
fossilized reef
from the
Permian.[34]
The Haleakal
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Isle Royale
Michigan
48.10N
88.55W
March 3, 1931
571,790.11
acres
(2,314.0 km2)
The largest island
in Lake Superior,
this park is a site
of isolation and
wilderness. It has
many shipwrecks,
waterways, and
hiking trails. The
park also includes
over 400 smaller
islands in the
waters up to 4.5
miles (7.2 km)
from the island.
There are only 20
mammal species
and it is knownfor its wolf and
moose
relationship.[38]
Joshua Tree
California
33.79N
115.90W
October 31, 1994
789,745.47
acres
(3,196.0 km2)
Covering parts of
the Colorado and
Mojave Deserts
and the Little San
Bernardino
Mountains, this is
the home of the
Joshua tree.
Across great
elevation changes
are sand dunes,
dry lakes, rugged
mountains, and
granite
monoliths.[39]
Katmai
Alaska
58.50N
155.00W
December 2, 1980
3,674,529.68
acres
14 870.3 km2
This park on the
Alaska Peninsula
protects the
Valley of Ten
Thousand
Smokes, an ash
flow formed by
the 1912 eruption
of Novaru ta, as
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well as Mount
Katmai. Over
2,000 brown
bears come here
to catch spawning
salmon.[40]
Kenai
Fjords
Alaska59.92N
149.65W
December 2, 1980669,982.99acres
(2,711.3 km2)
Near Seward on
the Kenai
Peninsula, this
park protects the
Harding Icefield
and at least 38
glaciers and fjordsstemming from it.
The only area
accessible to the
public by road is
Exit Glacier, while
the rest can only
be viewed by
boat tours.[41]
Kings
Canyon
California
36.80N
118.55W
March 4, 1940
461,901.20
acres
(1,869.2 km2)
Home to severalGiant sequoia
groves and the
General Grant
Tree, the world's
second largest,
this park also has
part of the Kings
River, site of the
granite Kings
Canyon, and San
Joaquin River, as
well as the
Boyden Cave.[42]
Kobuk Valley has
61 miles (98 km)
of the Kobuk
River and three
regions of sand
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KobukValley
Alaska
67.55N
159.28W
December 2, 1980
1,750,716.50
acres
(7,084.9 km2)
dunes. Created by
glaciers, the Great
Kobuk, the Little
Kobuk, and the
Hunt River Sand
Dunes can reach
100 feet (30 m)
high and 100 F(38 C), and they
are the largest
dunes in the
arctic. Twice a
year, half a million
caribou migrate
through the dunes
and across river
bluffs that contain
ice age fossils.
This is the least-
visited National
Park.[43]
Lake Clark
Alaska
60.97N
153.42W
December 2, 1980
2,619,733.21
acres
(10,601.7 km2)
The region around
Lake Clark has
four active
volcanoes,
including MountRedoubt, rivers,
glaciers, and
waterfalls. There
are temperate
rainforests, a
tundra plateau,
and three
mountain
ranges.[44]
Lassen Peak, the
largest plug dome
volcano in the
world, is joined
by all three other
types of
volcanoes in this
park: shield,
cinder dome, and
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Lassen
Volcanic
California
40.49N
121.51W
August 9, 1916106,372.36
acres
(430.5 km2)
composite. Other
than the volcano,
which last erupted
in 1915, the park
has hydrothermal
areas, including
fumaroles, boiling
pools, andsteaming ground,
heated by molten
rock under the
peak.[45]
Mammoth
Cave
Kentucky
37.18N
86.10W
July 1, 1941
52,830.19
acres
(213.8 km2)
With 392 miles
(631 km) of
passageways
mapped,
Mammoth Cave isby far the world's
longest cave
system. Cave
animals include
eight bat species,
Kentucky cave
shrimp, Northern
cavefish, and cave
salamanders.Above ground,
the park contains
Green River
(Kentucky), 70
miles of hiking
trails, sinkholes,
and springs.[46]
Mesa Verde
Colorado
37.18N
108.49WJune 29, 1906
52,121.93
acres
(210.9 km2)
This area has over
4,000
archaeological
sites of the
Ancestral Pueblo,
who lived here for
700 years. Cliff
dwellings built in
the 12th and 13th
centuries include
Cliff Palace,
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which has 150
rooms and 23
kivas, and the
Balcony House,
with passages and
tunnels.[47]
Mount
Rainier
Washington
46.85N
121.75W
March 2, 1899
235,625.00
acres
(953.5 km2)
Mount Rainier, an
active volcano, is
the most
prominent peak in
the Cascades, and
it is covered by
26 named glaciers
including Carbon
Glacier and
Emmons Glacier,
the largest in thecontinental United
States. The
mountain is
popular for
climbing, and
more than half of
the park is
covered by
subalpine and
alpine forests.
Paradise on the
south slope is one
of the snowiest
places in the
world, and the
Longmire visitor
center is the start
of the
Wonderland Trail,which encircles
the mountain.[48]
This complex
includes the two
units of the
National Park and
the Ross Lake
and Lake Chelan
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North
Cascades
Washington
48.70N
121.20W
October 2, 1968
504,780.94
acres
(2,042.8 km2)
National
Recreation Areas.
There are
numerous glaciers,
and popular hiking
and climbing areas
are Cascade
Pass, MountShuksan, Mount
Triumph, and
Eldorado
Peak.[49]
Olympic
Washington
47.97N
123.50W
June 29, 1938
922,650.86
acres
(3,733.8 km2)
Situated on the
Olympic
Peninsula, this
park ranges from
Pacific shorelinewith tide pools to
temperate
rainforests to
Mount Olympus.
The glaciated
Olympic
Mountains
overlook the Hoh
Rain Forest and
Quinault Rain
Forest, the
wettest area of the
continental United
States.[50]
Petrified
Forest
Arizona
35.07N
109.78W
December 9, 1962
93,532.57
acres
(378.5 km2)
This portion of the
Chinle Formation
has a great
concentration of
225-million-year-
old petrified
wood. The
surrounding
region, the
Painted Desert,
has eroded red-
hued volcanic
rock called
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bentonite. There
are also dinosaur
fossils and over
350 Native
American
sites.[51]
Pinnacles
California
36.48N
121.16W
January 10, 2013
26,605.73
acres
(107.7 km2)
Known for the
namesake eroded
leftovers of half of
an extinct
volcano, it is
popular for its
rock climbing.[52]
Redwood
California
41.30N
124.00W
October 2, 1968
112,512.05
acres
(455.3 km2)
This park and the
co-managed state
parks protect
almost half of all
remaining Coastal
Redwoods, the
tallest trees on
Earth. There are
three large river
systems in this
very seismically
active area, and
the 37 miles(60 km) of
protected
coastline have tide
pools and
seastacks. The
prairie, estuary,
coast, river, and
forest ecosystems
have varied animal
and plant
species.[53]
This section of the
Rocky Mountains
has ecosystems
varying in
elevation from the
over 150 riparian
lakes to Montane
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Rocky
Mountain
Colorado
40.40N
105.58W
January 26, 1915
265,828.41
acres
(1,075.8 km2)
and subalpine
forests to the
alpine tundra.
Large wildlife
including mule
deer, bighorn
sheep, black
bears, andcougars inhabit
these igneous
mountains and
glacier valleys.
The fourteener
Longs Peak and
Bear Lake are
popular
destinations.
[54]
Saguaro
Arizona
32.25N
110.50W
October 14, 1994
91,439.71
acres
(370.0 km2)
Split into the
separate Rincon
Mountain and
Tucson Mountain
Districts, the dry
Sonoran Desert is
still home to much
life in six biotic
communities.
Beyond the
namesake Giant
Saguaro cacti,
there are barrel
cacti, cholla cacti,
and prickly pears,
as well as Lesser
Long-nosed Bats,
Spotted Owls,
and javelinas.[55]
Sequoia
California
36.43N September 25, 1890
404,051.17
acres
This park protects
the Giant Forest,
which has the
world's largest
tree, General
Sherman, as well
as four of the next
nine. It also has
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118.68W (1,635.1 km2) over 240 caves,
the tallest
mountain in the
continental U.S.,
Mount Whitney,
and the granite
dome Moro
Rock.[56]
Shenandoah
Virginia
38.53N
78.35W
May 22, 1926
199,045.23
acres
(805.5 km2)
Shenandoah's
Blue Ridge
Mountains are
covered by
hardwood forests
that are home totens of thousands
of animals. The
Skyline Drive and
Appalachian Trail
run the entire
length of this
narrow park that
has more than
500 miles
(800 km) of
hiking trails along
scenic overlooks
and waterfalls of
the Shenandoah
River.[57]
Theodore
Roosevelt
North
Dakota
46.97N
103.45W
November 10, 1978
70,446.89
acres
(285.1 km2)
This region that
enticed and
influenced
PresidentTheodore
Roosevelt is now
a park of three
units in the
badlands. Besides
Roosevelt's
historic cabin,
there are scenic
drives and
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backcountry
hiking
opportunities.
Wildlife includes
American Bison,
pronghorns,
Bighorn sheep,
and wildhorses.[58]
Virgin
Islands
United
States
Virgin
Islands
18.33N
64.73W
August 2, 1956
14,688.87
acres
(59.4 km2)
The island of Saint
John has rich
human and natural
history. There are
Taino
archaeological
sites and ruins of
sugar plantations
from Columbus's
time. Past the
pristine beaches
are mangroves,
seagrass beds,coral reefs and
algal plains.[59]
Voyageurs
Minnesota
48.50N
92.88W
January 8, 1971
218,200.17
acres
(883.0 km2)
This park on four
main lakes, a site
for canoeing,
kayaking, and
fishing, has a
history of Ojibwe
NativeAmericans,
French fur traders
called voyageurs,
and a gold rush.
Formed by
glaciers, this
region has tall
bluffs, rock
gardens, islands
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and bays, and
historic
buildings.[60]
Wind Cave
South
Dakota43.57N
103.48W
January 9, 1903
28,295.03
acres
(114.5 km2)
Wind Cave is
distinctive for its
calcite fin
formations calledboxwork and
needle-like
growths called
frostwork. The
cave, which was
discovered by the
sound of wind
coming from a
hole in the ground,
is the world'sdensest cave
system. Above
ground is a
mixed-grass
prairie with
animals such as
bison, black-
footed ferrets, and
prairie dogs,
[61]
and Ponderosa
pine forests home
to cougars and
elk.
Wrangell
St. Elias
Alaska
61.00N
142.00W
December 2, 1980
8,323,147.59
acres
2
This mountainous
land has the
convergence of
the Alaska,
Chugach, and
Wrangell-Saint
Elias Ranges,
which have many
of the continent's
tallest mountains
over 16,000 feet
(4,900 m),
including Mount
Saint Elias. More
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than 25% of this
park of volcanic
peaks is covered
with glaciers,
including the
tidewater
Hubbard Glacier,
piedmontMalaspina
Glacier, and valley
Nabesna
Glacier.[62]
Yellowstone
Wyoming,
Montana,
Idaho
44.60N
110.50W
March 1, 1872
2,219,790.71
acres
(8,983.2 km2)
Situated on theYellowstone
Caldera, the first
national park in
the world has vast
geothermal areas
such as hot
springs and
geysers, the best-
known being Old
Faithful and
Grand Prismatic
Spring. The
yellow-hued
Grand Canyon of
the Yellowstone
River has
numerous
waterfalls, and
four mountainranges run through
the park. There
are almost 60
mammal species,
including the gray
wolf, grizzly bear,
lynx, bison, and
elk.[63]
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Yosemite
California
37.83N
119.50W
October 1, 1890
761,266.19
acres
(3,080.7 km2)
Yosemite has
towering cliffs,
waterfalls, and
sequoias in a
diverse area of
geology and
hydrology. Half
Dome and ElCapitan rise from
the central glacier-
formed Yosemite
Valley, as does
Yosemite Falls,
North America's
tallest waterfall.
Three Giant
Sequoia groves
and vast
wilderness are
home to diverse
wildlife.[64]
Zion
Utah
37.30N
113.05W
November 19, 1919
146,597.60
acres
(593.3 km2)
This geologically
unique area has
colorful sandstone
canyons, high
plateaus, and rock
towers. Natural
arches and
exposed
formations of the
Colorado Plateau
make up a large
wilderness of four
ecosystems.[65]
See also
List of areas in the United States National Park System
List of the United States National Park System official units (the 401)
History of the National Park Service
List of National Historic Landmarks of the United States
List of National Monuments of the United States
List of U.S. National Forests
List of World Heritage Sites in the United States
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