Map Of The Us National Parks
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Map of the us national parks. Wyoming idaho and montana. The very first national parks in the world yellowstone national park was established in 1872 and is spread in three states also shown on the national parks map. Trekkn national parks map 11 x 14 printable. This site all nps.
For a tourist visiting an area designated as a national park guarantees the opportunity to experience an amazing environment. Find a park by state. Search by activity or topic contact us. Search open menu explore this park.
The united states has 62 protected areas known as national parks that 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 a bill creating the first national park yellowstone was signed into law by president ulysses s. Free printable maps all right reserved. To instantly receive your free 11x 14 us national parks map printable just click on the link or the photo below save and then print. National park service logo national park service.
Lives uprooted by world war ii. Skip to global nps navigation. Territory and washington d c. The united states and its territories currently have 62 national parks in total and this system continues to evolve and expand.
The national parks system officially turned 100 in 2016 and it could easily take that long to see america s vast and impressive range of landscapes. 1 yellowstone national parks. The protected area is one of the most visited natural attractions in the country and is most famous for. 8 x 10 printable.
Since 1983 national park trust has completed 75 land acquisition restoration and mitigation projects to protect more than 30 000 acres in 33 states one u s. Click the top of the year est column for a bit of history. This short list of the country s must sees includes parks that stand out for sheer beauty glacier national park enormity the grand canyon and novelty great sand dunes. Grant in 1872 followed by mackinac national park in 1875 decommissioned in 1895 and then rock creek park later merged into national capital parks sequoia and.
This national parks map shows some of the best and most visited us national parks that are the epitome of wild expanses and colossal features. 60 of these national park service projects have benefited 48 national park service units. Find a national park by selecting from a list or choosing a state on the map. It s no wonder we call the parks america s best idea.
War in the pacific nhp. Anywhere you see an icon on this map you can be assured that a natural splendor awaits your arrival. Although our current work focuses solely on our national parks we also have completed 3 u s. Forest service projects 3 national wildlife refuge projects and 9 state and local park projects.
In the trekkn rv travel planner we included our original printable list of national parks. People throughout islands in the pacific were engulfed.