Us Map With National And State Parks
Find a national park by selecting from a list or choosing a state on the map.
Us map with national and state parks. Lives uprooted by world war ii. National park service logo national park service. 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. United states national parks list.
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. War in the pacific nhp. 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. Territory and washington d c.
Forest service projects 3 national wildlife refuge projects and 9 state and local park projects. This site all nps. National park service maps are graphical products designed for general reference orientation and route finding. National park of american samoa.
Although our current work focuses solely on our national parks we also have completed 3 u s. People throughout islands in the pacific were engulfed. Free printable maps all right reserved. The united states and its territories currently have 62 national parks in total and this system continues to evolve and expand.
The newest national park is indiana dunes which changed its name from national lakeshore to national park on feb. Use the map below to find a park with camping opportunities. Name state year est. Twenty nine states and two u s.
Click the top of the year est column for a bit of history. There is no shortage of camping locations in the national park service there are over 130 park units to choose from. 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. 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.
Have fun exploring all 62 us national parks. Search open menu explore this park. Camping and the novel coronavirus covid 19 following guidance from the cdc and recommendations from state and local public health authorities in consultation with nps public health service officers some national parks. 60 of these national park service projects have benefited 48 national park service units.
Each location will link you directly to that park s website. Skip to main content. Skip to global nps navigation. Territories have a total of 61 national parks.
California has the most with nine followed by alaska with eight utah with five and colorado with four. Find a park by state.