List Of Us National Parks

The best place to find a list of US National Parks is at NPS.gov, which is the official website for the National Park Service. This service is run by the Department of the Interior at a federal level. When you first visit the site you will notice the map of the United States of America on the home page. You can click anywhere on the map to see the nearest National Parks. There are other features on the home page you might also find interesting. The most useful are probably going to be the links on the left which allow you to search for a park using certain criteria such as location or name.

The NPS site also has great information for students and teachers regarding the national parks of America. Whether you are planning a day trip, vacation or just researching a report this government website can be very helpful. Before even beginning your search for a full list of parks it may help to learn more about what they are in general. A national park is a piece of land designated by the government as a protected location. These parks are meant to serve as conservation areas for wildlife and nature.

In addition, national parks are also places for families to enjoy the outdoors. Many of them have fantastic features on site like museums, outdoor exhibits, hiking trails, biking trails, guided tours, camping areas and more. What you can expect depends upon the park you're visiting. For example, the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is going to be very different from the Denali National Park in Alaska. There are parks in a number of states, with a small fraction of them being Arizona, Colorado, California, Maine, Texas and Wyoming as well as the aforementioned Alaska and Virginia.

A full list of US National Parks can be found on the NPS site. In addition, there are other Internet resources like Wikipedia that offer lists of the National Parks in America. With one look at the entire list you will see that the U.S. is filled with protected areas from coast to coast. There is no better way to experience the majesty of nature than to visit a pristine park where the natural ecosystem has been left to flourish and thrive. Thanks to the National Park Service, we are able to do just that.

 



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Coney Island set to become nature park - eco-business.com

Coney Island set to become nature park
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By : The Straits Times Coney Island, off Punggol in the north-west, will be home to Singapore's ninth nature park, said the National Parks Board (NParks). The island, a popular spot for anglers and rich in natural biodiversity, will become a sprawling .

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Farmers' rare opportunity: Save Rocky Mountain National Park and help the . - The Coloradoan

Farmers' rare opportunity: Save Rocky Mountain National Park and help the .
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Long's Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park can be seen from La Luna Dairy in Wellington. / V. Richard Haro/The Coloradoan HOW DOES NITROGEN HURT ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK? Nitrogen particles are created when ammonia emissions from manure and .

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State's national parks will not follow plan to ban plastic bottles - Bellingham Herald

State's national parks will not follow plan to ban plastic bottles
Bellingham Herald
While Grand Canyon National Park is moving ahead with a ban on plastic water bottles, there is no move to do so at Mount Rainier National Park. Under a plan approved Feb. 7, Grand Canyon will halt the in-park sale of water packaged in individual .

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Parks Canada Approves Glacier Discovery Walk Project
Government Confirms Project in Accordance with National Park Policy FrameworkBANFF, AB, Feb. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Parks Canada officially announced today that the Glacier Discovery Walk project has met all ...


Yosemite National Park Study Points To Safety Concerns At The Ahwahnee - National Parks Traveler

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Yosemite National Park Study Points To Safety Concerns At The Ahwahnee
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Numerous life-safety code violations exist in The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. NPS photo. The Ahwahnee Hotel, the flagship lodging in Yosemite National Park, has numerous public safety issues revolving around seismic stability and fire .

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SPEECH BY HON. TAN SRI DATUK SERI PANGLIMA JOSEPH KURUP, DEPUTY MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT .
A very Good Morning to:Mdm. Zurinah Pawanteh, Undersecretary, Biodiversity and Forestry ManagementDivision, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment MalaysiaYBhg. Dato Abd Rasid Samsudin, Director General, Department of Wildlife andNational Parks Peninsular MalaysiaMr. Keshav Varma, World Bank Programme Director for Global Tiger InitiativeDr. Steven Montfort, Director of the Smithsonian ...


LETTER: National Parks Conservation Associated should have fought against casino - The Times Herald

LETTER: National Parks Conservation Associated should have fought against casino
The Times Herald
By LOU and BETTY TRAUTMANN I don't understand why the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), an association dedicated to preserving unwanted development around our National Parks, fought so hard to stop the building of the American Revolution .

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Coney Island to be transformed into nature park
Coney Island (pictured) off Punggol is set to be the ninth nature park in Singapore, according to the National Parks Board (NParks). The island, which is rich in biodiversity and a popular fishing..


Minister Kent Launches First Episode of "Operation Unplugged" TV Series
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today launched the first episode of Operation Unplugged, and introduced the cast ...


Steamtown National Historic Site seeks volunteers at fair - Scranton Times-Tribune

Steamtown National Historic Site seeks volunteers at fair
Scranton Times-Tribune
by rebekah brown (staff writer) The Steamtown National Historic Site hosted a volunteer fair Sunday to recruit "VIPs" to assist around the park. These "volunteers in parks" are sought out annually to participate in a park orientation and tour before .

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Top 10 national parks to pop the question, according to gorp.com
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McD: Dont pack heat in national parks - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

McD: Dont pack heat in national parks
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Jim McDermott, D-Wash., and eight colleagues have introduced legislation to reinstate a ban on carrying loaded firearms in America's national parks. The legislation was prompted by January's murder of Mt. Rainier National Park ranger Margaret Anderson.
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Parks budget remains slender
President Obama has proposed a moratorium on new National Park Service construction that could stymie efforts to reduce multimillion-dollar maintenance backlogs in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks...


For 75 years, state parks evolving from urge for conservation - Knoxville News Sentinel

For 75 years, state parks evolving from urge for conservation
Knoxville News Sentinel
In 1916, the National Park Service was established to oversee the burgeoning network that already included such Western classics as Yellowstone, Yosemite and Mount Rainier. According to Ward Weems, chief historian for Tennessee state parks, .

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HS National Park rolling out beefed up crime enforcement - Today's THV

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HS National Park rolling out beefed up crime enforcement
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It's happening at Hot Springs National Park where officials are now publicizing convictions and guilty pleas to get the word out. Just this week the park sent out its first notice to the media, announcing five people pleading guilty for DUI's Monday in .

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McD: Dont pack heat in national parks
In a display of defiance at the U.S. Capitols governing gun lobby, Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., and eight colleagues have introduced legislation to reinstate a ban on carrying loaded firearms in Americas national parks. The legislation was prompted by Januarys murder of Mt. Rainier National Park ranger Margaret Anderson. Anderson was shot as she set up a road block for a car that didnt stop ...


March Activities At Pipe Spring National . - National Parks Traveler
Arizona culture and heritage will be on display at Pipe Spring National Monument in March as the park celebrates Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month. Helping the park staff out with some of the events will be ...


Tourist tax mooted for national parks
International tourists could be charged for access to the country's national parks. read more..


States national parks will not follow plan to ban plastic bottles
While Grand Canyon National Park is moving ahead with a ban on plastic water bottles, there is no move to do so at Mount Rainier National Park...


National Park Foundation awards $10,000 grant to Friends of Cumberland Gap Park
The National Park Foundation, the official charity of Americas national parks, is proud to award the Friends of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park a 2012 Impact Grant to support the developme...


Parks Beyond Borders #3: Looking Abroad At National Park News - National Parks Traveler

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Parks Beyond Borders #3: Looking Abroad At National Park News
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In Japan, national parks are often an easy train ride outside population centers. This train is about to leave Tokyo for Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Randy Johnson photo. Editor's note: The Traveler is expanding the coverage we devote to national .

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