| National Parks | Name | Type1 | Location | Year authorized | Size
acres (hectares) | Description |
| Acadia | NP | SE Maine | 1919 | 48,419 (19,603) | Mountain and coast scenery. |
| American Samoa | NP | American Samoa | 1988 | 9,000 (3,645) | Two rain forest preserves and a coral reef. |
| Arches | NP | E Utah | 1929 | 76,519 (30,979) | Giant arches formed by erosion; designated a national park in 1971. |
| Badlands | NP | SW S.Dak. | 1929 | 242,756 (98,316) | Gullies, ridges, and other erosional landforms; fossils. See
badlands. |
| Big Bend | NP | W Tex. | 1935 | 801,163 (324,471) | Canyons and desert plain on the Rio Grande; Chisos Mts. Designated a national park in 1944. |
| Biscayne | NP | SE Fla. | 1968 | 172,924 (70,010) | Aquatic park encompassing 25 islands. Example of a living coral reef; includes part of
Biscayne Bay. Enlarged and designated a national park in 1980. |
| Black Canyon of the Gunnison | NP | W Colo. | 1933 | 30,300 (12,272) | Deep, narrow canyon of the
Gunnison River, named for its dark-colored walls, which are always in shadow; designated a national park in 1999. |
| Bryce Canyon | NP | SW Utah | 1924 | 35,835 (14,513) | Canyon with colored walls and rock formations. |
| Canyonlands | NP | SE Utah | 1964 | 337,598 (136,679) | Rocks, spires, and mesas; Native American rock art and ruins. |
| Capitol Reef | NP | S Utah | 1937 | 241,904 (97,971) | Highly colored sandstone cliffs dissected by gorges; named for a white, dome-shaped rock. |
| Carlsbad Caverns | NP | SE N.Mex. | 1923 | 46,766 (18,940) | Great limestone caverns. Designated a national park in 1930. |
| Channel Islands | NP | SW Calif. | 1938 | 249,354 (100,988) | Part of the
Santa Barbara Islands. Nesting sea birds, sea lions, and unique plants. |
| Crater Lake | NP | SW Oreg. | 1902 | 183,224 (74,206) | Blue lake in a volcanic crater. |
| Congaree | NP | Central S.C. | 1976 | 21,888 (8,862) | Last significant tract of southern bottomland hardwood forest in the United States. |
| Death Valley | NP | SE Calif., SW Nev. | 1933 | 3,367,628 (1,363,412) | Lowest point in Western Hemisphere; desert environment. |
| Denali | PP | S Alaska | 1917 | 6,075,690 (2,459,794) | Contains Mt.
McKinley (Denali), North America's highest mountain; wildlife preserve. |
| Dry Tortugas | NP | S Fla. | 1935 | 64,701 (26,195) | Contains Fort Jefferson, the largest all-masonry fort in the Western Hemisphere, built 1846. See
Dry Tortugas. |
| Everglades | PE | S Fla. | 1934 | 1,508,580 (610,761) | Subtropical wilderness with prairies, mangroves, great variety of birds. See
Everglades. |
| Gates of the Arctic | PP | N Alaska | 1978 | 8,472,527 (3,430,173) | Vast wilderness within the Arctic Circle. |
| Glacier | NP | NW Mont. | 1910 | 1,013,572 (410,497) | Glaciers, forests, and lakes; on the Continental Divide. |
| Glacier Bay | PP | SE Alaska | 1925 | 3,283,246 (1,329,249) | Glaciers, ice displays. |
| Grand Canyon | NP | NW Ariz. | 1908 | 1,217,403 (492,876) | Great gorge of the Colorado River. See
Grand Canyon. |
| Grand Teton | NP | NW Wyo. | 1929 | 309,993 (125,503) | Scenic portion of the Teton Range; Jackson Hole. |
| Great Basin | NP | Nev. | 1986 | 77,180 (31,258) | Features Lehman Caves, an ice field on Wheeler Peak, ancient bristlecone pines, and a limestone arch. See
Great Basin. |
| Great Sand Dunes | PP | S Colo. | 1932 | 84,670 (34,257) | Large, high sand dunes in the Sangre de Cristo Mts. |
| Great Smoky Mountains | NP | N.C., Tenn. | 1926 | 521,621 (211,183) | Wild, beautiful area in the
Great Smoky Mountains. |
| Guadalupe Mountains | NP | W Tex. | 1966 | 86,416 (34,998) | Mountain region; contains a limestone fossil reef. |
| Haleakala | NP | Maui Island, Hawaii | 1916 | 29,824 (12,074) | Haleakala crater; rare and endangered species. |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | NP | Hawaii Island, Hawaii | 1916 | 209,695 (84,926) | Volcanic region; lush vegetation. |
| Hot Springs | NP | W central Ark. | 1921 | 5,549 (2,247) | Mineral springs. |
| Isle Royale | NP | NW Mich. | 1931 | 571,790 (231,575) | Forested island in Lake Superior. |
| Joshua Tree | NP | S Calif. | 1936 | 1,022,703 (414,050) | Rare Joshua trees, or "praying plants"; named by Mormons because of upstretched arms. |
| Katmai | PP | SE Alaska | 1918 | 4,093,229 (1,657,178) | Deep forest with lakes and active volcanoes. |
| Kenai Fjords | NP | S Alaska | 1978 | 669,983 (271,248) | Wilderness preserve, vast ice fields, fjords, and outflowing glaciers. |
| Kings Canyon | NP | E central Calif. | 1890 | 461,901 (187,070) | Canyons, peaks, sequoias. |
| Kobuk Valley | NP | NW Alaska | 1978 | 1,750,737 (709,048) | A wildlife preserve north of the Arctic Circle; archaeological remnants of 10,000 years of human habitation. |
| Lake Clark | PP | S Alaska | 1978 | 4,030,058 (1,631,602) | Waterfalls, tundra, and active volcanoes. |
| Lassen Volcanic | NP | N Calif. | 1907 | 106,372 (43,081) | Volcanic peaks and lava formations. |
| Mammoth Cave | NP | Central Ky. | 1926 | 52,830 (21,396) | Longest recorded cave system in the world. |
| Mesa Verde | NP | SW Colo. | 1906 | 52,122 (21,109) | Prehistoric cliff dwellings. |
| Mount Rainier | NP | SW Wash. | 1899 | 235,625 (95,395) | Volcanic peak and glaciers; subalpine meadows. |
| North Cascades | NP | N Wash. | 1968 | 504,781 (204,436) | Area of noted alpine scenery in the Cascade Range; bisected by Ross Lake National Recreation Area. |
| Olympic | NP | NW Wash. | 1909 | 922,651 (373,674) | Rain forests and glaciers in the
Olympic Mountains. |
| Petrified Forest | NP | E Ariz. | 1906 | 93,533 (37,881) | Petrified logs; portions of the Painted Desert. |
| Redwood | NP | NW Calif. | 1968 | 112,430 (45,518) | Coastal redwood forests. |
| Rocky Mountain | NP | Central Colo. | 1915 | 265,723 (107,580) | Scenic
Rocky Mountains region on the Continental Divide; many high, snowcapped peaks. |
| Saguaro | NP | SE Ariz. | 1933 | 91,443 (37,021) | Saguaro, other cacti, varied desert growth. |
| Sequoia | NP | E Calif. | 1890 | 402,510 (162,960) | Groves of giant sequoias. |
| Shenandoah | NP | N Va. | 1926 | 198,081 (80,195) | Forested region of the
Blue Ridge Mts. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | NP | W N.Dak. | 1947 | 70,447 (28,531) | Part of Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch; badlands along the Little Missouri River. |
| Virgin Islands | NP | Virgin Islands, on St. John | 1956 | 14,689 (5,949) | Unusual scenery, marine life, coral gardens; ruins of Danish colonial sugar plantations. |
| Voyageurs | NP | N Minn. | 1971 | 218,200 (88,340) | Scenic northern lakes region; interesting glacial features and history. |
| Wind Cave | NP | SW S.Dak. | 1903 | 28,295 (11,459) | Limestone caverns in the Black Hills. |
| Wrangell–St. Elias | PP | SW Alaska | 1978 | 13,176,371 (5,334,563) | Largest unit in the National Park System; numerous peaks over 16,000 ft (4,900 m), abundant wildlife. |
| Yellowstone | NP | Wyo., Mont., Idaho | 1872 | 2,219,791 (899,015) | Geysers and hot springs, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone; first national park. |
| Yosemite | NP | E Central Calif. | 1890 | 761,266 (308,205) | Mountain region with Yosemite Valley. |
| Zion | NP | SW Utah | 1909 | 146,592 (59,349) | Multicolored canyon in a desert region. |
| National Monuments | Name | Type1 | Location | Year authorized | Size
acres (hectares) | Description |
| Agate Fossil Beds | MO | NW Nebr. | 1965 | 3,055 (1,237) | World-famous quarries containing numerous well-preserved Miocene mammal fossils; museum of Native American artifacts. |
| Agua Fria | MO | Central Ariz. | 2000 | 71,100 (28,796) | A Native American settlement system dating to a.d. 1250–1450, spread over two mesas and the Agua Fria River canyon; more than 450 sites with pueblos, stone forts, and petroglyphs. |
| Alibates Flint Quarries | MO | NW Tex. | 1965 | 1,371 (555) | Flint quarries, first worked by Native Americans c.10,000 years ago; rich archaeological and historic area. |
| Aniakchak | MR | SW Alaska | 1978 | 602,779 (244,040) | Volcano; wilderness and wildlife preserve. |
| Aztec Ruins | MO | NW N.Mex. | 1923 | 319 (129) | Ruins of a Pueblo town. |
| Bandelier | MO | N N.Mex. | 1916 | 33,677 (13,634) | Ruins of 13th-century Pueblo cliff dwellings. |
| Booker T. Washington | MO | Central Va. | 1956 | 224 (91) | Birthplace and childhood home of Booker T.
Washington. |
| Buck Island Reef | MO | Virgin Islands, on Buck Island | 1961 | 880 (356) | One of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean; bird rookeries and grottoes. |
| Cabrillo | MO | SW Calif. | 1913 | 137 (55) | Memorial to Juan Rodríguez
Cabrillo. |
| California Coastal Rocks and Islands | MO | W Calif. | 2000 | … | Thousands of islands, rocks, and reefs within 12 mi (19 km) of California's 840-mi (1,350-km) coastline; includes nesting grounds of seabirds and marine mammals. |
| Canyon de Chelly | MO | NE Ariz. | 1931 | 83,840 (33,955) | Ruins of prehistoric Native American villages. |
| Canyons of the Ancients | MO | SW Colo. | 2000 | 164,000 (66,420) | Rugged landscape that is archaeologically rich, with some sites dating to 10,000 years ago; later pit houses, cliff dwellings, and pueblos. |
| Cape Krusenstern | MO | Alaska | 1978 | 649,182 (262,828) | Archaeological sites of indigenous communities dating back 4,000 years. |
| Capulin Volcano | MO | NE N.Mex. | 1916 | 793 (321) | Huge cinder cone of inactive volcano. |
| Carrizo Plain | MO | W central Calif. | 2001 | 204,000 (82,560) | Grasslands and wetlands, including akali Soda Lake, in Central Valley. Home to threatened or endangered species. |
| Casa Grande | MO | S Ariz. | 1892 | 473 (191) | Huge building built c.600 years ago, in the ruins of a Native American pueblo. |
| Cascade-Siskiyou | MO | S central Oregon | 2000 | 52,000 (21,060) | A biologically diverse and ecologically unique area that also includes Soda Mountain, Pilot Rock, and Siskiyou Pass. |
| Castillo de San Marcos | MO | NE Fla. | 1924 | 20 (8) | Old Spanish masonry fort in
Saint Augustine, Fla. |
| Castle Clinton | MO | SE N.Y. | 1946 | 1 (.4) | See
Battery, the. |
| Cedar Breaks | MO | SW Utah | 1933 | 6,155 (2,493) | Amphitheater (2,000 ft/610 m deep) formed by erosion. |
| Chiricahua | MO | SE Ariz. | 1924 | 11,985 (4,854) | Odd-shaped rock formations. |
| Colorado | MO | W Colo. | 1911 | 20,534 (8,313) | Huge monoliths and other unusual erosional features. |
| Craters of the Moon | MO | S Idaho | 1924 | 53,440 (21,636) | Volcanic cones, craters, fissures, lava flows. |
| Devils Postpile | MO | E Calif. | 1911 | 798 (323) | Basaltic columns, some 60 ft (18 m) high. |
| Devils Tower | MO | NE Wyo. | 1906 | 1,347 (546) | Volcanic rock tower; first national monument. |
| Dinosaur | MO | Colo., Utah | 1915 | 210,278 (85,133) | Rich quarries of well-preserved fossils. |
| Effigy Mounds | MO | NE Iowa | 1949 | 1,481 (600) | Outstanding examples of prehistoric Native American mounds. |
| El Malpais | MO | N.Mex. | 1987 | 114,277 (46,282) | In English, "the badlands"; volcanic area; also rich in Pueblo history. |
| El Morro | MO | W N.Mex. | 1906 | 1,279 (518) | Sandstone monolith with inscriptions of Spanish explorers and American pioneers. |
| Florissant Fossil Beds | MO | Central Colo. | 1969 | 5,998 (2,429) | Well-preserved insect, seed, and leaf fossils of the Oligocene period; petrified sequoia tree stumps. |
| Fort Frederica | MO | SE Ga. | 1936 | 241 (98) | Ruins of a fort built by James
Oglethorpe on one of the Sea Islands. |
| Fort McHenry | MO | N Md. | 1925 | 43 (17) | See
Fort McHenry. |
| Fort Matanzas | MO | NE Fla. | 1924 | 228 (92) | Spanish fort in
Saint Augustine, Fla. |
| Fort Pulaski | MO | SE Ga. | 1924 | 5,623 (2,277) | Fort on Cockspur Island. See
Fort Pulaski. |
| Fort Stanwix | MO | Central N.Y. | 1935 | 16 (6) | See
Fort Stanwix. |
| Fort Sumter | MO | SE S.C. | 1948 | 195 (79) | Scene of the engagement that opened the Civil War. See
Fort Sumter. |
| Fort Union | MO | NW N.Mex. | 1954 | 721 (292) | Ruins of a U.S. army fort on the Santa Fe Trail. |
| Fossil Butte | MO | W Wyo. | 1972 | 8,198 (3,320) | Area containing Paleocene-Eocene fossil fish. |
| George Washington Birthplace | MO | E Va. | 1930 | 627 (254) | Estate and reconstructed mansion. See
Wakefield. |
| George Washington Carver | MO | SW Mo. | 1943 | 210 (85) | Birthplace and boyhood home of George Washington
Carver. |
| Giant Sequoia | MO | E Calif. | 2000 | 328,000 (132,742) | Last remaining 34 groves of ancient sequoia trees within Sequoia National Forest. |
| Gila Cliff Dwellings | MO | SW N.Mex. | 1907 | 533 (216) | Well-preserved dwellings built by the Pueblo into a 150-ft (46-m) cliff. |
| Governors Island | MO | SE N.Y. | 2003 | 22 (9) | Early 1800s fortifications in New York harbor and their surroundings. |
| Grand Canyon–Parashant | MO | NW Ariz. | 2000 | 1,014,000 (410,670) | Canyons, mountains, and buttes on the W portion of the Grand Canyon's north rim. Prehistoric and 19th-century remains; rare condors and tortoises. |
| Grand Portage | MO | NE Minn. | 1951 | 710 (288) | 9-mi (14-km) portage on the route to the Northwest used by explorers, missionaries, and fur traders. |
| Grand Staircase-Escalante | MO | S Utah | 1996 | 1,700,000 (688,000) | Rock formations; natural arches and bridges; prehistoric dwellings and rock art; fossil sites. |
| Hagerman Fossil Beds | MO | S Idaho | 1988 | 4,351 (1,762) | Fossils dating from the Pliocene era. |
| Hanford Reach | MO | S central Wash. | 2000 | 195,000 (78,975) | Free-flowing nontidal stretch of the Columbia River with salmon spawing grounds and the shrub-steppe ecosystem originally typical of the river basin. |
| Hohokam Pima | MO | Central Ariz. | 1972 | 1,690 (684) | Archaeological remains of the Hohokam culture. |
| Homestead | MO | SE Nebr. | 1936 | 195 (79) | Site of the first farm claimed under the
Homestead Act. |
| Hovenweep | MO | Utah, Colo. | 1923 | 785 (318) | Prehistoric Native American pueblos and cliff dwellings. |
| Ironwood Forest | MO | S Ariz. | 2000 | 129,000 (52,245) | Mountainous desert landscape with large stands of ironwood trees; saguaro forests and bighorn sheep; historic Hohokam sites. |
| Jewel Cave | MO | SW S.Dak. | 1908 | 1,274 (516) | Limestone caves with chambers connected by narrow passages; in the Black Hills. |
| John Day Fossil Beds | MO | N central Oregon | 1974 | 14,014 (5,676) | Consists of Sheep Rock, Painted Hills, and Clarno locations. Its rich fossil remains extend over four prehistoric periods. |
| Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks | MO | N central N.Mex. | 2001 | 4,114 (1,665) | Canyons, cliffs, and cone-shaped rock formations with nesting birds. |
| Lava Beds | MO | N Calif. | 1925 | 46,560 (18,857) | Examples of volcanism; scene of Modoc uprising. |
| Little Bighorn Battlefield | MO | SE Mont. | 1879 | 765 (310) | Site of the battle between five companies of the Seventh Cavalry, commanded by George Armstrong Custer, and the Sioux and Cheyenne. |
| Minidoka Internment | MO | S Idaho | 2001 | 73 (30) | Site of a World War II internment camp for Japanese Americans. See
relocation center. |
| Montezuma Castle | MO | Central Ariz. | 1906 | 858 (347) | Well-preserved prehistoric cliff dwellings. |
| Muir Woods | MO | W Calif. | 1908 | 554 (224) | Virgin stand of coastal redwoods. |
| Natural Bridges | MO | SE Utah | 1908 | 7,636 (3,093) | Three huge natural sandstone bridges. |
| Navajo | MO | NE Ariz. | 1909 | 360 (146) | Ruins of large cliff dwellings. |
| Newberry | MO | Central Oregon | 1990 | 50,500 (20,453) | Caldera of a 500 sq mi (1,300 sq km) volcano, with lava flows, cinder cones, and the Lava Cast Forest. |
| Ocmulgee | MO | Central Ga. | 1934 | 702 (284) | Remains of prehistoric temple mounds. |
| Oregon Caves | MO | SW Oreg. | 1909 | 488 (198) | Limestone caverns with four levels; rock formations. |
| Organ Pipe Cactus | MO | S Ariz. | 1937 | 330,689 (133,929) | Unique Sonoran Desert plants and animals. |
| Petroglyph | MO | N.Mex. | 1990 | 7,232 (2,928) | More than 15,000 prehistoric and historic Native American and Hispanic petroglyphs and rock art carvings. |
| Pinnacles | MO | W Calif. | 1908 | 24,265 (9,827) | Rock spires from 500 to 1,200 ft (150 to 365 m) high; caves. |
| Pipe Spring | MO | NW Ariz. | 1923 | 40 (16) | Spring first visited by the Mormons; old fort. |
| Pipestone | MO | SW Minn. | 1937 | 282 (114) | Quarry that was a source for Native American peace pipes; park includes Upper Midwest Indian Cultural Center. |
| Pompeys Pillar | MO | S central Mont. | 2001 | 51 (21) | Large sandstone butte on Yellowstone River with inscription by William Clark. |
| Poverty Point | MO | NE La. | 1988 | 911 (369) | Remains of a 2d millenium b.c. culture. |
| President Lincoln and Soldier's Home | MO | Washington, D.C. | 2000 | 2.3 (.9) | Historic Anderson Cottage, used as a summer retreat by Lincoln and other presidents. |
| Rainbow Bridge | MO | S Utah | 1910 | 160 (65) | Pink sandstone arch. |
| Russell Cave | MO | NE Ala. | 1961 | 310 (126) | Cave containing a nearly continuous archaeological record of human habitation from about 7000 b.c. to a.d. 1650. |
| Salinas Pueblo Missions | MO | Central N.Mex. | 1909 | 1,071 (434) | Four 17th-century mission churches and ruins of three Pueblo villages. |
| Scotts Bluff | MO | W Nebr. | 1919 | 3,003 (1,216) | Landmark on the Oregon Trail. |
| Sonoran Desert | MO | SW Ariz. | 2001 | 486,000 (196,684) | Biologically diverse desert with mountain ranges and lowland valleys. Historical and archaeological remains. |
| Statue of Liberty | MO | SE N.Y. | 1924 | 58 (23) | See
Liberty, Statue of. |
| Sunset Crater Volcano | MO | N Ariz. | 1930 | 3,040 (1,231) | Volcanic cinder cone with multicolored crater. |
| Timpanogos Cave | MO | N Utah | 1922 | 250 (101) | Limestone cavern on Mt. Timpanogos. |
| Tonto | MO | Central Ariz. | 1907 | 1,120 (454) | Well-preserved 14th-century cliff dwellings built by Native Americans in the Salt River valley. |
| Tuzigoot | MO | Central Ariz. | 1939 | 801 (324) | Excavated ruins of a large Native American pueblo. |
| Upper Missouri River Breaks | MO | N central Mont. | 2001 | 377,346 (152,825) | Rugged, remote ecosystem paralleling the Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River; explored by Lewis and Clark. |
| U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef | MO | Virgin Islands, off St. John | 2001 | 12,000 (4,856) | Mangroves, sea grass beds, and coral reefs, home to many sea animals and birds. |
| Vermilion Cliffs | MO | N Ariz. | 2000 | 293,000 (118,577) | Remote cliffs, plateaus, canyons, and desert grasslands. |
| Walnut Canyon | MO | N Ariz. | 1915 | 3,579 (1,449) | 12th-century Sinagua cliff dwellings. |
| White Sands | MO | S N.Mex. | 1933 | 143,733 (58,212) | Wind-drifted gypsum sands. |
| Wupatki | MO | N Ariz. | 1924 | 35,422 (14,341) | Several prehistoric pueblos. |
| Yucca House | MO | SW Colo. | 1919 | 34 (14) | Unexcavated ruins of a prehistoric Native American village. |
| National and International Historic Sites and Historical Parks | Name | Type1 | Location | Year authorized | Size
acres (hectares) | Description |
| Abraham Lincoln Birthplace | HS | Central Ky. | 1916 | 117 (47) | Traditional birthplace cabin in memorial building on site of Lincoln's birthplace. |
| Adams | HP | E Mass. | 1946 | 14 (6) | Home of Presidents John
Adams, John Quincy
Adams, and other members of the family. |
| Allegheny Portage Railroad | HS | SW Pa. | 1964 | 1,249 (506) | Inclined-plane railroad that lifted passengers and cargoes of boats on the Pennsylvania Canal over the Allegheny Mts. |
| Andersonville | HS | SW Ga. | 1970 | 495 (200) | Civil War prison camp and national prisoner of war memorial. See under
Andersonville. |
| Andrew Johnson | HS | NE Tenn. | 1935 | 17 (7) | Home, shop, and grave of President Andrew
Johnson; site includes Andrew Johnson National Cemetery. |
| Appomattox Court House | HP | S central Va. | 1930 | 1,775 (719) | Site of Lee's surrender to Grant. See under
Appomattox, Va. |
| Bent's Old Fort | HS | SE Colo. | 1960 | 799 (323) | Fur-trading post and rest station on the
Santa Fe Trail; built c.1830 by Charles
Bent and William
Bent. See
Bent's Fort. |
| Boston | HP | E Mass. | 1974 | 41 (17) | Many sites include Old South Meeting House, the home of Paul Revere, obelisk commemorating the Battle of Bunker Hill, and part of the Charlestown Navy Yard. |
| Boston African American | HS | E Mass. | 1980 | .38 (.15) | Site features oldest African-American church in the United States and the Black Heritage Trail. |
| Brown v. Board of Education | HS | NE Kansas | 1992 | 2 (.8) | See
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans. |
| Cane River Creole | HP | SE La. | 1994 | 207 (84) | Plantations and other sites associated with the development of creole culture. |
| Carl Sandburg Home | HS | SW N.C. | 1968 | 264 (107) | Farm home of author Carl
Sandburg. |
| Chaco Culture | HP | NW N.Mex. | 1907 | 33,974 (13,759) | 13 pre-Columbian ruins of the Anasazi. Ruins representing the highest point of
Pueblo prehistoric civilization (a.d. 900–1000). |
| Charles Pinckney | HS | SE S.C. | 1988 | 28 (11) | Home and estate of American diplomat and framer of the Constitution. |
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal | HP | D.C., Md., W.Va. | 1938 | 19,236 (7,791) | See
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Proclaimed a national monument in 1961, a national historical park in 1971. |
| Christiansted | HS | Virgin Islands, on St. Croix | 1952 | 27 (11) | Commemorates the Virgin Islands' colonial development, especially under Danish rule in the 18th and 19th cent. |
| Clara Barton | HS | S Md. | 1974 | 9 (4) | Home and offices of the founder of the American Red Cross. |
| Colonial | HP | SE Va. | 1930 | 9,350 (3,785) | Historic Yorktown, Jamestown, and Cape Henry. Colonial Parkway connects some sites with Williamsburg. |
| Cumberland Gap | HP | Ky., Tenn., Va. | 1940 | 20,454 (8,281) | Mountain pass of the Wilderness Road. See
Cumberland Gap. |
| Dayton Aviation Heritage | HP | W Ohio | 1992 | 86 (35) | Site honors life and work of the
Wright brothers, as well as poet Paul Laurence
Dunbar. |
| Edgar Allan Poe | HS | SE Pa. | 1978 | .52 (.21) | In 1843,
Poe lived here and wrote several of his most famous stories. |
| Edison | HS | NE N.J. | 1962 | 21 (9) | Buildings and equipment used by Thomas A.
Edison. |
| Eisenhower | HS | S Pa. | 1969 | 690 (279) | Home and farm of President Dwight D.
Eisenhower. |
| Eleanor Roosevelt | HS | S N.Y. | 1977 | 181 (73) | Her personal retreat including two restored buildings, tennis court, rose garden, and playhouse. |
| Eugene O'Neill | HS | N Calif. | 1976 | 13 (5) | Restored home of the playwright. |
| Ford's Theatre | HS | Washington, D.C. | 1970 | .29 (.12) | Site of President Abraham
Lincoln's assassination and death; includes the Lincoln Museum. |
| Fort Bowie | HS | SE Ariz. | 1964 | 1,000 (405) | Ruins of a fort (est. 1862) that was the base of military operations against
Geronimo and his followers. |
| Fort Davis | HS | W Tex. | 1961 | 474 (192) | Key post in the defensive system of W Texas, guarding (1854–91) the San Antonio–El Paso road through the Davis Mts. |
| Fort Laramie | HS | SE Wyo. | 1938 | 833 (337) | Buildings of an old fort on the Oregon Trail. |
| Fort Larned | HS | Central Kansas | 1964 | 718 (291) | Protected the Santa Fe Trail; served as a military base during the Plains War (1860s) and later as an Indian Bureau administrative center. |
| Fort Point | HS | W Calif. | 1970 | 29 (12) | Brick and granite mid-19th-century coastal fortification. |
| Fort Raleigh | HS | NE N.C. | 1941 | 513 (208) | Site of the first attempted settlement by the English in North America. See
Roanoke Island. |
| Fort Scott | HS | SE Kansas | 1965 | 17 (7) | Commemorates historic events in Kansas prior to and during the Civil War. |
| Fort Smith | HS | NW Ark. | 1961 | 75 (30) | One of the first U.S. military posts in the Louisiana Purchase; maintained law and order in the Oklahoma Territory. See
Fort Smith, Ark. |
| Fort Union Trading Post | HS | N.Dak., Mont. | 1966 | 442 (179) | American Fur Company trading post during the 19th cent. |
| Fort Vancouver | HS | SW Wash. | 1948 | 209 (85) | Site of a
Hudson's Bay Company post (1825–49) and later of a U.S. army fort. |
| Frederick Douglass | HS | Washington, D.C. | 1962 | 9 (4) | Home of the abolitionist and writer; contains original furnishings, photographs, lithographs, and his library. |
| Frederick Law Olmsted | HS | E Mass. | 1979 | 7 (2.8) | Site of Olmsted's home and business containing lithographs and original furnishings. |
| Friendship Hill | HS | SW Pa. | 1978 | 675 (273) | Home of Albert
Gallatin, U.S. secretary of the treasury under Presidents Jefferson and Madison. |
| George Rogers Clark | HP | SW Ind. | 1966 | 26 (11) | Memorial near the site of old Fort Sackville, seized from the British by General G. R.
Clark in 1779. |
| Golden Spike | HS | N Utah | 1957 | 2,735 (1,108) | Site where the
Union Pacific RR and the Central Pacific RR joined to form the first transcontinental railroad. |
| Grant-Kohrs Ranch | HS | W Mont. | 1972 | 1,618 (655) | Headquarters of one of the largest 19th-century range ranches. |
| Hampton | HS | NE Md. | 1948 | 62 (25) | Late-18th-century Georgian mansion. |
| Harpers Ferry | HP | Md., W.Va. | 1944 | 2,343 (949) | See
Harpers Ferry. |
| Harry S. Truman | HS | Mo. | 1983 | 7 (3) | Home of Harry S.
Truman from 1919 until 1972. |
| Herbert Hoover | HS | E Iowa | 1965 | 187 (76) | Birthplace, childhood home, and burial place of President Herbert
Hoover. |
| Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt | HS | SE N.Y. | 1944 | 349 (141) | Home, "Summer White House," and burial place of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt. See
Hyde Park. |
| Hopewell Culture | HP | S Ohio | 1923 | 1,245 (504) | Prehistoric burial mounds of Hopewell people. |
| Hopewell Furnace | HS | SE Pa. | 1938 | 848 (343) | 19th-century iron-making site with reconstructed buildings and furnished cottages. |
| Hubbell Trading Post | HS | NE Ariz. | 1965 | 160 (65) | Example of a late-19th-century trading post in the Southwest. |
| Independence | HP | SE Pa. | 1948 | 45 (18) | Historic points of interest and the Liberty Bell; site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. See
Independence Hall. |
| James A. Garfield | HS | NE Ohio | 1980 | 8 (3) | Home of the 20th president and site of the first presidential memorial library. |
| Jean Lafitte | HP | SE La. | 1939 | 20,020 (8,108) | Includes New Orleans' French Quarter, the Chalmette Battlefield, and the Barataria and Acadian units. |
| Jimmy Carter | HS | SW Georgia | 1987 | 71 (29) | Buildings and exhibits associated with the 39th president's life. |
| John Fitzgerald Kennedy | HS | E Mass. | 1967 | .09 (.04) | Birthplace and early boyhood home of President John F. Kennedy. |
| John Muir | HS | W Calif. | 1964 | 345 (140) | John Muir House and Martínez Adobe, commemorating contributions of John
Muir to conservation and literature. |
| Kalaupapa | HP | N Molokai Island, Hawaii | 1980 | 10,779 (4,365) | Site of former leper colony separated from the island by 2,000-ft (610-m) cliff; there are ruins of 300 Hawaiian structures. |
| Kaloko-Honokohau | HP | Hawaii Island, Hawaii | 1978 | 1,161 (470) | Site of important pre-European settlements. |
| Keweenaw | HP | NW Mich. | 1992 | 1,870 (757) | Preserves features relevant to the first significant copper mining in the United States. |
| Klondike Gold Rush | HP | SW Alaska, NW Wa. | 1976 | 13,191 (5,342) | Sites connected with the 1898
Klondike gold rush including Seattle's Pioneer Square, the miners' point of departure. |
| Knife River Indian Villages | HS | Central N.Dak. | 1974 | 1,758 (712) | Ruins of villages of Hidasta and Mandan Native Americans. |
| Lewis and Clark | HP | NW Oreg., SW Wash. | 1958 | 1,481 (599) | Fort Clatsop, site of the winter encampment of the
Lewis and Clark expedition, and other sites associated with it. Jointly managed with nearby state historical parks. |
| Lincoln Home | HS | Central Ill. | 1971 | 12 (5) | Only private home owned by Abraham Lincoln; he was living there when he was elected president. |
| Little Rock Central High School | HS | Central Ark. | 1998 | 18 (7) | Site commemorating the "Little Rock Nine" and the fight for desegregation in the schools. |
| Longfellow | HS | E Mass. | 1972 | 2 (.8) | Home of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow (1837–82) in Cambridge; also George Washington's headquarters during the siege of Boston (1775–76). |
| Lowell | HP | NE Mass. | 1978 | 141 (57) | Restored site of cotton mill traces the history of the Industrial Revolution. |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | HP | SE Tex. | 1969 | 1,570 (636) | Sites of the birthplace, boyhood home, and ranch of President Lyndon B.
Johnson. |
| Maggie L. Walker | HS | E Central Va. | 1978 | 1 (.4) | Home of African-American bank president and early leader in the women's movement. |
| Manzanar | HS | E Calif. | 1992 | 814 (330) | Site of World War II internment of Japanese Americans. See
relocation center. |
| Marsh-Billings | HP | Vt. | 1992 | 643 (260) | Home of pioneer conservationist George Perkins Marsh. |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | HS | N Ga. | 1980 | 39 (16) | Birthplace, church, and grave of the civil-rights leader. |
| Martin Van Buren | HS | SE N.Y. | 1974 | 40 (16) | Home of the 8th president. |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Council House | HS | Washington, D.C. | 1982 | .07 (.03) | Home and political headquarters of the educator and activist; the carriage house contains the Bethune Archives. |
| Minute Man | HP | E Mass. | 1959 | 965 (391) | Scene of fighting on the opening day of the Revolutionary War; includes North Bridge, Minute Man statue, Battle Road (see
Lexington and Concord, battles of), and the home of Nathaniel
Hawthorne. |
| Morristown | HP | N N.J. | 1933 | 1,698 (687) | Site of military encampments during the Revolution; Washington's headquarters, 1779–80. |
| Natchez | HP | SW Miss. | 1988 | 108 (44) | Melrose plantation and other antebellum buildings. |
| New Bedford Whaling | HP | SE Mass. | 1996 | 34 (14) | Commemorates the whaling heritage of New Bedford; includes a whaling museum. |
| New Orleans Jazz | HP | SE La. | 1994 | … | Preserves and interprets jazz as it has evolved in New Orleans. |
| Nez Percé | HP | Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash. | 1965 | 2,123 (860) | 38 sites that preserve and commemorate the history and culture of the Nez Percé. |
| Nicodemus | HS | NW Kansas | 1996 | 161 (65) | Site of town established by African Americans during Reconstruction. |
| Ninety Six | HS | NW S.C. | 1976 | 989 (401) | A frontier trading post and Revolutionary War stronghold. |
| Palo Alto Battlefield | HS | S Tex. | 1978 | 3,357 (1,360) | Site of the first major battle of the Mexican War. |
| Pecos | HP | N N.Mex. | 1965 | 6,671 (2,702) | 15th-century ruins of Pecos Pueblo, once the largest Native American settlement in the Southwest. |
| Pennsylvania Avenue | HS | Washington, D.C. | 1965 | … | Portion of Pennsylvania Ave. and adjacent area between the Capitol and the White House. |
| Pu'uhonua o Honaunau | HP | SW Hawaii Island, Hawaii | 1955 | 182 (74) | Ancient Hawaiian sanctuary and royal residence. |
| Puukohola Heiau | HS | Hawaii Island, Hawaii | 1972 | 86 (35) | Ruins of temple built (1791) by King Kamehameha the Great. |
| Sagamore Hill | HS | SE N.Y. | 1962 | 83 (34) | Estate and Victorian-style home of President Theodore
Roosevelt. |
| Saint Croix Island | IS | E Maine | 1949 | 45 (18) | Commemorates the French settlement on the island in the
Saint Croix River. |
| Saint-Gaudens | HS | W N.H. | 1964 | 148 (60) | Memorial to the American sculptor Augustus
Saint-Gaudens; contains his home studios, gardens. |
| Saint Paul's Church | HS | SE N.Y. | 1943 | 6 (2) | 18th-century church associated with the events leading to the arrest of John Peter
Zenger; includes Bill of Rights museum. |
| Salem Maritime | HS | NE Mass. | 1938 | 9 (4) | Wharves and buildings important during Salem's seafaring days. |
| Salt River Bay | HP | Virgin Islands, on St. Croix | 1992 | 945 (383) | Fort Sale; upland watersheds, mangrove forests, estuarine and marine environments. |
| San Antonio Missions | HP | S central Tex. | 1978 | 819 (332) | Four missions situated on the San Antonio River; important examples of Spanish cultural influence. |
| San Francisco Maritime | HP | N Calif. | 1988 | 50 (20) | Largest collection of historic ships in the United States; exhibits on maritime history. |
| San Juan | HS | NE Puerto Rico | 1949 | 75 (30) | Oldest fortification within the limits of U.S. territory, built (16th cent.) by the Spanish to protect the harbor guarding the sea lanes to the New World. |
| San Juan Island | HP | NW Wash. | 1966 | 1,752 (710) | Dedicated to the peaceful relationship between the United States, Britain, and Canada since the
San Juan Boundary Dispute. |
| Saratoga | HP | E N.Y. | 1938 | 3,392 (1,373) | Scene of a famous battle in the American Revolution. See
Saratoga campaign. |
| Saugus Iron Works | HS | E Mass. | 1968 | 9 (4) | Reconstruction of the 17th-century Colonial ironworks. |
| Sitka | HP | SE Alaska | 1910 | 107 (43) | Site of the Tlingit peoples' defeat by Russian settlers in 1804. See
Sitka. |
| Springfield Armory | HS | Mass. | 1974 | 55 (22) | Large weapons museum housed in former arsenal. |
| Steamtown | HS | NE Pa. | 1986 | 62 (25) | A railyard containing America's largest collection of steam-era locomotives and railroad cars. |
| Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace | HS | SE N.Y. | 1962 | .11 (.04) | Birthplace and boyhood home of President Theodore
Roosevelt. |
| Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural | HS | W N.Y. | 1966 | 1 (.4) | Ansley Wilcox House, where Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office (1901) as president. |
| Thomas Stone | HS | S Md. | 1978 | 328 (133) | Georgian-style home, Habre-de-Ventre, of a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. |
| Tumacacori | HP | S Ariz. | 1908 | 46 (19) | Mission founded by Father Eusebio F.
Kino; rebuilt by the Franciscans. |
| Tuskegee Airmen | HS | SE Ala. | 1999 | 90 (36) | Site commemorating the African-American Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. |
| Tuskegee Institute | HS | S Ala. | 1974 | 58 (23) | First institution of higher learning for the vocational training of African Americans; founded in 1881. |
| Ulysses S. Grant | HS | Missouri | 1989 | 10 (4) | Pre–Civil War home of Ulysses S. Grant. |
| Valley Forge | HP | SE Pa. | 1976 | 3,466 (1,404) | Soldiers' huts and preserved buildings re-create the 1777–78 encampment of the Continental Army. |
| Vanderbilt Mansion | HS | E N.Y. | 1940 | 212 (86) | 19th-century palatial Victorian residence of a grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt. |
| War in the Pacific | HP | Central Guam | 1978 | 2,031 (822) | Artifacts of World War II in the Pacific theater. |
| Washita Battlefield | HS | Okla. | 1848 | 315 (128) | Site of a Southern Cheyenne village attacked by General Custer on Nov. 27, 1868. |
| Weir Farm | HS | Conn. | 1990 | 74 (30) | Home and studio of the American impressionist painter J. Alden Weir. |
| Whitman Mission | HS | SW Wash. | 1936 | 98 (40) | Site of the mission of Dr. Marcus
Whitman. |
| William Howard Taft | HS | SW Ohio | 1969 | 3 (1) | Birthplace and early home of President William Howard
Taft. |
| Women's Rights | HP | W N.Y. | 1980 | 6 (2) | Includes Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, site of first women's rights convention (1848), and the home of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton. |
| National Memorials | Name | Type1 | Location | Year authorized | Size
acres (hectares) | Description |
| Arkansas Post | MM | SE Ark. | 1960 | 747 (302) | Site of the first permanent French settlement in the lower Mississippi valley. See
Arkansas Post. |
| Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial | MM | NE Va. | 1925 | 28 (11) | Former home of the Custis and Lee families; memorial to Robert E.
Lee. |
| Chamizal | MM | W Tex. | 1966 | 55 (22) | Memorializes the peaceful settlement of the 99-year border dispute between the United States and Mexico. |
| Coronado | MM | SE Ariz. | 1952 | 4,750 (1,924) | Area near Francisco Vásquez de
Coronado's point of entry (1540) into the United States. |
| De Soto | MM | W Fla. | 1948 | 27 (11) | Commemorates the landing (1539) of Hernando
De Soto in Florida and his exploration of the S United States. |
| Federal Hall | MM | SE N.Y. | 1939 | .45 (.18) | Site of the first seat of the federal government and George
Washington's inauguration (1789). |
| Fort Caroline | MM | NE Fla. | 1950 | 138 (56) | Area overlooking the site of
Fort Caroline. |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial | MM | Washington, D.C. | 1997 | 8 (3) | Monument to Roosevelt on the Mall in the nation's capital. |
| General Grant | MM | SE N.Y. | 1958 | .76 (.31) | Tomb of President Ulysses S.
Grant and his wife, Julia. |
| Hamilton Grange | MM | SE N.Y. | 1962 | .11 (.04) | Home of Alexander
Hamilton. |
| Jefferson National Expansion Memorial | MM | E Mo. | 1935 | 193 (78) | Area commemorating westward exploration and settlement; includes Gateway Arch. See
Saint Louis, Mo. |
| Johnstown Flood | MM | SE Pa. | 1964 | 164 (66) | Memorializes the Johnstown flood of 1889. See
Johnstown, Pa. |
| Korean War Veterans Memorial | MM | Washington, D.C. | 1986 | 2 (.8) | Grouping of 19 infantry soldiers standing before a polished granite wall. |
| Lincoln Boyhood | MM | SW Ind. | 1962 | 200 (81) | Site of the farm where Abraham Lincoln was raised and the burial place of his mother, Mary Hanks Lincoln. |
| Lincoln Memorial | MM | Washington, D.C. | 1911 | 107 (45) | See
Lincoln Memorial. |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac | MM | NE Va. | 1973 | 17 (7) | Grove of 500 white pines overlooking Potomac River vista of the capital. |
| Mount Rushmore | MM | SW S.Dak. | 1925 | 1,278 (518) | Carvings of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt on the granite face of Mt. Rushmore. |
| Oklahoma City | MM | Okla. | 1997 | 6 (2) | Site honoring the rescuers and victims killed in the Apr. 19, 1995, bombing of the Federal Building. |
| Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial | MM | N Ohio | 1936 | 25 (10) | Scene of the victory near Put-in Bay of Oliver H.
Perry in the War of 1812. |
| Roger Williams | MM | E R.I. | 1965 | 5 (2) | Memorial to Roger
Williams, the founder of the Rhode Island colony and a pioneer of religious freedom. |
| Thaddeus Kosciuszko | MM | SE Pa. | 1972 | .02 (.01) | Commemorates the life and work of Thaddeus
Kosciusko. |
| Thomas Jefferson | MM | Washington, D.C. | 1934 | 18 (7) | See
Thomas Jefferson Memorial. |
| USS Arizona Memorial | MM | S Honolulu, Hawaii | 1980 | … | A memorial to American losses at
Pearl Harbor. |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | MM | Washington, D.C. | 1980 | 2 (.8) | See
Vietnam Veterans Memorial. |
| Washington Monument | MM | Washington, D.C. | 1848 | 106 (43) | 555-ft (169-m) high obelisk honoring Washington. |
| Wright Brothers | MM | NE N.C. | 1927 | 428 (173) | Scene of the first (1903) successful flight of the
Wright brothers. |
| National Battlefields, Battlefield Parks, Battlefield Sites, and Military Parks | Name | Type1 | Location | Year authorized | Size
acres (hectares) | Description |
| Antietam | BF | Central Md. | 1890 | 3,223 (1,305) | See
Antietam campaign. Antietam (Sharpsburg) National Cemetery adjoins the park. |
| Big Hole | BF | SW Mont. | 1910 | 656 (266) | Scene of 1877 battle between U.S. troops and Nez Percé led by Chief Joseph. |
| Brices Cross Roads | BS | NE Miss. | 1929 | 1 (.4) | Site of a rout of Union troops by Confederate cavalry under General N. B. Forrest (June 10, 1864). |
| Chickamauga and Chattanooga | MP | Ga., Tenn. | 1890 | 8,129 (3,291) | Civil War battle sites; first national military park. |
| Cowpens | BF | NW S.C. | 1929 | 932 (377) | Site of an American militia victory over British infantry and cavalry forces in the Revolutionary War battle of Cowpens (Jan. 17, 1781). |
| Fort Donelson | BF | NW Tenn. | 1928 | 552 (224) | Site of first Union Army victory; Civil War cemetery. |
| Fort Necessity | BF | SW Pa. | 1931 | 903 (366) | George Washington's troops defeated here in 1754. |
| Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial | MP | NE Va. | 1927 | 7,924 (3,208) | Contains portions of four major Civil War battlefields (see
Fredericksburg, battle of) and a national cemetery. |
| Gettysburg | MP | S Pa. | 1895 | 5,984 (2,423) | Civil War battlefield and cemetery; site of President Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address. See
Gettysburg, Pa. |
| Guilford Courthouse | MP | N N.C. | 1917 | 223 (90) | See
Guilford Courthouse, battle of. |
| Horseshoe Bend | MP | E Ala. | 1956 | 2,040 (826) | See
Horseshoe Bend. |
| Kennesaw Mountain | BP | NW Ga. | 1917 | 2,884 (1,168) | Site of Sherman's attack on the Confederate forces in the
Atlanta campaign. |
| Kings Mountain | MP | N S.C. | 1931 | 3,945 (1,598) | Site of a crucial American victory (Oct. 7, 1780) over the British during the Revolution. |
| Manassas | BP | NE Va. | 1940 | 5,072 (2,054) | See
Bull Run. |
| Monocacy | BF | W Md. | 1976 | 1,647 (667) | Site commemorates the first successful defense of Washington, D.C. during the Civil War. |
| Moores Creek | BF | SE N.C. | 1926 | 88 (36) | Site of a battle between Patriots and Loyalists. |
| Pea Ridge | MP | NW Ark. | 1956 | 4,300 (1,742) | Site of the Civil War battle of
Pea Ridge, which saved Missouri for the Union. |
| Petersburg | BF | SE Va. | 1926 | 2,659 (1,077) | Scene of the Battle of the Crater and a 10-month Union campaign (1864–65) to seize
Petersburg, Va. |
| Richmond | BP | E Va. | 1936 | 1,718 (696) | Commemorates Civil War battles of Cold Harbor, Drewry's Bluff, Gaines Mill, Malvern Hill, and Beaver Dam Creek. |
| Shiloh | MP | SW Tenn. | 1894 | 3,973 (1,609) | Site of the Civil War battle of
Shiloh. Shiloh National Cemetery is there. |
| Stones River | BF | Central Tenn. | 1927 | 713 (289) | See
Murfreesboro, Tenn. Site of Stones River National Cemetery. |
| Tupelo | BF | NE Miss. | 1929 | 1 (.4) | See
Tupelo, Miss. |
| Vicksburg | MP | W Miss. | 1899 | 1,740 (704) | Site of the
Vicksburg campaign of the Civil War and Vicksburg National Cemetery. |
| Wilson's Creek | BF | Missouri | 1960 | 1,750 (709) | Site of first major Civil War engagement west of the Mississippi. |
| National Preserves and Reserves | Name | Type1 | Location | Year authorized | Size
acres (hectares) | Description |
| Bering Land Bridge | PS | NW Alaska | 1978 | 2,697,639 (1,092,162) | Remnant of land bridge that connected Alaska with Asia. |
| Big Cypress | PA | S Fla. | 1974 | 720,570 (291,729) | Subtropical plant and animal life; ancestral home of Seminole and Miccosukee peoples. |
| Big Thicket | PS | SE Tex. | 1974 | 97,191 (39,349) | Large number of plant and animal species. |
| City of Rocks | NR | Idaho | 1988 | 14,107 (5,711) | Granite spires, sculptured rock formations. |
| Ebey's Landing | NR | Whidbey Island, Wash. | 1978 | 19,000 (7,695) | Records exploration and settlement of Puget Sound. |
| Little River Canyon | PS | NE Ala. | 1992 | 13,633 (5,519) | Rock expanses, benches, and bluffs; kayaking and rock climbing. |
| Mojave | PS | S Calif. | 1994 | 1,508,045 (610,545) | Dunes, cinder cones, historic mining scenes; protects fragile habitat of the desert tortoise. |
| Noatak | PS | Alaska | 1978 | 6,569,904 (2,660,811) | Mountain-ringed river basin. |
| Tallgrass Prairie | PS | E Kansas | 1996 | 10,894 (4,411) | Preserve protecting surviving remnant of the tallgrass ecosystem. |
| Timucan Ecological and Historic Preserve | PS | Fla. | 1988 | 46,019 (18,631) | Atlantic coastal marshes, islands, tidal creeks. |
| Yukon-Charley Rivers | PS | E central Alaska | 1978 | 2,526,512 (1,022,879) | Peregrine falcons, 1898 Gold Rush relics. |
| National Recreation Areas | Name | Type1 | Location | Year authorized | Size
acres (hectares) | Description |
| Amistad | RA | S Tex. | 1965 | 58,500 (23,693) | U.S. part of Amistad Reservoir, on the Rio Grande. |
| Bighorn Canyon | RA | Mont., Wyo. | 1966 | 120,296 (48,720) | Yellowtail Dam and spectacular Bighorn Canyon, on the
Bighorn River. |
| Boston Harbor Islands | RA | E Mass. | 1996 | 1,482 (600) | More than 30 islands off the Greater Boston coast. |
| Chattahoochie River | RA | Georgia | 1978 | 9,260 (3,750) | Series of historic and recreational sites along the Chattahoochie River. |
| Chickasaw | RA | S Okla. | 1976 | 9,889 (4,005) | Mineral springs, streams, and lakes. Name honors Chickasaw Nation; combination of former Platt National Park and Arbuckle National Recreation Area. |
| Curecanti | RA | E Colo. | 1965 | 41,972 (16,993) | Blue Mesa, Morrow Point, and Crystal reservoirs in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison. |
| Cuyahoga Valley | RA | NE Ohio | 1974 | 32,859 (13,303) | Preserves rural character of Cuyahoga River Valley. |
| Delaware Water Gap | RA | N.J., Pa. | 1965 | 66,756 (27,027) | Scenic
Delaware Water Gap. |
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