ALABAMA
NATIONAL PARKS
Little
River Canyon National Preserve
Little River Preserve and protects natural, cultural, and recreational
resources.
Natchez
Trace National Scenic Trail
The Natchez Trail is an ancient 500-mile footpath that began as a series
of animal tracks and Native American trails. Four separate trails totaling
65 miles.
Russell
Cave National Monument
Russell Cave displays record of human habitation. The archaeological
site contains the most complete record of prehistoric cultures in the
Southeast.
Tuskegee
Airmen National Historic Site
Preserves Moton Field, a training site in World War II for the all-black
air corps
Tuskegee
Institute National Historic Site
Booker T. Washington's home, and George Washington Carver Museum.
ALASKA
NATIONAL PARKS
Alagnak
Wild River National Park
Offers
66 miles of whitewater rafting, and one of the most popular sport fishing
destinations in all of southwest Alaska.
Aniakchak
National Monument
Aniakchak caldera features lava flows, cinder cones, as well as Surprise
Lake.
Bering
Land Bridge National Preserve
The preserve is a remnant of the land bridge that once connected Asia
with North America. Devil Lake, is the largest maar in the world.
Cape
Krusenstern National Monument
Archeological sites along this coastline. Musk oxen were reintroduced
1970.
Denali
National Park and Preserve
Denali National Park features Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in
North America, and the only sled dogs in the U.S. that help protect
a national park.
Gates
of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Preserves part of Central Brooks Range, extension of the Rocky Mountains.
Glacier
Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay Park Preserves the highest peak in southeast Alaska.
Katmai
National Park and Preserve
Katmai "Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes" is famous for volcanoes.
Kenai
Fjords National Park
Four major ice caps in the US. At Kenai National Park you can walk very
close to an active glacier.
Klondike
Gold Rush National Historical Park-Klondike
Commemorates gold rush with historic buildings.
Klondike Gold Rush
National Historical Park-Seattle
Kobuk
Valley National Park
Features 25-square mile Great Kobuk Sand Dunes. Nearly half a million
caribou migrate through the Kobuk Valley National Park twice a year.
Lake
Clark National Park and Preserve
Features two active volcanoes, Mt. Iliamna and Mt. Redoubt.
Noatak
National Preserve
The Noatak basin is internationally recognized as a Biosphere Reserve.
Sitka
National Historical Park
Commemorates the 1804 Battle of Sitka, Alaska
Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park and Preserve
Referred to as the "mountain kingdom of North America" with peaks above
16,000 feet, including 18,008 ft. Mount St. Elias, and numerous glaciers.
Yukon-Charley
Rivers National Preserve
Preserves and protects 115 miles of the Yukon River and Charley River
basin.
ARIZONA
NATIONAL PARKS
Canyon
de Chelly National Monument
Canyon de Chelly features the ruins of Indian villages. Canyon de Chelly
is one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America,
Navajo Tribal Trust Land that still remains home to the canyon community.
Casa
Grande Ruins National Monument
Among the Casa Grande ruins is Casa Grande, or "Big House," one of the
largest and most mysterious prehistoric structures ever built in North
America.
Chiricahua
National Monument
Chiricahua represents one of the premier areas for biological diversity.
Coronado
National Memorial
Commemorates the significance of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado’s expedition
and the resulting cultural influences of 16th century Spanish colonial
exploration in the Americas.
Fort
Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Bowie was the focal point of the military operations against Geronimo
and his band of Apaches.
Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area
Lake Powell in Glen Canyon offers opportunities for water-based and
backcountry recreation. Glen Canyon NRA encompassing over 1.2 million
acres. Park
Web Cams
Grand
Canyon National Park
Focusing on the Grand Canyon. Hualapai Tribe's Skywalk is at the far
western end of the Grand Canyon
Hohokam
Pima National Monument
Preserves the archaeological remains of the Hohokam culture.
Hubbell
Trading Post National Historic Site
The oldest continuously operating trading post on the Navajo Reservation,
the trading post is still active today.
Lake
Mead National Recreation Area
Mojave, Great Basin, and the Sonoran Deserts meet in this first national
recreation area established by an act of Congress. Hoover Dam, Lake
Mead, Lake Mohave are popular units of Lake Mead NRA.
Montezuma
Castle National Monument
Montezuma Castle, is the best preserved cliff dwellings in North America.
Montezuma Well is home to species of animals found nowhere else on the
planet.
Navajo
National Monument
Features ruins of villages by Ancestral Puebloan People.
Organ
Pipe Cactus National Monument
Protects a collection of plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert.
Petrified
Forest National Park
Features one of the world's largest concentrations of colorful petrified
wood, and one of the best geologic and fossil records of the Late Triassic
in the world.
Pipe
Spring National Monument
Life-giving water, historic fort and other structures.
Saguaro
National Park
Features the giant saguaro cactus, enormous cacti.
Sunset
Crater National Monument
Volcanic cinder cone with summit crater. At Sunset Crater, lava flows
and cinders still look as fresh as the day they formed. Virtual
Field Trip
Tonto
National Monument
Features well-preserved cliff dwellings, masonry dwellings 700 years
old.
Tumacacori
National Historical Park
Protects spanish colonial mission ruins. Tumacacori, Guevavi and Calabazas.
Tuzigoot
National Monument
Features remnants of one of the largest Sinagua pueblos structure, 110
rooms including second and third story structures, built around A.D.
1000.
Walnut
Canyon National Monument
Cliff dwellings, built deep within canyon walls.
Wupatki
National Monument
Ruins of red sandstone pueblos.
ARKANSAS
NATIONAL PARKS
Arkansas
Post National Memorial
First permanent French settlement in the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Buffalo
National River
One of the few remaining unpolluted, free-flowing rivers
Fort
Smith National Historic Site
One of the first U.S. military posts established
Hot
Springs National Park
Features historic district, thermal springs, nicknamed "The American
Spa”.
Pea
Ridge National Military Park
Preserves the site of the Civil War battle.
CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL PARKS
Cabrillo
National Monument
Memorializes Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer. Old Point
Loma Lighthouse, has been guiding mariners into the harbor of San Diego
since 1855.
Channel
Islands National Park
The Channel Islands Park consists of five islands, Anacapa, Santa Cruz,
Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara Island. Being isolation for
thousands of years has created unique animals, plants, and archeological
resources found nowhere else on Earth. Channel Island webcam: Eagle
Cam
Death
Valley National Park
Three million acres of stone wilderness. Badwater Basin, is the lowest
place in North America, 282 feet below sea level. Rainfall in Death
Valley averages less than 2 inches a year. Scotty's
Castle a fantasy house built by characters.
Devils
Postpile National Monument
Features basalt columns 40 to 60 feet high resembling a giant pipe organ.
Fort
Point National Historic Site
Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prevent entrance
of a hostile fleet into San Francisco Bay, CA.
Golden
Gate National Recreation Area
Large urban park and Alcatraz Island.
John
Muir National Monument
Preserves the mansion of noted author. Muir Woods National Monument
is a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, one of the largest
urban national parks in the world.
Joshua
Tree National Park
Features a representative stand of Joshua-trees.
Kings
Canyon National Park
Features a rugged canyon and powerful river, waterfalls, and backcountry.
Lassen
Volcanic National Park
Established as a national park due to active volcanism.
Lava
Beds National Monument
Volcanic activity, created a rugged landscape. Cinder cones, lava flows,
spatter cones, pit craters, and lava tube caves, there are hundreds
to explore.
Mojave
National Preserve
Protects the desert tortoise, features a geologic phenomenon, and historic
sites
Muir
Woods National Monument
Includes a stand of coastal redwoods
Pinnacles
National Monument
Features spirelike rock formations 500 to 1,200 feet high, with caves
and a variety of volcanic features.
Point
Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes Seashore is noted for its long beaches, and sea lion colonies.
Redwood
National and State Parks
Features old growth coastal redwood forests and miles of scenic coastline.
Rosie
the Riveter National Historical Park
Preserves and interprets the stories and places of our nation's home
front response to World War II. You can tour the last remaining Victory
Ship made in the Richmond Kaiser Shipyards.
San
Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
A fleet of historic vessels at Hyde Street Pier, including maritime
museum, maritime museum library, boatbuilding and woodworking workshops.
The park holds collections of books, oral histories, sea chanteys, photographs,
logbooks, maps, and maritime tools.
Santa
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Features more than 580 miles of hiking trails and scenic drive.
Sequoia
and Kings Canyon National Parks
World’s largest trees! Sequoia and Kings Canyon is home to groves of
giant sequoias, Mineral King Valley, and Mount Whitney.
Whiskeytown
Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
Features are Whiskeytown Lake, Shasta Bally, and numerous waterfalls.
Yosemite
National Park
Features groves of Ancient Giant Sequoias, glacially-carved Yosemite
Valley and Alpines.
COLORADO
NATIONAL PARKS
Bent's
Old Fort National Historic Site
Reconstruction of original 1840’s adobe fur trading post.
Black
Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Narrow opening, sheer walls, and extreme depths,
Black Canyon formed by water and rock scouring down Proterozoic crystalline
rock.
Colorado
National Monument
Features towering monoliths, steep walled canyons.
Curecanti
National Recreation Area
Colorado's largest body of water, and the largest Kokanee Salmon fishery
in the U.S.
Dinosaur
National Monument
Spectacular fossil remains of dinosaurs, plant and animals.Virtual
Tour
Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument
Richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world. Insects, seeds,
leaves, and preserved petrified reedwood stumps. Virtuual
Tour/Slide Show
Great
Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Sand dunes, huge dunes.
Hovenweep
National Monument
Six groups of towers, pueblos, and cliff dwellings, built by pre-columbian
Indians.
Mesa
Verde National Park
Best preserved and most notable pre-columbian cliff dwellings.
Mesa
Verde National Park Colorado (our page)
Rocky
Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain Park, with 14,000-foot peaks, straddles
the Continental Divide.
Sand
Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Commemorates the massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians by Colonel
John M. Chivington
Yucca
House National Monument
Ruins of large prehistoric Indian pueblos. Unexcavated Ancestral Puebloan.
CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL PARKS
Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
Trail traversing 14 states, and 2,148 miles.
Weir
Farm National Historic Site
Summer home and studio of American Impressionist painter Julian Alden
Weir.
DELAWARE
Upper
Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Upper Delaware offers some of the finest recreational
opportunities
DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL PARKS
Constitution
Gardens
56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial was dedicated
here.
Ford's
Theatre National Historic Site
President Lincoln was shot while attending a show here.
Franklin
Delano Roosevelt Memorial
A monument for the 32nd U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt.
Korean
War Veterans Memorial
Granite curb listing of the 22 UN countries that sent troops to the
Korean War, includes statues of infantry soldiers.
Lincoln
Memorial, DC
A tribute to President Lincoln.
Lyndon
Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
A living memorial to Lyndon Johnson.
Mary
McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.
National
Capital Parks
Includes 80 structures, and 150 historic parks, of natural and cultural
significance in Washington.
National
Mall, DC
Extends from the Capitol to the Washington Monument.
Pennsylvania
Avenue National Historic Site
Encompasses Pennsylvania Ave, and the adjacent area between the Capitol
and the White House.
Potomac
Heritage National Scenic Trai
Commemorates the mix of history and recreational activities along the
Potomac River.
Rock
Creek Park
One of the largest and oldest urban parks in the U.S.
Theodore
Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Island sanctuary with trails leading to a statue of Roosevelt.
Thomas
Jefferson Memorial
Memorializes Thomas Jefferson, a political philosopher, and 1801-1809
President of the United States.
Vietnam
Veterans Memorial
This black granite wall is inscribed with the names of more than 60,000
people who gave their lives or remain missing in the Vietnam War.
Washington
Monument
Features a 555 foot obelisk, that serves as a memorial to the United
States first president.
White
House
Residence and office of the US Presidents since November 1800.
FLORIDA
NATIONAL PARKS
Big
Cypress National Preserve
Protects subtropical plant and animal life.
Biscayne
National Park
Protects mangrove shoreline, and the northernmost coral reef in the
US.
Canaveral
National Seashore
An undeveloped barrier island, habitats for a variety of wildlife.
Castillo
de San Marcos National Monument
The oldest masonry fort in the U.S. First permanent settlement by Europeans.
De
Soto National Memorial
Commemorates the landing of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto.
Dry
Tortugas National Park
Seven islands, features Fort Jefferson, the largest all masonry fortifications.
Everglades
National Park
The absolutly largest subtropical wilderness in the continental US.
Fort
Matanzas National Monument
Spanish Fort, responsible for warning St. Augustine of British enemy
approach.
Gulf
Islands National Seashore
located in both Florida and Mississippi, feature beaches, forts, and
nature trails.
Timucuan
Ecological and Historical Preserve
Protects natural resources, including historic and prehistoric sites.
GEORGIA
NATIONAL PARKS
Andersonville
National Historic Site
The largest confederate military prison established during the Civil
War.
Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
Traversing 14 states, 2,158-mile footpath.
Chattahoochee
River National Recreation Area
Historical sites along the Chattahoochee River.
Chickamauga
and Chattanooga National Military Park
The first national military park honoring Civil War soldiers
Cumberland
Island National Seashore
Preserves scenic, beaches, dunes, marshes, and lakes.
Fort
Frederica National Monument
British town and fort.
Jimmy
Carter National Historic Site
Includes President Jimmy Carter's residence, boyhood home, and school
Kennesaw
Mountain National Battlefield Park
Preserves sites of Civil War battles.
Martin
Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Birthplace, church, and grave of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Ocmulgee
National Monument
Features massive temple mounds, and evidence of 12,000 years of human
habitation.
HAWAII
NATIONAL PARKS
Haleakala
National Park
Preserves the volcanic landscape, and the scenic pools along Oheo Gulch.
Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park
Features active volcanism and rare vegetation. Hawaii Volcanos Park
is also a refuge for the islands native plants, animals and a link to
its human past.
Kalaupapa
National Historical Park
Includes site of the Molokai Island leprosy settlement, and early Hawaiian
settlement
Kaloko-Honokohau
National Historical Park
Site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement.
Pu'uhonua
Honaunau National Historical Park
Hawaiian warriors, and noncombatants, could escape death by reaching
this sacred ground.
Puukohola
Heiau National Historic Site
Preserves ruins of "Temple on the hill of the whale", built
by King Kamehameha.
USS
Arizona Memorial
Hawaii's floating memorial commemorates the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor.
IDAHO
NATIONAL PARKS
City
of Rocks National Reserve
Scenic sculptured rock formations, sixty stories tall and 2.5 billion
years old.
Craters
of the Moon National Monument
Features Volcanic craters and high desert environment. The wilderness
has numerous lava flows, cinder cones and moon-like craters. The region
was utilized by NASA to help prepare astronauts for moon walks.
Hagerman
Fossil Beds National Monument
World's richest known fossil deposits, includes Hagerman Horse fossils.
Nez
Perce National Historical Park
Located in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, interprets the history
of the Nez Perce people.
ILLINOIS
NATIONAL PARKS
Illinois
& Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
The canal joined Lake Michigan with the Illinois River, forming the
final link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico,
Built 1836-1848
Lincoln
Home National Historic Site
Abraham Lincoln lived in this home, before becoming President.
INDIANA
NATIONAL PARKS
George
Rogers Clark National Historical Park
Memorial building commemorates capture of fort from the British by George
Rogers Clark.
Indiana
Dunes National Lakeshore
Features beaches, high dunes, bogs, marshes, swamps, historic sites,
along 25 miles of southern Lake Michigan.
Lincoln
Boyhood National Memorial
Abraham Lincoln lived on this Indiana farm. His mother is buried here.
IOWA
NATIONAL PARKS
Effigy
Mounds National Monument
Prehistoric American Indian mounds
Herbert
Hoover National Historic Site
Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, 31st US President, Presidential library,
museum and grave site of President & Mrs. Hoover
KANSAS
NATIONAL PARKS
Fort
Larned National Historic Site
Fort established in 1859 to protect the mail and travelers along the
Santa Fe Trail.
Fort
Scott National Historic Site
Base for the Army's peace-keeping efforts along the "Permanent
Indian Frontier,"
Nicodemus
National Historic Site
Preserves, the only remaining western town established by African Americans
during the Civil War, Reconstruction Period.
Tallgrass
Prairie National Preserve
Protects an example of the once vast tallgrass ecosystem.
KENTUCKY
NATIONAL PARKS
Abraham
Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
Kentucky cabin, at the site where Abraham Lincoln was born.
Big
South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big South Fork includes a wide range of natural and historical features.
Cumberland
Gap National Historical Park
Main artery of the great migration for settlement of the "Old West"
Mammoth
Cave National Park
The longest explored and mapped cave system in the world, more than
350 miles.
LOUISIANA
NATIONAL PARKS
Cane
River Creole National Historical Park
Preserves sites and structures associated with the development of the
Creole culture.
Jean
Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Consisting of six separate sites in Louisiana'a Mississippi Delta region.
New
Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Preserves jazz and interprets jazz as it evolved in New Orleans.
Poverty
Point National Monument
Features some of the largest prehistoric earth works in North America.
MAINE
NATIONAL PARKS
Acadia
National Park
Features the rugged coastal area of Mount Desert Island, cliffs of Isle
au Haut, and the Schoodic Peninsula.
Roosevelt
Campobello International Park
Joint memorial by Canada and the United States.
Saint
Croix Island International Historic Site
The only international historic site in the National Park Service system,
the park commemorates the attempted French settlement of 1604, which
led to the founding of New France. Saint Croix settlement, Short
Movie
MARYLAND
NATIONAL PARKS
Antietam
National Battlefield
General Lee's first invasion of the North was ended here.
Assateague
Island National Seashore
Barrier island with wild horses and more than 300 species of birds.
Catoctin
Mountain Park Maryland
Panoramic vistas of the Monocacy Valley.
Chesapeake
& Ohio Canal National Historical Park
184-mile canal along the Potomac River, between Washington, DC and Cumberland,
MD.
Clara
Barton National Historic Site Maryland
Commemorates the life of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red
Cross.
Fort
Washington Park Maryland
Fort was built to protect Washington, DC.
Greenbelt
Park Maryland
Offers urban dwellers many forms of outdoor recreation.
Hampton
National Historic Site Maryland
Hampton Hall, one of the largest and most ornate Georgian mansions built
in America
Monocacy
National Battlefield Maryland
Known as the "Battle That Saved Washington".
Piscataway
Park Maryland
preserved as a pilot project, pertaining to urban expansion.
Potomac
Heritage National Scenic Trail Maryland
Commemorates the history and recreation along the Potomac River.
Thomas
Stone National Historic Site Maryland
The plantation of Haberdeventure was the home of one of Maryland's four
signers of the Declaration of Independence
MASSACHUSETTS
NATIONAL PARKS
Adams
National Historical Park
Home of John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
Traversing 14 states, 2,158-mile footpath. Mount Katahdin in Maine -
Springer Mountain in Georgia.
Boston
African-American National Historic Site
Pre-Civil War structures, history of Boston's African-American community.
Boston
Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
30 islands, that are situated within Greater Boston shoreline.
Boston
National Historical Park
Sites include Bunker Hill, Old North Church, Paul Revere House, and
Dorchester Heights
Cape
Cod National Seashore
40 miles of beaches, dunes, marshes, woodlands, and historic structures.
John
Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
House is the birthplace and early boyhood home of John Kennedy, the
35th President of the United States.
Longfellow
National Historic Site
Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow lived here from 1837 to 1882.
Lowell
National Historical Park
History of America's Industrial Revolution, textile mills, 5.6 miles
of canals, and 19th-century commercial buildings.
Minute
Man National Historical Park
Preserves and protects historic sites, structures, and properties, associated
with the opening battles of the American Revolution.
New
Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
City of New Bedford commemorates it's history and heritage, as the world’s
leading port for the whaling industry.
Salem
Maritime National Historic Site
This national historic site recalls the maritime history of New England
and the U.S.
MICHIGAN
NATIONAL PARKS
Father
Marquette National Memorial St Ignace, MI
Father Marquette helped Louis Jolliet map the Mississippi River.
Isle
Royale National Park
The largest forested island in Lake Superior, 165 miles of scenic hiking
trails. Accessible only by boat or seaplane.
Keweenaw
National Historical Park
Commemorates the first significant copper mining in the US.
Pictured
Rocks National Lakeshore
40 miles of Lake Superior shoreline, Winter an average of 140 inches
of snow, a winter wonderland skiing,and ice fishing.
Sleeping
Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Features ancient glacial phenomena. Explore North and South Manitou
Islands, Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Museum, and Cannery Boat Museum
MINNESOTA
NATIONAL PARKS
Grand
Portage National Monument
important link on one of the main routes for Indians, explorers, and
missionaries that where heading for the Northwest.
Mississippi
National River and Recreation Area
The Mississippi flows 72 miles, through a variety of landscapes, including
historical, and industrial features.
Pipestone
National Monument
A quarry the American Indians got materials for making pipes used in
their ceremonies.
Saint
Croix National Scenic Riverway
One of the initial riverways designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act of 1968.
Voyageurs
National Park
Features a variety of islands, and more than 30 lakes.
MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL PARKS
Brices
Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
During the battle of June 10, 1864, the confederate cavalry was employed
here.
Gulf
Islands National Seashore
located in both Florida and Mississippi, feature beaches, forts, and
nature trails.
Natchez
National Historical Park
History of Natchez, Mississippi, social center of the "cotton belt".
Tupelo
National Battlefield
Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest tried to cut the railroad
supplying the Unions march on Atlanta.
Vicksburg
National Military Park
Commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Civil War
MISSOURI
NATIONAL PARKS
George
Washington Carver National Monument
Birthplace and childhood home of George Washington Carver, famous black
educator.
Harry
S Truman National Historic Site
Known as the "Summer White House" it was the home of the 33rd
President until his death in 1972.
Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial
Located on St. Louis Mississippi riverfront, park memorializes Jefferson.
Ozark
National Scenic Riverways
Ozark National Scenic Riverways, the nation's first scenic riverways,
emcompasses 134 miles.
Ulysses
S. Grant National Historic Site
Ulysses S. Grant lived on this estate, before the Civil War.
Wilson's
Creek National Battlefield
First major Civil War engagement west of the Mississippi River.
MONTANA
NATIONAL PARKS
Big
Hole National Battlefield
Nez Perce Indians and US Army troops fought here.
Bighorn
Canyon National Recreation Area
Bighorn Lake extends 71 miles, including 55 miles through spectacular
Bighorn Canyon.
Glacier
National Park
Glacier National Park features numerous glaciers, lakes, a wide variety
of wildlife and colorful wildflowers.
Grant-Kohrs
Ranch National Historic Site
Commemorates the cattle industry. Maintained as a working ranch, site
includes 1,500 acres and 90 structures.
Little
Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
The famous Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought here.
NEBRASKA
NATIONAL PARKS
Agate
Fossil Beds National Monument
Features quarries with well preserved 20-million-year-old mammal fossils.
Homestead
National Monument of America
Serving as a memorial to pioneers who settled the Great West.
Niobrara
National Scenic River
Flows through a sparsely populated, scenic area
Scotts
Bluff National Monument
Natural landmark rising 800 feet above the valley floor
NEVADA
NATIONAL PARKS
Great
Basin National Park
Ancient bristlecone pine forest, 13,000-foot Wheeler Peak, limestone
caverns, lakes, and wildlife.
Lake
Mead National Recreation Area
First national recreation area established by an act of Congress.
NEW
HAMPSHIRE NATIONAL PARKS
Saint-Gaudens
National Historic Site
Home, gardens, and studio of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of America's
foremost sculptors.
NEW
JERSEY NATIONAL PARKS
Edison
National Historic Site
Home to the inventor, Thomas Edison's (Glenmont), includes research
and development laboratory.
Gateway
National Recreation Area
The nation's first urban park, includes a wildlife refuge, and historic
forts.
Great
Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River
This river, and the tributaries offer excellent opportunities for boating.
Morristown
National Historical Park
Preserves sites that were occupied by General George Washington and
the continental army during two critical winters, of the revolutionary
war. The Ford Mansion (George Washington's Headquarters).
NEW
MEXICO NATIONAL PARKS
Aztec
Ruins National Monument
Preserves structures and artifacts of a 12th century Pueblo Indian community.
Designated a World Heritage Site.
Bandelier
National Monument
Highlights Cliff houses of 13th-century Pueblo Indians, located on Pajarito
Plateau, and rare wildlife.
Capulin
Volcano National Monument
Cinder cone is an example of a inactive volcano, the cone rises more
than 1000 feet above the plains.
Carlsbad
Caverns National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park features a series of connected caverns,
permian-age fossil reef, and the park contains more than 100 known caves,
including the nation's deepest limestone cave, and fourth longest, Lechuguilla
Cave. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a World Heritage Site.
Chaco
Culture National Historical Park
Major archeological sites that represent the Pueblo pre-columbian civilization.
The Chacoan sites are part of the homeland of Pueblo Indian peoples
of New Mexico, the Hopi Indians of Arizona, and the Navajo Indians of
the Southwest. Explore Chaco's trails and cultural sites Virtual
explore Chaco Canyon take a look at the Chaco
Park collection
El
Malpais National Monument
Volcanic area, with spatter cones, lava tubes, ice caves, and Pueblo
Indian history.
El
Morro National Monument
Features waterhole hidden at the base of a massive sandstone bluff,
known as "Inscription Rock," a soft sandstone monolith that
rises 200 feet above the valley floor and includes hundreds of carved
inscriptions.
Fort
Union National Monument
Fort built on this site, a supply point on the Santa Fe Trail.
Gila
Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Well preserved Indian cliff dwellings, people of the Mogollon culture
inhabited from 1200's - 1300's..
Pecos
National Historical Park
10,000 years of history, pueblo of Pecos, two Spanish Colonial Missions,
and Santa Fe Trail sites.
Petroglyph
National Monument
20,000 or more carved images, and prehistoric and historic Native American
and Hispanic petroglyphs. Petroglyph park includes cultural and natural
resources including volcanos.
Salinas
Pueblo Missions National Monument
Preserves four 17th-century mission churches, and three of the largest
Pueblo Indian villages, dating back at least 7,000 years.
White
Sands National Monument
World's largest gypsum dunefield.
NEW
YORK NATIONAL PARKS
African
Burial Ground National Monument
1690's-1790's, served as the final resting place of enslaved and free
Africans in New York City.
Castle
Clinton National Monument
Structure served as defense for NY harbor, and immigration depot for
more than 8 million people from 1855-1890. The Castle has transformed
over the years to welcome theater goers, immigrants, sightseers and
now millions of visitors to New York Harbor.
Eleanor
Roosevelt National Historic Site
Features the furnished home of the Eleanor Roosevelt, and Stone Cottage,
built for her by FDR.
Federal
Hall National Memorial
Seat of New York's colonial government, site of Washington inauguration,
and adoption of Bill of Rights.
Fire
Island National Seashore
32-mile-long seashore includes beaches, dunes, and estate of William
Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The Fire Island
Lighthouse is on the western part of Fire Island National Seashore
Fort
Stanwix National Monument
Site of the American stand in August, against the British invasion from
Canada, and the treaty with the Iroquois Indians
Gateway
National Recreation Area
Spanning portions of NY and NJ, nation's first urban park offers wide
range of recreational opportunities. It includes a wildlife refuge,
historic forts and airfields.
General
Grant National Memorial
Grants Tomb, the largest mausoleum/tomb in North America.
Governor's
Island National Monument
Governors Island stood as a silent sentinel in New York Harbor, and
provided protection of the ideals represented by the Statue of Liberty
across the Bay.
Hamilton
Grange National Memorial
Museum the preserves the home of Alexander Hamilton, American statesman
and first Secretary of the Treasury.
Hyde
Park
Hyde Park, NY is home to 3 National Historic Sites: The Home of Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt’s Val-Kill, and the Vanderbilt Mansion
Martin
Van Buren National Historic Site
Lindenwald was the retirement home of the eighth U.S. President, Martin
Van Buren
Sagamore
Hill National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt's home from 1886 until his death in 1919, including
the "Summer White House" from 1901-09.
Saint
Paul's Church National Historic Site
18th-century church, is associated the fight for freedom of the press.
Saratoga
National Historical Park
Site of the first significant military victory during the American Revolution.
Statue
of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island
Gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United
States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. Statue of
Liberty and Ellis Island, played an important role in the history of
immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Upper
Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
The longest free-flowing river in the Northeast, 73 miles along the
New York - Pennsylvania border, this river includes Class I and II rapids.
Vanderbilt
Mansion National Historic Site
Italian Gardens ,Built by Frederick W. Vanderbilt, fine example of homes
built by 19th-century millionaires.
Women's
Rights National Historical Park
Commemorates the First Women's Rights Convention.
NORTH
CAROLINA NATIONAL PARKS
Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
88-mile portion of trail is in North Carolina, with 4,000 ft. gaps and
5,000 ft. peaks.
Blue
Ridge Parkway
Appalachians of Virginia and North Carolina, 469 miles follows the crest
of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Cape
Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and first national seashore.
Cape
Lookout National Seashore
Three undeveloped barrier islands, historic Portsmouth Village, and
Cape Lookout Lighthouse.
Carl
Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg spent a lifetime exploring what it meant to be an American.
Connemara was the farm home, for the last 22 years of his life. Jump
aboard, Imagine It!.
Fort
Raleigh National Historic Site
England's First Home in the New World 1585-87, the first English settlement
in North America was attempted here. Sir Walter Raleigh's "Lost
Colony" remains a mystery to this day.
Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
World renowned for the diversity of its plant and animal life, hiker's
paradise with over 800 miles of maintained trails. Preserves structures
representing southern Appalachian mountain culture.
Guilford
Courthouse National Military Park
The battle fought was the largest action of the Revolutionary War's
Southern Campaign.
Moores
Creek National Battlefield
Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, the first decisive patriot victory of
the Revolutionary War.
Wright
Brothers National Memorial
The first sustained powered flights were made at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
by Wilbur and Orville Wright.
NORTH
DAKOTA NATIONAL PARKS
Fort
Union Trading Post National Historic Site
The longest lasting fur trading post in the continental U.S.
Knife
River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Preserves and interpets historic and prehistoric American Indian villages
of Hidatsa and Mandan Indians.
Theodore
Roosevelt National Park
Features badlands along the Little Missouri River and part of Roosevelt's
Elkhorn Ranch.
OHIO
NATIONAL PARKS
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Preserving the rural character of the Cuyahoga River Valley.
Dayton
Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Aviation heritage associated with Wilbur and Orville Wright.
First
Ladies National Historic Site
Preserve and interprets the role of First Ladies in American history.
Hopewell
Culture National Historical Park
Preserves burial mounds, earthworks, and artifacts of the Hopewell Culture,
200
BC - 500 AD.
Perry's
Victory and International Peace Memorial
Commodore Oliver H. Perry won a naval battle on Lake Erie.
William
Howard Taft National Historic Site
The only person to serve as both Presidentand Chief Justice of the United
States was born and raised in this home.
OKLAHOMA
NATIONAL PARKS
Chickasaw
National Recreation Area
Named to honor the Chickasaw Indian Nation, the first national park
in the state of Oklahoma
Washita
Battlefield National Historic Site
Southern Cheyenne village of Chief Black Kettle, that was attacked by
the 7th U.S. cavalry under George A. Custer.
OREGON
NATIONAL PARKS
Crater
Lake National Park
The seventh deepest lake in the world, and the deepest lake in the United
States. Crater Lake was created by the eruption and collapse of Mt.
Mazama almost 7,000 years ago. Crater Lake National Park is in south
central Oregon.
Fort
Clatsop National Memorial
Lewis and Clark Expedition reached the Pacific Ocean, they camped here.
John
Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Well-preserved fossil record of plants and animals. Pillars of mud preserve
the remains of brontotheres, creodonts, palm trees and bananas.
Lewis
& Clark National Historical Park
Preserves sites in Oregon and Washington associated with the encampment
of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Incorporates Fort Clatsop National
Memorial.
Oregon
Caves National Monument
Features marble cave with flowstone formations.
PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL PARKS
Allegheny
Portage Railroad National Historic Site
The first railroad built over the Allegheny Mts. played a critical role
in trade and settlement.
Edgar
Allan Poe National Historic Site
The life and work of this American author are portrayed.
Eisenhower
National Historic Site
The only home ever owned by Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie.
Flight
93 National Memorial
Commemorates the courages passengers and crew of Flight 93, on September
11, 2001, they gave their lives to thwart a planned attack on the Nation’s
capital.
Fort
Necessity National Battlefield
Colonel George Washington were defeated here in the opening battle of
the French and Indian War.
Gettysburg
National Military Park
The largest battle in the Western Hemisphere was fought here, resulting
in a Union victory.
Gloria
Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site
Features the second oldest Swedish church in the United States, founded
in 1677.
Hopewell
Furnace National Historic Site
Example of American 19th century iron plantation.
Independence
National Historical Park
Features structures and sites associated with the American Revolution
and the founding of the United States. The old cracked Liberty Bell
still proclaims Liberty and Independence Hall echoes the words, "We
the People."
Johnstown
Flood National Memorial
Clara Barton successfully led the Red Cross in its first disaster relief
effort.
Potomac
Heritage National Scenic Trail
Mix of history and recreation along the Potomac River.
Steamtown
National Historic Site
Interprets steam railroading, includes historic railroading buildings
Valley
Forge National Historical Park
Site of the Continental Army's winter encampment, includes Washington's
headquarters, monuments, and markers.
RHODE
ISLAND NATIONAL PARKS
Blackstone
River Valley National Heritage Corridor
America's first successful textile mill. The Blackstone River runs to
Providence, RI. Its waters powered the Slater Mill in Pawtucket, RI.
Roger
Williams National Memorial
Commemorates the founder of Rhode Island.
SOUTH
CAROLINA NATIONAL PARKS
Charles
Pinckney National Historic Site
Honors Charles Pinckney, who became one of the principal framers of
the Constitution.
Congaree
National Park
Largest expanse of old-growth floodplain forest in Continent.
Cowpens
National Battlefield
Commemorates a decisive Revolutionary War Victory
Fort
Sumter National Monument
The first engagement of the Civil War took place here. Park includes
Fort Moultrie.
Kings
Mountain National Military Park
Commemorates a victory by American Patriots over American Loyalists.
Ninety
Six National Historic Site
Colonial backcountry trading village
SOUTH
DAKOTA NATIONAL PARKS
Badlands
National Park
Scenic landscape, carved by erosin, contains fossils from 23 to 35 million
years ago, includes the largest, mixed grass prairie in the U.S.
Jewel
Cave National Monument
Third longest cave in the world, decorated with calcite crystals and
other crystals
Missouri
National Recreational River
126 miles of the Missouri River are protected in South Dakota, affording
opportunities for fishing and boating.
Mount
Rushmore National Memorial
Colossal heads of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln were
sculpted by Gutzon Borglum on the face of a granite mountain.
Niobrara
National Scenic River
River flows through a very scenic area
Wind
Cave National Park
Features limestone cave decorated by calcite crystal.
TENNESSEE
NATIONAL PARKS
Andrew Johnson
National Historic Site
Honors his life, preserves two homes, tailor shop, and grave site of
the 17th President, Andrew Johnson
Big
South Fork National River and Recreation Area
The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
Fort
Donelson National Battlefield
First major victory for the Union Army in the Civil War, under the command
of Ulysses S. Grant. National Cemetery adjoins the park.
Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
Appalachian mountain culture.
Obed
Wild and Scenic River
Obed River, Clear Creek, Daddy's Creek and Emory River, 45 miles of
flowing streams, some of the most rugged scenery in the southeast.
Shiloh
National Military Park
Scene battle involving more than 100,000 Union and Confederate troops.
Stones
River National Battlefield
Civil War battle that took place at Stones River
TEXAS
NATIONAL PARKS
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Pre-Columbian Indians dug from quarries here. Alibates flint is a beautiful
multi-colored stone with the ability to hold a sharp edge, to make points,
knives, and other tools.
Amistad
National Recreation Area
Situated on the U.S.- Mexican border. Amistad National Recreation Area
is known for world-class prehistoric Native American rock art, you can
see these 4,000 year-old pictographs by boat or on foot.
Big
Bend National Park
The Rio Grande River makes a sharp turn. There are over 160 species
of butterflies, and over 450 birds. Fossils tell about the last days
of the dinosaurs.
Big
Thicket National Preserve
Consists of nine separate land units, four water corridors that protect
a variety of ecological systems.
Chamizal
National Memorial
Commemorates the peaceful settlement of a dispute between Mexico and
the United States.
Fort
Davis National Historic Site
Soldiers assisted in opening the area to travelers, San Antonio - El
Paso Road
Guadalupe
Mountains National Park
World's most extensive Permian limestone fossil reef, includes Guadalupe
Peak, the highest point in Texas
Lyndon
B. Johnson National Historical Park
Birthplace, boyhood home, and family cemetery. Ranch of the 36th President
Padre
Island National Seashore
The longest remaining undeveloped barrier island in the world. Padre
Island National Seashore is the most important nesting beach in the
U.S. for the Kemp's ridley, the most endangered sea turtle in the world.
Rio
Grande Wild and Scenic River
American shore of the Rio Grande river.
San
Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Four Spanish frontier missions
UTAH
NATIONAL PARKS
Arches
National Park
Giant arches, pinnacles, pedestals, and windows
Bryce
Canyon National Park
Colorful formations of limestone, and sandstone from the eastern edge
of the Paunsaugunt Plateau
Canyonlands
National Park
Colorado Plateau cut by canyons of the Green and Colorado rivers.
Capitol
Reef National Park
Waterpocket Fold, uplift of sandstone cliffs, anearly 100-mile long
warp in the Earth's crust.
Cedar
Breaks National Monument
Millions of years of sedimentation, uplift and erosion have created
a deep canyon of rock walls, and is over 2,000 feet deep.
Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area
Lake Powell stretches 186 miles along the old Colorado River channel
Golden
Spike National Historic Site
First transcontinental railroad in the US. where the Central Pacific
and Union Pacific Railroads.
Natural
Bridges National Monument
World's second and third largest natural bridges, as well as more than
200 archeological sites.
Rainbow
Bridge National Monument
World's largest natural bridge, with a span rising 290 feet above the
floor of Bridge Canyon.
Timpanogos
Cave National Monument
Colorful limestone cavern noted
for helictites, water-created formations that grow in all directions
and shapes.
Zion
National Park
Colored cliffs and deep canyons, one of the last free-flowing river
systems on the Colorado Plateau.
VERMONT
NATIONAL PARKS
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller
National Historical Park
Home to pioneer conservationist George Perkins Marsh.
VIRGINIA
NATIONAL PARKS
Appomattox
Court House National Historical Park
Here General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederacy's field army
to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant.
Assateague
Island National Seashore
The 37 mile barrier island, wild horses and more than 300 species of
birds.
Blue
Ridge Parkway
Appalachians of Virginia and North Carolina, 469 miles following crest
of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Booker
T. Washington National Monument
Birthplace and early childhood home of the famous black leader and educator.
Cedar
Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Shenandoah Valley history from early settlement.
Colonial
National Historical Park
Jamestown Island, site of the first permanent English settlement
Fredericksburg
Memorial National Military Park
Largest military park in the world!
George
Washington Birthplace National Monument
Includes a memorial mansion, gardens, and the tombs of several generations
of Washingtons.
George
Washington Memorial Parkway
Preserves the natural scenery along the Potomac River, connecting the
historic sites from Mount Vernon to the Great Falls of the Potomac.
Jamestown
National Historic Site
First permanent English settlement in North America, located on the
upper end of Jamestown Island.
Maggie
L. Walker National Historic Site
Commemorates ex-house slave's daughter, who became leading figure in
the Richmond black community.
Manassas
National Battlefield Park
Battles of First and Second Manassas (Bull Run) were fought here.
Petersburg
National Battlefield
Setting for the longest siege in American history (9 1/2 months)
Prince
William Forest Park
One of the few remaining piedmont forest ecosystems
Richmond
National Battlefield Park
Commemorates sites associated with the Union campaigns to capture Richmond,
including the battlefields.
Shenandoah
National Park
Scenic Drive runs along the crest of a portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Wolf
Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts
The Filene Center, an open-air performing arts pavilion.
WASHINGTON
NATIONAL PARKS
Ebey's
Landing National Historical Reserve
Historic district preserves and protects the historical record of Puget
Sound exploration and settlement.
Fort
Vancouver National Historic Site
Western headquarters of the "Hudson Bay Company" fur trading
operations.
Klondike
Gold Rush National Historical Park
Commemorates the important role that Seattle played as the staging area
for the Yukon Territory gold rush of the 1890s.
Lake
Chelan National Recreation Area
Fjordlike
Lake Chelan, adjoins North Cascades National Park.
Lake
Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Formed by Grand Coulee Dam, the 130 mile Roosevelt Lake offers opportunities
for boating, and hiking.
Mount
Rainier National Park
Featuring the greatest single-peak glacial system in the US., park contains
pristine old-growth forests and alpine flower meadows.
North
Cascades National Park
Wild alpine region, high mountain peaks, waterfalls, and more than 300
glaciers.
Olympic
National Park
Pristine wilderness park, with glacier capped mountains, 60 miles of
scenic ocean shore, and stands of old-growth and temperate rain forest.
The heart of Olympic National Park is wilderness, a sanctuary for humans
and wild creatures alike.
Ross
Lake National Recreation Area
Offers outdoor recreation opportunities along the upper reaches of the
Skagit River.
San
Juan Island National Historical Park
Marks 1853-1872 events on San Juan Island. Events in connection with
the final settlement of the Oregon Territory's boundary, and the so-called
Pig War. American and English camps abound with opportunities for a
hike, a stroll through a field of wildflowers or relaxing time on a
beach.
Whitman
Mission National Historic Site
Mission of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
WEST
VIRGINIA NATIONAL PARKS
Bluestone
National Scenic River
Preserves the natural and the historic features of the Appalachian Plateau.
Gauley
River National Recreation Area
Gauley River passes through scenic Gorges, known for having Class V+
rapids.
Harpers
Ferry National Historical Park
Stepping into the past, historic community, at the confluence of the
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers.
New
River Gorge National River
Surrounding area is rich in cultural history. Established to protect
a stretch of river between Hinton and Fayetteville.
WISCONSIN
NATIONAL PARKS
Apostle Islands
National Lakeshore Wisconsin
Forested islands, and a strip with miles of trails, along the shoreline
of Lake Superior
