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The U.S. National Park Service preserves 58 national parks, 390 parks, historic sites, memorials, and recreation areas that attract nearly 300 million visitors every year. Our U.S. national parks are repositories of the nation’s biological diversity and contain some of the last ecosystem remnants that are found nowhere else in the world. Explore US Parks Online
Shenandoah National Park is a beautiful, historic national treasure which includes the 105-mile long Skyline Drive, a National Scenic Byway. The Park covers the crest of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains for over seventy-five miles. The Appalachian Trail roughly parallels the Skyline Drive and 101 miles of this trail run through the Park. (more…)
US National Monuments
In 1906, Roosevelt signed the Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities, giving the president the power to officially declare natural and historic sites situated on government land as national monuments.
As of 2013, there are 108 U.S. National Monuments, of which 80 are administered by the NPS and are listed below. The remaining 28 monuments are administered by 5 other federal agencies.
| Name | Location | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Burial Ground National Monument | New York | 69993500000000000000.35 acres (0.0014 km2) | |
| Agate Fossil Beds National Monument | Nebraska | 70033057870000000003,057.87 acres (12.3748 km2) | |
| Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument | Texas | 70031370970000000001,370.97 acres (5.5481 km2) | |
| Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve | Alaska | 7005137176000000000137,176 acres (555.13 km2) | |
| Aztec Ruins National Monument | New Mexico | 7002318400000000000318.4 acres (1.289 km2) | |
| Bandelier National Monument | New Mexico | 700433676670000000033,676.67 acres (136.2846 km2) | |
| Booker T. Washington National Monument | Virginia | 7002239010000000000239.01 acres (0.9672 km2) | |
| Buck Island Reef National Monument | U.S. Virgin Islands | 700419015470000000019,015.47 acres (76.9529 km2) | |
| Cabrillo National Monument | California | 7002159940000000000159.94 acres (0.6473 km2) | |
| Canyon de Chelly National Monument | Arizona | 700483840000000000083,840 acres (339.3 km2) | |
| Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Archeological District | Alaska | 7005649124530000000649,124.53 acres (2,626.9138 km2) | |
| Capulin Volcano National Monument | New Mexico | 7002792840000000000792.84 acres (3.2085 km2) | |
| Casa Grande Ruins National Monument | Arizona | 7002472500000000000472.5 acres (1.912 km2) | |
| Castillo de San Marcos National Monument | Florida | 700119380000000000019.38 acres (0.0784 km2) | |
| Castle Clinton National Monument | New York | 70001000000000000001 acre (0.0040 km2) | |
| Cedar Breaks National Monument | Utah | 70036154600000000006,154.6 acres (24.907 km2) | |
| César E. Chávez National Monument | California | 7002116560000000000116.56 acres (0.4717 km2) | |
| Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument | Ohio | 700159660000000000059.66 acres (0.2414 km2) | |
| Chiricahua National Monument | Arizona | 700411984730000000011,984.73 acres (48.5005 km2) | |
| Colorado National Monument | Colorado | 700420536390000000020,536.39 acres (83.1078 km2) | |
| Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve | Idaho | 700453571050000000053,571.05 acres (216.7943 km2) | |
| Devils Postpile National Monument | California | 7002798460000000000798.46 acres (3.2313 km2) | |
| Devils Tower National Monument | Wyoming | 70031346910000000001,346.91 acres (5.4508 km2) | |
| Dinosaur National Monument | Utah / Colorado | 7005210283310000000210,283.31 acres (850.9864 km2) | |
| Effigy Mounds National Monument | Iowa | 70032526390000000002,526.39 acres (10.2239 km2) | |
| El Malpais National Monument | New Mexico | 7005114313870000000114,313.87 acres (462.6118 km2) | |
| El Morro National Monument | New Mexico | 70031278720000000001,278.72 acres (5.1748 km2) | |
| First State National Monument | Delaware / Pennsylvania | 70031151060000000001,151.06 acres (4.6582 km2) | |
| Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument | Colorado | 70035998090000000005,998.09 acres (24.2734 km2) | |
| Fort Frederica National Monument | Georgia | 7002284490000000000284.49 acres (1.1513 km2) | |
| Fort Matanzas National Monument | Florida | 7002300110000000000300.11 acres (1.2145 km2) | |
| Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine | Maryland | 700143260000000000043.26 acres (0.1751 km2) | |
| Fort Monroe National Monument | Virginia | 7002325200000000000325.2 acres (1.316 km2) | |
| Fort Pulaski National Monument | Georgia | 70035623100000000005,623.1 acres (22.756 km2) | |
| Fort Stanwix National Monument | New York | 700115520000000000015.52 acres (0.0628 km2) | |
| Fort Sumter National Monument | South Carolina | 7002234740000000000234.74 acres (0.9500 km2) | |
| Fort Union National Monument | New Mexico | 7002720600000000000720.6 acres (2.916 km2) | |
| Fossil Butte National Monument | Wyoming | 70038198000000000008,198 acres (33.18 km2) | |
| George Washington Birthplace National Monument | Virginia | 7002661730000000000661.73 acres (2.6779 km2) | |
| George Washington Carver National Monument | Missouri | 7002210000000000000210 acres (0.85 km2) | |
| Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument | New Mexico | 7002533130000000000533.13 acres (2.1575 km2) | |
| Governors Island National Monument | New York | 700122780000000000022.78 acres (0.0922 km2) | |
| Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument | Arizona | ||
| Grand Portage National Monument | Minnesota | 7002709970000000000709.97 acres (2.8731 km2) | |
| Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument | Idaho | 70034351149999999994,351.15 acres (17.6085 km2) | |
| Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument | Maryland | 7002480000000000000480 acres (1.9 km2) | |
| Hohokam Pima National Monument | Arizona | 70031690000000000001,690 acres (6.8 km2) | |
| Homestead National Monument of America | Nebraska | 7002211090000000000211.09 acres (0.8543 km2) | |
| Hovenweep National Monument | Colorado / Utah | 7002784930000000000784.93 acres (3.1765 km2) | |
| Jewel Cave National Monument | South Dakota | 70031273510000000001,273.51 acres (5.1537 km2) | |
| John Day Fossil Beds National Monument | Oregon | 700414062020000000014,062.02 acres (56.9070 km2) | |
| Lava Beds National Monument | California | 700446692420000000046,692.42 acres (188.9575 km2) | |
| Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument | Montana | 7002765340000000000765.34 acres (3.0972 km2) | |
| Montezuma Castle National Monument | Arizona | 70031015520000000001,015.52 acres (4.1097 km2) | |
| Muir Woods National Monument | California | 7002553549999999999553.55 acres (2.2401 km2) | |
| Natural Bridges National Monument | Utah | 70037636490000000007,636.49 acres (30.9038 km2) | |
| Navajo National Monument | Arizona | 7002360000000000000360 acres (1.5 km2) | |
| Ocmulgee National Monument | Georgia | 7002701540000000000701.54 acres (2.8390 km2) | |
| Oregon Caves National Monument | Oregon | 7002487980000000000487.98 acres (1.9748 km2) | |
| Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | Arizona | 7005330688860000000330,688.86 acres (1,338.2503 km2) | |
| Petroglyph National Monument | New Mexico | 70037209300000000007,209.3 acres (29.175 km2) | |
| Pipe Spring National Monument | Arizona | 700140000000000000040 acres (0.16 km2) | |
| Pipestone National Monument | Minnesota | 7002281780000000000281.78 acres (1.1403 km2) | |
| Poverty Point National Monument | Louisiana | 7002910850000000000910.85 acres (3.6861 km2) | |
| Rainbow Bridge National Monument | Utah | 7002160000000000000160 acres (0.65 km2) | |
| Russell Cave National Monument | Alabama | 7002310450000000000310.45 acres (1.2563 km2) | |
| Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument | New Mexico | 70031071420000000001,071.42 acres (4.3359 km2) | |
| Scotts Bluff National Monument | Nebraska | 70033004810000000003,004.81 acres (12.1600 km2) | |
Statue of Liberty National Monument
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New York and New Jersey | 700160860000000000060.86 acres (0.2463 km2) | |
| Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument | Arizona | 70033040000000000003,040 acres (12.3 km2) | |
| Timpanogos Cave National Monument | Utah | 7002250000000000000250 acres (1.0 km2) | |
| Tonto National Monument | Arizona | 70031120000000000001,120 acres (4.5 km2) | |
| Tuzigoot National Monument | Arizona | 7002811890000000000811.89 acres (3.2856 km2) | |
| Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument | U.S. Virgin Islands | 700412708070000000012,708.07 acres (51.4277 km2) | |
| Walnut Canyon National Monument | Arizona | 70033529260000000003,529.26 acres (14.2824 km2) | |
| White Sands National Monument | New Mexico | 7005143733250000000143,733.25 acres (581.6678 km2) | |
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
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Hawaii, California, Alaska | 700159030000000000059.03 acres (0.2389 km2) | |
| Wupatki National Monument | Arizona | 700435422130000000035,422.13 acres (143.3483 km2) | |
| Yucca House National Monument | Colorado | 700133870000000000033.87 acres (0.1371 km2) |
Decommissioned national monuments
| Name | Established | Disbanded | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papago Saguaro National Monument | January 31, 1914 | April 7, 1930 | Transferred to Arizona; now jointly operated by the cities of Phoenix and Tempe |
| Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument | May 11, 1908 | August 24, 1937 | Transferred to Montana; now operated as a state park |
| Father Millet Cross National Monument | August 10, 1933 | September 7, 1949 | Transferred to New York upon the closing of the adjacent military base; now operated part of Fort Niagara State Park |
| Wheeler National Monument | December 7, 1908 | August 3, 1950 | Returned to United States Forest Service |
| Holy Cross National Monument | May 11, 1929 | August 3, 1950 | Returned to United States Forest Service |
| Jackson Hole National Monument | 1943 | September 14, 1950 | Merged into Grand Teton National Park |
| Shoshone Cavern National Monument | September 21, 1909 | May 17, 1954 | Transferred to Cody, Wyoming as a municipal attraction, and later returned to the Bureau of Land Management. |
| Old Kasaan National Monument | October 25, 1916 | July 26, 1955 | Transferred to United States Forest Service |
| Castle Pinckney National Monument | August 10, 1933 | March 29, 1956 | Transferred to South Carolina, and later sold to the Sons of Confederate Veterans; site currently inaccessible and unmaintained |
| Verendrye National Monument | June 29, 1917 | July 30, 1956 | Transferred to North Dakota after the construction of the Garrison Dam; site currently flooded by the reservoir Lake Sakakawea |
| Fossil Cycad National Monument | October 21, 1922 | August 1, 1956 | Transferred to Bureau of Land Management because of severe vandalism to the site |
| Ackia Battlefield National Monument | August 27, 1935 | August 10, 1961 | Incorporated into Natchez Trace Parkway |
| Meriwether Lewis National Monument | February 6, 1925 | August 10, 1961 | Incorporated into Natchez Trace Parkway |
| Petrified Forest National Monument | December 8, 1906 | December 9, 1962 | Incorporated into Petrified Forest National Park |
| Lehman Caves National Monument | June 10, 1933 | October 27, 1986 | Incorporated into Great Basin National Park |
| Mound City Group National Monument | January 1, 1918 | January 2, 1992 | Incorporated into Hopewell Culture National Historical Park |
| Minidoka Internment National Monument | January 17, 2001 | May 8, 2008 | Incorporated into Minidoka National Historic Site |