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The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. The collection includes all national parks and most national monuments, as well as several other types of protected areas of the United States.

As of December 2024, there are Template:National Park Units units of the National Park System.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, this number is somewhat misleading. For example, Denali National Park and Preserve is counted as two units, since the same name applies to a national park and an adjacent national preserve. Yet Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is counted as one unit, despite its double designation. Counting methodology is typically based on the language of a park's authorizing legislation.

Although the designations generally reflect sites' features, all units of the system are considered administratively equal and with few exceptions the designations themselves do not define their level of protection. Each site has a management plan consistent with its ecological, historic, and recreational resources and its enabling legislation.

In addition to areas of the National Park System, the National Park Service also provides technical and financial assistance to several affiliated areas authorized by Congress. Affiliated areas are marked on the lists below.

National Park System units are found in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The territory of the Northern Mariana Islands has an affiliated area but not an official NPS unit.

Nearly all units managed by the National Park Service participate in the National Park Passport Stamps program.

National parks

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Template:MainThere are 63 officially designated national parks in the United States and its dependent areas, as of 2021.<ref name="NPSAboutus">Template:Cite web</ref> The national parks are considered the "crown jewels" of the system and are typically larger than other areas, including a variety of significant ecological and geological resources.

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North Cascades National Park
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Haleakalā National Park
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Joshua Tree National Park
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Dry Tortugas National Park
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Shenandoah National Park
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Badlands National Park
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Arches National Park
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Olympic National Park
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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Gateway Arch National Park
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Acadia National Park Maine 1919 Template:Convert
National Park of American Samoa American Samoa 1988 Template:Convert
Arches National Park Utah 1971 Template:Convert
Badlands National Park South Dakota 1978 Template:Convert
Big Bend National Park Texas 1944 Template:Convert
Biscayne National Park Florida 1980 Template:Convert
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado 1999 Template:Convert
Bryce Canyon National Park Utah 1928 Template:Convert
Canyonlands National Park Utah 1964 Template:Convert
Capitol Reef National Park Utah 1971 Template:Convert
Carlsbad Caverns National Park New Mexico 1930 Template:Convert
Channel Islands National Park California 1980 Template:Convert
Congaree National Park South Carolina 2003 Template:Convert
Crater Lake National Park Oregon 1902 Template:Convert
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ohio 2000 Template:Convert
Death Valley National Park California, Nevada 1994 Template:Convert
Denali National Park Alaska 1917 Template:Convert
Dry Tortugas National Park Florida 1992 Template:Convert
Everglades National Park Florida 1947 Template:Convert
Gates of the Arctic National Park Alaska 1980 Template:Convert
Gateway Arch National Park Missouri 2018 Template:Convert
Glacier National Park
(part of Waterton–Glacier International Peace Park) 		Montana 1910 Template:Convert
Glacier Bay National Park Alaska 1980 Template:Convert
Grand Canyon National Park Arizona 1919 Template:Convert
Grand Teton National Park Wyoming 1929 Template:Convert
Great Basin National Park Nevada 1986 Template:Convert
Great Sand Dunes National Park Colorado 2004 Template:Convert
Great Smoky Mountains National Park North Carolina, Tennessee 1934 Template:Convert
Guadalupe Mountains National Park Texas 1966 Template:Convert
Haleakalā National Park Hawaii 1916 Template:Convert
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii 1916 Template:Convert
Hot Springs National Park Arkansas 1921 Template:Convert
Indiana Dunes National Park Indiana 2019 Template:Convert
Isle Royale National Park Michigan 1940 Template:Convert
Joshua Tree National Park California 1994 Template:Convert
Katmai National Park Alaska 1980 Template:Convert
Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska 1980 Template:Convert
Kings Canyon National Park California 1940 Template:Convert
Kobuk Valley National Park Alaska 1980 Template:Convert
Lake Clark National Park Alaska 1980 Template:Convert
Lassen Volcanic National Park California 1916 Template:Convert
Mammoth Cave National Park Kentucky 1941 Template:Convert
Mesa Verde National Park Colorado 1906 Template:Convert
Mount Rainier National Park Washington 1899 Template:Convert
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve West Virginia 2020 Template:Convert
North Cascades National Park Washington 1968 Template:Convert
Olympic National Park Washington 1938 Template:Convert
Petrified Forest National Park Arizona 1962 Template:Convert
Pinnacles National Park California 2013 Template:Convert
Redwood National and State Parks California 1968 Template:Convert
Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado 1915 Template:Convert
Saguaro National Park Arizona 1994 Template:Convert
Sequoia National Park California 1890 Template:Convert
Shenandoah National Park Virginia 1935 Template:Convert
Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Dakota 1978 Template:Convert
Virgin Islands National Park U.S. Virgin Islands 1956 Template:Convert
Voyageurs National Park Minnesota 1975 Template:Convert
White Sands National Park New Mexico 2019 Template:Convert
Wind Cave National Park South Dakota 1903 Template:Convert
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park Alaska 1980 Template:Convert
Yellowstone National Park Idaho, Montana, Wyoming 1872 Template:Convert
Yosemite National Park California 1890 Template:Convert
Zion National Park Utah 1919 Template:Convert

Former national parks

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Name Established Disbanded Result
Abraham Lincoln National Park July 17, 1916 August 11, 1939 Redesignated as Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Fort McHenry National Park March 3, 1925 August 11, 1939 Redesignated under the unique designation of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
General Grant National Park October 1, 1890 March 4, 1940 Incorporated into Kings Canyon National Park
Hawaii National Park August 1, 1916 September 13, 1960 Divided into Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park
Mackinac National Park April 15, 1875 March 2, 1895 Transferred to Michigan; now operated as Mackinac Island State Park
Platt National Park June 29, 1906 March 17, 1976 Incorporated with Arbuckle Recreation Area and redesignated Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Rock Creek Park<ref>"This 1,754 acre city park was officially authorized in 1890, making it the third national park to be designated by the federal government." Rock Creek Park, National Park Service. Accessed September 12, 2019.</ref> September 27, 1890 August 10, 1933 Incorporated into National Capital Parks
Sullys Hill Park (not officially a National Park) April 27, 1904 March 3, 1931 Transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; now operated as White Horse Hill National Game Preserve

National monuments

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Devils Tower National Monument
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Stonewall National Monument
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Statue of Liberty National Monument
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Natural Bridges National Monument
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Muir Woods National Monument
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Bandelier National Monument
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George Washington Carver National Monument

There are 138 national monuments, 89 of which are administered by the NPS and are listed below. Of these, 87 (all except Grand Canyon-Parashant and Avi Kwa Ame) are NPS official units. The remaining 49 monuments are administered by five other federal agencies. Three, Grand Canyon–Parashant, Craters of the Moon, and Avi Kwa Ame National Monuments, are jointly administered by the NPS and the Bureau of Land Management, and Tule Lake National Monument is joint with the Fish and Wildlife Service. National monuments are typically smaller and protect just one or few major resources. They include both natural and historical sites and can be established by the president under the Antiquities Act. 34 former national monuments have been redesignated or incorporated into national parks.

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Booker T. Washington National Monument Virginia Template:Convert
Buck Island Reef National Monument U.S. Virgin Islands Template:Convert
Cabrillo National Monument California Template:Convert
Camp Nelson National Monument Kentucky Template:Convert
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Capulin Volcano National Monument New Mexico Template:Convert
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument Pennsylvania Template:Convert
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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Idaho Template:Convert
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El Malpais National Monument New Mexico Template:Convert
El Morro National Monument New Mexico Template:Convert
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument Illinois, Mississippi Template:Convert
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Fort Frederica National Monument Georgia Template:Convert
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Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Maryland Template:Convert
Fort Monroe National Monument Virginia Template:Convert
Fort Pulaski National Monument Georgia Template:Convert
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Fort Union National Monument New Mexico Template:Convert
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Frances Perkins National Monument Maine Template:Convert
Freedom Riders National Monument Alabama Template:Convert
George Washington Birthplace National Monument Virginia Template:Convert
George Washington Carver National Monument Missouri Template:Convert
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument New Mexico Template:Convert
Governors Island National Monument New York Template:Convert
Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument (not an official NPS unit) Arizona NPS manages Template:Convert of Template:Convert
Grand Portage National Monument Minnesota Template:Convert
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Idaho Template:Convert
Hohokam Pima National Monument Arizona Template:Convert
Hovenweep National Monument Colorado, Utah Template:Convert
Jewel Cave National Monument South Dakota Template:Convert
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Oregon Template:Convert
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Maine Template:Convert
Lava Beds National Monument California Template:Convert
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Montana Template:Convert
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Mississippi Template:Convert
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Kentucky Template:Convert
Montezuma Castle National Monument Arizona Template:Convert
Muir Woods National Monument California Template:Convert
Natural Bridges National Monument Utah Template:Convert
Navajo National Monument Arizona Template:Convert
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve Oregon Template:Convert
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Arizona Template:Convert
Petroglyph National Monument New Mexico Template:Convert
Pipe Spring National Monument Arizona Template:Convert
Pipestone National Monument Minnesota Template:Convert
Poverty Point National Monument Louisiana Template:Convert
Rainbow Bridge National Monument Utah Template:Convert
Russell Cave National Monument Alabama Template:Convert
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument New Mexico Template:Convert
Scotts Bluff National Monument Nebraska Template:Convert
Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Illinois Template:Convert
Statue of Liberty National Monument New York, New Jersey Template:Convert
Stonewall National Monument New York Template:Convert
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Arizona Template:Convert
Timpanogos Cave National Monument Utah Template:Convert
Tonto National Monument Arizona Template:Convert
Tule Lake National Monument California Template:Convert
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Tuzigoot National Monument Arizona Template:Convert
Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument U.S. Virgin Islands Template:Convert
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Former national monuments

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Name Established Disbanded Result
Carlsbad Cave National Monument October 5, 1923 May 14, 1930 Redesignated as Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Denali National Monument December 1, 1978 December 2, 1980 Incorporated with Mount McKinley National Park and renamed Denali National Park and Preserve
Grand Canyon National Monument January 11, 1908 February 26, 1919 Redesignated as Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Monument December 22, 1932 January 3, 1975 Abolished; lands transferred with Marble Canyon National Monument into an expansion of Grand Canyon National Park.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Enrolled Bill s. 1296">Template:Cite web</ref>
Marble Canyon National Monument January 20, 1969 January 3, 1975 Abolished; lands transferred with Grand Canyon National Monument into an expansion of Grand Canyon National Park.
Kobuk Valley National Monument December 1, 1978 December 2, 1980 Redesignated as Kobuk Valley National Park
Papago Saguaro National Monument January 31, 1914 April 7, 1930 Transferred to Arizona; now jointly operated by the cities of Phoenix and Tempe
Pullman National Monument February 19, 2015 December 29, 2022 Redesignated as Pullman National Historical Park
Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument May 11, 1908 August 24, 1937 Transferred to Montana; now operated as a state park
Kenai Fjords National Monument December 1, 1978 December 2, 1980 Redesignated as Kenai Fjords National Park
Channel Islands National Monument April 26, 1938 March 5, 1980 Redesignated as Channel Islands National 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
First State National Monument March 25, 2013 December 19, 2014 Incorporated into First State National Historical Park
Lake Clark National Monument December 1, 1978 December 2, 1980 Renamed Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument March 2, 1933 October 21, 1999 Redesignated as Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument March 25, 2013 December 19, 2014 The National Park Service areas of this monument were incorporated into Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, and the National Park Service no longer recognizes their portions of the national monument as distinct from the national historical park. The remaining portions of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument continue to be operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Mukuntuweap National Monument
(renamed Zion National Monument in 1918) 		July 31, 1909 November 19, 1919 Redesignated as Zion National Park
Zion National Monument
("the Kolob Canyons area") 		January 22, 1937 July 11, 1956 Incorporated into Zion National Park
Capitol Reef National Monument August 2, 1937 December 18, 1971 Redesignated as Capitol Reef National Park
Arches National Monument April 12, 1929 November 12, 1971 Redesignated as Arches National Park
Bryce Canyon National Monument June 8, 1923 February 25, 1928 Redesignated as Bryce Canyon National 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
White Sands National Monument January 18, 1933 December 20, 2019 Redesignated as White Sands National Park
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
Saguaro National Monument March 1, 1933 October 4, 1994 Redesignated as Saguaro National Park
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
Gates of the Arctic National Monument December 1, 1978 December 2, 1980 Renamed Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Fossil Cycad National Monument October 21, 1922 August 1, 1956 Transferred to Bureau of Land Management because of severe vandalism to the site
Death Valley National Monument February 11, 1933 October 31, 1994 Redesignated as Death Valley National Park
Joshua Tree National Monument August 10, 1936 October 31, 1994 Redesignated as Joshua Tree National Park
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
Katmai National Monument September 24, 1918 December 2, 1980 Renamed Katmai National Park and Preserve
Mount Olympus National Monument March 2, 1909 June 29, 1938 Redesignated as Olympic National Park
Petrified Forest National Monument December 8, 1906 December 9, 1962 Redesignated as Petrified Forest National Park
Lehman Caves National Monument June 10, 1933 October 27, 1986 Abolished; incorporated into Great Basin National Park<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Congaree Swamp National Monument October 18, 1976 November 10, 2003 Redesignated as Congaree National Park
Glacier Bay National Monument February 25, 1925 December 2, 1980 Renamed Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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 Redesignated as Minidoka National Historic Site
Pinnacles National Monument January 16, 1908 January 10, 2013 Redesignated as Pinnacles National Park<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Andrew Johnson National Monument April 27, 1942 December 11, 1963 Redesignated as Andrew Johnson National Historic Site<ref>Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Administrative History Template:Webarchive, National Park Service, 2008, pp. 121-122</ref>
Sieur de Monts National Monument July 8, 1916 February 26, 1919 Redesignated as Lafayette National Park
(renamed Acadia National Park on January 19, 1929)
Edison Laboratory National Monument July 14, 1956 September 5, 1962 Combined with Edison Home National Historic Site into Edison National Historic Site, later redesignated Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Wrangell–St. Elias National Monument December 1, 1978 December 2, 1980 Renamed Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Badlands National Monument January 29, 1939 November 10, 1978 Redesignated as Badlands National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Monument March 17, 1932 September 14, 2004 Renamed Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Biscayne National Monument October 18, 1968 June 28, 1980 Redesignated as Biscayne National Park
Fort Jefferson National Monument January 4, 1935 October 26, 1992 Redesignated as Dry Tortugas National Park
Cinder Cone National Monument May 6, 1907 August 9, 1916 Merged with Lassen Peak National Monument and redesignated as Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak National Monument May 6, 1907 August 9, 1916 Merged with Cinder Cone National Monument and redesignated as Lassen Volcanic National Park
Homestead National Monument of America March 19, 1936 January 13, 2021 Redesignated as Homestead National Historical Park

National preserves

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Template:Main There are 21 national preserves in the United States, 19 of which are counted by the National Park System as official units. Ten are stand-alone official units, while eleven others are designated areas where hunting or grazing is permitted as part of a larger "national park and preserve" or "national monument and preserve". Nine of those are counted as separate units, while Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve and New River Gorge National Park and Preserve are single units (there is no functional difference). Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is not officially a national preserve but has similar management policies, while Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve is unrelated.

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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Alaska Template:Convert
Big Cypress National Preserve Florida Template:Convert
Big Thicket National Preserve Texas Template:Convert
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Idaho Template:Convert
Denali National Park and Preserve Alaska Template:Convert
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Alaska Template:Convert
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Alaska Template:Convert
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Colorado Template:Convert
Katmai National Park and Preserve Alaska Template:Convert
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Alaska Template:Convert
Little River Canyon National Preserve Alabama Template:Convert
Mojave National Preserve California Template:Convert
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (not a separate unit) West Virginia Template:Convert
Noatak National Preserve Alaska Template:Convert
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Kansas Template:Convert
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Florida Template:Convert
Valles Caldera National Preserve New Mexico Template:Convert
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve Alaska Template:Convert
Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve Alaska Template:Convert

National historical parks

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The bell tower atop Independence Hall, where the Liberty Bell once was based, in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia
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Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
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Laboratory building at Thomas Edison National Historical Park
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Keweenaw National Historical Park

There are 63 national historical parks.

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Adams National Historical Park Massachusetts Template:Convert
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Virginia Template:Convert
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Rhode Island, Massachusetts Template:Convert
Boston National Historical Park Massachusetts Template:Convert
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Kansas, South Carolina Template:Convert
Cane River Creole National Historical Park Louisiana Template:Convert
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Virginia Template:Convert
Chaco Culture National Historical Park New Mexico Template:Convert
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia Template:Convert
Colonial National Historical Park<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Virginia Template:Convert
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia Template:Convert
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Ohio Template:Convert
First State National Historical Park Delaware, Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park South Carolina Template:Convert
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Indiana Template:Convert
Golden Spike National Historical Park Utah Template:Convert
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland Template:Convert
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park New York Template:Convert
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Maryland Template:Convert
Homestead National Historical Park Nebraska Template:Convert
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Ohio Template:Convert
Independence National Historical Park Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Louisiana Template:Convert
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Georgia Template:Convert
Kalaupapa National Historical Park Hawaii Template:Convert
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park Hawaii Template:Convert
Keweenaw National Historical Park Michigan Template:Convert
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (part of Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park) Alaska, Washington Template:Convert
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Oregon, Washington Template:Convert
Lowell National Historical Park Massachusetts Template:Convert
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Texas Template:Convert
Manhattan Project National Historical Park New Mexico, Tennessee, Washington Template:Convert
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Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park Georgia Template:Convert
Minute Man National Historical Park Massachusetts Template:Convert
Morristown National Historical Park New Jersey Template:Convert
Natchez National Historical Park Mississippi Template:Convert
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Pecos National Historical Park New Mexico Template:Convert
Pullman National Historical Park Illinois Template:Convert
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Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park California Template:Convert
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Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve U.S. Virgin Islands Template:Convert
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Texas Template:Convert
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park California Template:Convert
San Juan Island National Historical Park Washington Template:Convert
Saratoga National Historical Park New York Template:Convert
Sitka National Historical Park Alaska Template:Convert
Thomas Edison National Historical Park New Jersey Template:Convert
Tumacácori National Historical Park Arizona Template:Convert
Valley Forge National Historical Park Pennsylvania Template:Convert
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Coltsville National Historical Park Connecticut (pending acquisition of property)

National historic sites

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Harry S Truman National Historic Site
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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
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Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site
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Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro at San Juan National Historic Site
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Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

There are 86 national historic sites, of which 76 are NPS units, 9 are affiliated areas, and one, Grey Towers National Historic Site, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service (not listed here).

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Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Massachusetts Template:Convert
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site Massachusetts Template:Convert
San Juan National Historic Site Puerto Rico Template:Convert
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Colorado Template:Convert
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site Massachusetts Template:Convert
Springfield Armory National Historic Site Massachusetts Template:Convert
Steamtown National Historic Site Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site New York Template:Convert
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site New York Template:Convert
Thomas Cole National Historic Site (affiliated area) New York Template:Convert
Thomas Stone National Historic Site Maryland Template:Convert
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (affiliated area) Rhode Island Template:Convert
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Alabama Template:Convert
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site Alabama Template:Convert
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site Missouri Template:Convert
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site New York Template:Convert
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Oklahoma Template:Convert
Whitman Mission National Historic Site Washington Template:Convert
William Howard Taft National Historic Site Ohio Template:Convert

Former national historic sites

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Name Established Disbanded Result
Federal Hall Memorial National Historic Site May 26, 1939 August 11, 1955 Redesignated Federal Hall National Memorial
Atlanta Campaign National Historic Site October 13, 1944 September 21, 1950 Transferred to state of Georgia; park never developed beyond a set of six roadside interpretive markers along the Dixie Highway
Mar-a-Lago National Historic Site October 21, 1972 December 23, 1980 Returned to a nonprofit foundation operated by the Post family, the original owners of the site
McLoughlin House National Historic Site (affiliated unit) June 27, 1941 July 29, 2003 Merged into Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
St. Thomas National Historic Site December 24, 1960 February 5, 1975 Transferred to U.S. Virgin Islands; currently operated as a Virgin Islands territorial park
Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site April 12, 2016 Redesignated Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument and changed from affiliated unit to an NPS unit
Edison Home National Historic Site December 6, 1955 September 5, 1962 Combined with Edison Laboratory National Monument into Edison National Historic Site, later redesignated Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Edison National Historic Site September 5, 1962 March 30, 2009 Redesignated Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Authorized national historic sites

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Name Location Status
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site<ref>Public Law 107-137 Template:Webarchive, February 6, 2002</ref> Illinois Pending acquisition of property

International historic site

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Saint Croix Island International Historic Site Maine / New Brunswick Template:Convert

National battlefield parks

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Malvern Hill, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia
Name<ref name="NPSAboutus" /> Location Area (2024)<ref name=":0" /><ref name="area">Template:NPS area</ref>
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Georgia Template:Convert
Manassas National Battlefield Park Virginia Template:Convert
Richmond National Battlefield Park Virginia Template:Convert
River Raisin National Battlefield Park Michigan Template:Convert

National military parks

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Vicksburg National Military Park
Name<ref name="NPSAboutus" /> Location Area (2024)<ref name=":0" /><ref name="area"/>
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Georgia, Tennessee Template:Convert
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park Virginia Template:Convert
Gettysburg National Military Park Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park North Carolina Template:Convert
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Alabama Template:Convert
Kings Mountain National Military Park South Carolina Template:Convert
Pea Ridge National Military Park Arkansas Template:Convert
Shiloh National Military Park Tennessee, Mississippi Template:Convert
Vicksburg National Military Park Mississippi, Louisiana Template:Convert

Former national military parks

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Name Established Disbanded Result
Moore's Creek National Military Park June 2, 1926 September 8, 1980 Redesignated as Moores Creek National Battlefield
Monocacy National Military Park June 21, 1934 October 21, 1976 Redesignated Monocacy National Battlefield; previously Monocacy National Battlefield Site (1929 to 1934)

National battlefields

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Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Name<ref name="NPSAboutus" /> Location Area (2024)<ref name=":0" /><ref name="area"/>
Antietam National Battlefield Maryland Template:Convert
Big Hole National Battlefield Montana Template:Convert
Cowpens National Battlefield South Carolina Template:Convert
Fort Donelson National Battlefield Tennessee, Kentucky Template:Convert
Fort Necessity National Battlefield Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Monocacy National Battlefield Maryland Template:Convert
Moores Creek National Battlefield North Carolina Template:Convert
Petersburg National Battlefield Virginia Template:Convert
Stones River National Battlefield Tennessee Template:Convert
Tupelo National Battlefield Mississippi Template:Convert
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Missouri Template:Convert

National battlefield site

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Name<ref name="NPSAboutus" /> Location Area (2024)<ref name=":0" /><ref name="area"/>
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site Mississippi Template:Convert

Former national battlefield sites

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Name Established Disbanded Result
Antietam National Battlefield Site August 30, 1890 1978 Redesignated Antietam National Battlefield
New Orleans Battlefield Site (Chalmette Monument and Grounds) March 4, 1907 1939 Redesignated Chalmette National Historical Park; incorporated into Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Nov. 10, 1978
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Site February 8, 1917 1935 Redesignated Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
White Plains National Battlefield Site May 18, 1926 1956 Assumed by Battle of White Plains Monument Committee, 1958
Tupelo National Battlefield Site February 21, 1929 1961 Redesignated Tupelo National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield Site March 1, 1929 June 21, 1934 Reauthorized as a national military park; redesignated Monocacy National Battlefield, Oct. 21, 1976
Cowpens National Battlefield Site March 4, 1929 1972 Redesignated Cowpens National Battlefield
Appomattox Battlefield Site June 18, 1930 1935 Designated Appomattox Court House National Historical Monument; redesignated Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, 1954
Fort Necessity National Battlefield Site March 4, 1931 1961 Redesignated Fort Necessity National Battlefield

National memorials

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Lincoln Memorial
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Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
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Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial

There are 31 national memorials that are NPS units and five affiliated national memorials.<ref name="NPSAboutus" />

Name Location Area (2024)<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":0" />
American Memorial Park (affiliated area) Northern Mariana Islands Template:Convert
Arkansas Post National Memorial Arkansas Template:Convert
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Virginia Template:Convert
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial (affiliated area) Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Chamizal National Memorial Texas Template:Convert
Coronado National Memorial Arizona Template:Convert
De Soto National Memorial Florida Template:Convert
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
Father Marquette National Memorial (affiliated area) Michigan Template:Convert
Federal Hall National Memorial New York Template:Convert
Flight 93 National Memorial Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Fort Caroline National Memorial Florida Template:Convert
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
General Grant National Memorial New York Template:Convert
Hamilton Grange National Memorial New York Template:Convert
Jefferson Memorial Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
Johnstown Flood National Memorial Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Indiana Template:Convert
Lincoln Memorial Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
Mount Rushmore National Memorial South Dakota Template:Convert
Oklahoma City National Memorial (affiliated area) Oklahoma Template:Convert
Pearl Harbor National Memorial Hawaii Template:Convert
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Ohio Template:Convert
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial California Template:Convert
Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial (affiliated area) Virginia Template:Convert
Roger Williams National Memorial Rhode Island Template:Convert
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
Washington Monument Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
World War I Memorial Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
World War II Memorial Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
Wright Brothers National Memorial North Carolina Template:Convert

Former national memorials

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Name Established Disbanded Result
Camp Blount Tablets National Memorial 1930 1944 Transferred to NPS in 1933 from War Dept., it was never developed; only a stone marker remains off U.S. Route 231 near Fayetteville, Tennessee
Fort Clatsop National Memorial May 29, 1958 October 30, 2004 Incorporated into Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial December 21, 1935 February 22, 2018 Redesignated as Gateway Arch National Park
New Echota Marker National Memorial August 10, 1933 September 21, 1950 Transferred to state of Georgia; currently operated as a Georgia state park.
Oklahoma City National Memorial October 9, 1997 January 23, 2004 Transferred to the nonprofit Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation; NPS interpretation continues at this affiliated unit

Authorized national memorials

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Name Law
Adams Memorial Authorized by Public Law 107-62
National Desert Storm/Desert Shield Memorial Authorized by National Defense Authorization Act 2015<ref>National Park Service-related provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 15 Template:Webarchive, National Park Service, Dec. 19, 2014.</ref>
National Global War on Terrorism Memorial Authorized by Public Law 115-51

National recreation areas

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Lake Mead National Recreation Area
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

There are 18 national recreation areas administered by the National Park Service.<ref name="NPSAboutus" /> Another 22 national recreation areas are administered by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.

Name Location Area (2024)<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":0" />
Amistad National Recreation Area Texas Template:Convert
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Montana, Wyoming Template:Convert
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Massachusetts Template:Convert
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Georgia Template:Convert
Chickasaw National Recreation Area Oklahoma Template:Convert
Curecanti National Recreation Area Colorado Template:Convert
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area New Jersey, Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Gateway National Recreation Area New York, New Jersey Template:Convert
Gauley River National Recreation Area West Virginia Template:Convert
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Utah, Arizona Template:Convert
Golden Gate National Recreation Area California Template:Convert
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Washington Template:Convert
Lake Mead National Recreation Area Nevada, Arizona Template:Convert
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area Texas Template:Convert
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Washington Template:Convert
Ross Lake National Recreation Area Washington Template:Convert
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area California Template:Convert
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area California Template:Convert

Former or transferred national recreation areas

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Name Established Disbanded Result
Arbuckle Recreation Area February 1, 1965 March 17, 1976 Incorporated with Platt National Park and redesignated Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area December 27, 1974 October 11, 2000 Redesignated as Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area July 22, 1963 October 1, 1968 Transferred to U.S. Forest Service
Lake Texoma Recreation Area April 18, 1946 June 30, 1949 Returned to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Millerton Lake Recreation Area May 22, 1945 November 1, 1957 Transferred to state of California; currently operated by the California Department of Water Resources
Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area June 27, 1952 March 1, 1979 Transferred to U.S. Forest Service
Shasta Lake Recreation Area May 22, 1945 July 1, 1948 Transferred to U.S. Forest Service

National seashores

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Wild horses on Assateague Island National Seashore
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore

There are 10 national seashores.<ref name="NPSAboutus" />

Name Location Area (2024)<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":0" />
Assateague Island National Seashore Maryland, Virginia Template:Convert
Canaveral National Seashore Florida Template:Convert
Cape Cod National Seashore Massachusetts Template:Convert
Cape Hatteras National Seashore North Carolina Template:Convert
Cape Lookout National Seashore North Carolina Template:Convert
Cumberland Island National Seashore Georgia Template:Convert
Fire Island National Seashore New York Template:Convert
Gulf Islands National Seashore Florida, Mississippi Template:Convert
Padre Island National Seashore Texas Template:Convert
Point Reyes National Seashore California Template:Convert

National lakeshores

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Template:Main There are three national lakeshores, located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Wisconsin Template:Convert
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Michigan Template:Convert
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Michigan Template:Convert

Former national lakeshores

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Name Established Disbanded Result
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore November 5, 1966 February 15, 2019 Redesignated Indiana Dunes National Park

National rivers and national wild and scenic rivers

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The Buffalo National River, the first National River established in the United States
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Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway

There are four national rivers (marked with an asterisk) and ten national wild and scenic rivers administered as distinct units of the National Park System.<ref name="NPSAboutus" /> There are many more national wild and scenic rivers that run through other units.

Name Location Area (2024)<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":0" />
Alagnak Wild River Alaska Template:Convert
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area* Kentucky, Tennessee Template:Convert
Bluestone National Scenic River West Virginia Template:Convert
Buffalo National River* Arkansas Template:Convert
Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River New Jersey Template:Convert
Middle Delaware National Scenic River New Jersey, Pennsylvania Template:Convert
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area* Minnesota Template:Convert
Missouri National Recreational River Nebraska, South Dakota Template:Convert
Niobrara National Scenic River Nebraska Template:Convert
Obed Wild and Scenic River Tennessee Template:Convert
Ozark National Scenic Riverways* Missouri Template:Convert
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River Texas Template:Convert
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway Wisconsin, Minnesota Template:Convert
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River New York, Pennsylvania Template:Convert

Former national rivers

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Name Established Disbanded Result
New River Gorge National River November 10, 1978 December 27, 2020 Redesignated New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

National reserves

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City of Rocks National Reserve in Idaho

National reserves are partnerships between federal, state, and local authorities. Within the boundaries of the three national reserves are combinations of federal land (Park Service or National Wildlife Refuges), state parks and forests, local public lands, and private properties. Two national reserves are currently managed as official units.

Name<ref name="NPSAboutus" /> Location Area (2024)<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":0" />
City of Rocks National Reserve Idaho Template:Convert
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve Washington Template:Convert
Pinelands National Reserve (affiliated area) New Jersey Template:Convert

National parkways

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Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina

Ten roadways and surrounding scenic areas are managed by the NPS as parkways, four of which as official units and five as part of other units.

Name<ref name="NPSAboutus" /> Location Area (2024)<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":0" />
Baltimore-Washington Parkway (part of National Capital Parks East) Maryland, Washington, D.C.
Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, North Carolina Template:Convert
Colonial Parkway (part of Colonial National Historical Park) Virginia
Foothills Parkway (part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park) Tennessee
George Washington Memorial Parkway (In 1989, the Maryland and DC portions of the parkway were renamed Clara Barton Parkway to overcome motorist confusion). Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Wyoming Template:Convert
Natchez Trace Parkway Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee Template:Convert
Oxon Run Parkway (part of National Capital Parks East) Washington, D.C.
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway (part of Rock Creek Park) Washington, D.C.
Suitland Parkway (part of National Capital Parks East) Maryland

National historic and scenic trails

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Template:Main These National Park Service trails are part of the larger National Trails System. Only six of the trails are considered official units of the park system.<ref name="NPSAboutus" />

Name Location Area (2024)<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":0" />
Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Hawaii
Appalachian Trail (official unit) Maine - Georgia Template:Convert
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Tennessee and Missouri - California
California National Historic Trail Missouri - California
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Delaware - District of Columbia - Maryland - Virginia
Chilkoot National Historic Trail Alaska - British Columbia
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Louisiana - Texas
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail New Mexico
Ice Age National Scenic Trail (official unit) Wisconsin Template:Convert
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Arizona - California
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Illinois - Oregon
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail Illinois - Utah
Natchez Trace Trail (official unit) Mississippi - Tennessee Template:Convert
New England National Scenic Trail (official unit) Connecticut - Massachusetts Template:Convert
North Country National Scenic Trail (official unit) Vermont - North Dakota Template:Convert
Old Spanish National Historic Trail New Mexico - California
Oregon National Historic Trail Missouri - Oregon
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Virginia - Tennessee - North Carolina - South Carolina
Pony Express National Historic Trail Missouri - California
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (official unit) Virginia - Maryland - Pennsylvania - Washington, D.C. Template:Convert
Santa Fe National Historic Trail Missouri - New Mexico
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Alabama
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail District of Columbia - Maryland - Virginia
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Tennessee - Oklahoma
Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail Massachusetts - Virginia

National cemeteries

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Gettysburg National Cemetery

Most national cemeteries are administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, although a few are managed by the National Park Service and the U.S. Army. None of the cemeteries are considered official units of the system; they are all affiliated with other parks.

Name Location
Andersonville National Cemetery Georgia
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery Tennessee
Antietam National Cemetery Maryland
Battleground National Cemetery Washington, D.C.
Chalmette National Cemetery Louisiana
Custer National Cemetery Montana
Fort Donelson National Cemetery Tennessee
Fredericksburg National Cemetery Virginia
Gettysburg National Cemetery Pennsylvania
Poplar Grove National Cemetery Virginia
Shiloh National Cemetery Tennessee
Stones River National Cemetery Tennessee
Vicksburg National Cemetery Mississippi
Yorktown National Cemetery Virginia

Transferred national cemeteries

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Name Established Disbanded Result
Chattanooga National Cemetery August 10, 1933 December 7, 1944 returned to War Department

National heritage areas

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The National Park Service provides limited assistance to national heritage areas, but does not administer them.

Other NPS protected areas and administrative groups

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National Mall
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Roosevelt Campobello International Park (affiliated area)
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Acadian Landing Site at Maine Acadian Culture (affiliated area)

There are 11 NPS units of other designations, as well as other affiliated areas. The National Mall and National Capital Parks have many sites, some of which are also units of other designations.

Name Location Area (2024)<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":0" />
Aleutian World War II National Historic Area (affiliated area) Alaska Template:Convert
Catoctin Mountain Park Maryland Template:Convert
Claymont High School (affiliated area of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park) Delaware
Constitution Gardens District of Columbia Template:Convert
Eutaw Springs Battlefield (affiliated area) South Carolina
Fort Washington Park Maryland Template:Convert
Greenbelt Park Maryland Template:Convert
Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site (affiliated area)<ref>Public Law 97-184 Template:Webarchive, May 24, 1982</ref> South Carolina Template:Convert
Hockessin Colored School #107 (affiliated area of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park) Delaware
Howard High School (affiliated area of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park) Delaware
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve (affiliated area) Wisconsin Template:Convert
International Peace Garden (affiliated area) North Dakota/Manitoba Template:Convert
Inupiat Heritage Center (affiliated area) Alaska Template:Convert
John Philip Sousa Junior High School (affiliated area of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park) District of Columbia
Kettle Creek Battlefield (affiliated area) Georgia
Maine Acadian Culture (affiliated area)<ref>Public Law 101-53, November 8, 1990</ref> Maine
National Capital Parks-East District of Columbia/Maryland Template:Convert(excludes those counted in other units)
National Mall and Memorial Parks (formerly National Capital Parks-Central) District of Columbia Template:Convert(National Mall only)
Parker's Crossroads Battlefield (affiliated area) Tennessee
Piscataway Park Maryland Template:Convert
Prince William Forest Park Virginia Template:Convert
Robert Russa Moton School (affiliated area of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park) Virginia
Rock Creek Park District of Columbia Template:Convert
Roosevelt Campobello International Park (affiliated area) New Brunswick Template:Convert
White House/President's Park District of Columbia Template:Convert
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (affiliated area)<ref>Jack Broom, National Parks to recognize Wing Luke Museum Template:Webarchive, Seattle Times, 2013-02-06. Accessed online 2013-02-09.</ref> Washington Template:Convert
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Virginia Template:Convert

In addition, there are sites where the NPS is authorized to provide financial and technical assistance to local authorities for interpretive or educational purposes, but do not have the right to acquire land or have a say in land use or zoning. These include the 55 National Heritage Areas, as well as National Commemorative Sites such as Quindaro Townsite or the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site. There are also various administrative groups of listed parks, such as Manhattan Sites, National Parks of New York Harbor, and Western Arctic National Parklands. The NPS also owns conservation easements (but not the land itself) for part of the area called the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District.

Former other areas

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Name Established Disbanded Result
Appomattox Court House National Historical Monument 1935 1954 Redesignated Appomattox Court House National Historical Park; previously Appomattox National Battlefield Site (1930–1935)
National Visitor Center, Washington, D.C. March 12, 1968 December 29, 1981 Transferred to Department of Transportation
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts June 16, 1972 July 21, 1994 Transferred to Kennedy Center Trustees
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route (affiliated area) 1988 September 30, 2011 Multiple site agencies continue managing the route without NPS partnership<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the 1930s and 1940s, the NPS developed dozens of recreational demonstration areas, most of which eventually became national or state parks.

See also

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References

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