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==National parks, monuments and forests== [[File:Grand Canyon AoĆ»t 2006.jpg|thumb|upright=3.65|center|{{center|[[Grand Canyon]] from the South Rim}}]] The southwestern United States contains many well-known national parks including [[Grand Canyon National Park|Grand Canyon]] in Arizona, [[Death Valley National Park|Death Valley]] in California, [[Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve|Great Sand Dunes]] in Colorado, [[Arches National Park|Arches]] in Utah, [[Big Bend National Park|Big Bend]] in Texas, [[Great Basin National Park|Great Basin]] in Nevada, and [[White Sands National Park|White Sands]] in New Mexico. [[File:Dunes as White Sands NM.jpg|thumb|[[White Sands National Park]], New Mexico]] Arizona parks and monuments include Grand Canyon, [[Monument Valley]] (a [[Navajo Nation]] park), [[Petrified Forest National Park|Petrified Forest]], and [[Saguaro National Park|Saguaro]] national parks; the national monuments of [[Agua Fria National Monument|Agua Fria]], [[Canyon de Chelly National Monument|Canyon de Chelly]], [[Casa Grande Ruins National Monument|Casa Grande Ruins]], [[Chiricahua National Monument|Chiricahua]], [[Ironwood Forest National Monument|Ironwood Forest]], [[Montezuma Castle National Monument|Montezuma Castle]], [[Navajo National Monument|Navajo]], [[Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument|Organ Pipe Cactus]], [[Pipe Spring National Monument|Pipe Spring]], [[Sonoran Desert National Monument|Sonoran Desert]], [[Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument|Sunset Crater]], [[Tonto National Monument|Tonto]], [[Tuzigoot National Monument|Tuzigoot]], [[Vermilion Cliffs National Monument|Vermilion Cliffs]], [[Walnut Canyon National Monument|Walnut Canyon]], and [[Wupatki National Monument|Wupatki]]. Other federal areas include the [[ApacheāSitgreaves National Forests]] and [[Tumacacori National Historical Park]]. Southern California parks and monuments include Death Valley and [[Joshua Tree National Park|Joshua Tree]] national parks; the national monuments of [[Castle Mountains National Monument|Castle Mountains]], [[Mojave Trails National Monument|Mojave Trails]], [[Sand to Snow National Monument|Sand to Snow]], and [[San Gabriel Mountains National Monument|San Gabriel Mountains]]; and [[Mojave National Preserve]]. Colorado parks and monuments include Great Sand Dunes, [[Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park|Black Canyon of the Gunnison]], and [[Mesa Verde National Park|Mesa Verde]] national parks; the national monuments of [[Browns Canyon National Monument|Browns Canyon]], [[Canyons of the Ancients National Monument|Canyons of the Ancients]], [[Colorado National Monument|Colorado]], [[Hovenweep National Monument|Hovenweep]], and [[Yucca House National Monument|Yucca House]]. Other federal areas include [[Curecanti National Recreation Area]] and [[Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site]]; as well as the national forests of [[San Isabel National Forest|San Isabel]], [[San Juan National Forest|San Juan]], and [[Uncompahgre National Forest|Uncompahgre]]. [[File:A511, Little Finland, Nevada, USA, 2016.jpg|left|thumb|[[Little Finland]] in [[Gold Butte National Monument]], Nevada]] Nevada has one national park at Great Basin, and the national monuments of [[Basin and Range National Monument|Basin and Range]], [[Gold Butte National Monument|Gold Butte]], and [[Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument|Tule Springs Fossil Beds]]. Other federal areas include [[Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]], [[Lake Mead National Recreation Area]], and [[Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area]]. New Mexico has two national parks, at [[Carlsbad Caverns National Park|Carlsbad Caverns]] and White Sands. National monuments include [[Aztec Ruins National Monument|Aztec Ruins]], [[Bandelier National Monument|Bandelier]], [[El Malpais National Monument|El Malpais]], [[El Morro National Monument|El Morro]], [[Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument|Gila Cliff Dwellings]], [[Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument|Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks]], [[Organ MountainsāDesert Peaks National Monument|Organ MountainsāDesert Peaks]], [[Petroglyph National Monument|Petroglyph]], [[Rio Grande del Norte National Monument|Rio Grande del Norte]], and [[Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument|Salinas Pueblo Missions]]. Other federal park areas include [[Chaco Culture National Historical Park]], [[Pecos National Historical Park]], [[Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge]], and the national forests of [[Apache National Forest|Apache]], [[Carson National Forest|Carson]], [[Gila National Forest|Gila]], [[Lincoln National Forest|Lincoln]], and [[Santa Fe National Forest|Santa Fe]]. West Texas has two national parks, at Big Bend and [[Guadalupe Mountains National Park|Guadalupe Mountains]]. Other federal park areas include [[Chamizal National Memorial]] and [[Fort Davis National Historic Site]]. [[File:Mountains in Zion National Park, Utah.jpg|left|thumb|Mountains in [[Zion National Park|Zion national park]], Utah]] Utah national parks include Arches, [[Bryce Canyon National Park|Bryce Canyon]], [[Canyonlands National Park|Canyonlands]], [[Capitol Reef National Park|Capitol Reef]], and [[Zion National Park|Zion]]. National monuments include [[Bears Ears National Monument|Bears Ears]], [[Cedar Breaks National Monument|Cedar Breaks]], [[Grand StaircaseāEscalante National Monument|Grand StaircaseāEscalante]], Hovenweep (also in Colorado), [[Natural Bridges National Monument|Natural Bridges]], and [[Rainbow Bridge National Monument|Rainbow Bridge]]. Other federal areas include [[Glen Canyon National Recreation Area]], [[Dixie National Forest]], and [[MantiāLa Sal National Forest]].
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