USA National Park System Units List


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The National Park System is the extended family of the 63 National Parks. These properties, often referred to as national parks (lowercase), have various designations and are all managed by the National Park Service. In most instances a National Park and its neighboring National Preserve, for example, are counted as two separate units. In other cases multiple (adjacent) NPS properties are counted as one unit. This list reflects those differences to produce the official count of 429 units in the National Park System. Our NPS maps also include 27 NPS Affiliated Areas.

Name Designation State/Territory
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Kentucky
Acadia National Park Maine
Adams National Historical Park Massachusetts
African Burial Ground National Monument New York
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Nebraska
Alagnak National Wild & Scenic River Alaska
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Texas
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Pennsylvania
Amache National Historic Site Colorado
American Samoa National Park American Samoa
Amistad National Recreation Area Texas
Andersonville National Historic Site Georgia
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Tennessee
Aniakchak National Monument Alaska
Aniakchak National Preserve Alaska
Antietam National Battlefield Maryland
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Wisconsin
Appalachian National Scenic Trail ME to GA
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Virginia
Arches National Park Utah
Arkansas Post National Memorial Arkansas
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial National Memorial Virginia
Assateague Island National Seashore MD, VA
Aztec Ruins National Monument New Mexico
Badlands National Park South Dakota
Bandelier National Monument New Mexico
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument Washington DC
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Colorado
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Alaska
Big Bend National Park Texas
Big Cypress National Preserve Florida
Big Hole National Battlefield Montana
Big South Fork National River TN, KY
Big Thicket National Preserve Texas
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Montana
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument Alabama
Biscayne National Park Florida
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park RI, MA
Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway NC, VA
Bluestone National Wild & Scenic River West Virginia
Booker T. Washington National Monument Virginia
Boston National Historical Park Massachusetts
Boston African American National Historic Site Massachusetts
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Massachusetts
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site Mississippi
Brown vs. Board of Education National Historical Park Kansas
Bryce Canyon National Park Utah
Buck Island Reef National Monument US Virgin Islands
Buffalo National River Arkansas
Cabrillo National Monument California
Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Kentucky
Canaveral National Seashore Florida
Cane River Creole National Historical Park Louisiana
Canyon De Chelly National Monument Arizona
Canyonlands National Park Utah
Cape Cod National Seashore Massachusetts
Cape Hatteras National Seashore North Carolina
Cape Krusenstern National Monument Alaska
Cape Lookout National Seashore North Carolina
Capitol Reef National Park Utah
Capulin Volcano National Monument New Mexico
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site North Carolina
Carlsbad Caverns National Park New Mexico
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Washington DC
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Arizona
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Florida
Castle Clinton National Monument New York
Castle Mountains National Monument California
Catoctin Mountain Park (other) Maryland
Cedar Breaks National Monument Utah
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Virginia
César E. Chávez National Monument California
Chaco Culture National Historical Park New Mexico
Chamizal National Memorial Texas
Channel Islands National Park California
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site South Carolina
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument Ohio
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Georgia
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park MD, DC
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park GA, TN
Chickasaw National Recreation Area Oklahoma
Chiricahua National Monument Arizona
Christiansted National Historic Site US Virgin Islands
City of Rocks National Reserve Idaho
Clara Barton National Historic Site Maryland
Colonial National Historical Park Virginia
Colorado National Monument Colorado
Congaree National Park South Carolina
Constitution Gardens (other) Washington DC
Coronado National Memorial Arizona
Cowpens National Battlefield South Carolina
Crater Lake National Park Oregon
Craters of the Moon National Monument Idaho
Craters of the Moon National Preserve Idaho
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park KY, TN, VA
Cumberland Island National Seashore Georgia
Curecanti National Recreation Area Colorado
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ohio
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Ohio
De Soto National Memorial Florida
Death Valley National Park CA, NV
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Pennsylvania
Denali National Park Alaska
Denali National Preserve Alaska
Devils Postpile National Monument California
Devils Tower National Monument Wyoming
Dinosaur National Monument CO, UT
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial National Memorial Washington DC
Dry Tortugas National Park Florida
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve Washington
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site Pennsylvania
Effigy Mounds National Monument Iowa
Eisenhower National Historic Site Pennsylvania
El Malpais National Monument New Mexico
El Morro National Monument New Mexico
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site New York
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument IL, MS
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site California
Everglades National Park Florida
Federal Hall National Memorial New York
Fire Island National Seashore New York
First Ladies National Historic Site Ohio
First State National Historical Park DE, PA
Flight 93 National Memorial Pennsylvania
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Colorado
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Washington DC
Fort Bowie National Historic Site Arizona
Fort Caroline National Memorial Florida
Fort Davis National Historic Site Texas
Fort Donelson National Battlefield TN, KY
Fort Frederica National Monument Georgia
Fort Laramie National Historic Site Wyoming
Fort Larned National Historic Site Kansas
Fort Matanzas National Monument Florida
Fort McHenry National Monument Maryland
Fort Monroe National Monument Virginia
Fort Necessity National Battlefield Pennsylvania
Fort Point National Historic Site California
Fort Pulaski National Monument Georgia
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site North Carolina
Fort Scott National Historic Site Kansas
Fort Smith National Historic Site Arkansas
Fort Stanwix National Monument New York
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park South Carolina
Fort Union National Monument New Mexico
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site ND, MT
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site WA, OR
Fort Washington Park (other) Maryland
Fossil Butte National Monument Wyoming
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial National Memorial Washington DC
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Washington DC
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site Massachusetts
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Virginia
Freedom Riders National Monument Alabama
Friendship Hill National Historic Site Pennsylvania
Gates of the Arctic National Park Alaska
Gates of the Arctic National Preserve Alaska
Gateway National Recreation Area NY, NJ
Gateway Arch National Park Missouri
Gauley River National Recreation Area West Virginia
General Grant National Memorial New York
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Indiana
George Washington Birthplace National Monument Virginia
George Washington Carver National Monument Missouri
George Washington Memorial Parkway National Parkway VA, MD, DC
Gettysburg National Military Park Pennsylvania
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument New Mexico
Glacier National Park Montana
Glacier Bay National Park Alaska
Glacier Bay National Preserve Alaska
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area AZ, UT
Golden Gate National Recreation Area California
Golden Spike National Historical Park Utah
Governors Island National Monument New York
Grand Canyon National Park Arizona
Grand Portage National Monument Minnesota
Grand Teton National Park Wyoming
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site Montana
Great Basin National Park Nevada
Great Egg Harbor National Wild & Scenic River New Jersey
Great Sand Dunes National Park Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Preserve Colorado
Great Smoky Mountains National Park TN, NC
Greenbelt Park (other) Maryland
Guadalupe Mountains National Park Texas
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park North Carolina
Gulf Islands National Seashore FL, MS
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Idaho
Haleakala National Park Hawaii
Hamilton Grange National Memorial New York
Hampton National Historic Site Maryland
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park West Virginia
Harriet Tubman National Historic Site New York
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Maryland
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site Missouri
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Iowa
Hohokam Pima National Monument Arizona
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site New York
Homestead National Historical Park Nebraska
Honouliuli National Historic Site Hawaii
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Ohio
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Pennsylvania
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Alabama
Hot Springs National Park Arkansas
Hovenweep National Monument CO, UT
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site Arizona
Ice Age National Scenic Trail Wisconsin
Independence National Historical Park Pennsylvania
Indiana Dunes National Park Indiana
Isle Royale National Park Michigan
James A. Garfield National Historic Site Ohio
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Louisiana
Jewel Cave National Monument South Dakota
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Georgia
John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway National Parkway Wyoming
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Oregon
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site Massachusetts
John Muir National Historic Site California
Johnstown Flood National Memorial Pennsylvania
Joshua Tree National Park California
Kalaupapa National Historical Park Hawaii
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Hawaii
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Maine
Katmai National Park Alaska
Katmai National Preserve Alaska
Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Georgia
Keweenaw National Historical Park Michigan
Kings Canyon National Park California
Kings Mountain National Military Park South Carolina
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park AK, WA
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site North Dakota
Kobuk Valley National Park Alaska
Korean War Veterans Memorial National Memorial Washington DC
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Washington
Lake Clark National Park Alaska
Lake Clark National Preserve Alaska
Lake Mead National Recreation Area NV, AZ
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area Texas
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Washington
Lassen Volcanic National Park California
Lava Beds National Monument California
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park OR, WA
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Indiana
Lincoln Home National Historic Site Illinois
Lincoln Memorial National Memorial Washington DC
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Montana
Little River Canyon National Preserve Alabama
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Arkansas
Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Massachusetts
Lowell National Historical Park Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Texas
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac National Memorial Washington DC
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Virginia
Mammoth Cave National Park Kentucky
Manassas National Battlefield Park Virginia
Manhattan Project National Historical Park NM, TN, WA
Manzanar National Historic Site California
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Vermont
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Georgia
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial National Memorial Washington DC
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site New York
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Washington DC
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home NM National Monument Mississippi
Mesa Verde National Park Colorado
Middle Delaware National Wild & Scenic River Pennsylvania
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Kentucky
Minidoka National Historic Site Idaho
Minute Man National Historical Park Massachusetts
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site South Dakota
Mississippi National River Minnesota
Missouri National Wild & Scenic River NE, SD
Mojave National Preserve California
Monocacy National Battlefield Maryland
Montezuma Castle National Monument Arizona
Moores Creek National Battlefield North Carolina
Morristown National Historical Park New Jersey
Mount Rainier National Park Washington
Mount Rushmore National Memorial South Dakota
Muir Woods National Monument California
Natchez National Historical Park Mississippi
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail MS, AL, TN
Natchez Trace Parkway National Parkway MS, AL, TN
National Capital Parks (other) Washington DC
National Mall (other) Washington DC
Natural Bridges National Monument Utah
Navajo National Monument Arizona
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Massachusetts
New England National Scenic Trail CT & MA
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Louisiana
New Philadelphia National Historic Site Illinois
New River Gorge National Park West Virginia
Nez Perce National Historical Park Idaho
Nicodemus National Historic Site Kansas
Ninety Six National Historic Site South Carolina
Niobrara National Wild & Scenic River Nebraska
Noatak National Preserve Alaska
North Cascades National Park Washington
North Country National Scenic Trail ND to OH
Obed National Wild & Scenic River Tennessee
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Georgia
Olympic National Park Washington
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve Oregon
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Arizona
Ozark National River Missouri
Padre Island National Seashore Texas
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Texas
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park New Jersey
Pea Ridge National Military Park Arkansas
Pearl Harbor National Memorial Hawaii
Pecos National Historical Park New Mexico
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site Washington DC
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial National Memorial Ohio
Petersburg National Battlefield Park Virginia
Petrified Forest National Park Arizona
Petroglyph National Monument New Mexico
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Michigan
Pinnacles National Park California
Pipe Spring National Monument Arizona
Pipestone National Monument Minnesota
Piscataway Park (other) Maryland
Point Reyes National Seashore California
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial California
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail MD, PA
Poverty Point National Monument Louisiana
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site Arkansas
Prince William Forest Park (other) Virginia
Pullman National Historical Park Illinois
Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park Hawaii
Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site Hawaii
Rainbow Bridge National Monument Utah
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park South Carolina
Redwood National Park California
Richmond National Battlefield Park Virginia
Rio Grande National Wild & Scenic River Texas
River Raisin National Battlefield Park Michigan
Rock Creek Park (other) Washington DC
Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado
Roger Williams National Memorial Rhode Island
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park California
Ross Lake National Recreation Area Washington
Russell Cave National Monument Alabama
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site New York
Saguaro National Park Arizona
Saint Croix National Wild & Scenic River WI, MN
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site Maine
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site New York
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park New Hampshire
Salem Maritime National Historic Site Massachusetts
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument New Mexico
Salt River Bay National Historical Park US Virgin Islands
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Texas
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park California
San Juan National Historic Site Puerto Rico
San Juan Island National Historical Park Washington
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Colorado
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area California
Saratoga National Historical Park New York
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site Massachusetts
Scotts Bluff National Monument Nebraska
Sequoia National Park California
Shenandoah National Park Virginia
Shiloh National Military Park TN, MS
Sitka National Historical Park Alaska
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Michigan
Springfield Armory National Historic Site Massachusetts
Statue of Liberty National Monument NY, NJ
Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Missouri
Steamtown National Historic Site Pennsylvania
Stones River National Battlefield Tennessee
Stonewall National Monument New York
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Arizona
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Kansas
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial Pennsylvania
Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site New York
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site New York
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial Washington DC
Thomas Edison National Historical Park New Jersey
Thomas Jefferson Memorial National Memorial Washington DC
Thomas Stone National Historic Site Maryland
Timpanogos Cave National Monument Utah
Timucuan National Preserve Florida
Tonto National Monument Arizona
Tule Lake National Monument California
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Nevada
Tumacácori National Historical Park Arizona
Tupelo National Battlefield Mississippi
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Alabama
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site Alabama
Tuzigoot National Monument Arizona
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site Missouri
Upper Delaware National Wild & Scenic River Pennsylvania
Valles Caldera National Preserve New Mexico
Valley Forge National Historical Park Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site New York
Vicksburg National Military Park MS, LA
Vietnam Veterans Memorial National Memorial Washington DC
Virgin Islands National Park US Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument US Virgin Islands
Voyageurs National Park Minnesota
Waco Mammoth National Monument Texas
Walnut Canyon National Monument Arizona
War in the Pacific National Historical Park Guam
Washington Monument National Memorial Washington DC
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Oklahoma
Weir Farm National Historical Park Connecticut
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area California
White House (other) Washington DC
White Sands National Park New Mexico
Whitman Mission National Historic Site Washington
William Howard Taft National Historic Site Ohio
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Missouri
Wind Cave National Park South Dakota
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (other) Virginia
Women's Rights National Historical Park New York
World War I Memorial National Memorial Washington DC
World War II Memorial National Memorial Washington DC
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Alaska
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve Alaska
Wright Brothers National Memorial North Carolina
Wupatki National Monument Arizona
Yellowstone National Park WY, ID, MT
Yosemite National Park California
Yucca House National Monument Colorado
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Alaska
Zion National Park Utah


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