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The United States has an extensive series of national parks [1] , monuments, historic sites, shorelines, and scenic trails that protect natural and cultural sites throughout the country.
Most national monuments and all national parks are units of the United States National Park Service (NPS) and are shown on the accompanying NPS maps. A few monuments and preserves do not appear on the maps, as they are instead managed by other government agencies. These are indicated in the listings below.
ABMC -- American Battle Monuments Commission
BLM -- Bureau of Land Management
BR -- Bureau of Reclamation
DOD ARMY -- U.S. Army
NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
USDA FS -- National Forest Service
USFWS -- Fish & Wildlife Service
As of 2007, the "National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass" [2] sold by the NPS for $80 ($10 for seniors over 62) allows free entrance to almost all sites managed by the Parks Service, the Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Reclamation, though additional fees for tours, camping, and other services may be charged.
Alaska National Parks
Arizona National Parks
Agua Fria National Monument, north of Phoenix (BLM)
Arizona National Scenic Trail (USDA FS)
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge
Chiricahua National Monument
Coronado National Memorial, Sierra Vista
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Bowie (Arizona)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument, adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park (BLM)
Hohokam Pima National Monument, Coolidge
Hoover Tour near Las Vegas, Nevada
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Ganado
Ironwood Forest National Monument, Casa Grande (BLM)
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde
Navajo National Monument, Tonalea
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument , Fredonia
Saguaro National Park
Sonoran Desert National Monument, south of Phoenix (BLM)
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, near Flagstaff
Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt
Tumacacori National Historical Park, Tumacacori
Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Page (BLM)
Walnut Canyon National Monument, Flagstaff
Wupatki National Monument, near Flagstaff
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, Yuma
California National Parks
Sun-baked sand in Death Valley
Alcatraz Island , San Francisco
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego
California Coastal National Monument (BLM)
California National Historic Trail
Carrizo Plain National Monument, San Luis Obispo (BLM)
Channel Islands National Park
Death Valley National Park
Devils Postpile National Monument
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, Danville
Fort Point National Historic Site, San Francisco
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco
John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez
Joshua Tree National Park
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument, Tulelake
Manzanar National Historic Site, Independence
Mojave National Preserve
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley
National AIDS Memorial Grove, San Francisco
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (USDA FS)
Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area (BLM)
Pinnacles National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore
Pony Express National Historic Trail
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, Concord
Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco
Redwood National Park
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, Richmond
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, San Francisco
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (BLM and USDA FS)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks with Giant Sequoia National Monument (USDA FS)
Smith River National Recreation Area (USDA FS)
West Coast Memorial to the Missing of World War II, San Francisco (ABMC)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Newell
Yosemite National Park
Colorado National Parks
Florida National Parks
Andersonville National Historic Site and Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Augusta
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Atlanta
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Fort Oglethrope
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Frederica National Monument, St. Simons Island
Fort Pulaski National Monument, Tybee Island
Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Plains
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Kennesaw
Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site, Atlanta
Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon
Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
War In The Pacific National Historical Park, Guam
Hawaii National Parks
Idaho National Parks
Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg
Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Assateague Island National Seashore
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Clara Barton National Historic Site, Glen Echo
Fort Foote Park, Oxon Hill
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore
Fort Washington Park, Fort Washington
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo
Greenbelt Park
Hampton National Historic Site, Towson
Harmony Hall, Prince George's County
Monocacy National Battlefield, Frederick
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm, Oxon Hill
Piscataway Park, Accokeek
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Suitland Parkway, Prince George's County
Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Port Tobacco
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
Massachusetts National Parks
Adams National Historical Park, Quincy
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
Boston African American National Historic Site, Boston
Boston Harbor Islands
Boston National Historical Park, Boston
Cape Cod National Seashore , Cape Cod
Essex National Heritage Area, Salem
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Boston
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site, Brookline
Longfellow National Historic Site, Cambridge
Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell
Minute Man National Historical Park, Concord
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford
New England National Scenic Trail
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Saugus
Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Springfield
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
Westfield Wild and Scenic River
Battle of Midway National Memorial (USFWS)
Montana National Parks
Nevada National Parks
New Mexico National Parks
Angel Peak National Recreation Area (BLM)
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Farmington
Bandelier National Monument
Capulin Volcano National Monument, Capulin
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (USDA FS)
Datil Well National Recreation Area (BLM)
El Camino Real de Los Tejas National Historic Trail
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument, Grants
Fort Craig National Historic Site (BLM)
Fort Union National Monument, Las Vegas (New Mexico)
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Silver City
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, central New Mexico near Santa Fe (BLM)
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Orilla Verde National Recreation Area (BLM)
Pecos National Historical Park, near Santa Fe
Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (BLM)
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Mountainair
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site (BLM)
Valley of Fires National Recreation Area (BLM)
Valles Caldera National Preserve (NFS, not on accompanying map)
White Sands National Monument
Wild Rivers National Recreation Area (BLM)
New York National Parks
African Burial Ground National Monument, New York City
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Castle Clinton National Monument, New York City
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
East Coast Memorial, New York City (ABMC)
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park
Ellis Island National Monument, New York City
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
Federal Hall National Memorial, New York City
Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Stanwix National Monument, Rome
Gateway National Recreation Area
General Grant National Memorial, New York City
Governors Island National Monument, New York City
Hamilton Grange National Memorial, New York City
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, Albany
Kate Mullany National Historic Site
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site, Manhattan
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Kinderhook
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
North Country National Scenic Trail
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Oyster Bay
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, Mount Vernon
Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater
Statue Of Liberty National Monument, New York City
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York City
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, Buffalo
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca Falls
North Carolina National Parks
North Dakota National Parks
American Memorial Park, Saipan
Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (USFWS)
Oregon National Parks
Pennsylvania National Parks
Allegaheny National Recreation Area (USDA FS)
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Gallitzin
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Delaware National Scenic River
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Deshler-Morris House, Philadelphia
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Philadelphia
Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg
Flight 93 National Memorial, Shanksville
Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Farmington
Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Point Marion
Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg
Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site, Philadelphia
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson
Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia
Johnstown Flood National Memorial, South Fork
Lackawanna Heritage Valley
Lower Delaware National Scenic River
Middle Delaware National Scenic River
National Constitution Center
North Country National Scenic Trail
Oil Region National Heritage Area
Path of Progress National Heritage Tour Route
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Rivers Of Steel National Heritage Area
Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area
Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Philadelphia
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
South Carolina National Parks
South Dakota National Parks
Tennessee National Parks
Texas National Parks
Utah National Parks
Virginia National Parks
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Appomattox
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Arlington
Arlington National Cemetery (DOD ARMY)
Assateague Island National Seashore
Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T Washington National Monument, Hardy
Cape Henry Memorial, Fort Story
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Middletown and Strasburg
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean
Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown and Yorktown
Colonial Parkway, near Williamsburg
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg (Virginia)
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg (Virginia)
George Washington Memorial Parkway
George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Westmoreland County
Great Falls Park, McLean
Green Springs, Louisa County
Jamestown National Historic Site, Jamestown
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac, Arlington
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site, Richmond
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (USDA FS)
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg
Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Prince William Forest Park
Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
Richmond National Battlefield Park, Richmond
Shenandoah National Park
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park, Arlington
U.S. Air Force Memorial
United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Vienna
Yorktown National Cemetery, Yorktown
Yorktown Battlefield, Yorktown
Washington National Parks
African American Civil War Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Anacostia Park, Washington, D.C.
Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Washington, D.C.
Battleground National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Capitol Hill Parks, Washington, D.C.
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, Washington, D.C.
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
Civil War Defenses of Washington, Washington, D.C.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
Fort Dupont Park, Washington, D.C.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
George Mason Memorial, Washington, D.C.
George Washington Memorial Parkway, Washington, D.C.
John Ericsson National Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, D.C.
Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac, Washington, D.C.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
National Japanese American Memorial To Patriotism During World War II, Washington, D.C.
National Mall, Washington, D.C.
National World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Old Post Office Tower, Washington, D.C.
Oxon Run Parkway, Washington, D.C.
Peirce Mill, Washington, D.C.
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home National Monument, Washington, D.C.
President's Park (White House), Washington, D.C.
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, Washington, D.C.
Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.
Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Suitland Parkway, Washington, D.C.
The Old Stone House, Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.
United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.
White House, Washington, D.C.
World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C.
West Virginia National Parks
Wyoming National Parks