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A Nation of National Parks

How many national parks in the USA?

The United States has 63 national parks, which are congressionally designated protected areas operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior. National parks are designated for their natural beauty, unique geological features, diverse ecosystems, and recreational opportunities. While legislatively all units of the National Park System are considered equal with the same mission, national parks are generally larger and more of a destination, and hunting and extractive activities are prohibited. National monuments, on the other hand, are also frequently protected for their historical or archaeological significance. Eight national parks (including six in Alaska) are paired with a national preserve, areas with different levels of protection that are administered together but considered separate units and whose areas are not included in the figures below. The 423 units of the National Park System can be broadly referred to as national parks, but most have other formal designations.
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Somewhere along the way, resting comfortably...

Badlands National Park - South Dakota

The Badlands - NPS

Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming

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Yellowstone - NPS

Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming

Grand Tetons - NPS

Glacier National Park - Montana

Glacier NPS

Mt Rainier National Park - Washington

Mt. Rainier NPS

Crater Lake National Park - Oregon

Crater Lake NPS

Death Valley National Park - California

Death Valley NPS

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  • My Images
  • The guitarists A - F
  • The Guitarist G - O
  • horn section
  • About
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  • Kid Bangham
  • Junior Brown
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  • Radio Kings
  • Tickets, Please
  • Cross Country Trip
  • The White Mountains
  • State Lines
  • Medline Island
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  • Go Home Lake
  • Doric and Doric II
  • Toronto
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  • Phoenix AR
  • The Suwanna Page