The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. This includes all areas designated National Parks and most National Monuments, as well as several other types of protected areas of the United States. As of 2009, there are 392 units of the National Park System. However, this number is somewhat misleading. For example: Denali National Park and Preserve is counted as two units, whereas Fort Moultrie National Monument is not counted as a unit because it is considered a feature of the Fort Sumter National Monument. 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. The National Register of Historic Places is administered by the Park Service (with nearly 79,000 entries) and automatically includes all National Park System areas designated due to their historic significance. This includes all National Historical Parks/Historic Sites, National Battlefields/Military Parks, National Memorials, and some National Monuments. Delaware is the only state without a unit of the National Park System. Units are found in all other states, in Washington, D.C., and in the U.S. territories of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Nearly all units managed by the National Park Service participate in the National Park Passport Stamps program. [edit] National Parks | | | National Parks of the U.S. |  Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina / Tennessee As of 2006, there are 58 officially-designated National Parks in the United States and its dependent areas.
[edit] Disbanded National Parks | Name | Established | Disbanded | Result | | Abraham Lincoln National Park | July 17, 1916 | August 11, 1939 | redesignated Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park | | Fort McHenry National Park | March 3, 1925 | August 11, 1939 | redesignated, uniquely, 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 | 1895 | now Mackinac Island State Park | | Platt National Park | June 29, 1906 | March 17, 1976 | now Chickasaw National Recreation Area | | Sullys Hill National Park | April 27, 1904 | March 3, 1931 | now Sullys Hill National Game Preserve (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) | [edit] National Monuments As of 2009, there are 100 U.S. National Monuments, 75 of which are administered by the NPS and listed below. [edit] Decommissioned National Monuments | Name | Established | Disbanded | Result | | Papago Saguaro National Monument | January 31, 1914 | April 7, 1930 | Transferred to Arizona | | Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument | May 11, 1908 | August 24, 1937 | Transferred to Montana | | Father Millet Cross National Monument | August 10, 1933 | September 7, 1949 | Transferred to New York | | 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 | | Jackson Hole National Monument | 1943 | September 14, 1950 | Now part of Grand Teton National Park | | Shoshone Cavern National Monument | September 21, 1909 | May 17, 1954 | Transferred to Cody, Wyoming. | | 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 | | Verendrye National Monument | June 29, 1917 | July 30, 1956 | Transferred to North Dakota | | Fossil Cycad National Monument | October 21, 1922 | August 1, 1956 | Transferred to Bureau of Land Management | | Petrified Forest National Monument | December 8, 1906 | December 9, 1962 | Incorporated into Petrified Forest National Park | | Mound City Group National Monument | January 1, 1918 | January 2, 1992 | Incorporated into Hopewell Culture National Historic Park | | Minidoka Internment National Monument | January 17, 2001 | May 8, 2008 | Incorporated into Minidoka National Historic Site | [edit] National Preserves [edit] National Historical Parks There are 45 National Historical Parks: [edit] National Historic Sites The National Park Service administers most of the National Historic Sites. However, the U.S. Forest Service manages one, Grey Towers National Historic Site. There are at least 86 National Historic Sites: [edit] Disbanded National Historic Sites | Name | Established | Disbanded | Result | | Atlanta Campaign National Historic Site | October 13, 1944 | September 21, 1950 | transferred to state of Georgia. | | Mar-A-Lago National Historic Site | October 21, 1972 | December 23, 1980 | returned to Post Foundation. | | McLoughlin House National Historic Site | | | merged into Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. | | St. Thomas National Historic Site | December 24, 1960 | February 5, 1975 | transferred to Virgin Islands. | [edit] Proposed National Historic Sites [edit] International Historic Site [edit] National Battlefield Parks [edit] National Military Parks [edit] National Battlefields [edit] National Battlefield Site [edit] National Memorials There are 44 National Memorials: | Name | Location | | AIDS Memorial Grove (affiliated area) | California | | African American Civil War Memorial (affiliated area) | Washington, D.C. | | American Memorial Park (affiliated area) | Northern Mariana Islands | | Arkansas Post National Memorial | Arkansas | | Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial | Virginia | | Benjamin Franklin National Memorial (affiliated area) | Pennsylvania | | Cape Henry Memorial (affiliated area) | Virginia | | Chamizal National Memorial | Texas | | Coronado National Memorial | Arizona | | David Berger National Memorial (affiliated area) | Ohio | | De Soto National Memorial | Florida | | Father Marquette National Memorial (affiliated area) | Michigan | | Federal Hall National Memorial | New York | | Flight 93 National Memorial | Pennsylvania | | Fort Caroline National Memorial | Florida | | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial | Washington, D.C. | | General Grant National Memorial | New York | | George Mason Memorial (affiliated area) | Washington, D.C. | | Hamilton Grange National Memorial | New York | | Jefferson National Expansion Memorial | Missouri | | John Ericsson National Memorial (affiliated area) | Washington, D.C. | | Johnstown Flood National Memorial | Pennsylvania | | Korean War Veterans Memorial | Washington, D.C. | | Lincoln Memorial | Washington, D.C. | | Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial | Indiana | | Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac | Washington, D.C. | | Mount Rushmore National Memorial | South Dakota | | National Japanese American Memorial To Patriotism During World War II (affiliated area) | Washington, D.C. | | Oklahoma City National Memorial (affiliated area) | Oklahoma | | Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial | Ohio | | Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial | California | | Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial (affiliated area) | Virginia | | Roger Williams National Memorial | Rhode Island | | Space Mirror Memorial | Florida | | Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial | Pennsylvania | | Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial | Washington, D.C. | | Thomas Jefferson Memorial | Washington, D.C. | | United States Navy Memorial (affiliated area) | Washington, D.C. | | United States Marine Corps War Memorial (affiliated area) | Virginia | | USS Arizona Memorial | Hawaii | | Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Washington, D.C. | | Washington Monument | Washington, D.C. | | World War II Memorial | Washington, D.C. | | Wright Brothers National Memorial | North Carolina | [edit] Disbanded National Memorials [edit] Proposed National Memorials [edit] National Recreation Areas [edit] Disbanded National Recreation Areas | Name | Established | Disbanded | Result | | Cuyahoga Valley National Rec. Area | December 27, 1974 | October 11, 2000 | redesignated Cuyahoga Valley National Park. | | Shasta Lake Recreation Area | May 22, 1945 | July 1, 1948 | transferred to 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. | | Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area | July 22, 1963 | October 1, 1968 | transferred to Forest Service. | | Shadow Mountain Recreation Area | June 27, 1952 | March 1, 1979 | transferred to Forest Service. | [edit] National Seashores [edit] National Lakeshores There are four National Lakeshores, located in Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. [edit] National Rivers Below are the National Rivers (and similar designations) administered as distinct units of the National Park System. There are also some National Wild and Scenic Rivers managed as part of the parks through which they flow. Others are administered by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and various state or local agencies. [edit] National Reserves [edit] Parkways | Name | Location | | Baltimore-Washington Parkway (affiliated area) | Maryland, Washington, D.C. | | Blue Ridge Parkway | Virginia, North Carolina | | Colonial Parkway (part of Colonial National Historical Park) | Virginia | | 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. | | John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway | Wyoming | | Natchez Trace Parkway | Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee | | Oxon Run Parkway (affiliated area) | Washington, D.C. | | Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway (affiliated area) | Washington, D.C. | | Suitland Parkway (affiliated area) | Maryland | [edit] National Historic and Scenic Trails These National Park Service trails are part of the larger National Trails System. Only 3 of the trails are considered official units of the Park system. [edit] National Cemeteries 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. [edit] Transferred National Cemeteries [edit] National Heritage Areas The National Park Service provides limited assistance to National Heritage Areas, but does not administer them. [edit] Other NPS Protected Areas and Administrative Groups 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. [edit] Disbanded Other Areas [edit] See also [edit] References [edit] External links [edit] Related information
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