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Alagnak River/Recreation Area Alagnak Wild River King Salmon, AK  99611 907-246-3305 Park Home	The headwaters of the Alagnak Wild River lie within the rugged Aleutian Range of neighboring Katmai National Park & Preserve. Meandering west towards Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea, the Alagnak traverses the beautiful Alaska Peninsula, providing an unparalleled opportunity to experience the unique wilderness, wildlife, and cultural heritage of southwest Alaska.
Aleutian World War II Historic Park/Site Ounalashka Corporation Unalaska, AK  99685 (907) 581-1276 Park Home	Perched on Mount Ballyhoo in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, the concrete remains of the Aleutian World War II National Historic Area speak silently of a time of war. This magical place was the stage for two American tragedies: here, servicemen fought both the Japanese and the extreme weather, as hundreds of native Unangan people were interned a thousand miles away, longing to return to their island homes.
Aniakchak Monument/Memorial Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve King Salmon, AK  99613 907-246-3305 Park Home	Given its remote location and notoriously bad weather, Aniakchak is one of the least visited units of the National Park System. A vibrant reminder of Alaska's location in the volcanically active "Ring of Fire," the monument is home to an impressive six-mile wide, 2,500 ft. deep caldera formed during a massive eruption 3,500 years ago.
Bering Land Bridge Park National Park Service Nome, AK  99762 (907) 443-2522 Park Home	In the Bering Strait, only 3 miles from the Russian outpost, you see the land of your friends and family, traveling there is forbidden. You are on Little Diomede in the US, they are on Big Diomede Island, USSR. During the Cold War the people of Beringia were separated by water and political rivalry. In 1990 Beringia was reunited through a US/Russian agreement to establish an International Park
Cape Krusenstern Monument/Memorial National Park Service Kotzebue, AK  99752 907-442-3890 Park Home	North of the Arctic Circle, Cape Krusenstern National Monument stretches 70 miles along the Chukchi Sea shoreline. Beach ridges provide evidence of 5000 years of human activity. Inupiat people continue to use the resources today. Vast wetlands provide food, water, and shelter for migratory birds. Hikers and boaters can see carpets of tundra wildflowers and sometimes musk oxen, moose, or caribou.
Denali Park Denali National Park Denali Park, AK  99755-0009 907-683-2294 Park Home	Denali’s dynamic glaciated landscape supports a diversity of wildlife with grizzly bears, caribou, wolves, Dall sheep and moose. Summer slopes are graced with birds and wildflowers. Visitors enjoy sightseeing, backpacking, mountaineering, and research opportunities. Whether climbing or admiring, the crowning jewel of North America’s highest peak is the awe inspiring 20,320 foot Mount McKinley.
Gates Of The Arctic Park Bettles Ranger Station (Field Ops) Bettles, AK  99726 907-692-5494 (BTT) Park Home	The floatplane disappears, leaving you on the lakeshore. For the next two weeks you must survive using the knowledge, skills and gear you bring with you. Traveling through this vast wilderness you will discover craggy ridges, glacier carved valleys and fragile flowers. You will walk or float through intact ecosystems where people have lived with the land for thousands of years. You will experience solitude, self reliance and nature on its own terms. Are you prepared?
Glacier Bay Park Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Gustavus, AK  99826-0140 (907) 697-2230 Park Home	The marine wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve includes tidewater glaciers, snow-capped mountain ranges, ocean coastlines, deep fjords, and freshwater rivers and lakes. This diverse land and seascape hosts a mosaic of plant communities and a variety of marine and terrestrial wildlife and presents many opportunities for adventuring and learning about this unique and powerful place.
Inupiat Heritage Center Park Inupiat Heritage Center Barrow, AK  99723 907-852-4594 Park Home	On the rooftop of the world, the Iñupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska tells the story of the Iñupiat people. They thrived for thousands of years in one of the harshest climates on Earth, hunting the bowhead whale whom they call "Agviq." In the 19th century, these lonely seas swarmed with commercial whalemen from New England, who also sought the bowhead for its valuable baleen and blubber.
Katmai Park Katmai National Park & Preserve Headquarters King Salmon, AK  99613 (907) 246-3305 Park Home	Katmai National Monument was created in 1918 to preserve the famed Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a spectacular forty square mile, 100 to 700 foot deep ash flow deposited by Novarupta Volcano. A National Park & Preserve since 1980, today Katmai is still famous for volcanoes, but also for brown bears, pristine waterways with abundant fish, remote wilderness, and a rugged coastline.
Kenai Fjords Park National Park Service Seward, AK  99664 907-224-2132 Park Home	At the tip of the Kenai Peninsula lies a land where the ice age still lingers. In Kenai Fjords, glaciers, earthquakes, and ocean storms are the architects. Ice worms, bears and whales make their home in this land of constant change. Native Alutiiq used these resources to nurture a life entwined with the sea. Explore this site to discover Kenai Fjords, its history, science and remote splendor.
Kobuk Valley Park PO Box 1029 Kotzebue, AK  99752 907-442-3890 Park Home	Caribou, sand dunes, the Kobuk River, Onion Portage - just some of the facets of Kobuk Valley National Park. Half a million caribou migrate through, their tracks crisscrossing sculptured dunes. The Kobuk River is an ancient and current path for people and wildlife. For 9000 years, people came to Onion Portage to harvest caribou as they swam the river. Even today, that rich tradition continues.
Lake Clark Park Field Headquarters Port Alsworth, AK  99653 (907) 271-3751 Park Home	Lake Clark National Park and Preserve was created to protect scenic beauty (volcanoes, glaciers, wild rivers and waterfalls), populations of fish and wildlife, watersheds essential for red salmon, and the traditional lifestyle of local residents. Lake Clark's spectacular scenery provides a true wilderness experience for those who visit.
Meridian Hill , AK   Park Home	Meridian Hill Park is located in northwest Washington, D.C. and is bordered by 16th, Euclid, 15th, and W Streets. It is a 12 acre site situated on an almost perfect north-south axis. Construction of the park was begun in 1914, but it was not until 1936 that Meridian Hill reached the full status of a formal park. In 1933 the grounds were transferred to the National Park Service. Meridian Hill Park was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994, as "an outstanding accomplishment of early 20th-century Neoclassicist park design in the United States" Today the park is administered by Rock Creek Park
Noatak Park National Park Service Kotzebue, AK  99752 907-442-3890 Park Home	As one of North America's largest mountain-ringed river basins with an intact ecosystem, the Noatak River environs features some of the Arctic's finest arrays of plants and animals. The river is classified as a national wild and scenic river, and offers stunning wilderness float-trip opportunities - from deep in the Brooks Range to the tidewater of the Chukchi Sea.
Sitka Historic Park/Site Sitka National Historical Park Sitka, AK  99835 907-747-0110 Park Home	Alaska's oldest federally designated park was established in 1910 to commemorate the 1804 Battle of Sitka. All that remains of this last major conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives is the site of the Tlingit Fort and battlefield, located within this scenic 113 acre park in a temperate rain forest.
Wrangell - St Elias Park 106.8 Richardson Hwy. Copper Center, AK  99573-0439 907 822 5234 Park Home	The Chugach, Wrangell, and Saint Elias ranges converge here in what is often referred to as the "mountain kingdom of North America." The largest unit of the National Park System, this spectacular wilderness includes the continent's largest assemblage of glaciers, and greatest collection of peaks above 16,000 feet, including 18,008’ Mount St. Elias, the second highest peak in the United States.
Yukon - Charley Rivers Park Eagle Ranger Station (Field Office) Eagle, AK  99738 907-547-2233 (EAA) Park Home	Located along the Canadian border in central Alaska, adventure begins in Yukon-Charley Rivers. Whether you choose to leisurely float the water of the mighty Yukon River in a state of the art vessel or homemade raft, or experience the premier whitewater of the Charley River in a sturdy and suitable inflatable, you will make memories to last a lifetime. Geology, cultural history, remnants of the last great gold rush, wildlife and scenery. But, best of all, solitude. Your adventure awaits.
Horseshoe Bend Battlefield/Military Park 11288 Horseshoe Bend Road Daviston, AL  36256-9751 256-234-7111 Park Home	In the spring of 1814, General Andrew Jackson and an army of 3,300 men attacked 1,000 Upper Creek warriors on the Tallapoosa River. Over 800 Upper Creeks died defending their homeland. Never before or since in the history of our country have so many American Indians lost their lives in a single battle. This 2040-acre park preserves the site of the battle.
Little River Canyon Park 2141 Gault Avenue North Fort Payne, AL  35967 256-845-9605 Park Home	Little River is unique because it flows for most of its length atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama. Forested uplands, waterfalls, canyon rims and bluffs, pools, boulders, and sandstone cliffs offer settings for a variety of recreational activities. Natural resources and cultural heritage come together to tell the story of the Preserve, a special place in the Southern Appalachians.
Russell Cave Monument/Memorial 3729 County Road 98 Bridgeport, AL  35740 256-495-2672 Park Home	For more than 10,000 years, Russell Cave was home to prehistoric peoples. Russell Cave provides clues to the daily lifeways of early North American inhabitants dating from 6500 B.C. to 1650 A.D. The cave shelter archaeological site contains the most complete record of prehistoric cultures in the Southeast.
Selma To Montgomery Trail 1212 W. Montgomery Road Tuskegee Institute, AL  36088 334-727-6390 Park Home	The Selma to Montgomery National Voting Rights Trail was established by Congress in 1996 to commemorate the events, people, and route of the 1965 Voting Rights March in Alabama. The route is also designated as a National Scenic Byway/All-American Road. more...
Tuskegee Airmen Historic Park/Site 1616 Chappie James Avenue Tuskegee , AL  36083 334 724 0922 Park Home	In the 1940's Tuskegee, Alabama became home to a "military experiment" to train America's first African-American military pilots. In time the "experiment" became known as the Tuskegee Experience and the participants as the Tuskegee Airmen. Come share their experience as depicted at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. more...
Tuskegee Institute Historic Park/Site Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site Tuskegee Institute, AL  36088 334 727 3200 Park Home	Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site is nestled on the campus of historic Tuskegee University. The site includes the George W. Carver Museum and The Oaks, home of Booker T. Washington... more...
Arkansas Post Monument/Memorial Arkansas Post National Memorial Gillett, AR  72055 870-548-2207 Park Home	Settled by the French in 1686, the remote "Post de Arkansae" was the first permanent European colony in the Mississippi River Valley and played a valuable role in the long struggle between France, Spain and England for dominance of the lucrative fur trade.
Buffalo River/Recreation Area 402 N Walnut Harrison, AR  72601 (870) 439-2502 Park Home	The Buffalo National River flows free over swift running rapids and quiet pools for its 135-mile length. One of the few remaining rivers in the lower 48 states without dams, the Buffalo cuts its way through massive limestone bluffs traveling eastward through the Arkansas Ozarks and into the White River. Explore the river by canoe or take the back roads into the pioneer history of the Buffalo River region or enjoy a hike in one of the three designated wilderness areas. Welcome Message....
Central High School Historic Park/Site 2125 Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive Little Rock, AR  72202 501-374-1957 Park Home	On the morning of September 23, 1957 nine African-American teenagers stood up to an angry crowd protesting integration in front of Little Rock's Central High as they entered the school for the first time. This event, broadcast around the world, made Little Rock the site of the first important test of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision.
Fort Smith Historic Park/Site P.O. Box 1406 Fort Smith, AR  72902 479-783-3961 Park Home	At Fort Smith National Historic Site you can walk where soldiers drilled, pause along the Trail of Tears, and stand where justice was served. The park includes the remains of two frontier forts and the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas.  Judge Isaac C. Parker, known as the "hanging judge," presided over the court for 21 years.
Hot Springs Park Hot Springs National Park Hot Springs, AR  71902 501-624-2701 Park Home	People have used the hot springs here for more than two hundred years to treat illnesses and to relax. Both rich and poor came for the baths, and a town built up around the Hot Springs Reservation to accommodate them. Together nicknamed "The American Spa,” Hot Springs National Park today surrounds the north end of the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Pea Ridge Battlefield/Military Park 15930 Highway 62 Garfield, AR  72732 479-451-8122 Park Home	On March 7 & 8, 1862, 26,000 soldiers fought here to decide the fate of Missouri. The 4,300-acre park honors those who fought for their way of life, North and South.
National Park of American Samoa Park Superintendent Pago Pago, American Samoa, AS  96799 011-684-633-7082 Park Home	Samoa, a chain of mountainous islands clothed in tropical rainforest, is ringed with rugged cliffs, glistening beaches, and biologically rich coral reefs. The Samoan village leaders and the U.S. Congress have set aside the finest samples of the islands' land and seascapes as a national park.
Canyon De Chelly Monument/Memorial Canyon de Chelly National Monument Chinle, AZ  86503 928-674-5500 Park Home	Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America, the cultural resources of Canyon de Chelly include distinctive architecture, artifacts, and rock imagery while exhibiting remarkable preservation integrity that provides outstanding opportunities for study and contemplation. Canyon de Chelly also sustains a living community of Navajo people, who are connected to a landscape of great historical and spiritual significance. Canyon de Chelly is unique among National Park service units, as it is comprised entirely of Navajo Tribal Trust Land that remains home to the canyon community. NPS works in partnership with the Navajo Nation to manage park resources and sustain the living Navajo community.
Casa Grande Ruins Monument/Memorial 1100 Ruins Drive Coolidge, AZ  85228 520 723-3172 Park Home	For over a thousand years, prehistoric farmers inhabited much of the present-day state of Arizona. When the first Europeans arrived, all that remained of this ancient culture were the ruins of villages, irrigation canals and various artifacts. Among these ruins is the Casa Grande, or "Big House," one of the largest and most mysterious prehistoric structures ever built in North America.
Chiricahua Monument/Memorial 13063 E. Bonita Canyon RD Willcox, AZ  85643-9737 (520) 824-3560 Park Home	A “Wonderland of Rocks” is waiting for you to explore at Chiricahua National Monument. This forest of rock spires was eroded from layers of ash deposited by the Turkey Creek Volcano eruption 27 million years ago. The 8 mile paved scenic drive and 18 miles of day-use hiking trails provide opportunities to discover the beauty, natural sounds, and inhabitants of this 11,985 acre site. Visit the Faraway Ranch Historic District to discover more about the people who have called this area home: Chiricahua Apaches, Buffalo Soldiers, Erickson and Stafford families.
Coronado Monument/Memorial 4101 East Montezuma Canyon Road Hereford, AZ  85615 (520) 366-5515 Park Home	"To commemorate permanently the explorations of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado...would be of great value in advancing the relationship of the United States and Mexico upon a friendly basis of cultural understanding." It would "stress the history and problems of the two countries and would encourage cooperation for the advancement of their common interest." more...
Fort Bowie Historic Park/Site 3203 South Old Fort Bowie Road Bowie, AZ  85605 520-847-2500 Park Home	Fort Bowie commemorates the story of the bitter conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the United States military and stands as a lasting monument to the bravery and endurance of U.S. soldiers in paving the way for westward settlement and the taming of the western frontier. It also serves to provide insight into understanding a "clash of cultures," one side a young emerging nation in pursuit of its "manifest destiny," the other a valiant hunter/gatherer society fighting to preserve its existence.
Glen Canyon River/Recreation Area P.O. Box 1507 Page, AZ  86040-1507 928-608-6404 Park Home	Encompassing over 1.2 million acres, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA) offers unparalleled opportunities for water-based & backcountry recreation. The recreation area stretches for hundreds of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, encompassing scenic vistas, geologic wonders, and a panorama of human history.
Grand Canyon Park Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon, AZ  86023 928-638-7888 Park Home	The Grand Canyon is more than a great chasm carved over millennia through the rocks of the Colorado Plateau. It is more than an awe-inspiring view. It is more than a pleasuring ground for those who explore the roads, hike the trails, or float the currents of the turbulent Colorado River.
Hohokam Pima Monument/Memorial c/o Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Coolidge, AZ  85228 602-723-3172 Park Home	Preserved are the archeological remains of the Hohokam culture. Hohokam is a Pima Indian word meaning "those who have gone." NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Authorized Oct. 21,1972. Acreage: 1,690, all nonfederal.
Hubbell Trading Post Historic Park/Site Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site Ganado, AZ  86505-0150 (928) 755-3475 Park Home	Feel the old wooden floor give slightly beneath your footsteps and hear it squeak as you enter the doors of the oldest operating trading post on the Navajo Nation. Step back in time and experience this original 160 acre homestead, which includes the Trading Post, Hubbell home and Visitor Center with weavers. Hubbell Trading Post offers you a chance to become a part of this unique slice of history.
Montezuma Castle Monument/Memorial PO Box 219 Camp Verde, AZ  86322 928-567-3322 Park Home	Montezuma Well is a unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument located 11 miles from the park. Montezuma Well is a limestone sink formed long ago by the collapse of an underground cavern. Over one million gallons of water a day flow continuously. Prehistoric cultures took advantage of this source of water by irrigating their crops. The surrounding uplands provided wildlife and plants.
Navajo Monument/Memorial Navajo National Monument Tonalea, AZ  86044-9704 928-672-2700 Park Home	Navajo National Monument preserves three intact cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Puebloan people. A visitor center, museum, three short self-guided trails, two small campgrounds, and a picnic area provide service to travelers that make the trek to this remote hamlet. Rangers guide tours to cliff dwellings. Please call 928-672-2700.
Organ Pipe Cactus Monument/Memorial 10 Organ Pipe Drive Ajo, AZ  85321-9626 520-387-6849 Park Home	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument celebrates the life and landscape of the Sonoran Desert. In this desert wilderness, you may drive a lonely road, hike a backcountry trail, camp beneath a clear desert sky, marvel at magnificent cactus, or soak in the warmth and beauty of the Southwest.  We welcome you into this desert wild. It is yours to discover.
Petrified Forest Park Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest, AZ  86028 (928) 524-6228 Park Home	With one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood, multi-hued badlands of the Painted Desert, historic structures, archeological sites, and displays of 225 million year old fossils, this is a surprising land of scenic wonders and fascinating science.
Pipe Spring Monument/Memorial HC 65 Box 5 Fredonia, AZ  86022 928-643-7105 Park Home	American Indians, Mormon pioneers, plants, animals, and others have depended on the life-giving water found at Pipe Spring. Learn about pioneer and Kaibab Paiute life: -at the Visitor Center and Museum -on guided tours of an historic fort -during living history demonstrations -on self-guided tours of the grounds (historic buildings, farm animals, an orchard, garden, and ½ mile trail).
Rainbow Bridge Monument/Memorial PO Box 1507 Page, AZ  86040-1507 928-608-6404 Park Home	Rainbow Bridge is the world's largest known natural bridge. The span has undoubtedly inspired people throughout time--from the neighboring American Indian tribes who consider Rainbow Bridge sacred, to the 300,000 people from around the world who visit it each year. Please visit Rainbow Bridge in a spirit that honors and respects the cultures to whom it is sacred.
Saguaro Historic Park/Site Saguaro National Park-Headquarters and Rincon Mountain District Tucson, AZ  85730-5601 (520) 733-5153 Park Home	Enormous cacti, silhouetted by the setting sun, for most of us the Giant Saguaro is the universal symbol of the American West. And yet, these majestic plants are only found in a small portion of the United States. Saguaro National Park protects some of the most impressive forests of these sub-tropical giants, on the edge of the modern City of Tucson.
Sunset Crater Volcano Monument/Memorial Flagstaff Area National Monuments - SUCR Flagstaff, AZ  86004 928-526-0502 Park Home	Sunset Crater Volcano was born in a series of eruptions sometime between 1040 and 1100. Powerful explosions profoundly affected the lives of local people and forever changed the landscape and ecology of the area. Lava flows and cinders still look as fresh and rugged as the day they formed. But among dramatic geologic features, you'll find trees, wildflowers, and signs of wildlife – life returns.
Tonto Monument/Memorial HC02 Box 4602 Roosevelt, AZ  85545 (928) 467-2241 Park Home	Situated within rugged terrain in the northeastern part of the Sonoran Desert, these well-preserved cliff dwellings were occupied during the 13th, 14th, and early 15th centuries.
Tumacácori Historic Park/Site Tumacácori National Historical Park Tumacacori, AZ  85640 520-398-2341 Park Home	Tumacácori NHP protects three Spanish colonial mission ruins in southern Arizona: Tumacácori, Guevavi, and Calabazas. The adobe structures are on three sites, with a visitor center at Tumacácori. These missions are among more than twenty established in the Pimería Alta by Father Kino and other Jesuits, and later expanded upon by Franciscan missionaries.
Tuzigoot Monument/Memorial Tuzigoot National Monument Camp Verde, AZ  86322 928-634-5564 Park Home	Crowning a desert hilltop is an ancient pueblo. From a roof top a child scans the desert landscape for the arrival of traders, who are due any day now. What riches will they bring? What stories will they tell? Will all of them return? From the top of the Tuzigoot Pueblo it is easy to imagine such an important moment. Tuzigoot is an ancient village or pueblo built by a culture known as the Sinagua. The pueblo consisted of 110 rooms including second and third story structures. The first buildings were built around A.D. 1000. The Sinagua were agriculturalists with trade connections that spanned hundreds of miles. The people left the area around 1400. The site is currently comprised of 42 acres.
Walnut Canyon Monument/Memorial Flagstaff Area National Monuments - WACA Flagstaff, AZ  86004 (928)526-3367 Park Home	Walk in the footsteps of people who lived at Walnut Canyon more than 700 years ago. Peer into their homes, cliff dwellings built deep within canyon walls. The presence of water in a dry land made the canyon rare and valuable to its early human inhabitants. It remains valuable today as habitat for plants and animals. See for yourself on trails along the canyon rim and into the depths.
Wupatki Monument/Memorial Flagstaff Area National Monuments - WUPA Flagstaff, AZ  86004 (928) 679-2365 Park Home	Less than 800 years ago, Wupatki Pueblo was the largest pueblo around. It flourished for a time as a meeting place of different cultures. Yet this was one of the warmest and driest places on the Colorado Plateau, offering little obvious food, water, or comfort. How and why did people live here? The builders of Wupatki and nearby pueblos have moved on, but their legacy remains.
Alcatraz Island Historic Park/Site Golden Gate National Recreation Area San Francisco, CA  94123 (415) 561-4900 Park Home	Alcatraz Island offers a close-up look at the site of the first lighthouse and US fort on the West Coast, an infamous federal penitentiary long off-limits to the public (and despised by inmates), and the historic 18 month occupation by Indians of All Tribes. Rich in cultural history, there is also a natural side to the Rock - gardens, tide pools, bird colonies, and bay views beyond compare.
Cabrillo Monument/Memorial Superintendent Terry DiMattio, San Diego, CA  92106-3601 (619) 557-5450 Park Home	Climbing out of his boat and onto shore in 1542, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo stepped into history as the first European to set foot on what is now the West Coast of the United States. In addition to telling the story of 16th century exploration, the park is home to a wealth of cultural and natural resources. Join us and embark on your own Voyage of Discovery.
Channel Islands Park Channel Islands National Park Ventura, CA  93001 805-658-5730 Park Home	Close to the California mainland, yet worlds apart, Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara) and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources. Isolation over thousands of years has created unique animals, plants, and archeological resources found nowhere else on Earth and helped preserve a place where visitors can experience coastal southern California as it once was.
Death Valley Park Death Valley National Park Death Valley, CA  92328 (760) 786-3200 Park Home	Hottest, Driest, Lowest: A superlative desert of streaming sand dunes, snow-capped mountains, multicolored rock layers, water-fluted canyons and three million acres of stone wilderness. Home to the Timbisha Shoshone and to plants and animals unique to the harshest deserts. A place of legend and a place of trial. Death Valley.
Devils Postpile Monument/Memorial P.O. Box 3999 Mammoth Lakes, CA  93546 760-934-2289 Park Home	Established in 1911 by presidential proclamation, Devils Postpile National Monument protects and preserves the Devils Postpile formation, the 101-foot high Rainbow Falls, and pristine mountain scenery.  The Devils Postpile formation is a rare sight in the geologic world and ranks as one of the world’s finest examples of columnar basalt. Its columns tower 60 feet high and display an unusual symmetry.
Eugene O'Neill Historic Park/Site P.O. Box 280 Danville, CA  94526 (925) 838-0249 Park Home	America's only Nobel Prize wining playwright, Eugene O'Neill, chose to live in Northern California at the climax of his writing career. Isolated from the world and within the walls of his home, O'Neill wrote his final and most memorable plays; The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten. Reservations are required to visit this site.
Fort Point Historic Park/Site Fort Point NHS San Francisco, CA  94123 (415) 556-1693 Park Home	From its vantage point overlooking the spectacular Golden Gate, Fort Point protected San Francisco harbor from Confederate & foreign attack during & after the U.S. Civil War. Its beautifully arched casemates display the art of the master brick mason from the Civil War period.
Golden Gate River/Recreation Area Golden Gate National Recreation Area San Francisco, CA  94123-0022 (415) 561-4700 Park Home	Golden Gate National Parks chronicle two hundred years of history, from the Native American culture, the Spanish Empire frontier and the Mexican Republic, to maritime history, the California Gold Rush, the evolution of American coastal fortifications, and the growth of urban San Francisco.
John Muir Historic Park/Site 4202 Alhambra Avenue Martinez, CA  94553 (925)228-8860 Park Home	John Muir National Historic Site preserves the Victorian home of the noted author and preservationist. Surrounded by almost 9 acres of fruit orchards and 326 acres of oak woodland, the site today is just a small piece of the original 2,600 acre ranch. The United States is forever indebted to the "Father of the National Park Service" for helping to preserve this countries greatest treasures.
Joshua Tree Park 74485 National Park Drive Twentynine Palms, CA  92277-3597 760-367-5500 Park Home
Juan Bautista de Anza Trail Pacific West Regional Office Oakland, CA  94607 510-817-1438 Park Home	"Everyone mount up!" This became a familiar call from Spanish Captain Juan Bautista de Anza. In 1776, as Americans fought for their independence in the East, Anza led almost 300 people over 1200 miles to settle Alta California. It was the first overland route established to connect New Spain with San Francisco. Walk in their footsteps from Nogales, Arizona to San Francisco, California.
Lassen Volcanic Park Lassen Volcanic National Park Mineral, CA  96063 (530) 595-4444 Park Home	To visit Lassen Volcanic National Park is to witness a brief moment in the ancient battle between the earth shaping forces of creation and destruction in Northern California. Nestled within Lassen’s peaceful forests and untouched wilderness, hissing fumaroles and boiling mud pots still shape and change the land, evidence of Lassen’s long fiery and active past.
Lava Beds Monument/Memorial Tulelake, CA  96134 530-667-8104 Park Home	Lava Beds National Monument is a land of turmoil, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, volcanic eruptions on the Medicine Lake shield volcano created an incredibly rugged landscape punctuated by cinder cones, lava flows, spatter cones, lava tube caves and pit craters. These lava tube caves, of which there are more than 500 in the Monument, are a favorite underground destination for visitors to explore.
Manzanar Historic Park/Site Manzanar National Historic Site Independence, CA  93526-0426 (760) 878-2932 Park Home	In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II.
Mojave Park Superintendent, Mojave National Preserve Barstow, CA  92311 (760)252-6100 Park Home	Singing sand dunes, volcanic cinder cones, Joshua tree forests, and carpets of wildflowers are all found at this 1.6 million acre park. A visit to its canyons, mountains and mesas will reveal long-abandoned mines, homesteads, and rock-walled military outposts. Located between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Mojave provides serenity and solitude from the crowds of major metropolitan areas.
Muir Woods Monument/Memorial Muir Woods National Monument Mill Valley, CA  94941-2696 (415) 388-2595 Park Home	"This is the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world," declared conservationist John Muir when describing the majestic coast redwoods of Muir Woods.
Pinnacles Monument/Memorial 5000 Hwy. 146 Paicines, CA  95043 831-389-4485 Park Home	Rising out of the chaparral-covered Gabilan Mountains, east of central California's Salinas Valley, are the spectacular remains of an ancient volcano. Massive monoliths, spires, sheer-walled canyons and talus passages define millions of years of erosion, faulting and tectonic plate movement.
Point Reyes Seashore/Lakeshore Point Reyes National Seashore Point Reyes Station, CA  94956 (415) 464-5100 Park Home	From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches through its open grasslands to its brushy hillsides and forested ridges, visitors can discover over 1000 species of plants and animals. Home to several cultures over thousands of years, Point Reyes preserves a tapestry of stories and interactions of people. Point Reyes awaits your exploration.
Port Chicago Naval Magazine Monument/Memorial National Park Service Danville, CA  94526 (925) 838-0249 Park Home	On the evening of July 17, 1944, residents in the San Francisco east bay area were jolted awake by a massive explosion that cracked windows and lit up the night sky. At Port Chicago Naval Magazine, 320 men were instantly killed when the munitions ships they were loading with ammunition for the Pacific theatre troops mysteriously blew up. Reservations are required to visit this site.
Presidio of San Francisco Park Golden Gate National Recreation Area San Francisco, CA  94123 (415) 561-4323 Park Home	For 218 years, the Presidio served as an army post for three nations. World and local events, from military campaigns to the rise of aviation, from World Fairs to earthquakes, left their mark. Come enjoy the history and beauty of the Presidio. Explore centuries of architecture. Reflect in a national cemetery. Walk through an historic airfield, forests, or to beaches, and admire spectacular vistas.
Redwood Park Redwood National and State Parks Crescent City, CA  95531 707-464-6101 Park Home	Stand at the base of a coast redwood and even the huckleberry bushes tower over you. Watch bronze Roosevelt elk grazing in the prairies. Observe the tail of a female Chinook salmon heave skyward as she makes a nest for her eggs. Whether a morning or night person, you can hear the threatened marbled murrelets' keer across the treetops as they fly from sea to mossy nest.
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front Historic Park/Site 1401 Marina Way South Richmond, CA  94804 510 232-5050 Park Home	Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, located in the wartime boomtown of Richmond, California, preserves and interprets the stories and places of our nation's home front response to World War II.
San Francisco Maritime Historic Park/Site San Francisco Maritime NHP San Francisco, CA  94123 (415)447-5000 Park Home	Stand on the stern of Balclutha, face west to feel the fresh wind blowing in from the Pacific Ocean. Located in the Fisherman’s Wharf neighborhood, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park offers the sights, sounds, smells and stories of Pacific Coast maritime history.
Santa Monica Mountains River/Recreation Area Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Thousand Oaks, CA  91360 (805) 370-2300 Park Home	Portraying Africa, the Amazon, and the old west? That's talent! Combining the scenic and the imagination play a big role in the movies and at this national park! Close to Hollywood, with beaches, grasslands, canyons, and oak woodlands, this coastal mountain range has star quality! Explore a rare, diverse landscape inspiring preservation and creativity. Meet the Santa Monica Mountains in person.
Sequoia & Kings Canyon Park 47050 Generals Highway Three Rivers, CA  93271-9700 1-559-565-3341 Park Home	From immense mountains to sweeping foothills, deep canyons to extensive caverns... all these  and the world’s largest trees!  These parks are monuments to nature's size, beauty, and diversity. Park activities, facilities, and landscapes vary tremendously by season and by elevation. Explore your many options using the links below.
Whiskeytown River/Recreation Area Whiskeytown NRA Whiskeytown, CA  96095 530 242-3400 Park Home	Located 8 miles west of Redding, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is located at the juncture of the Klamath Mountain range and the northern edge of the Sacramento Valley, making it home to a special collection of animal and plant life. Some of the park’s features are Whiskeytown Lake, Shasta Bally (6,209 ft.) and numerous waterfalls, providing outdoor enthusiasts opportunities for water recreation, hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.
Yosemite Park Superintendent Yosemite National Park, CA  95389 209-372-0200 Park Home	but a shrine to human foresight, strength of granite, power of glaciers, the persistence of life, and the tranquility of the High Sierra. Yosemite National Park, one of the first wilderness parks in the United States, is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you can find deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area, and much more.
*************************** Liz Lacy, National Park Service Fort Collins, CO  80526 202-354-6900 Park Home	Cache la Poudre River Corridor encompasses the flood plain of the Cache la Poudre River in Colorado. This heritage area commemorates the contributions of the River to the development of water law in the Western United States, the evolution of complex water delivery systems, and the shaping of the region’s cultural heritage. Recreational activities include hiking, biking, fishing, and kayaking
Bent's Old Fort Historic Park/Site 35110 Highway 194 East La Junta, CO  81050-9523 719-383-5010 Park Home	Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site features a reconstructed 1840’s adobe fur trading post on the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail where traders, trappers, travelers, and Plains Indian tribes came together in peaceful terms for trade. Today, living historians recreate the sights, sounds, and smells of the past with guided tours, demonstrations, and special events.
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison Park Park Headquarters Gunnison, CO  81230 970-641-2337 Park Home	The Black Canyon of the Gunnison's unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and rock scouring down through hard Proterozoic crystalline rock. No other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling depths offered by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Colorado Monument/Memorial Colorado National Monument Fruita, CO  81521-0001 970-858-3617 Park Home	Colorado National Monument preserves one of the grand landscapes of the American West. Sheer-walled canyons, towering monoliths, colorful formations, desert bighorn sheep, soaring eagles, and a spectacular road reflect the environment and history of the plateau-and-canyon country.
Curecanti River/Recreation Area 102 Elk Creek Gunnison, CO  81230 970-641-2337 Park Home	Three reservoirs, named for corresponding dams on the Gunnison River, form the heart of Curecanti. Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest body of water, and is the largest Kokanee Salmon fishery in the U.S. Morrow Point Reservoir is the beginning of the Black Canyon, and below, East Portal is the site of the Gunnison Diversion Tunnel, a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
Dinosaur Monument/Memorial Dinosaur National Monument Dinosaur, CO  81610-9724 (970)374-3000 Park Home	As you explore the craggy hills, discover fragments of a long ago world where the largest land creatures of all time once roamed and died. While the main exhibit wall of dinosaur fossils is closed, some fossils can be seen by hiking 1/2 mile from the Temporary Visitor Center. You can also view rock art and captivating scenery, explore homestead sites, and go whitewater rafting.
Florissant Fossil Beds Monument/Memorial P.O. Box 185 Florissant, CO  80816-0185 (719)748-3253 Park Home	Beneath a grassy mountain valley in central Colorado lies one of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world. Petrified redwood stumps up to 14 feet wide and thousands of detailed fossils of insects and plants reveal the story of a very different, prehistoric Colorado.
Great Sand Dunes Park 11500 Highway 150 Mosca, CO  81146-9798 719-378-6300 Park Home	Welcome to the official National Park Service web site for Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.  In this high mountain valley are the tallest dunes in North America, flanked by some of the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains. The park and preserve protects much of the Great Sand Dunes' natural system, including alpine tundra and lakes, forests, streams, dunes, grasslands, and wetlands.
Hovenweep Monument/Memorial McElmo Route Cortez, CO  81321 (970)562-4282 Park Home	Hovenweep National Monument protects six prehistoric, Puebloan-era villages spread over a twenty-mile expanse of mesa tops and canyons along the Utah-Colorado border. Multi-storied towers perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders lead visitors to marvel at the skill and motivation of their builders. Hovenweep is noted for its solitude and undeveloped, natural character.
Mesa Verde Park PO Box 8 Mesa Verde, CO  81330-0008 970-529-4465 Park Home	Mesa Verde, Spanish for green table, offers a spectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1300. Today, the park protects over 4,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites are some of the most notable and best preserved in the United States.
Rocky Mountain Park Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park, CO  80517-8397 970-586-1206 Park Home	This living showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, with elevations ranging from 8,000 feet in the wet, grassy valleys to 14,259 feet at the weather-ravaged top of Longs Peak, provides visitors with opportunities for countless breathtaking experiences and adventures.
Sand Creek Massacre Historic Park/Site Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Eads, CO  81036 719-438-5916 Park Home	For a century and a half the Sand Creek Massacre has continued to be one of our nation's most passionate, profound, and controversial historic events. The personalities involved at Sand Creek, its various causes, its sobering realities, and now its legacy, have infatuated, absorbed, and saddened America for 142 years. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Yucca House Monument/Memorial c/o Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde, CO  81330 (970)529-4465 Park Home	Yucca House National Monument is a large, unexcavated Ancestral Puebloan surface site. Yucca House is located in Southwest Colorado between the towns of Towaoc and Cortez. Currently, there are no facilities or fees at Yucca House.
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley Heritage Area Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc. Putnam, CT  06260 860-963-7226 Park Home	This is a special kind of park. It embraces numerous towns, villages and a total population of about 300,000. Quinebaug & Shetucket is not a traditional park. Instead, citizens, businesses, nonprofit cultural and environmental organizations, local and state governments, and the National Park Service work together to preserve and celebrate the region's cultural, historical and natural heritage.
Weir Farm Historic Park/Site 735 Nod Hill Road Wilton, CT  06897 203-834-1896 Park Home	In June of 1882, painter J. Alden Weir boarded a train from New York bound for his modest farm among the hills of Branchville, CT. Once here, Weir and his family transformed their summer retreat into a creative refuge for friends and fellow artists. After Weir, artists Mahonri Young and Sperry Andrews lived and worked here, continuing the legacy of artistic expression that still inspires today.
Anacostia Park National Capital Parks - East Washington, DC  20020 (202) 690-5185 Park Home	Listen! Beneath the bustle of busy Washington, DC, the sounds of friends, families, and fun can be heard. Authorized almost a hundred years ago as a multiple use park, Anacostia Park serves as a city playground while protecting the natural scenery and water quality of the Anacostia River. The park serves as an example of how far-sighted urban planning of Congress serves today’s generation as well.
Constitution Gardens Constitution Gardens Washington, DC  20024 202.426.6841 Park Home	Dedicated in 1976, Constitution Gardens serves as an oasis within the bustling city for visitors, residents and wildlife. A memorial island in the middle of an artificial lake has stones bearing the names and signatures of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Their pledge to freedom exists as a living tribute within this natural setting celebrating the U.S. Constitution.
Ford's Theatre Historic Park/Site 900 Ohio Drive, SW Washington, DC  20024-2000 202-426-6924 Park Home	The evening of April 14, 1865, has forever been marked with tragedy. On that night, our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated in Ford’s Theatre by actor John Wilkes Booth. Just days after General Lee’s Confederate troops surrendered at Appomattox, VA, a time of hope and peace in Washington and around the country turned to a period of mourning that America had never seen before.

Fort Dupont Park Park National Capital Parks - East H.Q. Washington, DC  20020 (202)690-5185 Park Home

A "park for all seasons" describes the 376 rolling wooded acres that make up one of the largest parks in all of Washington. Picnics, nature walks, Civil War programs, gardening, environmental education, music, skating, sports, and youth programs are among the varied seasonal activities possible at this spacious area east of the Anacostia River. Among the traces of old roadways, oaks, beech, and maples that cover the hillsides. squirrels and rabbits find homes along with the night foragers - raccoons and opossums.   Fort Dupont Park is named for the