America has a vast system of national parks that extends through every corner of the country. Over many decades, the National Park Service has welcomed a plethora of new additions to the park system. They vary from major parks to units and sites but there are only 63 major parks. From America’s first national park, Yellowstone, in 1872, down to America’s newest national park New River Gorge in 2020.
Today, there are currently 424 units (sometimes called “sites”) within the National Park Service. Many people commonly refer to these units as “parks.” The 424 units that make up the National Park Service sprawl over 85 million acres in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. You can find at least one NPS unit in all 50 states, U.S. territories, and Washington, D.C.
Many of the NPS units that are often called “parks” are technically not true national parks. In reality, there are only 63 actual national parks that hold that title. A wide selection of other naming designations is given to these NPS units. More specifically, there are actually nineteen different naming designations!
This article will list all of the 424 park units and discuss what each naming designation is all about.
National Battlefields (11)
National battlefields are one of the four types of NPS units associated with the military and wars fought on American soil. These sites exist to protect and preserve the locations of historical battles. These sites include battlefields involved in the Civil War, American-Indian War, and the French and Indian War.
- Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
- Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana
- Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina
- Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Kentucky and Tennessee
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania
- Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland
- Moores Creek National Battlefield, North Carolina
- Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia
- Stones River National Battlefield, Tennessee
- Tupelo National Battlefield, Mississippi
- Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Missouri

National Battlefields Parks (4)
National battlefield parks also preserve and protect the sites of important wars fought on U.S. soil. They are slightly different, though, in the sense that they can make up one or more sites covering a large area that was home to multiple battles.
It is also important to mention that several historically significant battlefields in the U.S. are identified as national historical parks, national historic sites, and national monuments.
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Georgia
- Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia
- Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia
- River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Michigan

National Battlefields Sites (1)
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site in Mississippi is the only National Battlefield Site in the United States. This battlefield site does share some similar traits to battlefields and battlefield parks. However, it differs in that it has a different naming designation and is not as large as the others.
- Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Mississippi

National Military Parks (9)
National military parks safeguard locations affiliated with significant events in American Wars. The majority of these parks are dedicated to the Civil War. However, one is correlated with the Revolutionary War, and the other with the Creek War of 1813-1814.
- Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee
- Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Virginia
- Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, North Carolina
- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Alabama
- Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina
- Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas
- Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee
- Vicksburg National Military Park, Louisiana and Mississippi

National Historical Parks (62)
National historical parks are usually much more elaborate than national historic sites. They exist to protect locations linked with places, people, or events of historical significance.
The national historical park designation is extraordinarily varied and includes an extensive collection of parks and other facets. These include features such as Native Americans, artists, and U.S. Presidents down to war sites, locations of political importance, and maritime history, to name a few.
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Kentucky
- Adams National Historical Park, Massachusetts
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Rhode Island
- Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, Kansas
- Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Louisiana
- Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Virginia
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia
- Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia
- Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio
- First State National Historical Park, Delaware
- Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, South Carolina
- George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Indiana
- Golden Spike National Historical Park, Utah
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
- Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, New York
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland
- Homestead National Historical Park, Nebraska
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ohio
- Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana
- Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Georgia
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii
- Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Hawaii
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska and Washington
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon and Washington
- Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Texas
- Keweenaw National Historical Park, Michigan
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington
- Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Vermont
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, Georgia
- Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts
- Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey
- Natchez National Historical Park, Mississippi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Massachusetts
- New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana
- Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Georgia
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, Texas
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey
- Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico
- Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii
- Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, South Carolina
- Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, California
- Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, Virgin Islands
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Texas
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, California
- San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington
- Saratoga National Historical Park, New York
- Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, New Hampshire
- Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, Missouri
- Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey
- Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona
- Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
- War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam
- Weir Farm National Historical Park, Connecticut
- Women’s Rights National Historical Park, New York

National Historic Sites (74)
Dozens of national historic sites envelop a wide range of historical places, events, and people.
Many national historical sites manage areas that are connected with key historical individuals like presidents, civil rights leaders, authors, etc.
Such sites include:
- Famous birthplaces.
- Important battlefields.
- Ruins of Native American sites.
- The homes of historical figures.
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- Amache National Historic Site, Colorado
- Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Tennessee
- Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado
- Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Carolina
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, District of Columbia
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina
- Christiansted National Historic Site, Virgin Islands
- Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland
- Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- Eisenhower National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York
- Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site, California
- First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio
- Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, District of Columbia
- Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona
- Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas
- Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming
- Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas
- Fort Point National Historic Site, California
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina
- Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas
- Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas and Oklahoma
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Montana and North Dakota
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, District of Columbia
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana
- Hampton National Historic Site, Maryland
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- Honouliuli National Historic Site, Hawaii
- Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona
- James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Ohio
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- John Muir National Historic Site, California
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois
- Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas
- Longfellow – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Virginia
- Manzanar National Historic Site, California
- Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, District of Columbia
- Minidoka National Historic Site, Idaho
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site, Illinois
- Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas
- Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina
- Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, District of Columbia
- President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site, Arkansas
- Pu’ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, New York
- Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site, New York
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico
- Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado
- Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, New York
- Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Maryland
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama
- Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, Missouri
- Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York
- Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington
- William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio

International Historic Sites (1)
There is only one international historic site within the NPS’s units. Maine’s St. Croix Island International Historic Site connects American and Canadian history with one another.

National Lakeshores (3)
National Lakeshores serve to protect and preserve various natural resources. These lakeshores also provide access to water-related outdoor activities like swimming, fishing, and boating.
All of the U.S.’s national lakeshores are found on the Great Lakes. Offshore islands can also be included under the protection and designation of a national lakeshore.
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan

National Seashores (10)
National seashores, like lakeshores, exist to protect and preserve a span of coastline and any associated islands and islets. National seashores are found on all of America’s coastlines.
- Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia
- Canaveral National Seashore, Florida
- Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
- Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina
- Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
- Fire Island National Seashore, New York
- Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida and Mississippi
- Padre Island National Seashore, Texas
- Point Reyes National Seashore, California

National Rivers (3)
National Rivers protect both free-flowing rivers plus their associated shoreline environment. Per guidelines from the NPS, a river must contain a minimum of one outstanding natural, recreational, or cultural point(s) of significance to qualify as a national river.
National rivers, scenic riverways, and wild and scenic riverways also provide visitors with access to boating, hiking, hunting, and swimming activities.
- Alagnak Wild River, Alaska
- Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia
- Delaware National Scenic River, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
- Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River, New Jersey
- Missouri National Recreational River, Nebraska and South Dakota
- Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska
- Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri
- Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, Texas
- Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, New York and Pennsylvania

National Scenic Trails (3)
For the most part, national scenic trails are vast stretches of hiking trails that cross through areas known for magnificent scenery.
It’s also important to note that several historic trails cross through the original routes of significant trips, like the Lewis and Clark Trail, the Santa Fe Trail, and the Trail of Tears. While these trails are of great national and historical importance, they are not officially part of the NPS. Instead, they are referred to as “related areas.”
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Maine to Georgia (14 states)
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

National Memorials (31)
National memorials are usually reserved for areas that remember or commemorate a person or group of people. National memorials don’t have to be historically linked to the individual(s) they are celebrating. They are often built after the person(s) has passed away. An example of this is the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
A few names included in the list below don’t have the complete “national memorial” title in their name but are still classified under the category.
- Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Virginia
- Chamizal National Memorial, Texas
- Coronado National Memorial, Arizona
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, District of Columbia
- De Soto National Memorial, Florida
- Federal Hall National Memorial, New York
- Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania
- Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, District of Columbia
- General Grant National Memorial, New York
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial, New York
- Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania
- Korean War Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Indiana
- Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac, District of Columbia
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, District of Columbia
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
- Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Hawaii
- Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial, Ohio
- Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, California
- Roger Williams National Memorial, Rhode Island
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Pennsylvania
- Theodore Roosevelt Island, District of Columbia
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial, District of Columbia
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia
- Washington Monument, District of Columbia
- World War I Memorial, District of Columbia
- World War II Memorial, District of Columbia
- Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina

National Parkways (4)
National parkways serve the function of preserving land area that encompasses scenic roads. These roads are designed for slow-paced leisurely drives through areas of scenic interest.
Some national parks may include a national parkway in their boundaries. For example, the Foothills Parkway is located in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Additionally, the Colonial Parkway is found within Colonial National Historical Park.
- Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia
- George Washington Memorial Parkway, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Wyoming
- Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi

National Monuments (84)
National monuments are the largest of the NPS’s naming designations. They serve to house resources of national importance. Such resources could be areas significant on a historical, cultural, architectural, or natural level.
Usually, national monuments are much smaller and less varied than a typical national park. However, that doesn’t mean they are any less incredible or important. Some notable examples of national monuments include several popular sites like the Statue of Liberty, Muir Woods, and Devils Tower in Wyoming.
- African Burial Ground National Monument, New York
- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska
- Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas
- Aniakchak National Monument, Alaska
- Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
- Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
- Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, District of Columbia
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Alabama
- Booker T. Washington National Monument, Virginia
- Buck Island Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands
- Cabrillo National Monument, California
- Camp Nelson National Monument, Kentucky
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
- Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska
- Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida
- Castle Clinton National Monument, New York
- Castle Mountains National Monument, California
- Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah
- César E. Chávez National Monument, California
- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Ohio
- Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona
- Colorado National Monument, Colorado
- Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
- Devils Postpile National Monument, California
- Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
- Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah
- Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa
- El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
- El Morro National Monument, New Mexico
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado
- Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia
- Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida
- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland
- Fort Monroe National Monument, Virginia
- Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia
- Fort Stanwix National Monument, New York
- Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico
- Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming
- Freedom Riders National Monument, Alabama
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia
- George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, New Mexico
- Governors Island National Monument, New York
- Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho
- Hohokam Pima National Monument, Arizona
- Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado and Utah
- Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon
- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine
- Lava Beds National Monument, California
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, Mississippi
- Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, Kentucky
- Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona
- Muir Woods National Monument, California
- Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
- Navajo National Monument, Arizona
- Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Oregon
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
- Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
- Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona
- Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
- Poverty Point National Monument, Louisiana
- Pullman National Monument, Illinois
- Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah
- Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama
- Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico
- Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
- Statue of Liberty National Monument, New Jersey and New York
- Stonewall National Monument, New York
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah
- Tonto National Monument, Arizona
- Tule Lake National Monument, California
- Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada
- Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona
- Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands
- Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas
- Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona
- Wupatki National Monument, Arizona
- Yucca House National Monument, Colorado

National Recreation Areas (18)
National recreation areas are located around large reservoirs, allowing visitors access to multiple water-based outdoor activities. Among these include swimming, kayaking, boating, and fishing.
National recreation areas often hold some essential cultural or natural features. A number of these recreation areas are close to populated urban areas. They provide many Americans with easy access to get out and enjoy nature.
- Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana and Wyoming
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachusetts
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma
- Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey and New York
- Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona and Utah
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona and Nevada
- Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas
- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington
- Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
- Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, California

National Preserves (19)
National preserves are similar to national parks in the sense that they both protect land and resources. However, national preserves are different as there are fewer limitations on activities such as fishing, hunting, or oil and gas extraction. Such activities are permitted as long as they do not threaten the preserve’s natural resources.
- Aniakchak National Preserve, Alaska
- Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska
- Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
- Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas
- Craters of the Moon National Preserve, Idaho
- Denali National Preserve, Alaska
- Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Alaska
- Glacier Bay National Preserve, Alaska
- Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, Colorado
- Katmai National Preserve, Alaska
- Lake Clark National Preserve, Alaska
- Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama
- Mojave National Preserve, California
- Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas
- Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Florida
- Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Alaska
- Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska

National Reserves (2)
National reserves are also similar to national preserves and safeguard the land and its accompanying flora and fauna. Several agencies manage these reserves, including state and local parks, federal agencies, and private property owners.
- City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho
- Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, Washington

National Parks (63)
The 63 true official National Parks are the pride of the NPS’s 424 units. These well-known and popular parks are usually comprised of various cultural and natural resources. They protect large sections of land and water.
The nation’s 63 National Parks are places of unparalleled beauty and wonder. Together, they make up a diverse collection of unique landscapes. Popular national parks include Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Glacier, Acadia, Grand Teton, and Zion, to name a few.
- Acadia
- American Samoa
- Arches
- Badlands
- Big Bend
- Biscayne
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- Bryce Canyon
- Canyonlands
- Capitol Reef
- Carlsbad Caverns
- Channel Islands
- Congaree
- Crater Lake
- Cuyahoga Valley
- Death Valley
- Denali
- Dry Tortugas
- Everglades
- Gates of the Arctic
- Gateway Arch
- Glacier Bay
- Glacier
- Grand Canyon
- Grand Teton
- Great Basin
- Great Sand Dunes
- Great Smoky Mountains
- Guadalupe Mountains
- Haleakala
- Hawai’i Volcanoes
- Hot Springs
- Indiana Dunes
- Isle Royale
- Joshua Tree
- Katmai
- Kenai Fjords
- Kings Canyon
- Kobuk Valley
- Lake Clark
- Lassen Volcanic
- Mammoth Cave
- Mesa Verde
- Mount Rainier
- New River Gorge
- North Cascades
- Olympic
- Petrified Forest
- Pinnacles
- Redwood
- Rocky Mountain
- Saguaro
- Sequoia
- Shenandoah
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Virgin Islands
- Voyageurs
- White Sands
- Wind Cave
- Wrangell-St. Elias
- Yellowstone
- Yosemite
- Zion

Other Park Designations (11)
There are 11 other numerous naming designations in the NPS as well. They are all found in Washington, D.C., and its surrounding areas, including parts of Virginia and Maryland. They vary from parks to gardens to urban centers and even a fort.
- Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland
- Constitution Gardens, District of Columbia
- Fort Washington Park, Maryland
- Greenbelt Park, Maryland
- National Capital Parks – East, District of Columbia
- National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia
- Piscataway Park, Maryland
- Prince William Forest Park, Virginia
- Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia
- White House, District of Columbia
- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Virginia

Final Thoughts
Ultimately, there is an overwhelming number of park units within the NPS. You could easily spend years trying to visit each one of them. The variety of parks out there is also equally as immense. Have you visited any of the 424 NPS park units in the United States?
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