NPS Centennial System Map and Guide
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Brochure Overview
This is the audio-only described version of the National Park Service’s official brochure of its entire system. Side one of the brochure is a map of the United States with several smaller inset maps of specific areas. Parks are identified on these maps. Through photographs, illustrations and text, side two presents the highlights of the National Park Service’s 100 years from 1916 to 2016 and looks into its future.
Side One Overview
The brochure is titled, "National Park Service Centennial 1916 to 2016." The black banner displaying the brochure title, similar to other National Park Service brochures, extends vertically across the left edge of the map when open. The map is credited to the National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov, August 25, 2016. A shaded National Park Service arrowhead appears in the corner.
A map of the contiguous United States extends horizontally across the front of the brochure, filling most of the space. There are five insets across the bottom of the map: Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Each map shows the shaded topography and is colored to suggest desert or forested areas. Long blue trails extend north and south through the eastern United States. Small black print labels and colored areas indicate National Park System Areas distributed around the country. Labels are congested on the East Coast and lists of parks in the Boston Area, New York City Area, Philadelphia Area, Baltimore Area, and Washington DC Area are located over the Atlantic Ocean. The map includes a legend and abbreviations for National Park System areas. A small map of the world with North America centered is labeled, "Where the Parks Are." Small portions of Canada and Mexico are visible, but unlabeled on the contiguous map.
Lists of parks organized alphabetically and by state are found under their own titles.
List of Parks by State
Alabama- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
- Freedom Riders National Monument
- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
- Little River Canyon National Preserve
- Russell Cave National Monument
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
Alaska
- Alagnak Wild River
- Aniakchak National Monument
- Aniakchak National Preserve
- Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
- Cape Krusenstern National Monument
- Denali National Park
- Denali National Preserve
- Gates of the Arctic National Park
- Gates of the Arctic National Preserve
- Glacier Bay National Park
- Glacier Bay National Preserve
- Katmai National Park
- Katmai National Preserve
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
- Kobuk Valley National Park
- Lake Clark National Park
- Lake Clark National Preserve
- Noatak National Preserve
- Sitka National Historical Park
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve
- Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
American Somoa
- National Park of American Samoa
Arizona
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- Chiricahua National Monument
- Coronado National Memorial
- Fort Bowie National Historic Site
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Hohokam Pima National Monument
- Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
- Montezuma Castle National Monument
- Navajo National Monument
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Pipe Spring National Monument
- Saguaro National Park
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
- Tonto National Monument
- Tumacacori National Historical Park
- Tuzigoot National Monument
- Walnut Canyon National Monument
- Wupatki National Monument
Arkansas
- Arkansas Post National Memorial
- Buffalo National River
- Fort Smith National Historic Site
- Hot Springs National Park
- Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
- Pea Ridge National Military Park
- President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
California
- Cabrillo National Monument
- Castle Mountains National Monument
- César E. Chávez National Monument
- Channel Islands National Park
- Death Valley National Park
- Devils Postpile National Monument
- Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
- Fort Point National Historic Site
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- John Muir National Historic Site
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Lava Beds National Monument
- Manzanar National Historic Site
- Mojave National Preserve
- Muir Woods National Monument
- Pinnacles National Park
- Point Reyes National Seashore
- Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
- Redwood National Park
- Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Sequoia National Park
- Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
- Yosemite National Park
Colorado
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Colorado National Monument
- Curecanti National Recreation Area
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
- Great Sand Dunes National Park
- Great Sand Dunes National Preserve
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
- Yucca House National Monument
Connecticut
- Weir Farm National Historic Site
Deleware
- First State National Historical Park
District of Columbia
- Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
- Constitution Gardens
- Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
- National Capital Parks
- National Mall
- Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Theodore Roosevelt Island
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Washington Monument
- White House
- World War I Memorial
- World War II Memorial
Florida
- Big Cypress National Preserve
- Biscayne National Park
- Canaveral National Seashore
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
- De Soto National Memorial
- Dry Tortugas National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Fort Caroline National Memorial
- Fort Matanzas National Monument
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Georgia
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (from Georgia to Maine)
- Andersonville National Historic Site
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
- Cumberland Island National Seashore
- Fort Frederica National Monument
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
- Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site
- Ocmulgee National Monument
Guam
- War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Hawaii
- Haleakala National Park
- Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
- Honouliuli National Monument
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park
- Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
- Pu'uhonua o H?naunau National Historical Park
- Pu'ukohol? Heiau National Historic Site
- World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
Idaho
- City of Rocks National Reserve
- Craters of the Moon National Monument
- Craters of the Moon National Preserve
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
Illinois
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- Pullman National Monument
Indiana
- George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Iowa
- Effigy Mounds National Monument
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Kansas
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
- Fort Larned National Historic Site
- Fort Scott National Historic Site
- Nicodemus National Historic Site
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Kentucky
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Mammoth Cave National Park
Louisiana
- Cane River Creole National Historical Park
- New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
- Poverty Point National Monument
Maine
- Acadia National Park
- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
- Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Maryland
- Antietam National Battlefield
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Catoctin Mountain Park
- Clara Barton National Historic Site
- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
- Fort Washington Park
- Greenbelt Park
- Hampton National Historic Site
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
- Monocacy National Battlefield
- Piscataway Park
- Rock Creek Park
- Thomas Stone National Historic Site
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (and District of Columbia and West Virginia)
Massachusetts
- Boston African American National Historic Site
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
- Boston National Historical Park
- Cape Cod National Seashore
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
- Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
- Lowell National Historical Park
- Minute Man National Historical Park
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site
- Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Michigan
- Isle Royale National Park
- Keweenaw National Historical Park
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Minnesota
- Grand Portage National Monument
- Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
- Missouri National Recreational River
- Pipestone National Monument
- Voyageurs National Park
Mississippi
- Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
- Natchez National Historical Park
- Tupelo National Battlefield
- Vicksburg National Military Park
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (and Tennessee)
- Natchez Trace Parkway (and Tennessee)
Missouri
- George Washington Carver National Monument
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways
- Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
- Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Montana
- Big Hole National Battlefield
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Glacier National Park
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Nebraska
- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
- Homestead National Monument of America
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
- Niobrara National Scenic River
- Scotts Bluff National Monument
Nevada
- Great Basin National Park
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
New Hampshire
- Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
New Jersey
- Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River
- Morristown National Historical Park
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park
New Mexico
- Aztec Ruins National Monument
- Bandelier National Monument
- Capulin Volcano National Monument
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park
- El Malpais National Monument
- El Morro National Monument
- Fort Union National Monument
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Pecos National Historical Park
- Petroglyph National Monument
- Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
- White Sands National Monument
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park (and Tennessee and Washington)
New York
- African Burial Ground National Monument
- Castle Clinton National Monument
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Federal Hall National Memorial
- Fire Island National Seashore
- Fort Stanwix National Monument
- Gateway National Recreation Area
- General Grant National Memorial
- Governors Island National Monument
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial
- Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
- Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Statue of Liberty National Monument
- Stonewell National Monument
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
- Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
- Women's Rights National Historical Park
North Carolina
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Moores Creek National Battlefield
- Wright Brothers National Memorial
North Dakota
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio
- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
- First Ladies National Historic Site
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
- James A. Garfield National Historic Site
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
- William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Oklahoma
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Oregon
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
- Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
- Eisenhower National Historic Site
- Flight 93 National Memorial
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
- Independence National Historical Park
- Johnstown Flood National Memorial
- Middle Delaware National Scenic River
- Steamtown National Historic Site
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
- Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
Puerto Rico
- San Juan National Historic Site
Rhode Island
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Roger Williams National Memorial
South Carolina
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
- Congaree National Park
- Cowpens National Battlefield
- Fort Sumter National Monument
- Kings Canyon National Park
- Kings Mountain National Military Park
- Ninety Six National Historic Site
- Reconstruction Era National Monument
South Dakota
- Badlands National Park
- Jewel Cave National Monument
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Wind Cave National Park
Tennessee
- Stones River National Battlefield
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
- Fort Donelson National Battlefield
- Obed Wild and Scenic River
- Shiloh National Military Park
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (and North Carolina)
Texas
- Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
- Amistad National Recreation Area
- Big Bend National Park
- Big Thicket National Preserve
- Chamizal National Memorial
- Fort Davis National Historic Site
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
- Padre Island National Seashore
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
- Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
- Waco Mammoth National Monument
Utah
- Arches National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Canyonlands National Park
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Cedar Breaks National Monument
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Golden Spike National Historic Site
- Hovenweep National Monument
- Natural Bridges National Monument
- Rainbow Bridge National Monument
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument
- Zion National Park
Vermont
- Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Virgin Islands
- Buck Island Reef National Monument
- Christiansted National Historic Site
- Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
- Virgin Islands National Park
- Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
Virginia
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
- Booker T. Washington National Monument
- Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
- Colonial National Historical Park
- Fort Monroe National Monument
- Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
- Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Petersburg National Battlefield
- Prince William Forest Park
- Richmond National Battlefield Park
- Shenandoah National Park
- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Washington
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
- Minidoka National Historic Site
- Mount Rainier National Park
- North Cascades National Park
- Olympic National Park
- Ross Lake National Recreation Area
- San Juan Island National Historical Park
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site
West Virginia
- Bluestone National Scenic River
- Gauley River National Recreation Area
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
- New River Gorge National River
Wisconsin
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (and Minnesota)
Wyoming
- Devils Tower National Monument
- Fort Laramie National Historic Site
- Fossil Butte National Monument
- Grand Teton National Park
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
- Yellowstone National Park
Alphabetical List of Parks
A
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Kentucky
- Acadia National Park, Maine
- Adams National Historical Park, Massachusetts
- African Burial Ground National Monument, New York
- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska
- Alagnak Wild River, Alaska
- Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas
- Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Tennessee
- Aniakchak National Monument, Alaska
- Aniakchak National Preserve, Alaska
- Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail, from Georgia to Maine
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia
- Arches National Park, Utah
- Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Virginia
- Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland
- Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
B
- Badlands National Park, South Dakota
- Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
- Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, District of Columbia
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado
- Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska
- Big Bend National Park, Texas
- Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
- Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana
- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee
- Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Alabama
- Biscayne National Park, Florida
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Rhode Island
- Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, Virginia
- Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia
- Booker T. Washington National Monument, Virginia
- Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachusetts
- Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts
- Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Mississippi
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas
- Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
- Buck Island Reef National Monument, Virgin Island
- Buffalo National River, Arkansas
C
- Cabrillo National Monument, California
- Canaveral National Seashore, Florida
- Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Louisiana
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
- Canyonlands National Park, Utah
- Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
- Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska
- Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina
- Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
- Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Carolina
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, District of Columbia
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida
- Castle Clinton National Monument, New York
- Castle Mountains National Monument, California
- Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland
- Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah
- Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Virginia
- César E. Chávez National Monument, California
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
- Chamizal National Memorial, Texas
- Channel Islands National Park, California
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina
- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Ohio
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland (also District of Columbia and West Virginia)
- Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma
- Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona
- Christiansted National Historic Site, Virgin Island
- City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho
- Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland
- Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia
- Colorado National Monument, Colorado
- Congaree National Park, South Carolina
- Constitution Gardens, District of Columbia
- Coronado National Memorial, Arizona
- Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina
- Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
- Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
- Craters of the Moon National Preserve, Idaho
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky
- Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
- Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
D
- Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio
- De Soto National Memorial, Florida
- Death Valley National Park, California
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania
- Denali National Park, Alaska
- Denali National Preserve, Alaska
- Devils Postpile National Monument, California
- Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
- Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado
- Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
E
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Washington
- Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa
- Eisenhower National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
- El Morro National Monument, New Mexico
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York
- Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, California
- Everglades National Park, Florida
F
- Federal Hall National Memorial, New York
- Fire Island National Seashore, New York
- First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio
- First State National Historical Park, Delaware
- Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado
- Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, District of Columbia
- Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona
- Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida
- Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas
- Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Tennessee
- Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia
- Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming
- Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas
- Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida
- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland
- Fort Monroe National Monument, Virginia
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania
- Fort Point National Historic Site, California
- Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina
- Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas
- Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas
- Fort Stanwix National Monument, New York
- Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina
- Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, North Dakota
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington
- Fort Washington Park, Maryland
- Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, District of Columbia
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, District of Columbia
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Virginia
- Freedom Riders National Monument, Alabama
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
G
- Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
- Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Alaska
- Gateway National Recreation Area, New York
- Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia
- General Grant National Memorial, New York
- George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Indiana
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia
- George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri
- George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia
- Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, New Mexico
- Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
- Glacier Bay National Preserve, Alaska
- Glacier National Park, Montana
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California
- Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah
- Governors Island National Monument, New York
- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
- Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota
- Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana
- Great Basin National Park, Nevada
- Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River, New Jersey
- Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
- Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, Colorado
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee (and North Carolina)
- Greenbelt Park, Maryland
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, North Carolina
- Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida
H
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho
- Haleakal? National Park, Hawaii
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial, New York
- Hampton National Historic Site, Maryland
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia
- Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, New York
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri
- Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa
- Hohokam Pima National Monument, Arizona
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York
- Homestead National Monument of America, Nebraska
- Honouliuli National Monument, Hawaii
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ohio
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Alabama
- Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
- Hovenweep National Monument, Utah
- Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona
I
- Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
- Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
J
- James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Ohio
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Florida
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Missouri
- Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota
- Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Georgia
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Wyoming
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- John Muir National Historic Site, California
- Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania
- Joshua Tree National Park, California
K
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii Hawaii
- Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii
- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine
- Katmai National Park, Alaska
- Katmai National Preserve, Alaska
- Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Georgia
- Keweenaw National Historical Park, Michigan
- Kings Canyon National Park, South Carolina
- Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, South Dakota
- Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska
- Korean War Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia
L
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington
- Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
- Lake Clark National Preserve, Alaska
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
- Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas
- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington
- Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
- Lava Beds National Monument, California
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Nebraska
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Indiana
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois
- Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
- Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama
- Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas
- Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Texas
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac, District of Columbia
M
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Virginia
- Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
- Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park, New Mexico, Tennessee, Washington
- Manzanar National Historic Site, California
- Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Vermont
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, District of Columbia
- Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site, Georgia
- Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, District of Columbia
- Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
- Middle Delaware National Scenic River, Pennsylvania
- Minidoka National Historic Site, Washington
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota
- Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts
- Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minnesota
- Missouri National Recreational River, Minnesota
- Mojave National Preserve, California
- Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland
- Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona
- Moores Creek National Battlefield, North Carolina
- Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey
- Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
- Muir Woods National Monument, California
N
- Natchez National Historical Park, Mississippi
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Mississippi, Tennessee
- Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, Tennessee
- National Capital Parks, District of Columbia
- National Mall, District of Columbia
- National Park of American Samoa, American Somoa
- Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
- Navajo National Monument, Arizona
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Massachusetts
- New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana
- New River Gorge National River, West Virginia
- Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho
- Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas
- Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina
- Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska
- Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
- North Cascades National Park, Washington
O
- Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee
- Ocmulgee National Monument, Georgia
- Olympic National Park, Washington
- Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Oregon
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri
P
- Padre Island National Seashore, Texas
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, Texas
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey
- Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas
- Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico
- Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, District of Columbia
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Ohio
- Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia
- Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
- Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
- Pinnacles National Park, California
- Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona
- Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
- Piscataway Park, Maryland
- Point Reyes National Seashore, California
- Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, California
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, District of Columbia
- Poverty Point National Monument, Louisiana
- President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site, Arkansas
- Prince William Forest Park, Virginia
- Pullman National Monument, Illinois
- Pu'uhonua o H?naunau National Historical Park, Hawaii
- Pu'ukohol? Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii
Q: None
R
- Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah
- Reconstruction Era National Monument, South Carolina
- Redwood National Park, California
- Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia
- Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, Texas
- River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Michigan
- Rock Creek Park, Maryland
- Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
- Roger Williams National Memorial, Rhode Island
- Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, California
- Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington
- Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama
S
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, New York
- Saguaro National Park, Arizona
- Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, Maine
- Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Wisconsin, Minnesota
- Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire
- Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, New York
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico
- 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
- San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico
- Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
- Saratoga National Historical Park, New York
- Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
- Sequoia National Park, California
- Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
- Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee
- Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts
- Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York
- Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
- Stones River National Battlefield, Tennesee
- Stonewell National Monument, New York
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
T
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Pennsylvania
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, New York
- Theodore Roosevelt Island, District of Columbia
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial, District of Columbia
- Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Maryland
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah
- Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Florida
- Tonto National Monument, Arizona
- Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada
- Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona
- Tupelo National Battlefield, Mississippi
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama
- Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona
U
- Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, Missouri
- Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Pennsylvania
V
- Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico
- Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
- Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York
- Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia
- Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
- Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands
- Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
W
- Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas
- Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona
- War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam
- Washington Monument, District of Columbia
- Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma
- Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut
- Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, California
- White House, District of Columbia
- White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington
- William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio
- Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Missouri
- Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Virginia
- Women's Rights National Historical Park, New York
- World War I Memorial, District of Columbia
- World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Hawaii
- World War II Memorial, District of Columbia
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Alaska
- Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina
- Wupatki National Monument, Arizona
X: None
Y
- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
- Yosemite National Park, California
- Yucca House National Monument, Colorado
- Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska
Z
- Zion National Park, Utah
Map of Contiguous United States
The contiguous United States map shows shaded elevation, with the mountainous area covering much of the Western United States. These mountains, as well as the small range of mountains extending north and south near the East Coast, are colored orange-brown and fade into light brown, then green and gray as the shaded relief disappears in the Plains and coasts. States, rivers, and major bodies of water are labeled. Green shapes labeled with park area names are scattered throughout much of the West and, to a lesser extent, the East. Small type labels crowd the map in several areas, especially the East Coast. Adjacent to the East Coast in the Atlantic Ocean are lists of parks in the Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC Areas.
Lists of parks organized alphabetically and by state are found under their own titles.
Insets
There are five insets showing park areas in the US and one inset of a world map showing where US national parks are across the world.
Where the Parks Are in the World
This inset shows the locations of the contiguous United States map and five insets on a small world map centered on North and South America. It is positioned north of the Great Lakes. The map shows the Arctic Circle, Equator, and International Date Line.
The six labels span 11 time zones:
Guam has one park, American Samoa has one park, Hawaii has eight parks, Alaska has 23 parks. The contiguous US has 373 parks, and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have six parks.
Alaska
The Alaska inset shows the state's location between Russia and Canada. The bodies of water labeled are, clockwise beginning at the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska: Beaufort Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Church Sea. Large green areas labeled with park names occupy significant areas of the mountainous state. The Yukon River stretches across the state from west to east. The scale is available in miles and kilometers.
Hawaii
The Hawaii inset labels the main islands in the Pacific Ocean. The largest national park system area is Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. Several smaller sites dot that island and many of the others.
Guam
American Samoa
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
The islands in the inset for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands are located within the Atlantic Ocean and, in a smaller label, the Caribbean Sea. Several parks dot the tiny eastern islands, which are the Virgin Islands. A single park area (San Juan National Historic Site) is labeled on the largest and western island, which is Puerto Rico.
Legend
Nestled between the Hawaii and Guam insets is the legend for the maps. Text notes that, the "Map depicts the 412 authorized National Park Service units." Within the map, a green dot indicates the location of the city where the national park unit is located. A white dot with a black outline indicates a city that is close by. The name of the city is next to the white dot.
Text also notes that, “For more information about National Trails administered by the National Park Service, visit: www.nps.gov/nts. For Wild and Scenic Rivers information, visit: www.nps.gov/wsr.”
There is a scale in kilometers and miles. Approximately one and a half inches equals 200 miles and one inch equals 200 kilometers on all maps except for Alaska. For Alaska, approximately one and a half inches equals 400 miles and one inch equals 400 kilometers.
Abbreviations for National Park System Areas
A key for abbreviations for National Park System areas is just above the US Canada area of the large map. These abbreviations typically follow the name of the park and designate each park’s unit type. They are:
- HIS: International Historic Site
- NB: National Battlefield
- NBP: National Battlefield Park
- NBS: National Battlefield Site
- NHP: National Historical Park
- NHP & PRES: National Historical Park and Preserve
- NH RES: National Historical Reserve
- NHS: National Historic Site
- NL: National Lakeshore
- NM: National Monument
- NM & PRES: National Monument and Preserve
- NMP: National Military Park
- N MEM: National Memorial
- NP: National Park
- NP & PRES: National Park and Preserve
- N PRES: National Preserve
- NR: National River
- NRA: National Recreation Area
- NRR: National Recreational River
- NRRA: National River and Recreation Area
- N RES: National Reserve
- NS: National Seashore
- NSR: National Scenic River/Riverway
- NST: National Scenic Trail
- PKWY: Parkway
- SRR: Scenic and Recreational River
- WR: Wild River
- WSR: Wild and Scenic River
Legend
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Abbreviations for National Park System Areas
A key for abbreviations for National Park System Areas is just above the US-Canada border. They are:Legend
Nestled between the Hawaii and Guam insets lies the map legend. It notes, "Map depicts the 412 authorized National Park Service units." A green dot indicates "City with National Park Service unit." A white dot with black outline indicates, "Other CIty." For more information about National Trails administered by the National Park Service, visit: www.nps.gov/nts. For Wild and Scenic Rivers information, visit: www.nps.gov/wsr. There is a scale in kilometers and miles for all areas except Alaska.
Abbreviations for National Park Service Areas
Side Two Overview
The back of the wide, rectangular brochure is colorful with many photographs and short paragraphs of text grouped with images. The brochure is organized with the first section spanning the horizontal space in the top half. It is titled, “The National Park Service in the Next 100 Years.” Introductory text accompanies a composite image. A green border separates this section from the bottom half, which has two equally sized sections. A large quote by John Muir spans the middle of the sections. It states: “I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” The lower left section is titled “Shaping the National Park System," and includes a timeline with images beginning in the 1860s and ending in 2016. The lower right section is titled “Reaching Beyond Park Boundaries” and includes brief text accompanied by images about current roles of the National Park Service. The bottom of the brochure is lined with green silhouettes of iconic animals and buildings. Beneath the silhouettes, numerical facts about national parks and people add up to quote: “100 years and beyond.”
The content of each section and descriptions of associated images are presented under their own titles.
Shaping the National Park System
In the lower left section of the brochure, beneath the heading, “Shaping the National Park System,” is a timeline extending from the 1860s to 2016. Timeline entries and associated black and white and color photographs are grouped together under their own titles.
1920s
The entry begins, "1920s: George Melendez Wright, the first chief of NPS wildlife division, begins formal studies of wild species, especially those endangered. Today George Wright Society continues his holistic view of park management." The text is accompanied by an oval black and white photo portrait of George Melendez Wright, a man in his late twenties or early thirties with neatly groomed wavy hair wearing a suit and tie.
Photo credit: George Wright Society
1860s
A historic black and white photo of two middle-aged white men dressed in loose pants, shirts, and jackets, wearing brimmed hats pose on the edge of a large rock outcropping above a wide canyon with steep walls. The man on the left is heavy-set and wears a kerchief and round wire-frame glasses. The man on the right has a long, pale beard. The expansive canyon walls are covered by a sparse forest. Distant mountains rise behind the canyon below a clear sky. Text obscures the bottom left corner of the photo, "1860s: Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove granted to the state of California for protection. Both incorporated into Yosemite National Park in 1890. Right: President Theodore Roosevelt and conservationist John Muir at Yosemite, 1903." The photo is credited to the Library of Congress.
1870s to 1916
Two photos are grouped with three dates on the timeline: 1870s, 1900s, and 1916. The first is a color photo of a vertical silk-screen style poster with a plume of steam rising above a landscape. The words "Yellowstone National Park" and "Ranger Naturalist Service" are legible. The second photo is a black and white portrait of an older man with pale skin wearing a flat-brimmed hat and dark fitted coat. The entry for 1916 notes that this is the first National Park Service director, business man and conservationist Stephen T. Mather. The timeline entries read: “1870s: Yellowstone established in 1872, world's first national park. More national parks soon to follow. 1900s: Antiquities Act authorizes presidents to set aside federal lands as national monuments. 1916: August 25: Organic Act creates National Park Service and places existing parks and monuments under its oversight."
Photo credit: Yellowstone Poster: Library of Congress
1930s
The entry begins, “1930s: War Department’s parks and monuments and Forest Service’s national monuments transferred to NPS management. Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration build roads, trails, and visitor centers in national and state parks.” Grouped with the text entry is a color photo of a circular patch with blue rim and gold, olive, and orange accents. In the center is a pine tree and the words, “Civilian Conservation Corps.” Adjacent to this patch is a color image of a red, white, and blue square-like poster with text. “USA” is bracketed with stars against a blue bar, “Work Program” is against a white bar and “WPA” is against a red bar.
Photo credits: Patch: Gerald Williams Collection, Oregon State University; USA WPA Work Program: National Archives
1950s
The entry begins, “1950s: NPS embarks on 'Mission 66' initiative to upgrade facilities, staffing, and resource management by agency’s 50th anniversary. NPS adds lakeshores, seashores, trails, recreational areas, and historic sites like Thomas Edison’s home.” The faded color photo accompanying the entry is identified as Thomas Edison’s home, a three-story red building at the top of a rolling mowed lawn surrounded by mature shrubs and trees. Many peaks and chimneys extend upwards. Above each window is a black awning. On the left side of the building is an enclosed porch that extends beyond the main house. Its large windows are made of many small panes. This entry is also accompanied by a black and white image of a hand-drawn sketch of an arrowhead and tree, with the words “Department of the Interior” and “National Park Service.” The caption notes that this arrowhead sketch is the basis for the familiar NPS insignia, first used in 1952. Adjacent to this sketched image is a black and white line drawing of the modern NPS insignia with sharp, clean lines. It closely resembles the current NPS insignia on the opposite side of this brochure.
The National Park Service's modern-day insignia is of a brown scallop-edged arrowhead. At the bottom in front of a green background is a white buffalo. Behind and to the left, a tall green sequoia tree towers over smaller trees. To their right is a lake. Behind, is a brown snowcapped mountain range. In the upper right, white text on the brown background reads: “National Park Service.”
1960s and 1970s
The entries for the 1960s and 1970s are grouped above a faded contemporary color photo. The photo appears to have a slightly worn section of the Appalachian trail on a slope covered in large black rocks leading towards a forested hillside. The view extends far into the distance with other forested mountains beneath a partly cloudy sky.
The entries for the 1960s and 1970s read: "1960s: 'Wilderness Act and other federal laws strengthen protection of wild lands, preserve historic sites, and create systems to manage wild rivers and trails like the Appalachian Trail. 1970s: Endangered Species Act requires federal agencies to protect endangered plants and animals. Legislation promotes role of science in park management.”
Photo caption: Allan R. Gerber
1980s, 1990s, and 2016
A boldly painted totem pole with a large beak is grouped with timeline entries for the 1980s, 1990s, and 2016. The carved totem pole from Sitka National Historical Park is painted black, red, pale blue, and white. The face of a man with thick eyebrows is carved into the base of the cropped photo.
The entries for the 1980s, 1990s and 2016 read: "1980s: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) protects over 104 million acres of federal lands, including 47 million acres in National Park System. 1990s: NPS approaches new millennium, focusing on resource protection, accessibility, leadership in education and scientific research, professionalism, and partnerships. 2016: National Park Service celebrates centennial and charts course for the second century.”
Photo caption: Patrick Endres and Alaska Photographics
Reaching Beyond Park Boundaries
The lower right section of the brochure is titled, “Reaching Beyond Park Boundaries.” It mixes brief text with color photos of people engaged in activities outdoors, including gathering around a park ranger, examining the edge of a body of water, in kayaks on a shore, riding horses, and traversing a sand dune in a specialized wheelchair with large wheels. The text and image groupings appear in three columns and are presented under their own titles.
Get Connected
Following the heading, “Get Connected," the entry reads, "Parks tell America’s story and connect us to our history, our environment, ourselves, and each other. Like a thread in a giant tapestry, each of our individual stories contributes to the American narrative.”
Below the text is a horizontal photo of a large group of women with light brown skin wearing the same clothing and hairstyle, possibly dancing or sitting, with their mouths open in similar shapes, as if they are voicing the same thing. Their dresses are bright white with a red floral accent near the waistline. They wear beaded red necklaces, and spiky flower hair ornaments. The caption notes that these women are at the National Park of American Samoa celebrating the anniversary of the US territory.
Expand Your Horizons
The section titled “Expand Your Horizons” is grouped with a larger photo of a male park ranger in uniform sharing a rounded natural material in his hand with a group of middle-school aged students. Tall trees with a sparse canopy are in the background. The photo is partially obscured with a transparent white film. The caption notes that this is a ranger and students at Everglades National Park. The accompanying text reads, “The NPS is a valued leader in formal and informal education. You’re never too young or too old to learn something new. National Parks are the ideal extensions of traditional classrooms, offering active, inclusive, transformative experiences.”
Planet Health
The section titled “Planet Health” accompanies a rectangular photo of children and an adult leaning over a grassy edge by still water to examine something close to the ground. The children are wearing bright clothing and ball caps. The photo is significantly obscured by a transparent white film. The caption notes these are “volunteer 'citizen scientists' at Gates of the Arctic National Park.” The text reads: “National parks are critical to protecting Earth. Many parks protect endangered species or vestiges of intact ecosystems. As such, they are valuable research laboratories. The NPS works with the worldwide scientific and conservation community to study air and water quality, climate changes, migratory species, and other issues.”
Yours, Mine, and Ours
The “Yours, Mine, and Ours” section begins below a horizontal photo of a mounted color guard in costume representing the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. Three young riders in red, white, and blue costumes and black brimmed hats with red sashes sit on top of bridled horses. The closest horse is brown with a black mane. The middle horse is dark grey, and the far horse is light grey. They are each holding a flag, from left to right: the American flag, a white flag with the NPS insignia, and another white flag with the partially obscured name and logo for the park.
The text for this entry reads, “National parks reveal a comprehensive national identity. Parks interpret and commemorate pivotal movements and moments in the nation’s diverse cultural history. This offers everyone a more complete understanding of our past and present, and guides us toward an inclusive future.”
Places of Healing
Above the heading, “Places of Healing," is a horizontal color photo of four brightly colored kayaks. The two on the left are red and yellow with two middle-school aged children with dark skin, wearing red life jackets. A third turquoise kayak is empty. Another child with dark skin wearing a red life jacket in the fourth kayak colored bright blue, holds a paddle above their head with both arms. At the helms of the kayaks, an adult with pale skin walks on sand at the edge of a wide body of water. The photo colors are muted by a white film.
The caption reads, “Kayakers at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.” The text reads, “Parks promote mental, physical, and spiritual health. Outdoor places help restore us physically, emotionally, creatively, and spiritually. By linking people to nature and to one another, parks inspire healthier choices and help build more vibrant communities.”
Get Inspired
The last grouping in this section, located on the bottom right is titled, “Get Inspired.” It is grouped with a square photo of a man and woman with pale skin and short gray hair wearing khaki pants and blue long-sleeved shirts. In front of the backdrop of brown sandy dunes and distant mountains, the man pushes the woman, who is seated in a wheelchair with large, round gray wheels, resembling inner tubes.
The photo is partially obscured by a white film. The caption reads, “Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.” The text reads, "National Parks enliven the human spirit. In the late 1800s, America’s spectacular wild places inspired a movement to preserve these treasures for future generations. We are that future. Along with the gift of the national parks comes the responsibility to preserve them for those who follow.”
Contact Information
Contact and credit information appear at the bottom right corner, beneath the final grouping titled “Get Inspired."
- The National Park Service’s website is www.nps.gov.
- The National Park Foundation website is www.nationalparks.org.
Bottom Border and Facts
A green border lines the bottom of the brochure. Silhouettes of famous buildings and animals protrude upward into the timeline right side of the brochure. Numerical facts about national parks add up to 100 years beneath the silhouettes.
From left to right, the silhouettes are: sequoia tree, elk, Joshua tree, train, dinosaur, Spanish-style building with bells, bison, St. Louis Arch, bird, person wearing a hat playing a saxophone, cannon, Statue of Liberty, turtle, and lighthouse.
The equation consisting of facts about the National Park Service is: “Over 400 national park system areas + 84 million acres + 18,000 miles of trails + 10,000 miles of park roads + 27,000 historic structures + 75,000 archeological sites + 167 million museum objects + 660,000 junior rangers + 247 threatened or endangered species + 879 visitor centers + 246,000 volunteers-in-parks + 300 million visitors = 100 years and beyond.”
The National Park Service in the Next 100 Years
This introductory section, titled “National Park Service in the Next 100 Years,” occupies the top half of the rectangular brochure. It includes a quote, brief paragraphs of text, and a large composite image that extends horizontally across the bottom of this section.
The composite image is comprised of colorful photos of people in front of a background of two faded scenic photos. The left background photo is of a snow-covered mountain range in Denali National Park. The right background photo is of San Juan National Historic Site in which the historic rock wall leads to a fort atop an outcropping that meets the ocean.
The section begins with a large quote that precedes three brief columns of text. The quote, from National Park Service Director Horace M. Albright in 1933, states: “Do not let the service become just another executive government bureau; keep it youthful, vigorous, clean, and strong.”
Photo credits: Denali: National Park Service and Patrick Gregerson. San Juan: Michael Sharp.
Text
Three columns of text next to the quote read, “In 1916 Congress created the National Park Service to oversee America’s beloved places. While the first century has focused on the agency’s dual mission of stewardship and enjoyment, its reach now extends across geographical and cultural frontiers—far beyond the original notion of a 'park.' Besides the 400-plus parks in the National Park System, the NPS oversees national trails, national heritage areas, wild and scenic rivers, and many other places and programs. We spearhead learning initiatives, help communities preserve their distinct heritage, share our expertise across international boundaries, adapt to the evolving needs of our visitors and partners, conduct scientific research, and protect the public. As America’s story changes, so do the ways it is told. Today’s parks are about everything from atomic bombs to zooplankton, from Ice Age migrations to 21st century immigration. Below is a brief description of our growth and evolution over the first 100 years, along with a look at the many paths forward.”
Photo Collage
Starting at the left side of the composite photo, which is over the faded background photo of the Denali National Park mountain range, is a middle-aged male park ranger with brown skin wearing a radio attached to his uniform. His uniform includes a gray button-down shirt, green pants with a brown belt and a straw hat with a flat brim. To his right is a younger, female park ranger with brown skin. She also wears a National Park Service uniform, but instead has a green ball cap with the National Park Service arrowhead on the front face of the cap. To her right is a young boy with pale skin wearing a vest and floppy hat. The left top of his vest has the words “junior ranger” sewn in gold. Both his hat and vest are covered in pinned gold badges. He gives a thumbs up with his right hand. To the right of the young boy is a crouching man with a tan. He wears sunglasses, a ball cap with a National Park Service arrowhead on the face, a green shirt and pants, and a yellow safety vest with reflective strips. Next to him and in the center of the composite image, straddling both background images of Denali National Park and San Juan National Historic Site, is a group of six smiling, young adults in blue shirts with name tags. The group consists of a woman with brown skin and long dark hair, two tall and thin men with pale skin in the background, a woman with pale skin and red hair wearing wide sunglasses, and two women with dark skin and shortish hair in the foreground. On two of their shirts, the words “conservation begins here” are visible. On the shirts of some of the others in the upper left is a white outline of a leaf and underneath, the letters “SCA.” The woman in the center of the group has a National Park Service name tag pinned to the upper right area of her shirt. Her left hand is lifted and points forward.
There are three more people on the right side of the brochure in front of the background photo of San Juan National Historic Site. The first is an older woman with pale, wrinkled skin and short, graying hair under a rose-colored ball cap, with a blue bird on the shoulder of her shirt. Her eyes are obscured by the telescope she is looking through. To her right is a young man with dark brown skin standing tall and formally posed in a historic costume. The costume consists of a brown vest with a rounded lapel and covered brown buttons over a white shirt. The wide brim of his hat is turned up slightly and has a nearly flat top. The final person in this composite is a woman with pale skin and shoulder-length brown hair. She leans forward and smiles broadly beneath a green, brimmed outdoors hat with straps. She wears a tan uniform shirt with a National Park Service volunteer shoulder patch and name tag.
Photo Credits: Woman in rose-colored cap: National Park Service, Kirke Wrench. All other photos: National Park Service