CONTENTS

The sense of freedom afforded by these spectacular landscapes is unparalleled, whether exploring the country’s oldest national park or its youngest wild wonderland. We’ve organized the 62 national parks in order of establishment, each a vital part in the country’s narrative.

How to use this eBook

Introduction

Plotting the Parks

The Story

The Parks

Yellowstone

Established 1872

Yosemite

Established 1890

Sequoia

Established 1890

Mount Rainier

Established 1899

Crater Lake

Established 1902

Wind Cave

Established 1903

Mesa Verde

Established 1906

Glacier

Established 1910

Rocky Mountain

Established 1915

Lassen Volcanic

Established 1916

Hawai’i Volcanoes

Established 1916

Denali

Established 1917

Grand Canyon

Established 1919

Zion

Established 1919

Acadia

Established 1919

Hot Springs

Established 1921

Bryce Canyon

Established 1928

Grand Teton

Established 1929

Carlsbad Caverns

Established 1930

Great Smoky Mountains

Established 1934

Shenandoah

Established 1935

Olympic

Established 1938

Kings Canyon

Established 1940

Isle Royale

Established 1940

Mammoth Cave

Established 1941

Big Bend

Established 1944

Everglades

Established 1947

Virgin Islands

Established 1956

Haleakala

Established 1961

Petrified Forest

Established 1962

Canyonlands

Established 1964

North Cascades

Established 1968

Redwood

Established 1968

Capitol Reef

Established 1971

Arches

Established 1971

Guadalupe Mountains

Established 1972

Voyageurs

Established 1975

Theodore Roosevelt

Established 1978

Badlands

Established 1978

Channel Islands

Established 1980

Biscayne

Established 1980

Katmai

Established 1980

Glacier Bay

Established 1980

Gates of the Arctic

Established 1980

Kenai Fjords

Established 1980

Kobuk Valley

Established 1980

Lake Clark

Established 1980

Wrangell–St. Elias

Established 1980

Great Basin

Established 1986

Dry Tortugas

Established 1992

Death Valley

Established 1994

Saguaro

Established 1994

Joshua Tree

Established 1994

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Established 1999

Cuyahoga Valley

Established 2000

Congaree

Established 2003

Great Sand Dunes

Established 2004

Pinnacles

Established 2013

Gateway Arch

Established 2018

Indiana Dunes

Established 2019

White Sands

Established 2019

..................Content has been hidden....................

You can't read the all page of ebook, please click here login for view all page.
Reset
18.206.14.46