United States National Park System

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federal program protected area network

The United States National Park System is a federally managed network of protected natural, historical, and cultural sites across the country, preserved for conservation, education, and public recreation.

Aliases (10)

National Park System ×65
U.S. National Park System ×14
National Park System of the United States ×8
National Lakeshores ×2
National Park Service historic sites ×1
National Park Service lands ×1
National Park System lands ×1
U.S. national parks system ×1
United States National Park System designations ×1
United States national park system ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal program → protected area network →
conservationFocus	archaeological site protection → biodiversity protection → historic preservation → landscape preservation →
country	United States of America →
fundingSource	concessions → donations → federal appropriations → visitor fees →
governingBody	United States Congress →
hasPart	Acadia National Park → Denali National Park and Preserve → Everglades National Park → Glacier National Park → Grand Canyon National Park → Great Smoky Mountains National Park → National Battlefields → National Heritage Areas → National Historic Sites → National Historical Parks → National Lakeshores → National Memorials → National Monuments → National Parkways → National Preserves → National Recreation Areas → National Rivers → National Scenic Trails → National Seashores → Olympic National Park → Rocky Mountain National Park → Yellowstone National Park → Yosemite National Park → Zion National Park →
inception	1916 →
includes	sites in U.S. states → sites in U.S. territories →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	Organic Act of 1916 →
managingAgency	National Park Service →
parentAgency	United States Department of the Interior →
purpose	conservation of natural resources → preservation of cultural resources → public education → public recreation →
scope	nationwide →
serviceProvided	environmental education → heritage interpretation → outdoor recreation opportunities →

Referenced by (123)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park ("National Park System") → Acadia National Park ("U.S. National Park System") → Arches National Park ("U.S. National Park System") → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ("National Park System") → Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument → Biscayne National Park ("National Park System") → Blue Ridge Parkway ("National Park System of the United States") → Bluestone National Scenic River ("U.S. National Park System") → Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area ("National Park System") → Boston National Historical Park ("National Park System") → Bryce Canyon National Park ("U.S. National Park System") → Bush Key → Canaveral National Seashore → Canyon de Chelly National Monument ("National Park System") → Canyonlands National Park ("U.S. National Park System") → Cape Cod National Seashore ("National Park System") → Carlsbad Caverns National Park → Chaco Culture National Historical Park ("U.S. National Park System") → Channel Islands National Park → Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park ("National Park System") → Colonial National Historical Park ("National Park System") → Crater Lake National Park → Cumberland Island National Seashore ("National Park System") → Devils Tower National Monument ("National Park System") → Dry Tortugas National Park → Edison National Historic Site ("National Park System") → Everglades National Park ("U.S. National Park System") → Federal Hall National Memorial ("National Park System") → Flight 93 National Memorial ("National Park System") → Fort Union National Monument ("National Park System") → Fort Vancouver National Historic Site ("National Park System") → Freedom Riders National Monument → Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve → Gateway National Recreation Area ("National Park System") → Gauley River National Recreation Area ("National Park System") → General Grant National Memorial ("National Park System") → General Grant National Memorial ("National Park System") → George Washington Memorial Parkway ("National Park System") → Gettysburg National Military Park → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ("National Park System of the United States") → Great Smoky Mountains National Park ("U.S. National Park System") → Haleakalā National Park → Hamilton Grange National Memorial ("National Park System") → Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ("National Park System") → Herbert Hoover National Historic Site ("National Park System") → Home of Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site ("National Park System") → Independence Hall → Independence National Historical Park → Joshua Tree National Park ("National Park System of the United States") → Kenai Fjords National Park ("National Park System of the United States") → Keweenaw National Historical Park ("National Park System") → Lake Mead National Recreation Area ("National Park System") → Lassen Volcanic National Park ("National Park System") → Lincoln Memorial Circle ("National Park System") → Long Key → Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site → Manassas National Battlefield Park ("National Park System") → Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) ("United States national park system") → Manzanar National Historic Site ("National Park System") → Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park → Matthews Hill ("National Park System") → Mesa Verde National Park ("National Park System of the United States") → Minute Man National Historical Park ("National Park System") → Monocacy National Battlefield ("National Park System") → Morristown National Historical Park ("National Park System") → Mount Rainier National Park ("National Park System") → Muir Woods National Monument → National Battlefields → National Historical Parks of the United States → National Park of American Samoa ("National Park System of the United States") → National Parkway ("National Park System") → National Seashores ("U.S. National Park System") → National preserve → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ("National Park System") → Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ("National Park System") → Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument ("National Park System") → Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site ("National Park System") → Petrified Forest National Park ("U.S. National Park System") → Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore ("National Park System of the United States") → Prince William Forest Park ("National Park System") → Rock Creek Park ("National Park System") → Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway ("National Park System") → Rocky Mountain National Park → Saguaro National Park ("National Park System") → Salem Maritime National Historic Site ("National Park System") → San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park ("National Park System") → San Juan National Historic Site ("National Park System") → Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site ("National Park System") → Skyline Drive ("U.S. National Park System") → Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ("National Park System of the United States") → Soldiers' National Cemetery ("National Park System") → Springfield Armory National Historic Site ("National Park System") → Statue of Liberty National Monument ("National Park System") → Thomas Edison National Historical Park ("National Park System") → Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site ("U.S. National Park System") → Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site ("National Park System") → U.S. National Historic Site → U.S. National Memorial ("United States National Park System designations") → U.S. National Park ("U.S. National Park System") → Valley Forge National Historical Park ("National Park System") → Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site → Virgin Islands National Park ("U.S. National Park System") → Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts → World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve →	partOf
Junior Ranger Program ("U.S. national parks system") → National Natural Landmark ("National Park System") → National Park Service Organic Act ("National Park System") → National Wilderness Preservation System ("National Park System") → National Wildlife Refuge System ("National Park System") → Organic Act of 1916 ("National Park System") → United States federal memorials ("National Park System") →	relatedTo
Title 54 of the United States Code ("National Park System") → Wilderness Act of 1964 ("National Park System lands") →	appliesTo
National Park Service ("National Park System") → United States National Park System ("National Lakeshores") →	hasPart
National Seashores ("National Lakeshores") →	distinguishedFrom
Hawkes House ("National Park Service historic sites") →	hasCategory
United States protected areas system ("National Park System") →	includes
United States Park Police ("National Park Service lands") →	jurisdiction
Fort Necessity National Battlefield →	locatedIn
Pinnacles National Park →	partOfNetwork
National Park System Advisory Board ("National Park System") →	scopeOfAuthority