The United States has 61 protected areas known as national parks that are operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior. National parks must be established…
There are 128 protected areas in the United States known as national monuments. The President of the United States can establish a national monument by…
Glacier Bay National Park is a beautiful U.S. National Park located just west of Juneau, Alaska. With over 672,000* visitors in 2019, Glacier Bay, along with Denali National Park, is…
Alaska has 17 National Park Service sites and several of the Alaska sites have a park and a preserve component. Although they are technically two different park service…
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world’s most massive shield volcano. The park provides…