Happy Anniversary National Parks - You're A Breath of Fresh Air!

No matter where you live you can always appreciate your National Parks and Natural Lands. They are a breath of fresh air!

We wouldn't have the National Parks if it were not for our forefathers who thought ahead to protect our precious and sacred lands. On August 25, 1916, US President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service, a new federal bureau in the Department of the Interior responsible for protecting the 35 national parks and monuments then managed by the department and those yet to be established.

Learn how you can help care for our national parks, forests and natural lands.  They are our national treasures.  We have lots of fun history, ideas and tips to help you keep then clean and green.

There are 58 national parks in the National Park Service.  Here’s a full alphabetical list by Wikipedia:

National Parks by State

Alaska

1. Denali National Park and Preserve
2. Gates of the Arctic National Park
3. Glacier Bay National Park
4. Katmai National Park and Preserve
5. Kenai Fjords National Park
6. Kobuk Valley National Park
7. Lake Clark National Park

American Samoa

1. National Park of American Samoa

Arizona

1. Grand Canyon National Park
2. Petrified Forest National Park
3. Saguaro National Park

Arkansas

1. Hot Springs National Park

California

1. Channel Islands National Park
2. Death Valley National Park
3. Joshua Tree National Park
4. Kings Canyon National Park
5. Lassen Volcanic National Park
6. Redwood National Park
7. Sequoia National Park
8. Yosemite National Park

Colorado

1. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
2. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
3. Mesa Verde National Park
4. Rocky Mountain National Park

Florida

1. Biscayne National Park
2. Dry Tortugas National Park
3. Everglades National Park

Hawaii

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
2. Haleakalā National Park

Kentucky

1. Mammoth Cave National Park

Maine

1. Acadia National Park

Michigan

1. Isle Royale National Park

Minnesota

1. Voyageurs National Park

Montana

1. Glacier National Park

Nevada

1. Great Basin National Park

New Mexico

1. Carlsbad Caverns National Park

North Carolina

1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park

North Dakota

1. Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Ohio

1. Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Oregon

1. Crater Lake National Park

South Carolina

1. Congaree National Park

South Dakota

1. Badlands National Park
2. Wind Cave National Park

Tennessee

1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Texas

1. Big Bend National Park
2. Guadalupe Mountains National Park

United States Virgin Islands

1. Virgin Islands National Park

Utah

1. Arches National Park
2. Bryce Canyon National Park
3. Canyonlands National Park
4. Capitol Reef National Park
5. Zion National Park

Virginia

1. Shenandoah National Park

Washington

1. Mount Rainier National Park
2. North Cascades National Park
3. Olympic National Park

Wyoming

1. Grand Teton National Park
2. Yellowstone National Park