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Congress declares that the national park system, which began with establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, has since grown to include superlative natural, historic, and recreation areas in every major region of the United States, its territories and island possessions; that these areas, though distinct in character, are united ...
The United States established Yellowstone National Park, the first "public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people," in 1872. [3] Although Yellowstone was not officially termed a "national park" at the time, in practice [4] it is widely held to be the first and oldest national park in the world. [5]
The 433 units of the National Park System can be broadly referred to as national parks, but most have other formal designations. [ 4 ] A bill creating the first national park, Yellowstone , was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, followed by Mackinac National Park in 1875 (decommissioned in 1895), and then Rock Creek Park ...
Congress declares that the national park system, which began with establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, has since grown to include superlative natural, historic, and recreation areas in every major region of the United States, its territories and island possessions; that these areas, though distinct in character, are united ...
There are 21 national preserves in the United States, 19 of which are counted by the National Park System as official units. Ten are stand-alone official units, while eleven others are designated areas where hunting or grazing is permitted as part of a larger "national park and preserve" or "national monument and preserve".
The National Park System received over 325 million recreation visits in 2023. [34] Park visitation grew 64 percent between 1979 and 2015. [37] In 2024, NPS reported a record 331.9 million recreation visits. [38] [39] The 10 most-visited units of the National Park System handle around 30 percent of the overall visits.
Gary Ingram spent 7 years in Plains, Georgia, supervising the National Park Service site devoted to Jimmy Carter's life. He says it changed his life.
These units are a subset of the areas in the United States National Park System, and nearly all participate in the national park passport stamps program. National Park System units are found in all 50 states, in the District of Columbia, and in the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.