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National seashores are located in ten states and national lakeshores are in two other states. Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan each have two. The largest national seashore or lakeshore is Gulf Islands, at over 137,000 acres (550 km 2); the smallest is Fire Island, at 19,579 acres (79.23 km 2).
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: Wisconsin: 69,377.43 acres (280.7605 km 2) Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: Michigan: 73,235.97 acres (296.3755 km 2) Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: Michigan: 71,318.57 acres (288.6160 km 2)
List of national lakeshores and seashores of the United States * List of areas in the United States National Park System;
The National Park Service controls 24 units in the state of Maryland. They range from sites of historical interest to sites of ecological interest to portions of the parkway system around Washington, DC. Many of the sites currently under the control of the National Park Service in Maryland were previously under the control of other agencies in ...
From multicolored rock cliffs to towering sand dunes, there's no shortage of beauty all around the Great Lakes.
USA Today experts put together a list of top 10 Texas beaches, including some that the Star-Telegram named the best for families. Here are the top 10 beaches in Texas for 2024 according to USA today.
Previously designated a national lakeshore, parts of this 20-mile (32 km) stretch of the southern shore of Lake Michigan have sandy beaches and tall dunes. The park includes grassy prairies, peat bogs, and marsh wetlands home to over 2,000 species. [70] Isle Royale † Michigan
The data for method 1 was retrieved from a CRS Report for Congress [1] using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Coastline of the United States, 1975. [2] This is based on measurements made using large-scale nautical charts. The figure for Connecticut was arrived at separately and may not ...