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This is a list of the designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the United States. Each river has been designated by Congress, or, if certain requirements were met, the Secretary of the Interior. A designation may include multiple watercourses; for example, the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway includes the Namekagon River as well as the ...
The state with the most national parks is California with nine, followed by Alaska with eight, Utah with five, and Colorado with four. The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska.
List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem) List of longest rivers of the United States by state; List of rivers of the United States by discharge; List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers; List of river borders of U.S. states; List of rivers of U.S. insular areas; List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
Arkansas: Buffalo National River. America's first designated national river is a bucket-list attraction for anyone who finds themselves in the Ozarks. Unencumbered by any dams, the 135-mile, bluff ...
Logo of the National Park Service. The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. The collection includes all national parks and most national monuments, as well as several other types of protected areas of the United States.
Logo of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act into law, October 2, 1968. The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-542 [1]), enacted by the U.S. Congress to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a ...
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.
Lists of rivers of the United States by state (1 C, 71 P) A. Rivers of Alabama (10 C, 89 P) Rivers of Alaska (5 C, 325 P) Rivers of Arizona (9 C, 86 P)