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Fourteen national parks are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS), [6] and 21 national parks are named UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BR), [7] with eight national parks in both programs. Thirty states have national parks, as do the territories of American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Several Wisconsin state parks contain resources that have been recognized on a national level. Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area , Devil's Lake State Park , and Interstate State Park are units of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve , while the Wyalusing Hardwood Forest in Wyalusing State Park is a National Natural Landmark .
Isle Royale National Park: Michigan: 1940 571,790.30 ... located in Michigan and Wisconsin. Name Location Area ... List of all national parks of the world;
Three Michigan state parks pre-date the creation of the park system in 1919: Mackinac Island State Park (1895), Michilimackinac State Park (1909) and Interlochen State Park (1917). Mackinac Island State Park was created in 1895. It had served as the nation's second national park for two decades beginning in 1875.
The Midwest has many national park gems, including Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
The list of state parks in the United States are listed by individual state. ... Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; ... List of national parks of the United ...
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 .
Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge: Lake Michigan Lake Huron: 1943 744 acres (3.01 km 2) [206] Michigan Wetland Management District: Lower Peninsula of Michigan: 1980 664 acres (2.69 km 2) [207] Seney National Wildlife Refuge: Schoolcraft County: 1935 95,265 acres (385.52 km 2) [208] Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge: Saginaw County: 1953