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National parks are almost always accessible to the public. [2] Usually national parks are developed, owned and managed by national governments, though in some countries with federal or devolved forms of government, "national parks" may be the responsibility of subnational, regional, or local authorities. [a]
California has some of the country's best-known national parks, including Yosemite and Death Valley. But take a look at the latest addition: Pinnacles National Park , established in 2013.
In 2011, national parks generated $30.1 billion in economic activity and 252,000 jobs nationwide. Thirteen billion of that amount went directly into communities within 60 miles of a NPS unit. In a 2017 study, the NPS found that 331 million park visitors spent $18.2 billion in local areas around National Parks across the nation.
The total area protected by national parks is approximately 52.4 million acres (212,000 km 2), for an average of 833 thousand acres (3,370 km 2) but a median of only 220 thousand acres (890 km 2). [8] The national parks set a visitation record in 2021, with more than 92 million visitors. [9]
Known for the towering redwood trees found within its boundaries, Sequoia National Park is one of the oldest national parks in the United States. Created in 1890, the park spans more than 400,000 ...
Getty When the President recently signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, two million acres were added to existing parks and wilderness areas in nine states, and 1,000 miles of ...
He served as South Carolina's governor for four terms; his first two terms ran consecutively from 1789 to 1792, his third from 1796 to 1798, and his fourth from 1806 to 1808. [24] Pinckney used the site, which was then known as Snee Farm, as a plantation and country retreat. [25] Chicago Portage (affiliated area) Illinois: 91.2 acres (0.369 km 2)
The National Military Park line, including early battlefield monuments, began in 1781. Between 1890 and 1933 the War Department developed it into a National Military Park System. In 1933, there were twenty areas, 11 National Military Parks and 9 National Battlefield Sites.