Recreational Use of Land in the United States (Appendix I)

National Park Service

Recreational Use of Land in the United States

APPENDIX I. AREAS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

No.	Parks	States	Date	Area		Timber area	Private property	State land	Total alien land	Roads	Trails
				Square Miles	Acres	Acres	Acres	Acres	Acres	Miles	Miles
12	Abraham Lincoln	Kentucky	1916	0.17	110.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
16	Acadia	Maine	1919	21.61	13,832.24	9,368.50	---	---	---	18.00	150.00
20	Bryce Canyon	Utah	1928	55.06	35,240.08	12,500.00	---	---	---	19.50	35.73
24	Carlsbad Caverns	New Mexico	1930	15.56	9,959.16	---	120.20	1,281.12	1,401.32	10.23	8.00
6	Crater Lake	Oregon	1902	250.52	160,333.00	116,000.00	1,946.27	---	1,946.27	69.50	70.00
21	Fort McHenry	Maryland	1925	.07	47.00	---	---	---	---	.30	---
4	General Grant	California	1890	3.96	2,536.00	2,500.00	131.00	---	131.00	13.50	---
10	Glacier	Montana	1910	1,533.88	961,681.00	785,280.00	7,407.54	8,618.20	16,025.74	214.00	886.65
17	Grand Canyon	Arizona	1919	1,009.08	645,808.79	110,000.00	760.05	5,370.33	6,130.38	137.09	14.50
23	Grand Teton	Wyoming	1929	150.00	96,000.00	24,000.00	1,094.50	200.00	1,294.50	12.20	58.00
22	Great Smoky Mountains	North Carolina and Tennessee	1926	615.76	394,088.35	368,000.00	---	---	---	171.00	548.00
13	Hawaii	Hawaii	1916	245.00	156,800.00	28,800.00	22.00	---	22.00	38.88	151.50
19	Hot Springs	Arkansas	1921	1.48	945.79	80.00	---	---	---	12.00	18.00
14	Lassen Volcanic	California	1916	163.32	104,526.61	60,000.00	2,546.40	360.00	2,906.40	44.47	12.50
9	Mesa Verde	Colorado	1906	80.21	51,333.62	33,600.00	790.00	---	790.00	36.42	54.00
15	Mount McKinley	Alaska	1917	3,030.46	1,939,493.00	169,280.00	468.72	---	468.72	70.00	36.50
5	Mount Rainier	Washington	1899	377.78	241,782.00	101,000.00	572.99	640.00	1,212.99	101.20	280.00
7	Platt	Oklahoma	1902	1.33	848.31	---	---	---	---	8.30	4.00
11	Rocky Mountain	Colorado	1915	405.33	259,411.00	123,000.00	6,549.49	520.00	7 069.49	80.00	205.00
2	Sequoia	California	1890	604.00	386,560.00	226,000.00	1,482.97	160.00	1,642.97	94.00	686.00
8	Wind Cave	South Dakota	1903	18.47	11,818.94	2,500.00	---	3,054.03	---	7.50	3.00
1	Yellowstone	Wyoming	1872	3,437.88	2,200,240.00	1,658,850.00	---	---	9,802.01	328.00	920.00
3	Yosemite	California	1890	1,176.16	752,744.32	562,500.00	9,802.01	160.00	3,214.03	259.33	647.60
18	Zion	Utah	1919	148.26	94,887.73	41,600.00	728.99	427.71	1,156.70	19.00	26.30
	Total (24 areas)			13,345.35	8,541,026.94	4,434,858.50	37,477.16	17,737.36	55,214.52	1,764.42	4,999.88
	HISTORICAL PARKS
1	Morristown	New Jersey	1933	1.49	952.39	750.00	35.00	-----	35.00	6.00	3.50
	Total		1933	1.49	952.39	750.00	35.00	-----	35.00	6.00	3.50
	MILITARY PARKS
1	Chickamauga and Chattanooga	Georgia and Tennessee	1890	8.96	5,733.00	3,822.00	8.00	---	8.00	32.49	4.94
10	Fort Donelson	Tennessee	1928	.14	92.00	---	---	---	---	3.00	2.00
8	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania	Virginia	1927	3.77	2,413.37	---	---	---	---	---	---
3	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania	1895	3.95	2,530.00	---	---	---	---	23.50	---
5	Guilford Courthouse	North Carolina	1917	.19	118.50	108.50	---	---	---	4.00	---
11	Kings Mountain	South Carolina	1931	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
6	Moores Creek	North Carolina	1926	.05	30.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
7	Petersburg	Virginia	1926	.80	509.99	---	16.00	---	---	---	---
2	Shiloh	Tennessee	1894	5.60	3,583.00	2,800.00	---	---	16.00	24.00	1.00
9	Stones River	&nbps; do	1927	.64	410.60	70.00	---	---	---	1.50	---
4	Vicksburg	Mississippi	1899	2.06	1,322.46	---	---	---	---	28.40	3.19
	Total (11 areas)			26.16	16,742.92	6,800.50	24.00	-----	24.00	116.89	11.13
	MONUMENTS
2	Arches	Utah	1929	7.06	4,520.00	---	---	320.00	320.00	---	---
54	Aztec Ruins	New Mexico	1923	.04	25.88	.25	---	---	---	---	.50
38	Bandelier	do	1932	40.67	26,026.20	10,000.00	---	---	---	3.00	40.00
60	Big Hole Battlefield	Montana	1910	---	5.00	3.50	---	---	---	---	---
23	Black Canyon of the Gunnison	Colorado	1933	17.43	11,157.76	---	684.86	---	684.86	6.00	---
66	Cabrillo	California	1913	---	.50	---	---	---	---	---	---
26	Canyon de Chelly	Arizona	1911	131.00	83,840.00	---	---	---	---	1.00	---
59	Capulin Mountain	New Mexico	1916	1.06	680.37	200.00	---	---	---	---	---
29	Casa Grande	Arizona	1889	.74	472.50	75.00	---	---	---	---	---
44	Castle Pinckney	South Carolina	1924	---	3.50	---	120.00	---	120.00	2.50	---
67	Cedar Breaks	Utah	1913	9.10	5,821.05	500.00	6,393.56	40.00	6,433.56	6.50	.50
6	Chaco Canyon	New Mexico	1907	33.61	21,512.37	---	---	---	---	15.00	---
42	Chiricahua	Arizona	1924	7.00	4,480.00	---	---	---	---	7.00	---
58	Colonial	Virginia	1930	6.63	4,244.30	1,035.00	---	---	---	22.00	2.00
24	Colorado	Colorado	1911	27.41	17,539.21	---	700.00	---	700.00	5.00	7.00
43	Craters of the Moon	Idaho	1924	77.50	49,601.90	700.00	---	1,259.96	1,259.96	11.60	4.70
64	Death Valley	California	1933	2,502.81	1,601,800.00	---	9,080.00	---	9,080.00	---	---
25	Devils Postpile	do	1911	1.25	800.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
2	Devils Tower	Wyoming	1906	1.80	1,152.91	700.00	---	---	---	3.00	6.25
27	Dinosaur	Utah	1915	.13	80.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
3	El Morro	New Mexico	1906	.38	240.00	100.00	---	---	---	.50	1.00
52	Father Millett Cross	New York	1925	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
37	Fossil Cycad	South Dakota	1922	.50	320.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
45	Fort Marion	Florida	1924	.03	18.09	---	---	---	---	---	.62
46	Fort Matanzas	do	1924	---	1.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
47	Fort Pulaski	Georgia	1924	.03	20.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
56	George Washington Birthplace	Virginia	1930	.62	394.47	73.58	---	---	---	2.90	2.65
7	Gila Cliff Dwellings	New Mexico	1907	.25	160.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
51	Glacier Bay	Alaska	1925	1,820.00	1,164,800.00	500,000.00	---	---	---	---	---
20	Gran Quivira	New Mexico	1909	.95	610.94	423.77	---	---	---	1.00	---
62	Grand Canyon	Arizona	1932	426.79	273,145.00	235,145.00	6,360.00	12,200.00	18,560.00	18.00	6.00
61	Great Sand Dunes	Colorado	1932	71.93	46,034.00	---	4,000.00	8,000.00	12,000.00	---	---
55	Holy Cross	do	1929	2.18	1,392.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
39	Hovenweep	Utah and Colorado	1923	.45	285.80	---	---	---	---	---	---
11	Jewel Cave	South Dakota	1908	2.00	1,280.00	---	---	---	---	2.50	2.00
32	Katmai	Alaska	1918	4,214.98	2,697,590.00	500,000.00	---	---	---	---	---
53	Lava Beds	California	1925	71.82	45,967.00	3,000.00	360.00	---	360.00	30.00	2.00
35	Lehman Caves	Nevada	1922	.93	593.00	400.00	.69	---	.69	1.00	.50
13	Lewis and Clark Cavern	Montana	1908	.25	160.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
50	Meriwether Lewis	Tennessee	1925	.47	300.00	300.00	---	---	---	1.00	1.00
4	Montezuma Castle	Arizona	1906	.25	160.00	40.00	---	---	---	1.00	.25
40	Mound City Group	Ohio	1923	.09	57.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
16	Mount Olympus	Washington	1909	466.77	298,730.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
9	Muir Woods	California	1908	.67	426.43	426.43	---	---	---	.20	7.50
12	Natural Bridges	Utah	1908	4.28	2,740.00	2,700.00	---	---	---	---	8.00
17	Navajo	Arizona	1909	.56	360.00	15.00	---	---	---	---	2.00
30	Old Kasaan	Alaska	1916	.06	38.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
18	Oregon Caves	Oregon	1909	.75	480.00	480.00	---	---	---	.50	5.00
5	Petrified Forest	Arizona	1906	141.09	90,302.37	---	34,669.00	8,344.00	43,013.00	30.00	7.00
10	Pinnacles	California	1908	15.48	8,908.39	1,500.00	160.00	---	160.00	2.00	9.00
41	Pipe Spring	Arizona	1923	.06	40.00	1.00	---	---	---	.25	---
22	Rainbow Bridge	Utah	1910	.25	160.00	---	---	---	---	---	3.00
65	Saguaro	Arizona	1933	98.88	63,284.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
33	Scotts Bluff	Nebraska	1919	5.06	3,240.09	200.00	1,313.62	---	1,313.62	2.00	4.00
19	Shoshone Cavern	Wyoming	1909	.33	210.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
21	Sitka	Alaska	1910	.09	57.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
48	Statue of Liberty	New York	1924	---	2.50	---	---	---	---	---	---
57	Sunset Crater	Arizona	1930	4.75	3,040.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
36	Timpanogos Cave	Utah	1922	.39	250.00	---	---	---	---	---	2.00
8	Tonto	Arizona	---	---	---	1907	1.00	640.00	---	---	.50
14	Tumacacori	do	1908	.02	10.00	---	---	---	---	.20	---
31	Verendrye	North Dakota	1917	.40	253.04	.25	---	---	---	1.50	2.00
28	Walnut Canyon	Arizona	1915	1.50	960.00	2.00	---	---	---	.50	1.50
15	Wheeler	Colorado	1908	.47	300.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
63	White Sands	New Mexico	1933	223.42	142,987.00	---	160.00	15,080.00	15,240.00	7.00	---
49	Wupatki	Arizona	1924	3.49	2,234.10	---	---	320.00	320.00	4.00	.30
34	Yucca House	Colorado	1919	.02	9.60	---	---	---	---	---	2.00
	Total (97 areas)			10,449.93	6,687,954.27	1,258,020.78	64,001.73	45,563.96	109,565.69	188.65	128.77
	BATTLEFIELD SITES
1	Antietam	Maryland	1890	.08	50.00	---	---	---	---	13.75	---
9	Appomattox	Virginia	1930	---	1.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
5	Brices Cross Roads	Mississippi	1929	---	1.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
2	Chalmette	Louisiana	1907	.03	18.00	---	---	---	---	.46	.07
8	Cowpens	South Carolina	1929	---	1.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
10	Fort Necessity	Pennsylvansa	1931	---	3.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
3	Kenesaw Mountain	Georgia	1917	.09	60.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
7	Monocacy	Maryland	1929	---	1.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
6	Tupelo	Mississippi	1929	---	1.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
4	White Plains	New York	1926	---		---	---	---	---	---	---
	Total (10 areas)			.20	136.00	---	---	---	---	14.21	.07
	CEMETERIES
1	Antietam	Maryland	1862	.02	10.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
4	Battleground	Dist. of Columbia	1864	---	1.33	---	---	---	---	---	---
2	Chattanooga	Tennessee	1863	.20	129.86	15.75	---	---	---	.50	---
11	Fort Donelson	do	1867	.02	15.75	---	---	---	---	---	---
5	Fredericksburg	Virginia	1865	.02	12.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
3	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania	1863	.03	17.00	---	---	---	---	1.00	---
8	Poplar Grove	Virginia	1866	.01	8.65	---	---	---	---	---	---
9	Shiloh	Tennessee	1866	.02	9.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
6	Stones River	do	1865	.0	18.52	---	---	---	---	---	---
7	Vicksburg	Mississippi	1865	.03	35.00	---	---	---	---	1.00	---
10	Yorktown	Virginia	1866	.06	3.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Total (11 areas)			.41	260.11	15.75	---	---	---	2.50	---
	MISCELLANEOUS MEMORIALS
3	Camp Blount Tablets	Tennessee	1930	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
2	Kill Devil Hill	North Carolina	1927	.49	314.00	---	---	---	---	1.10	1.80
1	Lee Mansion	Virginia	1925	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
4	New Echota Marker	Georgia	1931	---	1.00	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Total (4 areas)			.49	315.00	---	---	---	---	1.10	1.80
	Grand total			23,824.03	15,247,387.63	5,700,445.53	101,537.89	63,301.32	164,839.25	2,093.77	5,145.15

¹ Number indicates order of establishment.

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