For all notifications, please visit our noticeboard. redesignated from Longfellow National Historic Site, President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site, Arkansas, River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Michigan, Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, California, Thomas Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey redesignated from Wolf Trap Farm Park, Craters of the Moon National Preserve, Idaho, Governors Island National Monument, New York, Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands, Minidoka Internment National Monument, Idaho, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado, Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, Colorado, Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, California, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio National Parks in NY also includes 5,895 National Register of Historic Places listings, 268 National Historic Landmarks, 28 National Natural Landmarks and 1 World Heritage Site. Must see: The powdery white sands are perfect for sledding. redesignated from Jefferson Expansion Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, Georgia incorporated Fort Clatsop National Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado You can see Chicago from across the lake, and while you probably won't need bear spray here, you will find incredible biodiversity that has made Indiana Dunes attractive to ecologists for over a century. redesignated from Fort Sumter National Monument, Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, New Hampshire President William J. Clinton. When George Lucas first directed the seminal Star Wars here in 1977, Death Valley was still a national monument, the second highest status in that National Parks Service. In 2015, the NPS established seven new national parks, bringing the total number to 58. incorporated Death Valley National Monument, Saguaro National Park, Arizona Some of those reminders of the region's former industrial heyday, though, are also what make it such a fun place for outdoor recreation - like hiking and biking the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, for example. redesignated from Ocmulgee National Monument, Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana The National Park Service was on a roll in 1994 – nestled in between Death Valley and Saguaro is Joshua Tree (and the surrounding Mojave), which become the third Southwestern desert to be protected that year. Proposals and feasibility studies. The addition of these seven parks adds 250,000 acres of protected land to the total. First designated a national recreation area in 1974 until it achieved Park status in 2000, the sanctuary is admittedly peaceful and waterfall-filled. All rights reserved. Although highly-rated by regular visitors, Cuyahoga Valley is more of an urban oasis than traditional national park. Cuyahoga Valley preserves and reclaims some of the rural landscape along the banks of Cuyahoga River. Since the 1980s the focus has been on developing a more diverse representation of New Zealand landscapes. These new parks include a desert on the edge of Las Vegas, a supervolcano and the birthplace of America's 16th president. National parks are a country-wide system of representative natural areas of Canadian significance. August 21, 2002. First preserved as a National Monument in 1932 until it became a National Park in 2004, Great Sand Dunes don't attract the large crowds of other western parks like the Rockies. From the towering arch and tram ride to the top to the newly constructed underground museum that honors the country’s complicated history of westward migration, there's a lot more to this controversial addition to the National Parks system than simple architecture, or even St. Louis' civic pride. High speed trains double speed 03:05 (CNN) — Indiana may have been the 19th state to enter the United States, but it took until 2019 for the Hoosier State to get its first national park. Try boiling an egg in it as a test. Be sure to grab a park pass and go visit. redesignated from Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Georgia At 750 feet tall, Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes are the tallest in North America, formed by centuries of erosion from the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan Mountains that has resulted in sediments becoming trapped in the valley between the two ranges and piled high by prevailing winds. redesignated from Pinnacles National Monument, César E. Chávez National Monument, California, Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, District of Columbia, Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Massachusetts Like Death Valley, the Saguaro-filled Sonoran desert was protected as a National Monument in 1933 before becoming an official Park in 1994. Or you can drive the North Rim Road and stop at the Narrows View overlook to see how Black Canyon got its name – thanks to the knife-thin gouge the river has made over the centuries, just 40 feet wide in some portions of the canyon, parts of the park get only thirty minutes of sunlight a day. Fran Mainella. redesignated from Golden Spike National Historic Site, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, South Carolina Pinnacles National Monument in California was signed into law as the United States' 59th and newest national park, now bearing the name Pinnacles National Park. The UK is looking to create new national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (Getty Images/iStockphoto) UK will get new national parks as part of … In short, there is one more good reason to see the USA's greatest outdoors now. redesignated from a national monument, National World War II Memorial, District of Columbia, Oklahoma City National Memorial, Oklahoma A Acadia American Samoa Arches B Badlands Big Bend Biscayne Black Canyon of the Gunnison Bryce Canyon For what it’s worth, this is a subset of the 419 units managed by the National Park Service — which includes sites under different umbrellas, like National Battlefields, National Historic Sites, National Monuments, and more. Four of the new national parks are still in the pending status. In the evening, rangers lead sunset strolls, full-moon hikes and meteor shower watching parties. Once home to the Pinto people and named by Mormon pioneers who likened the tree limbs to outstretched praying arms, the park has inspired visitors ever since, including cultural luminaries like The Eagles, Gram Parsons, U2, Selena, and Childish Gambino, all of whom have written songs about Joshua Tree, shot album artwork or music videos here, or otherwise celebrated a creative connection to the place. I can unsubscribe any time using the unsubscribe link at the end of all emails. redesignated from First State National Monument, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland redesignated from a national historic site, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Kentucky Lonely Planet Writer. redesignated from Edison National Historic Site, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, Texas National parks safeguard native wildlife, clean air and water, geological wonders, intact ecosystems, and historic sites. 107-219. For those who do pay a visit, however, there's a lot of fun to be had with plenty of elbow room. It’s expected to draw more than 200,000 visitors a year to its 260 acres once completed. Must see: Playing in Great Sand Dunes National Park's Medano Creek is a nice way to cool off after sandboarding, as is off-roading the Medano Pass Primitive Road. Lately, it seems the quickest way to create one is to legislatively redesignate a national monument as a national park. The National Parks: America's Best Idea is a six-episode series produced by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan and written by Dayton Duncan. redesignated from Honouliuli National Monument, Tule Lake National Monument, California deauthorized as a park, Congaree National Park, South Carolina Check out this list of all of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United States. redesignated from a national historic site, Reconstruction Era National Monument, South Carolina, Freedom Riders National Monument, Alabama, Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Alabama, Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, New York, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, District of Columbia, Castle Mountains National Monument, California, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, New Mexico, Tennessee, & Washington, Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Massachusetts & Rhode Island, Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico, World War I Memorial, District of Columbia, Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada, First State National Historical Park, Delaware Must see: the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is a fun way to see the park, especially for families with small children. 20 new parks added; 1 park deauthorized. Must see: Several whimsical roadside attractions are sprinkled just around the edges of Joshua Tree National Park. January 20, 2001. Must see: Instead of driving the thirty minutes from Columbia, South Carolina to Congaree National Park, paddle and float your way on the Congaree Blue Trail. Later at the turn of the century, National Geographic named Saguaro the greatest of all National Parks thanks to the millions of giant green cacti – some the tallest in the world at over 50 feet and many of which live for two hundred years – which stand as sentinels in an otherwise barren landscape. There are 13 to enjoy and we’ll go through every single one of them in this list of New Zealand national parks. But given its proximity to both Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga is also crisscrossed by roads, city parks, private homes, and other human developments that might disappoint those seeking truly untouched land. Must see: Tackle the Three Dune Challenge by hiking Mount Tom (192 ft), Mount Holden (184 ft), and Mount Jackson (176 ft), an effort you can accomplish on Trail Number 8 while seeing some of the best that Indiana Dunes National Park has to offer. Note: Not all of these national parks are in states bordering the west coast, but rather grouped in the west coast national parks category because they are generally located in the western United States. redesignated from World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Golden Spike National Historical Park, Utah Button to close the announcement bar. A new pass program grants U.S. military veterans and Gold Star Families free access to national parks. Great American Outdoors Act The act, signed by President Trump on August 4, will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and restore our national parks. 107-213. redesignated from White Sands National Monument, Honouliuli National Historic Site, Hawaii The last time citizens mounted such a nationwide new parks campaign, it resulted in the passage of the 1980 Alaska National Interest Lands Act, which doubled the size of our National Park System. The variety of flora and fauna here surprisingly rivals the state of Hawaii, and thanks to its city-adjacent location and its newly elevated status Indiana Dunes now sees almost the same number of visitors each year as such classics as Yellowstone and Yosemite. New Zealand's national parks cover more than 30,000 square kilometres, full to the brim with beautiful, natural scenery ready to explore. Like Cuyahoga Valley, the second newest National Park’s designation might seem odd to some. Find information on national parks and reserves in New South Wales, Australia. It is the only established national park in Ohio and was established in 1974 as a recreational area but was upgraded into a national park in 2000. National Parks took the lead or took part in 337 conservation and wildlife projects last year. It should be hard-boiled after ten minutes. Anyone can visit at any time for free. If vertically-challenged heroes from 'The Lord of the Rings' ever descended into the depths of North America (instead of Middle Earth), it might look something like this. The first of the two new national parks is Pullman National Monument in Chicago, located south and west of Chicago’s downtown. Qausuittuq National Park; Creating new national parks. Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, Mississippi, Global War on Terrorism Memorial, District of Columbia, Completing Commemorative Works Act review, Desert Storm/Desert Shield Memorial, District of Columbia, Coltsville National Historical Park, Connecticut, Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site, Illinois, Ste. COVID-19 update. However, new parks are few and far between. Coltsville National Historical Park in Hartford Connecticut is awaiting land acquisitions. Named by gold-rushers passing through in 1849, the great desert and hottest place on Earth carried its monument designation from 1933 until 1994, when it officially became a national park. First protected as “Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in 1935” but more commonly called the St. Louis Arch for being smack dab in the middle of the city, Gateway Arch is utterly moving. Yes. Cyclists and bikepackers will also appreciate the ability to hop on the train with their gear after riding the Towpath Trail, rather than having to turn around and retrace their progress. National parks are also engines of economic activity and sources of local and national pride. There are 62 national parks in the United States, which includes White Sands National Park, the newest protected area as of December 2019 (formerly a national monument). Get more travel inspiration, tips and exclusive offers sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletter. redesignated from Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri incorporated Congaree Swamp National Monument, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Virginia, Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Virginia Proposed National Park Reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen; Qausuittuq National Park Must see: Birders will appreciate the Condor Gulch Trail, which is just shy of two miles to an overlook. Chances are, many of those mind-blowing pictures have been taken in the New Zealand national parks. Although the national parks contain some of New Zealand's most beautiful scenery, the first few established were all focused on mountain scenery. After being designated a monument in 1908, it didn’t become a National Park until 2013. redesignated from Coulee Dam National Recreation Area, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Massachusetts, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, District of Columbia People live and work in the UK’s National Parks. Just eighty miles from San Francisco, it's no wonder Pinnacles is popular for its excellent camping, hiking, and rock climbing. redesignated from a national monument, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas, Adams National Historical Park, Massachusetts If informed and organized, the tens of millions of people who visit our national parks each year can exert massive pressure on Congress and the President to create new national parks. The parks are all culturally significant and many also contain historic features. redesignated from Oregon Caves National Monument, Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Ohio, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, Maryland, Pinnacles National Park, California New Mexico's White Sands have long been a stop on any landscape photographer's itinerary for their otherworldly hues, especially at sunrise or sunset. © 2020 Lonely Planet. 3 September 2020. Tongariro National Park is one of the World Heritage Sites that I want emails from Lonely Planet with travel and product information, promotions, advertisements, third-party offers, and surveys. That provides visitors with a unique opportunity to sandboard down steep dune peaks with snow-capped mountains in the background – an activity you won't find many other places. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Virginia redesignated from Wolf Trap Farm Park. But Pinnacles had to wait a long time for its limelight. Wow. Every now and again, the United States sees a reason to add to the list. Fran Mainella. A new 2,543-acre Jurassic national monument will rename and protect the area known as the Cleveland-Lloyd dinosaur quarry, currently overseen by the … To view a map showing current progress on completing the national park system, see Map of Completing Canada's National Parks System. No. Today, it’s known for its eroded spires, extinct volcano, and unusual talus caves – all products of the area's unique seismic history near the San Andreas Fault– as well as flora and fauna like endangered California condors. Search keywords Button to open new search window. redesignated from Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Oregon Genevieve National Historical Park, Missouri, Margaret Everson (Counselor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director), Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, Kentucky, Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, District of Columbia, White Sands National Park, New Mexico Those include the Integratron (a curiosity built by a UFOlogist that is now used for sound baths), a teeny tiny Crochet Museum, the Noah Purifoy outdoor museum and sculpture park, and the Krblin Jihn Kabin (an art installation dedicated to an alternate reality that runs parallel to our world). That’s unique. Rivers and epic waterfalls galore. It was updated in September 2020. Craters of the Moon National Preserve, Idaho. In December 2019 the United States recognized and designated White Sands as the country’s latest national park for its "scenic, inspirational, education, and recreational" significance. Visitors can go backcountry camping among the glistening dunes, or check out the area's rich flora, such as Dr Seussian soaptree yucca, in the Native Plant Garden. Parkasaurus wrote a short post on the proposal for this national park back in August. US national park itineraries: how to see the best of 5 epic parks in one day each, 10 off-the-beaten-track US national parks, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, 13 cities across Europe will be linked with new night train routes, "It's a COVID-free Christmas in Australia and I'll be on the beach", Sleep in an epic Times Square Airbnb with Mariah Carey as your host. Hiking and driving among them is surreal, and times they seem like they might even move. Here are the four newest national parks. deauthorized as a park, Korean War Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia, Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Louisiana, New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana, Joshua Tree National Park, California Blueprints for Green Futures. redesignated from Minidoka Internment National Monument, African Burial Ground National Monument, New York, Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, District of Columbia, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon and Washington The sun rises over the gypsum dunes of White Sands National Park, New Mexico—the 62nd national park in the United States, designated in December 2019. For day visitors, please avoid busy parks between 11am and 2pm on weekends and during school holidays to avoid congestion. Must see: Badwater Basin is the lowest point on land in the western hemisphere at 277 feet below sea level, and can be reached via a quarter-mile long board walk from the Furnace Creek Visitor Center. Keep up-to-date and you could be one of the first! Barrelling down the side of a dune in a plastic snow-saucer (for purchase at the gift shop) is a top activity at White Sands. The most recent four were established between 2004 and 2019 (yes, a new national park was added to the list this year!) Either way, Congaree is still a Southern Belle, especially with its popular boardwalk and canoe trails that wind through stands of loblolly pine, persimmon, water tupelo, and bald cypress. Here are five picks from the Traveler for new national parks. The gypsum dunes shift from hot orange to bright white to cool lavender as the day turns to night. Technically speaking, the 27,000 acre park isn’t really a swamp. To keep visitors safe ALL camping in NSW national parks now requires a booking. This fifty mile waterway runs from the West Columbia Riverwalk to the Bates Bridge landing in-park, with numerous put-ins and take-outs along the way. This article was originally published October 2019. Must see: the Signal Hill Petroglyph Trail is a beginner-friendly trail that will take you straight to hundreds of examples of rock art left by the indigenous people who once called Saguaro home. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission. List of National Parks in the United States 2020. redesignated from a national recreation area, First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado The national parks of New Zealand are protected areas administered by the Department of Conservation. The United States has 62 protected areas known as national parks that are operated by the … Towering slabs of sticky granite towering 3,000 feet above the valley floor. P.L. First designated a National Monument in 1936 amid the Great Depression, Joshua Tree is known for its eponymous, Dr. Suess-like, and medusa-headed relative of the yucca. Must see: The overlook at Warner Point, just a mile and a half down trail, overlooks the deepest part of Black Canyon, which clocks in at 2,722 feet. Highlighted here are three of the newest national parks you can go to right now and bag a quality adventure. redesignated from Reconstruction Era National Monument, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, South Carolina Featured content. redesignated from a national historic site, World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Alaska, California, and Hawaii By law, they are protected for public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment, while being maintained in an unimpaired state for future generations. Today it remains the driest and lowest place in North America, not to mention the hottest place on Earth with a 134 degree temperature recorded in the shade. Along the way, you might see some of the 200 hundred different bird species that call this region home. redesignated from Marsh-Billings National Historical Park, Oklahoma City National Memorial, Oklahoma, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, District of Columbia, Lake Roosevelt Recreation Area, Washington incorporated Saguaro National Monument. redesignated from World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Hawaii National Parks Board Check our noticeboard for the latest COVID-19 advisories and SafeDistParks.nparks.gov.sg on the visitorship of our major green spaces. The USA's newest national park, White Sands National Park © Matthew Liteplo / 500px. And while you’re probably familiar with some of the more popular national parks – namely Great Smoky Mountains, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite – you might not know about many of the 11 newest national parks and where to find them. New Zealand's national parks contain some of our most treasured wilderness areas. Officially known since 1999 as Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the namesake rock walls drop a dizzying 2600 feet below to the titular river. incorporated USS Arizona Memorial, Minidoka National Historic Site, Idaho A southern swamp with strange root sculptures from giant old-growth cypress trees – that’s the best way to describe Congaree, which became a national park in 2003 after it was first protected as a National Monument in 1976, and designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1983. The day turns to night its excellent camping, hiking, and surveys than square... 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