Units of the National Parks System

Allison Klein

2016 marks the centennial of the National Park Service (NPS). I hope that these maps will spark interest to revisit an old favorite or discover a new unit whether you are a frequent visitor to National Park units or have never visited one.

The file with the boundaries of the NPS units was downloaded from the NPS datastore in order to ensure the most current boundaries. It includes every unit owned or administered by the National Park Service, which includes not only the 59 National Parks in our country, but also the other types of sites seen on the maps such as National Monuments, National Historic Sites, and National Battlefields.

The overall map highlights all of the units of the NPS in the southern states of the United States. The map depicts the perimeters of all units unless the sites are under 10,000 acres in size, in which case a dot with the appropriate color is placed on the map so that the unit can still be seen at the scale of the map.

The NPS units in the individual state maps also have units with less than 10,000 acres in size depicted as dots so that their locations can be easily seen on the maps. All the other units show the actual boundaries of the units. The individual state maps also include major roads and cities so the viewer has a better understanding of where the units are located within each state. In these maps the surrounding states are masked, remaining partially visible, so that units that cross state boundaries can still be seen in their entirety.

Have fun exploring!

SOUTHERN STATES

 

TEXAS

Amistad National Recreation Area: https://www.nps.gov/amis
Big Bend National Park: https://www.nps.gov/bibe/
Big Thicket National Preserve: https://www.nps.gov/bith/
Fort Davis National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/foda/
Guadalupe Mountains National Park: https://www.nps.gov/gumo/
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: https://www.nps.gov/lamr/
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park: https://www.nps.gov/lyjo/
Padre Island National Seashore: https://www.nps.gov/pais/
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park: https://www.nps.gov/paal/
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River: https://www.nps.gov/rigr/
San Antonio Missions National Historic Park: https://www.nps.gov/saan/
Waco Mammoth National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/waco/

 

LOUISIANA

Cane River Creole National Historic Park: https://www.nps.gov/cari/
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: https://www.nps.gov/jela/
Poverty Point National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/popo/

 

FLORIDA

Big Cypress National Preserve: https://www.nps.gov/bicy/
Biscayne National Park: https://www.nps.gov/bisc/
Canaveral National Seashore: https://www.nps.gov/cana/
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/casa/
De Soto National Memorial: https://www.nps.gov/deso/
Dry Tortugas National Park: https://www.nps.gov/drto/
Everglades National Park: https://www.nps.gov/ever/
Fort Caroline National Memorial: https://www.nps.gov/timu/learn/historyculture/foca.htm
Fort Matanzas National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/foma/
Gulf Islands National Seashore: https://www.nps.gov/guis/
Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve: https://www.nps.gov/timu/

 

GEORGIA

Andersonville National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/ande/
Appalachian National Scenic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/appa/
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: https://www.nps.gov/chat/
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: https://www.nps.gov/chch/
Cumberland Island National Seashore: https://www.nps.gov/cuis/
Fort Frederica National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/fofr/
Fort Pulaski National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/fopu/
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/jica/
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: https://www.nps.gov/kemo/
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/malu/
Ocmulgee National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/

 

TENNESSEE

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/anjo/
Appalachian National Scenic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/appa/
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: https://www.nps.gov/biso/
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/cuga/
Fort Donelson National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/fodo/
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: https://www.nps.gov/grsm/
Manhattan Project National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/mapr/
Natchez Trace Parkway: https://www.nps.gov/natr/
Obed Wild and Scenic River: https://www.nps.gov/obed/
Shiloh National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/shil/
Stones River National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/stri/

 

NORTH CAROLINA

Appalachian National Scenic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/appa/
Blue Ridge National Parkway: https://www.nps.gov/blri/
Cape Hatteras National Seashore: https://www.nps.gov/caha/
Cape Lookout National Seashore: https://www.nps.gov/calo/
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/carl/
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/fora/
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: https://www.nps.gov/grsm/
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park: https://www.nps.gov/guco/
Moores Creek National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/mocr/
Wright Brothers National Memorial: https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/

 

VIRGINIA

Appalachian National Scenic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/appa/
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/apco/
Assateague Island National Seashore: https://www.nps.gov/asis/
Blue Ride Parkway: https://www.nps.gov/blri/
Booker T. Washington National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/bowa/
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historic Park: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/
Colonial National Historic Park: https://www.nps.gov/colo/
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/cuga/
Fredericksburg: https://www.nps.gov/frsp/
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/gewa/
George Washington Memorial Parkway: https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/mawa/
Manassas National Battlefield Park: https://www.nps.gov/mana/
Petersburg National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/pete/
Prince William Forest Park: https://www.nps.gov/prwi/
Richmond National Battlefield Park: https://www.nps.gov/rich/
Shenandoah National Park: https://www.nps.gov/shen/
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: https://www.nps.gov/wotr/