Overview of national parks in the United States

Visitors to the United States not only go to the familiar modern city to feel its busy traffic , Many people may be more attracted to the unique and charming natural scenery of North America , The most important destination is undoubtedly the National Park of the United States . National parks are considered one of the most valuable historical heritages in the United States , It's managed as American public property , And be protected and maintained for future generations to enjoy . The United States uses national parks to protect the nature of the country 、 Cultural and historical heritage , And let the whole world know the magnificent features of the United States through this window 、 Natural and historical wealth, as well as the country's joys and sorrows .

end 2022 year , Common ownership in the United States 63 It's a National Park Reserve （ Include National Park, as well as National Park and Preserve）, Among them is 14 It is also a world heritage site , Run by the National Park Authority under the Ministry of the interior . The purpose and responsibility of the National Park Service is to “ Protect the natural scenery 、 Historical sites and their wild animals and plants , Provide people with leisure enjoyment , And keep them from being damaged , For future generations .”

The following picture shows the whole territory of the United States （ Including its territory ） All the national parks （ For details, please refer to 【1】）. in general , There are more national parks in the West than in the East . Specific to each state , California has the largest number of countries （ by 9 individual ）, Alaska to 8 Followed by , Next, Utah （5 individual ） And Colorado （4 individual ）.

The national park most commonly heard by Chinese people must be Yellowstone Park （Yellowstone National Park） Perhaps judge of particulars, , As the first National Park in American history , It was founded on 1872 year .2020 Xinhe Canyon established in （New River Gorge National Park and Preserve） It is the youngest National Park in the United States .

New River Canyon National Park （ I photographed in 2021 year ）

Langrich, Alaska - St. Elias National Park （Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve） It covers more than 3.2 10000 square kilometers , It is the largest national park in the United States . Built in 1921 The hot spring National Park in was the smallest national park in the United States for a long time . until 2018 year , St. Louis Arch National Park in Missouri （Gateway Arch National Park） establish , The location of the smallest national park was replaced .

In terms of the number of annual visitors , Located in North Carolina and Tennessee, the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is the most popular national park , The annual number of visitors exceeds 1000 ten thousand , The second is that the number of tourists exceeds 470 The Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona . Compared with , The remote and inaccessible Arctic Gate National Park in Alaska receives only 10000 tourists a year .

Entrance to dayanshan National Park （ I photographed in 2018 year ）

 

Reference link

【1】 List of national parks in the United States