National Park Service
The National Park Service manages more than 84 million acres of land, including national parks, national monuments, battlefields and military parks and national preserves. It also oversees sites on the National Register of Historic Places and sites considered National Historic Landmarks and National Trails, and it provides grants and technical assistance to state and local governments for the acquisition and development of public outdoor recreation areas and facilities
Did You Know?
Every $1 invested in a national park generates $4 for our economy, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.Projects
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
A rugged landscape that attracts hikers and campers who like a challenge, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park...
Zion National Park
For three decades, Dallen and Karen Spendlove and their four children have been excellent stewards for their 2,400-acre ranch...
Wind Cave National Park
Considered a sacred place by the Lakota, Wind Cave is one of the longest and most complex caves in...
Werowocomoco
Of the many adventures in the New World documented by English explorer Captain John Smith, perhaps none is more...
State Game Lands 93
September 11, 2001 is one of the most tragic days in our nation’s history. Nearly 3,000 people died as...
Stehekin At Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
Stehekin is a small, remote settlement within the 62,000-acre Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Permanent residents number less than 100, but...
San Juan Island National Historical Park
Located in the waters between Vancouver Island to the west and Washington State to the east – and just a short...
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
The Sand Creek Massacre is one of the most tragic events in America’s history, and marked a major turning...
Petrified Forest National Park
Arizona’s Petrified Forest is famous for its expansive vistas—stark moon-like landscapes and the colorful eroding badlands of the Painted...
Minidoka National Historic Site
At the start of World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forced relocation...
Little River Canyon
Clean and wild, the Little River in northeast Alabama is America’s longest mountaintop river, cutting through the deepest canyon...
Kobuk Valley National Park
Every year, Alaska’s Western Arctic caribou herd migrates across a third of the state, including Kobuk Valley National Park. This remarkable herd,...
Leelanau State Park
If you envision Michigan as the palm of your hand, some of the state’s most important conservation lands can...
Haleakala National Park
Located on Maui and named for Haleakala (“house of the sun”), the island’s highest volcanic peak, Haleakala National Park...
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
Located on the northern rim of the Grand Canyon, the Parashant National Monument is a marvelous testament to the...
Great Smoky Mountains
The Fund and the Foothills Land Conservancy now hold one of the largest conservation easements ever donated by private...
Greater Yellowstone Area
Larger than the state of West Virginia, the Greater Yellowstone Area stretches 18 million acres across Wyoming, Montana and...
Fort Davis National Historic Site
The Fund protects the landscapes that define America’s history. That’s why we worked with a group of partners to...
First State National Historical Park
Delaware’s Brandywine Valley represents the very start of America—a place where General Washington fought for independence, Benjamin Franklin printed...
Civil War Battlefield Conservation: New Mexico
Glorieta Pass
In March 1862, while Confederates from Texas battled a combined force of U. S. Regulars and volunteers from...
Civil War Battlefield Conservation: Virginia
The Conservation Fund has helped protect a dozen Civil War battlefields across the state of Virginia.
Beaver Dam Creek
We protected 236 acres...
Civil War Battlefield Conservation: Focus on Antietam
Known as the bloodiest single-day battle in the Civil War, the battle of Antietam took place on September 17,...
Gettysburg National Military Park
The history of the United States hung in the balance on the first three days of July 1863, as...
Blue Ridge Parkway
As one of the most visited units of the National Park Service (NPS), the Blue Ridge Parkway welcomes more than...
Brandywine Conservancy, Pennsylvania
David Shields of the Brandywine Conservancy often thinks about the fateful day in September 1777 when General George Washington’s...
Big Thicket National Preserve
Renowned as the “biological crossroads of North America,” Big Thicket in east Texas is a remarkable mix of southeastern...
Appalachian Trail, Vermont
The Fund helped the National Park Service acquire more than 1,200 acres near the Killington Section of the Appalachian...
Admiralty Island National Monument
Located in Tongass National Forest, Admiralty Island National Monument encompasses the majestic landscapes emblematic of Alaska. Here, the remote,...
