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SlaveEt · 36-40, F
Come visit in late spring then. So many beautiful places to see here!
SomeMichGuy · M
@Steph34 There are 430 units run by the National Park Service (NPS), including these designations
National Park 63
National Monument 84
National Lakeshore (3)
and National Seashore (10) 13
National Memorial 31
National Preserve (19)
and National Reserve (2) 21
National Recreation Area 18
National River (4)
and National Wild and Scenic River (10)
14
National Parkway 4
National Historical Park (63),
National Historic Site (76),
and International Historic Site (1)
140
National Military Park (9),
National Battlefield Park (4),
National Battlefield Site (1),
and National Battlefield (11) 25
National Scenic Trail 6
Other Designations 11
Totals 430
with a total area of
85,155,967.25 acres (344,614 km2)
(See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Park_Service)
With Germany at 357,581 km^2 of total land & sea area, the US NPS contains an area 96.4% of Germany's size, and would fall between Germany and the Republic of the Congo (342,000 km^2) if it were its own country.
(See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area)
National Park 63
National Monument 84
National Lakeshore (3)
and National Seashore (10) 13
National Memorial 31
National Preserve (19)
and National Reserve (2) 21
National Recreation Area 18
National River (4)
and National Wild and Scenic River (10)
14
National Parkway 4
National Historical Park (63),
National Historic Site (76),
and International Historic Site (1)
140
National Military Park (9),
National Battlefield Park (4),
National Battlefield Site (1),
and National Battlefield (11) 25
National Scenic Trail 6
Other Designations 11
Totals 430
with a total area of
85,155,967.25 acres (344,614 km2)
(See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Park_Service)
With Germany at 357,581 km^2 of total land & sea area, the US NPS contains an area 96.4% of Germany's size, and would fall between Germany and the Republic of the Congo (342,000 km^2) if it were its own country.
(See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area)