UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROTECTED AREAS LIST 
Birding Site Guide


For detailed info on all the US protected areas look at http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/main.htm 

All areas given in hectares 

NATIONAL PARKS

 

  • ACADIA 15,590
  • ARCHES 29,260
  • BADLANDS 98,463
  • BIG BEND 286,572
  • BISCAYNE 41,976
  • BRYCE CANYON 14,405
  • CANYONLANDS 136,542
  • CAPITOL REEF 97,870
  • CARLSBAD CAVERNS 18,921
  • CHANNEL ISLANDS 100,987
  • CRATER LAKE 74,150
  • EVERGLADES 585,867
  • GLACIER 410,058
  • GRAND CANYON 493,441
  • GRAND TETON 124,140
  • GREAT BASIN 31,080
  • GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS 209,160
  • GUANDALUPE MOUNTAINS 31,364
  • HOT SPRINGS 2,330
  • ISLE ROYALE 215,740
  • KINGS CANYON 187,069
  • LASSEN VOLCANIC 43,293
  • MAMMOTH CAVE 20,541
  • MESA VERDE 20,830
  • MOUNT RAINIER 95,268
  • NORTH CASCADES 204,284
  • OLYMPIC 371,225
  • PETRIFIED FOREST 37,880
  • REDWOOD 42,400
  • ROCKY MOUNTAINS 107,519
  • SEQUOIA 163,115
  • SHENANDOAH 84,921
  • THEODORE ROOSEVELT 28,150
  • VOYAGEURS 87,772
  • WIND CAVE 11,223
  • YELLOWSTONE 899,139
  • YOSEMITE 308,273
  • ZION 59,308




NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

 

  • AGASSIZ 24,726
  • ALAMOSA 4,523
  • ALLIGATOR RIVER 56,297
  • ANAHUAC 9,897
  • ANKENY 1,132
  • ARANSAS 42,407
  • ARAPAHO 7,393
  • ARDOCH 1,092
  • ARROWWOOD 6,453
  • ASH MEADOWS 5,174
  • ATCHAFALAYA 6,178
  • ATTWATER’S PRAIRIE CHICKEN 3,234
  • AUDUBON 5,969
  • BACK BAY 1,859
  • BANKS LAKE 1,639
  • BASKETT SLOUGH 1,009
  • BEAR LAKE 7,269
  • BEAR RIVER 26,337
  • BEAR VALLEY 1,378
  • BENTON LAKE 5,015
  • BIG BOGGY 1,770
  • BIG LAKE 4,466
  • BIG STONE 4,371
  • BITTER LAKE 9,457
  • BLACKBEARD ISLAND 2,275
  • BLACKWATER 6,353
  • BOGUE CHITTO (LOUISIANA) 8,324
  • BOGUE CHITTO (MISSISSIPPI) 2,648
  • BOMBAY HOOK 6,124
  • BON SECOUR 1,819
  • BOSQUE DEL APACHE 23,162
  • BOWDOIN 5,094
  • BRAZORIA 4,941
  • BRETON 3,664
  • BROWNS PARK 5,449
  • BUENOS AIRES 45,126
  • BUFFALO LAKE (TEXAS) 3,104
  • BUTTE SINK 3,275
  • CABEZA PRIETA 348,042
  • CACHE RIVER 1,898
  • CAMAS 4,284
  • CAPE ROMAIN 13,861
  • CAROLINA SANDHILLS 18,319
  • CATAHOULA 2,150
  • CEDAR ISLAND 5,073
  • CHARLES M. RUSSELL 364,808
  • CHASE LAKE 1,776
  • CHASSAHOWITZKA 12,317
  • CHAUTAUQUA 2,510
  • CHICKASAW 6,266
  • CHICOT 2,592
  • CHINCOTEAGUE 3,853
  • CHOCTAW 1,708
  • CIBOLA 1,277
  • CLARENCE CANYON 1,513
  • CLEAR LAKE 13,543
  • COACHELLA VALLEY 1,049
  • COLD SPRINGS 1,262
  • COLUMBIA 11,985
  • COLUSA 1,636
  • CONBOY LAKE 2,290
  • CRAB ORCHARD 17,682
  • CREEDMAN COULEE 1,105
  • CRESCENT LAKE 18,556
  • CROCODILE LAKE 1,619
  • CROSS CREEKS 3,589
  • D’ARBONNE 7,055
  • DAKOTA LAKE 1,116
  • DE SOTO (IOWA) 1,417
  • DE SOTO (NEBRASKA) 1,751
  • DEER FLAT 4,562
  • DELEVAN 2,282
  • DELTA 19,763
  • DES LACS 7,915
  • DESERT 643,471
  • EDWIN B. FORSYTHE 14,017
  • ERIE 3,238
  • EUFAULA (GEORGIA) 1,309
  • EUFAULA (ALABAMA) 3,211
  • FALLON 7,250
  • FELSENTHAL 26,285
  • FISH SPRINGS 5,758
  • FISHERMEN ISLAND 415
  • FLINT HILLS 7,478
  • FORT NIOBRARA 7,563
  • GRASSLANDS 10,669
  • GRAYS LAKE 6,652
  • GREAT DISMAL SWAMP (VIRGINIA) 33,154
  • GREAT DISMAL SWAMP (NORTH CAROLINA) 9,945
  • GREAT MEADOWS 1,168
  • GREAT SWAMP 2,809
  • GREAT WHITE HERON 2,996
  • GRULLA 1,309
  • HAGERMAN 4,585
  • HALFBREED LAKE 1,748
  • HARRIS NECK 1,119
  • HART MOUNTAIN 100,994
  • HATCHIE 5,285
  • HAVASU 3,138
  • HILLSIDE 6,239
  • HOLLA BEND 2,274
  • HORICON 8,495
  • IMPERIAL (ARIZONA) 7,206
  • IMPERIAL (CALIFORNIA) 3,223
  • IROQUOIS 4,381
  • J. CLARK SALYER 23,771
  • J.N. DING DARLING 2,037
  • KERN 4,297
  • KESTERSON 2,388
  • KIRTLANDS WARBLER 2,127
  • KIRWIN 4,365
  • KLAMATH FOREST 6,633
  • KOFA 267,102
  • KOOTENAI 1,123
  • LA CREEK 6,650
  • LACASSINE 13,213
  • LAGUNA ATASCOSA 18,301
  • LAKE ALICE 4,534
  • LAKE GEORGE 1,263
  • LAKE ILO 1,637
  • LAKE MASON 6,773
  • LAKE NETTIE 1,237
  • LAKE THIBADEAU 1,567
  • LAKE WOODRUFF 7,494
  • LAKE ZAHL 1,548
  • LAS VEGAS 3,499
  • LEE METCALF 15,390
  • LEWIS AND CLARK 15,390
  • LITTLE PEND OREILLE 16,200
  • LONG LAKE 9,046
  • LOSTWOOD 10,048
  • LOWER HATCHIE 1,678
  • LOWER KLAMATH (CALIFORNIA) 19,027
  • LOWER KLAMATH (OREGON) 2,680
  • LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY 10,662
  • LOWER SUWANNEE 15,856
  • LOXAHATCHEE 58,792
  • MACKAY ISLAND 2,526
  • MALHEUR 74,707
  • MARK TWAIN (ILLINOIS) 6,714
  • MARK TWAIN (IOWA) 4,241
  • MARTIN 1,791
  • MATTAMUSKEET 20,323
  • MAXWELL 1,498
  • McFADDIN 17,397
  • McNARY 1,470
  • MEDICINE LAKE 9,243
  • MERCED 1,038
  • MERRITT ISLAND 56,356
  • MID-CONTINENT 1,999
  • MINGO 8,779
  • MINIDOKA 8,386
  • MINNESOTTA VALLEY 2,973
  • MISSISQUOI 2,365
  • MISSISSIPPI RIVER CAUE (ILLINOIS) 8,148
  • MISSISSIPPI RIVER CAUE (IOWA) 12,278
  • MISSISSIPPI RIVER CAUE (MINNESOTA) 6,246
  • MISSISSIPPI RIVER CAUE (WISCONSIN) 16,338
  • MISSISSIPPI SANDHILL CRANE 7,692
  • MODOC 1,038
  • MONOMY 1,094
  • MONTE VISTA 5,746
  • MOTEZUMA 2,605
  • MOODY 1,424
  • MOOSEHORN 9,211
  • MORGAN BRAKE 1,324
  • MULESHOE 2,352
  • MUSCATATUCK 3,128
  • NATIONAL BISON RANGE 7,509
  • NATIONAL ELK 9,989
  • NATIONAL KEY DEER 3,068
  • NECEDAH 17,681
  • NISQUALLY 1,145
  • NORTH PLATTE 2,044
  • NOXUBEE 18,786
  • OKEFENOKEE (FLORIDA) 1,490
  • OKEFENOKEE (GEORGIA) 158,518
  • OPTIMA 1,755
  • OREGON ISLAND 233
  • OTTAWA 2,346
  • OURAY 4,651
  • OVERFLOW 2,875
  • OYSTER BAY 1,298
  • PABLO 1,030
  • PAHARANAGAT 2,179
  • PANTHER SWAMP 10,993
  • PARKER RIVER 1,888
  • PATHFINDER 6,807
  • PATUXENT 1,896
  • PEA ISLAND 2,376
  • PEE DEER 3,418
  • PELICAN ISLAND 1,780
  • PETIT MANAN 1,350
  • PIEDMONT 14,044
  • PINCKNEY ISLAND 1,641
  • PINE ISLAND 163
  • PINELLAS 159
  • PIXLEY 2,426
  • PLUM TREE ISLAND 1,327
  • POCASSE 1,047
  • PRIME HOOK 3,929
  • PUNGO 5,002
  • QUILLAYUTE 121
  • QUIVIRA 8,837
  • RACHEL CARSON 1,280
  • RED ROCK LAKES 14,050
  • RICE LAKE 6,629
  • RIDGEFIELD 1,874
  • ROCK LAKE 2,230
  • RUBY LAKE 15,230
  • SABINE 56,472
  • SACRAMENTO 4,367
  • SADDLE MOUNTAIN 12,478
  • SALT PLAINS 12,958
  • SALTON SEA 15,219
  • SAN ANDRES 23,172
  • SAN BERNARD 9,904
  • SAN FRANCISCO BAY 6,978
  • SAN JUAN ISLANDS 182
  • SAN LUIS 3,009
  • SAN PABLO BAY 4,737
  • SAND LAKE 8,039
  • SANTEE 17,673
  • SAVANNAH (GEORGIA) 4,586
  • SAVANNAH (SOUTH CAROLINA) 5,785
  • SEESKADEE 6,011
  • SENEY 38,659
  • SEQUOYAH 8,424
  • SEVILLETA 92,394
  • SHELDON 231,037
  • SHERBURNE 11,981
  • SHIAWASSEE 3,639
  • SILVER LAKE 1,356
  • SLADE 1,215
  • SQUAW CREEK 2,802
  • St JOHNS 2,533
  • St MARKS 26,399
  • St VINCENT 5,057
  • STILLWATER 9,802
  • SUTTER 1,049
  • SWAN LAKE 4,321
  • SWANQUARTER 6,335
  • TAMARAC 14,252
  • TENNESSEE 20,800
  • TENSAS RIVER 22,259
  • TEWAUKON 3,327
  • TEXAS POINT 3,626
  • TISHOMINGO 6,668
  • TREMPEALEAU 2,275
  • TULE LAKE 15,646
  • TURNBULL 6,304
  • UL BEND 22,700
  • UMATILLA (OREGON) 3,596
  • UMATILLA (WAHINGTON) 5,672
  • UNION SLOUGH 1,152
  • UPPER KLAMATH 5,045
  • UPPER MISSISSIPPI (IOWA) 8,230
  • UPPER MISSISSIPPI (MINNESOTA) 7,189
  • UPPER MISSISSIPPI (WISCONSIN) 19,425
  • UPPER OUACHITA 8,460
  • UPPER SOURIS 12,997
  • VALENTINE 27,174
  • WALLOPS ISLAND 1,366
  • WAPANOCCA 2,219
  • WAR HORSE 1,293
  • WASHITA 3,274
  • WASSAW ISLAND 4,078
  • WAUBAY 1,047
  • WHEELER 13,839
  • WHITE RIVER 45,746
  • WICHITA MOUNTAINS 23,903
  • WILLAPA 5,830
  • WILLIAM L. FINLEY 2,157
  • WILLOW CREEK-LURLINE 1,586
  • WILLOW LAKE 1,062
  • WOLF ISLAND 2,076
  • YAZOO 5,051




STATE PARKS

 

  • ADIRONDACK 2,426,200
  • ALAMO LAKE 2,279
  • ALCOVE 2,488
  • ALLAIRE 1,199
  • ALLAMUCHY MOUNTAIN 2,329
  • ALLEGHANY RIVER 1,257
  • ANDREW MOLERA 1,934
  • ANNADEL 1,985
  • ANZA-BORREGO DESERT (ARKANSAS) 201,192
  • ANZA-BORREGO DESERT (CALIFORNIA) 211,016
  • BABCOCK 1,472
  • BASTROP 1,418
  • BAXTER 80,800
  • BEACON ROCK 1,717
  • BEAR BROOK 3,894
  • BEAR MOUNTAIN 2,026
  • BEAVERS BEND 1,422
  • BIG BASIN REDWOODS 6,321
  • BIG RIDGE 1,360
  • BIG SANDY 3,072
  • BIG SPRING 2,334
  • BLACK MOSHANNON 1,477
  • BLUE KNOB 2,239
  • BOMOSEEN 1,107
  • BOYSEN 24,825
  • BROWN COUNTRY 6,133
  • BRUNEAU 1,212
  • BUCKHORN 1,003
  • BUCKTAIL 3,100
  • BUFFALO BILL 5,086
  • CABALLO LAKE 2,152
  • CACAPON 2,325
  • CAESARS HEAD 4,122
  • CALAVERAS BIG TREES 2,422
  • CAMDEN HILLS 2,211
  • CANAAN VALLEY 2,434
  • CAPE HENLOPEN 1,227
  • CAPROCK CANYON 5,526
  • CASTLE CRAGS 2,512
  • CASTLE ROCK 1,069
  • CATALINA 2,226
  • CATSKILL 99,788
  • CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR 5,848
  • CHEAHA 1,098
  • CHERAW 2,974
  • CIMARRON CANYON 13,332
  • CLARENCE FAHNSTOCK MEMORIAL 2,468
  • COTTETQUOT 1,389
  • COOK FOREST 3,200
  • COOLIDGE 6,531
  • CORAL PINK SAND DUNES 1,507
  • CRAWFORD NOTCH 2,404
  • CROFT 2,863
  • CROW WING 13,130
  • CUIVRE RIVER 2,329
  • CUNNINGHAM FALLS 2,000
  • CUSTER 29,492
  • CUYAMACA RANCHO 9,969
  • DALE HOLLOW 1,399
  • DE SOTO 2,047
  • DEAD HORSE POINT 1,869
  • DECEPTION PASS 1,000
  • DEER CREEK LAKE 1,061
  • DEL NORTE COAST REDWOODS 2,576
  • DELAWARE CANAL 1,255
  • DEVILS LAKE 2,988
  • DOUTHAT 1,815
  • ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE 8,287
  • F.D. ROOSEVELT 2,017
  • FAIRY STONE 1,846
  • FALSE CAPE 1,745
  • FARRAGUT 1,912
  • FOREST OF NISENE MARKS 4,024
  • FORT COBB 1,816
  • FORT ROBINSON 4,485
  • FOSS 2,816
  • FOUNTAINHEAD 1,374
  • FRANCONIA NOTCH 2,602
  • FRENCH CREEK 2,600
  • GALVESTON ISLAND 786
  • GAVIOTA 1,122
  • GIANT CITY 1,220
  • GINGKO PETRIFIED FOREST 2,833
  • GLENDO 9,614
  • GOBLIN VALLEY 1,315
  • GOLDEN GATE CANYON 4,048
  • GOVERNOR DODGE 2,032
  • GRAFTON NOTCH 1,257
  • GRAYSON HIGHLANDS 1,921
  • GREAT SALT LAKE 10,722
  • GREENBO LAKE RESORT 1,322
  • GREYSON RIVER LAKE 1,085
  • GUERNSEY 4,633
  • GULF 2,424
  • GUNPOWDER FALLS (MARYLAND) 4,636
  • HALE RANCH 1,982
  • HARD LABOR CREEK 2,345
  • HARRIMAN (IDAHO) 1,899
  • HARRIMAN (NEW YORK) 18,472
  • HARTWICK PINES 3,475
  • HENNEPIN CANAL 2,527
  • HENRY COWELL REDWOODS 1,649
  • HENRY W. COE 5,300
  • HERON LAKE 1,659
  • HEYBURN 3,161
  • HICKORY RUN 6,200
  • HIGH POINT 5,413
  • HIGHLAND LAKES 1,160
  • HOLLY RIVER 3,037
  • HUDSON HIGHLANDS 1,141
  • HUMBOLT REDWOODS 22,220
  • HUNTING ISLAND 2,020
  • HUNTINGTON BEACH 1,010
  • INDIAN CAVE 1,212
  • INDIAN ROCKS 1,438
  • ISLAND BEACH 1,212
  • ITASCA 12,822
  • JANES ISLAND 1,236
  • JAY COOKE 3,616
  • JEDEDIAH SMITH REDWOODS 3,712
  • JOE WHEELER 1,030
  • JOHN PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF 22,684
  • JULIA PFEIFFER BURNS 1,431
  • KANKAKEE RIVER 1,162
  • KEYHOLE 5,730
  • KINGS MOUNTAIN 2,481
  • LAKE BARKLEY RESORT 1,440
  • LAKE CUMBERLAND RESORT 1,200
  • LAKE GUNTERSVILLE 2,246
  • LAKE HAVASU 5,252
  • LAKE MINERAL WELLS 1,155
  • LAKE MURRAY 7,362
  • LAKE TAHOE NEVADA 5,441
  • LAKE OF THE OZARC 6,534
  • LAUREL HILL 1,660
  • LAUREL RIDGE 5,300
  • LEE 1,147
  • LETCHWORTH 5,738
  • LITTLE RIVER (VERMONT) 4,848
  • LORY 1,018
  • LOST RIVER 1,490
  • MALIBU CREEK 1,619
  • McCALLA 2,520
  • McCONNELLS 1,016
  • McCROSKEY 1,846
  • MERAMEC 2,861
  • MILLE LACS-KATHIO 2,730
  • MINNEWASKA 2,798
  • MONAHANS SAND HILLS 1,554
  • MONTANA DE ORO 2,961
  • MONTGOMERY BELL 2,000
  • MORAN 1,860
  • MOUNT DIABLO 5,073
  • MOUNT SAN JACINTO 5,460
  • MOUNT SPOKANE 6,538
  • MOUNT TAMALPAIS 2,512
  • MOUNT BLUE 1,995
  • MUSTANG ISLAND 1,499
  • NATCHEZ TRACE 18,400
  • NAVAJO LAKE (PINE) 7,255
  • OAK MOUNTAIN 4,016
  • OCCONEECHEE 1,087
  • OHIOPYLE 7,480
  • OIL CREEK 2,911
  • OSWALD WEST 1,000
  • PAINTED ROCKS 1,131
  • PALO DURO CANYON 6,638
  • PATAPSCO VALLEY 4,646
  • PATUXENT RIVER 2,576
  • PAWTUCKAWAY 2,222
  • PAYNES PRAIRIE 7,041
  • PEDERNALES FALLS 1,967
  • PENNINSULA 1,520
  • PERE MARQUETTE 2,589
  • PETTIGREW 6,731
  • PICHACHO PEAKS 1,374
  • PILLSBURY 2,121
  • PINE MOUNTAIN RESORT 1,000
  • PIPESTEM 1,619
  • PISGAH WILDERNESS 5,331
  • PLUMAS-EUREKA 2,726
  • POINT MUGO 6,052
  • PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS 20,200
  • PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS 5,068
  • PRESQUE ISLAND 1,244
  • PRINCE GALLITZIN 2,671
  • QUARTZ MOUNTAIN 4,465
  • RED ROCK CANYON 1,610
  • RINGWOOD 1,721
  • RIVERSIDE 2,346
  • ROBBERS CAVE 3,408
  • ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON 1,284
  • ROCK CUT 1,079
  • ROCKY GAP 1,131
  • SADDLE MOUNTAINS 1,164
  • SADDLEBACK BUTTE 1,162
  • SALT POINT 2,412
  • SAM A. BAKER 2,107
  • SAMUEL P. TAYLOR 1,094
  • SANTA ROSA LAKE 5,072
  • SEA RIM 6,115
  • SEASHORE 1,039
  • SEMINOLE NEKLACE 2,569
  • SEMINOLE 23,198
  • SENECA CREEK 2,081
  • SEQUOYAH 1,161
  • SIBAM SPRINGS 1,273
  • SILVER FALLS 3,435
  • SNOW CANYON 2,298
  • SOUTH LLANO RIVER 1,065
  • St CROIX 13,453
  • STARVATION LAKE 1,337
  • STARVED ROCK 1,010
  • STEAMBOAT LAKE 1,120
  • STEAMBOAT ROCK 1,626
  • STEPHEN A. FORBES 1,208
  • SUMNER LAKE 2,693
  • SUN LAKES 1,626
  • SUNAPEE, MOUNT 1,102
  • SUSQUEHANNA 1,026
  • SWAN MARSHES 5,147
  • TABLE ROCK 1,239
  • TACONIC-RUDD POND-COPAKE FALLS 1,878
  • TAHQUAMENON FALLS 7,197
  • THE COVE PALISADES 1,664
  • TOBYHANNA 2,040
  • TOPANGA 3,709
  • TUCKAHOE 1,374
  • TWIN FALLS 1,530
  • VALLEY OF FIRE 18,584
  • VERSAILLES 2,325
  • WACCASASSA BAY 10,332
  • WAPPAPELLO 17,038
  • WASATCH MOUNTAIN 8,869
  • WATOGA 6,042
  • WAWAYANDA 4,265
  • WILDCAT MOUNTAIN 1,335
  • WILDERNESS 2,754
  • WILLARD BAY 1,080
  • WILLOW RIVER 1,118
  • WISTER 1,228
  • WYALUSING 1,080
  • YORK RIVER 1,012




STATE RESERVES

 

  • PAYNES PRAIRIE 5,656




NATIONAL FORESTS WILDERNESSES

 

  • ABSAROKA-BEARTOOTH 372,762
  • AGUA TIBIA 6,439
  • ALDO LEOPOLD 85,576
  • ALPINE LAKES 123,687
  • ANACONDA-PINTLER 63,949
  • APACHE KID 18,225
  • BEAVER CREEK 1,944
  • BELL MOUNTAIN 3,321
  • BIG BLUE 39,568
  • BLACK ELK 4,333
  • BLACKJACK SPRINGS 2,389
  • BLUE RANGE 12,150
  • BOB MARSHALL 408,807
  • BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA 321,165
  • BRADWELL BAY 9,477
  • BRIDGER 158,841
  • BRISTOL CLIFFS 1,498
  • CABINET MOUNTAINS 38,191
  • CHACHE LA POUDRE 3,807
  • CANEY CREEK 5,791
  • CAPTAIN MOUNTAINS13,770
  • CARIBOU 7,614
  • CHAMA RIVER CANYON 20,371
  • CHIRICAHUA 7,290
  • COHUTTA 13,081
  • COLLEGIATE PEAKS 64,800
  • COMMANCHE PEAK 27,256
  • CRUCES BASIN 7,290
  • CUCAMONGA 3,483
  • DESOLATION 25,717
  • DEVIL'S BACKBONE 2,754
  • DIAMOND PEAK 14,580
  • DOLLY SODS 4,131
  • DOME LAND 25,393
  • DOME 2,106
  • EAGLE CAP 118,867
  • EAGLES NEST 54,189
  • ELLICOT ROCK (NORTH CAROLINA) 1,134
  • ELLICOT ROCK (SOUTH CAROLINA) 1,137
  • EMIGRANT 42,970
  • FITZPATRICK 77,800
  • FLAT TOPS 95,215
  • GALLURO 21,343
  • GATES OF THE MOUNTAIN 11,583
  • GEARHART MOUNTAIN 7,573
  • GEE CREEK 1,012
  • GILA 230,688
  • GLACIER PEAK 188,041
  • GOAT ROCKS 33,453
  • GOLDEN TROUT 122,836
  • GOSPEL HUMP 83,389
  • GREAT BEAR 116,113
  • GREAT GULF 2,268
  • HELL'S CANYON (OREGON) 43,902
  • HELL'S CANYON (IDAHO) 33,939
  • HERCULES-GLADE 49,815
  • HOLY CROSS 47,223
  • HOOVER 19,683
  • HUNTER FRYINGPAN 30,091
  • INDIAN PEAKS 28,552
  • JAMES RIVER FACE 3,523
  • JARBRIDGE 26,203
  • JOHN MUIR 202,378
  • JOYCE KILMER-SLICKROCK (TENNESSEE) 1,539
  • JOYCE KILMER-SLICKROCK (NORTH CAROLINA) 4,131
  • KAISER 9,193
  • KALMIOPSIS 68,404
  • KISATCHIE HILLS 3,523
  • LA GARITA 43,942
  • LATIR PEAK 8,100
  • LINVILLE GORGE 3,078
  • LITTLE WAMBAW SWAMP 2,025
  • LIZARD HEAD 16,200
  • LONE PEAK 12,190
  • LOST CREEK 42,930
  • LYE BROOK 5,427
  • MANZANO MOUNTAIN 14,944
  • MARBLE MOUNTAIN 86,548
  • MAROON BELLS-SNOWMASS 70,470
  • MAZATZAL 83,511
  • MINARETS 43,497
  • MISSION MOUNTAINS 29,929
  • MOKELUMNE 20,047
  • MOUNT ADAMS 13,122
  • MOUNT BALBY 2,835
  • MOUNT EVANS 29,605
  • MOUNT HOOD 18,832
  • MOUNT JEFFERSON 40,581
  • MOUNT MASSIVE 10,530
  • MOUNT SNEFFELS 6,561
  • MOUNT WASHINGTON 18,670
  • MOUNT ZIRKEL 57,105
  • MOUNTAIN LAKES 9,355
  • NEOTA 4,131
  • NEVER SUMMER 5,548
  • NORTH ABSAROKA 142,114
  • OTTER CREEK 8,100
  • PASAYTEN 204,727
  • PECOS 90,436
  • PINE MOUNTAIN 8,140
  • PINEY CREEK 3,402
  • PRESIDENTIAL RIDGE-DRY RIVER 8,262
  • PUSCH RIDGE 23,044
  • RAGGEDS 27,540
  • RAINBOW LAKE 2,754
  • RATTLESNAKE 8,100
  • RAWAH 30,739
  • RIVER OF NO RETURN 903,271
  • ROCKPILE MOUNTAIN 1,579
  • SAN GABRIEL 14,620
  • SAN GORGONIO14,256
  • SAN JACINTO 8,545
  • SAN PEDRO PARKS 16,645
  • SAN RAFAEL 60,345
  • SANDIA MOUNTAIN 12,433
  • SANTA LUCIA 7,533
  • SAVAGE RUN 6,196
  • SAWTOOTH 87,925
  • SCAPEGOAT 96,916
  • SELWAY-BITTERROOT (MONTANA) 100,804
  • SELWAY-BITTERROOT (IDAHO) 44,104
  • SHINING ROCK 5,427
  • SIERRA ANCHA 8,464
  • SIPSEY 5,103
  • SOUTH SAN JUAN 54,067
  • SOUTH WARNER 27,702
  • STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN 13,365
  • SUPERSTITION 50,260
  • SYCAMORE CANYON 19,318
  • TETON 225,706
  • THOUSAND LAKES 6,601
  • THREE SISTERS 99,346
  • UPPER BUFFALO 4,131
  • VENTANA 64,374
  • WAMBAW SWAMP 2,065
  • WASHAKIE 278,073
  • WELCOME CREEK 11,380
  • WEMINUCHE 187,596
  • WENAHA-TUCANNON (WASHINGTON) 44,955
  • WENAHA-TUCANNON (OREGON) 26,892
  • WEST ELK 78,730
  • WHEELER 7,978
  • WHISKER LAKE 2,956
  • WHITE MOUNTAIN 19,480
  • WILD ROGUE 10,408
  • WITHINGTON 7,695
  • YOLLA BOLLY-MIDDLE EEL 45,319




WILDERNESS AREAS

 

  • McCURTAIN COUNTY 5,691
  • PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS 16,486




FOREST PARKS

 

  • PRINCE WILLIAM 7,048




NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESERVES

 

  • ICE AGE 13,153




RESEARCH NATURAL AREAS

 

  • JORDAN CRATERS 12,166
  • LOST FOREST 3,620




NATIONAL RESERVES

 

  • PINELANDS 438,210




NATIONAL PRESERVES

 

  • BIG CYPRESS 21,198
  • BIG THICKET 34,712




REFUGES

 

  • HART MOUNTAINS NATIONAL ANTELOPE REFUGE 110,231




 

  • STATE NATURAL AREA RESERVES

 

  • HILL COUNTRY 1,099




NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AREAS

 

  • ZEKIAH SWAMP 2,020




NATURAL AREAS

 

  • BIG LAZER CREEK 1,122
  • LEWIS ISLAND 2,276
  • PIGEON MOUNTAIN 2,993




FRESHWATER

  • NATIONAL RIVERS

 

  • BUFFALO 38,100
  • NEW RIVER GORGE 25,101




NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERS

 

  • LOWER St CROIX 3,512
  • MIDDLE DELAWARE 1,113
  • OBED 2,125
  • OZARK 32,209
  • RIO GRANDE (TEXAS) 3,885
  • RIO GRANDE (NEW MEXICO) 6,820
  • SALMON RIVER 12,943
  • St CROIX 25,373
  • WOLF RIVER 2,228




NATIONAL LAKESHORES

 

  • APOSTLE ISLAND 17,084
  • INDIANA DUNES 5,073
  • PICTURED ROCKS 28,661
  • SLEEPING BEAR DUNES 28,775




MARINE

  • NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES

 

  • BITTER CREEK 5,482
  • CHANNEL ISLANDS 405,506
  • CORDELL BANK 128,777
  • GRAY’S REEF 5,441
  • GULF OF FARALLONES 307,044
  • KEY LARGO CORAL REEF 32,388
  • LOOE KEY 1,554




NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVES

 

  • CHESAPEAKE BAY 2,374
  • GREAT BAY 3,002
  • HUDSON RIVER 2,023
  • NARRAGONSETT BAY 1,286
  • NORTH CAROLINA 4,743
  • ROOKERY BAY 3,805
  • SAPELO ISLAND 2,892
  • SOUTH SLOUGH 2,502
  • WAQUOINT BAY 1,077
  • WEEKS BAY 1,483




ESTUARINE SANCTUARIES

 

  • PADILLA BAY 12,570




NATIONAL SEASHORES

 

  • ASSATEAGUE ISLAND 16,038
  • CANAVERAL 23,321
  • CAPE COD 18,018
  • CAPE LOOKOUT 12,270
  • CUMBERLAND ISLAND 11,493
  • FIRE ISLAND 7,834
  • GULF ISLAND 57,084
  • PADRE ISLAND 54,196
  • POINT REYES 28,733




Other designations not listed here include: Outstanding Natural Areas, National Monuments, National Natural Landmarks, National Memorials, National Military, Parks, National Battlefields, Nationa Battlefield Parks, National Historic Parks and Parkways 

ALASKA NATIONAL PARKS

 

  • DENALI 1,911,495
  • GLACIER BAY 1,304,550
  • KATMAI 1,504,774
  • KENAI FJORDS 271,255
  • KOBUK VALLEY 708,502
  • LAKE CLARK 1,068,805
  • WRANGELL-St ELIAS 3,382,014




NATIONAL PRESERVES

 

  • ANIAKCHAK 248,937
  • BERING LAND BRIDGE 1,125,124
  • DENALI 529,800
  • GATES OF THE ARCTIC 383,246
  • GLACIER BAY 23,385
  • KATMAI 151,096
  • LAKE CLARK 568,546
  • NOATAK 2,655,870
  • WRANGELL-St ELIAS 1,962,115
  • YUKON CHARLEY RIVERS 915,000




NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

 

  • ALASKA MARITIME 1,440,597
  • ALASKA PENINSULA 1,417,500
  • ARCTIC 7,714,940
  • BECHAROF 486,000
  • INNOKO 1,559,250
  • IZEMBEK 129,961
  • KANUTI 579,150
  • KENAI 797,850
  • KENAI NATIONAL MOOSE RANGE 698,920
  • KODIAK 755,325
  • KOYUKUK 1,437,750
  • NOWITNA 631,800
  • SELAWIK 870,750
  • TETLIN 283,500
  • TOGIAK 1,662,525
  • YUKON DELTA 7,947,905
  • YUKON FLATS 3,495,150




STATE PARKS

 

  • CHUGACH 198,082
  • KACHEMAK WILDERNESS 47,988




NATIONAL FOREST WILDERNESSES

 

  • ADMIRALTY ISLAND 380,376
  • CORONATION ISLAND 7,776
  • ENDICOTT RIVER 40,540
  • MAURELLE ISLANDS 1,790
  • MISTY FJORDS 867,510
  • PETERSBURG CREEK-DUNCAN SALT CHUCK 18,994
  • RUSSELL FIORD 141,993
  • SOUTH BARANOF 153,535
  • SOUTH PRINCE OF WALES 36,612
  • STIKINE-LeCONTE 182,128
  • TEBENKOF BAY 26,730
  • TRACY ARM-FORDS TERROR 264,343
  • WARREN ISLAND 4,536
  • WEST CHICAGOF-YAKOBI 107,244




NATIONAL FORESTS

 

  • CHUGACH 2,404,000
  • TONGASS 6,708,900
  •  
  • Other designations not listed here include: National Monuments and
  • National Natural Landmarks




HAWAII NATIONAL PARKS

 

  • HALEAKALA 11,728
  • HAWAII VOLCANOES 91,960




BIOLOGICAL RESERVES

 

  • KAMAKOU 1,123
  • PELEKUMU 2,332
  • WAIKAMOI 2,117




NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

 

  • HAKALAU 16,706
  • HAWAIIAN ISLANDS (8 sites) 103,068




NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVES

 

  • WAIMANU VALLEY 1,763




STATE NATURAL AREA RESERVES

 

  • HANAWI 3,036
  • HONO O NA PALI 1,275
  • KIPAHOEHOE 2,260
  • LAUPAHOEHOE 3,196
  • MANUKA 10,344
  • MAUNA KEA ICE AGE 1,577
  • PUU MAKAALA 4,901
  • PUU O UMI 4,122
  • WEST MAUI (4 sites) 2,713




NATIONAL HISTORIC PARKS

 

  • KALAPAPA 4,343



Author: BSG

 

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