UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROTECTED AREAS LIST
Birding Site Guide
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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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