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  National Historical Park

  Keweenaw National Historical Park

  Michigan

  The stories of people and copper in the Keweenaw Peninsula have been intertwined for more than 7,000 years. Indigenous peoples made copper into tools and trade items…

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  National Historical Park

  Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

  Alaska

  Headlines screamed "Gold!" The dream of a better life catapulted thousands of people to Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Their journey shaped them, and changed the pe…

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  National Historic Site

  Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

  North Dakota

  Earthlodge people hunted bison and other game, but were in essence farmers living in villages along the Missouri and its tributaries. The site was a major Native Ame…

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  National Park

  Kobuk Valley National Park

  Alaska

  Caribou, sand dunes, the Kobuk River, Onion Portage - just some of the facets of Kobuk Valley National Park. Thousands of caribou migrate through, their tracks criss…

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  National Park & Preserve

  Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

  Alaska

  Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a land of stunning beauty. Volcanoes steam, salmon run, bears forage, and craggy mountains reflect in shimmering turquoise l…

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  National Recreation Area

  Lake Mead National Recreation Area

  Arizona, Nevada

  Experience outdoor thrills, striking landscapes, and brilliant blue waters. This year-round recreation area spreads across 1.5 million acres of mountains, canyons, v…

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  National Recreation Area

  Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

  Texas

  Set within the wide‑open Texas Plains, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area offers a peaceful retreat in the heart of rugged grasslands. Over thousands of years, t…

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  National Recreation Area

  Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

  Washington

  The ancient geologic landscape of the upper Columbia River cradles Lake Roosevelt in walls of stone carved by massive ice age floods. Come explore the shorelines and…

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  National Park

  Lassen Volcanic National Park

  California

  Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes. Jagged peaks tell the s…

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  National Monument

  Lava Beds National Monument

  California

  Lava Beds National Monument is a land of turmoil, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, volcanic eruptions on the Medicine Lake shield vo…

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  National Park Service site

  LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac

  District of Columbia

  From this distance the seat of national power appears pristine across the river, so President Johnson came here often when he needed to escape from the stresses of b…

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  National Historic Trail

  Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

  Idaho, Illinois, Indiana +13

  The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail winds nearly 4,900 miles through the homelands of more than 60 Tribal nations. It follows the historic outbound and inbou…

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  National Historical Park

  Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

  Oregon, Washington

  Explore the timeless rainforests and majestic coastal vistas. Discover the rich heritage of the native people. Unfold the dramatic stories of America's most famous e…

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  National Memorial

  Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

  Indiana

  Abraham Lincoln grew from youth to manhood on this southern Indiana soil. Many character and moral traits of one of the world's most respected leaders was formed and…

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  National Preserve

  Little River Canyon National Preserve

  Alabama

  Little River is unique because it flows for most of its length atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama. Forested uplands, waterfalls, canyon rims and bluffs, pool…

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  National Wild and Scenic River

  Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River

  New Jersey, Pennsylvania

  The Delaware River, the largest free-flowing river in the eastern United States, runs past forests, farmlands and villages. It also links some of the most densely po…

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  National Park

  Mammoth Cave National Park

  Kentucky

  Rolling hills, deep river valleys, and the world's longest known cave system. Mammoth Cave National Park is home to thousands of years of human history and a rich di…

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  National Battlefield Park

  Manassas National Battlefield Park

  Virginia

  On July 21, 1861, two armies clashed for the first time on the fields overlooking Bull Run. Heavy fighting swept away any notion of a quick war. In August 1862, Unio…

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  National Historical Park

  Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

  Vermont

  Walk through one of Vermont's most beautiful landscapes under the shade of the Mount Tom Forest, the oldest continuously managed scientific forest in the United Stat…

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  National Park

  Mesa Verde National Park

  Colorado

  For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde. Today, the park protects the rich cultural h…

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  National Historical Park

  Minute Man National Historical Park

  Massachusetts

  At Minute Man National Historical Park the opening battle of the Revolution is brought to life as visitors explore the battlefields and structures associated with Ap…

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  National River & Recreation Area

  Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

  Minnesota

  In the middle of a bustling urban setting, this 72 mile river park offers quiet stretches for fishing, boating and canoeing, birdwatching, bicycling, and hiking. And…

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  National Recreational River

  Missouri National Recreational River

  Nebraska, South Dakota

  Imagine a 100-mile stretch of North America's longest river, a vestige of the untamed American West. The Missouri National Recreational River is where imagination me…

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  National Preserve

  Mojave National Preserve

  California

  Mojave preserves a diverse mosaic of ecological habitats and a 10,000 year history of human connection with the desert. Offering extensive opportunities to experienc…