AJHD National Parks - Glossary, Timeline and More

This park has the highest waterfall in North America

• Yellowstone National Park

• Yosemite National Park

• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

• American Samoa National Park

• Haleakala National Par

In 1832 President Andrew Jackson signed legislation protecting the geothermal hot springs - but it would not become a national park until 1921

• Yellowstone National Park

• Yosemite National Park

• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

• Hot Springs National Park

• Cuyahoga National Park

Arches National Park, which has the most arches than anywhere else in the world, is located in this state

• Arizona

• Utah

• Colorado

• New Mexico

• Wyoming

This National Park has the biggest icefield in North America - 127 miles long

• Wrangell - St. Elias National Park

• Glacier National Park

• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

• Grand Teton National Park

• Yellowstone National Park

This National Park has the tallest sand dune in North America at 741 feet high

• Great Sand Dunes National Park

• White Sands National Park

• Indiana Dunes National Park

• Pinnacles National Park

• Saguaro National Park

A national preserve is a protected space that allows long standing communities to continue hunting and fishing. HOW MANY of the national parks are paired with a national preserve?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

• None

There are 8 national parks that are paired with a national preserve. Six of them are located in this state

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• California

• Utah

• Colorado

Which 2 National Parks - NOT located in Alaska - are also paired with a National Preserve?

• Great Sand Dunes National Park - Colorado

• New River Gorge National Park - West Virginia

• Mount Rainier National Park - Washington

• Everglades National Park - Florida

• Big Bend National Park - Texas

This is the SMALLEST National Park

• Gateway Arch National Park- Missouri

• New River Gorge National Park - West Virginia

• Mount Rainier National Park - Washington

• Everglades National Park - Florida

• Big Bend National Park - Texas

This is the LARGEST National Park

• Rocky Mountain National Park

• Great Smoky Mountain National Park

• Denali National Park

• Virgin Islands National Park

• Wrangell - St. Elias National Park