This list is numbered in roughly chronological order. See Frequently Asked Questions (doc) for lists of national monuments designated by Congress, name and designation changes, abolished sites, and the acreages presidents proclaimed into national monuments.
1. Devils Tower
Wyoming view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 09/24/1906 | T. Roosevelt | 1,193.91 |
2. El Morro
New Mexico view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/08/1906 | T. Roosevelt | 160 |
Enlarged | 06/18/1917 | W. Wilson | 240 |
3. Montezuma Castle
Arizona view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/08/1906 | T. Roosevelt | 161.39 |
Enlarged | 02/23/1937 | F. Roosevelt | 360 |
4. Petrified Forest
Arizona view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/08/1906 | T. Roosevelt | 60,776.02 |
Diminished | 07/31/1911 | W. Taft | 25,625.60 |
Enlarged | 11/14/1930 | H. Hoover | 11,010 |
Redesignated NP | 03/28/1958 | 85th Congress |
5. Chaco Canyon
New Mexico view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 03/11/1907 | T. Roosevelt | 10,643.13 |
Enlarged | 01/10/1928 | C. Coolidge | 21,509.40 |
Redesignated Chaco Culture NHP | 12/19/1980 | 96th Congress |
6. Cinder Cone
California view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/06/1907 | T. Roosevelt | 5,120 |
Incorporated into Lassen Volcanic NP | 08/09/1916 | 64th Congress |
7. Lassen Volcanic
California view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/06/1907 | T. Roosevelt | 1,280 |
Redesignated Lassen Volcanic NP | 08/09/1916 | 64th Congress |
8. Gila Cliff Dwellings
New Mexico view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 11/16/1907 | T. Roosevelt | 160 |
Enlarged | 04/17/1962 | J. Kennedy | 373.25 |
9. Tonto
Arizona view profile >>
State | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/19/1907 | T. Roosevelt | 640 |
Enlarged | 04/01/1937 | F. Roosevelt | 480 |
10. Muir Woods
California view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/09/1908 | T. Roosevelt | 295 |
Enlarged | 09/22/1921 | W. Harding | 128.14 |
Enlarged | 04/05/1935 | F. Roosevelt | 1.36 |
Enlarged | 06/26/1951 | H. Truman | 504.271 |
Enlarged | 09/08/1959 | D. Eisenhower | 6.16 |
11. Grand Canyon
Arizona view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/11/1908 | T. Roosevelt | 808,120 |
Redesignated Grand Canyon NP | 02/26/1919 | 65th Congress |
12. Grand Canyon "II"
Arizona view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/22/1932 | H. Hoover | 273,145 |
Diminished | 04/04/1940 | F. Roosevelt | 71,854 |
Redesignated Grand Canyon NP | 01/03/1975 | 93d Congress |
13. Pinnacles
California
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/16/1908 | T. Roosevelt | 1,320 |
Enlarged | 05/07/1923 | W. Harding | 2,653.46 |
Enlarged | 07/02/1924 | C. Coolidge | 2,980.26 |
Enlarged | 07/11/1933 | F. Roosevelt | 4805 |
Enlarged | 12/05/1941 | F. Roosevelt | 4,589.26 |
Enlarged | 01/11/2000 | W. Clinton | 7,900 |
14. Jewel Cave
South Dakota
State | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 02/07/1908 | T. Roosevelt | 1,274.56 |
15. Natural Bridges
Utah
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 04/16/1908 | T. Roosevelt | 120 |
Enlarged | 09/25/1909 | W. Taft | 2,620 |
Boundaries Confirmed | 02/11/1916 | W. Wilson | n/a |
Enlarged | 08/14/1962 | J. Kennedy | 5,236 |
Diminished | 320 |
16. Lewis and Clark Cavern
Montana
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/11/1908 | T. Roosevelt | 160 |
Boundaries Confirmed | 05/16/1911 | W. Taft | 160 |
Transferred to MT, now a state park | 08/24/1937 | 75th Congress |
17. Tumacacori
Arizona view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 09/15/1908 | T. Roosevelt | 10 |
Enlarged | 03/28/1958 | D. Eisenhower | 0.15 |
Redesignated NHP | 08/06/1990 | 101st Congress |
18. Wheeler
Colorado
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/07/1908 | T. Roosevelt | 300 |
Transferred to BLM, part of Rio Grande National Forest | 08/03/1950 | 81st Congress |
19. Mount Olympus
Washington view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 03/02/1909 | T. Roosevelt | 639,200 |
Diminished | 04/17/1912 | W. Taft | 160 |
Diminished | 05/11/1915 | W. Wilson | 313,280 |
Diminished | 01/07/1929 | C. Coolidge | 640 |
Redesignated NP | 06/29/1938 | 75th Congress |
20. Navajo
Arizona view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 03/20/1909 | W. Taft | 360 |
Diminished | 03/14/1912 | W. Taft | 320 |
21. Oregon Caves
Oregon
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 07/12/1909 | W. Taft | 465.80 |
22. Mukuntu-weap/Zion
Utah view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 07/31/1909 | W. Taft | 16,000 |
Enlarged & Renamed | 03/18/1918 | W. Wilson | 76,800 |
Re-designated NP | 11/19/1919 | 66th Congress |
23. Zion "II" (Kolob Section)
Utah view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/22/1937 | F. Roosevelt | 49,150 |
Redesignated NP | 07/11/1956 | 84th Congress |
24. Shoshone Cavern
Wyoming
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 09/21/1909 | W. Taft | 210 |
Transferred to WY | 05/17/1954 | 83d Congress |
25. Gran Quivira
New Mexico view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 11/01/1909 | W. Taft | 160 |
Enlarged | 11/25/1919 | W. Wilson | 240 |
Abolished, funds available to Salinas NM | 12/19/1980 | 96th Congress | |
Redesignated Salinas Pueblo Missions NM | 10/28/1988 |
26. Sitka
Alaska view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 03/23/1910 | W. Taft | 57 |
Resurveyed & Enlarged | 02/25/1952 | H. Truman | 54.334 |
Redesignated NHP | 10/18/1972 | 92d Congress |
27. Rainbow Bridge
Utah
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/30/1910 | W. Taft | 160 |
28. Big Hole Battlefield
Montana
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 06/23/1910 | W. Taft | 5 |
Enlarged | 06/29/1939 | F. Roosevelt | 195 |
Redesignated NB | 05/17/1963 | 88th Congress |
29. Colorado
Colorado view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/24/1911 | W. Taft | 13,466.21 |
Diminished | 08/07/1959 | D. Eisenhower | 211 |
Enlarged | 120 |
30. Devil Postpile
California
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 07/06/1911 | W. Taft | 798.46 |
31. Cabrillo
California view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/14/1913 | W. Wilson | 0.50 |
Enlarged | 02/02/1959 | D. Eisenhower | 80 |
Enlarged | 09/28/1974 | G. Ford | 56.6 |
32. Papago Saguaro
Arizona view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/31/1914 | W. Wilson | 2,050.43 |
Transferred to AZ, now Papago Park | 04/07/1930 | 71st Congress |
33. Dinosaur
Utah - Colorado view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/04/1915 | W. Wilson | 80 |
Enlarged | 07/14/1938 | F. Roosevelt | 203,885 |
34. Walnut Canyon
Arizona view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 11/30/1915 | W. Wilson | 960 |
35. Bandelier
New Mexico
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 02/11/1916 | W. Wilson | 23,352 |
Enlarged | 01/09/1961 | D. Eisenhower | 3,600 |
Enlarged | 05/27/1963 | J. Kennedy | 2,882 |
Diminished | 3,925 |
36. Sieur de Monts
Maine view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 07/08/1916 | W. Wilson | 5,000 |
Redesignated Lafayette NP | 02/26/1919 | 65th Congress | |
Redesignated Acadia NP | 1930 |
37. Capulin Mountain
New Mexico
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 08/09/1916 | W. Wilson | 640.42 |
38. Old Kasaan
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/25/1916 | W. Wilson | 43 |
Transferred to Forest Service | 07/26/1955 | 84th Congress |
39. Verendrye
North Dakota
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 06/29/1917 | W. Wilson | 253.04 |
Transferred to ND | 07/30/1956 | 84th Congress |
40. Casa Grande
Arizona view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 08/03/1918 | W. Wilson | 480 |
41. Katmai
Alaska view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 09/24/1918 | W. Wilson | 1,088,000 |
Restrictions Modified. | 06/15/1936 | F. Roosevelt | n/a |
Enlarged | 08/04/1942 | F. Roosevelt | |
Enlarged | 01/20/1969 | L. Johnson | 94,547 |
Enlarged | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 1,370,000 |
Redesignated NP&P | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
42. Scotts Bluff
Nebraska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/12/1919 | W. Wilson | 2,053.83 |
Enlarged | 03/29/1940 | F. Roosevelt | 53.34 |
43. Yucca House
Colorado
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/19/1919 | W. Wilson | 9.60 |
44. Lehman Caves
Nevada
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/24/1922 | W. Harding | 593.03 |
Incorporated into Great Basin NP | 10/27/1986 | 99th Congress |
45. Timpanogos Cave
Utah
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/14/1922 | W. Harding | 250 |
Boundaries Confirmed | 03/27/1962 | J. Kennedy | n/a |
46. Fossil Cycad
South Dakota
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/21/1922 | W. Harding | 320 |
Transferred to BLM | 08/01/1956 | 84th Congress |
47. Aztec Ruin
New Mexico
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/24/1923 | W. Harding | 4.6 |
Enlarged | 07/02/1928 | C. Coolidge | 12.6 |
Enlarged | 12/19/1930 | H. Hoover | 6.8788 |
Enlarged | 05/27/1948 | H. Truman | 1.255 |
48. Hovenweep
Utah - Colorado
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 03/02/1923 | W. Harding | 285.80 |
Enlarged | 04/26/1951 | H. Truman | 80+ |
Enlarged | 11/20/1952 | H. Truman | 81.02 |
Diminished | 04/06/1956 | D. Eisenhower | 40 |
Enlarged, administered by Canyonlands NP | 40+ |
49. Mound City Group
Ohio
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 03/02/1923 | W. Harding | 57 |
Redesignated Hopewell Culture NHP | 05/27/1992 | 102d Congress |
50. Pipe Springs
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/31/1923 | W. Harding | 40 |
51. Bryce Canyon
Utah
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 06/08/1923 | W. Harding | 7,440 |
Redesignated NP | 06/07/1924 | 68th Congress |
52. Carlsbad Cave
New Mexico
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/25/1923 | C. Coolidge | 719.22 |
Redesignated NP | 05/14/1930 | 71st Congress |
53. Chiricahua
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 04/18/1924 | C. Coolidge | 3,655.12 |
Enlarged | 06/10/1938 | F. Roosevelt | 6,407 |
54. Craters of the Moon
Idaho
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/02/1924 | C. Coolidge | 22,651.8 |
Enlarged | 07/23/1928 | C. Coolidge | 26,240 |
Enlarged | 07/09/1930 | H. Hoover | |
Diminished | 07/18/1941 | F. Roosevelt | (R.O.W.) |
Enlarged | 11/19/1962 | J. Kennedy | 5360 |
Enlarged under BLM | 11/09/2000 | W. Clinton | 661,287 |
55. Fort Wood
New York
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/15/1924 | C. Coolidge | 2.5 |
Enlarged | 09/07/1937 | F. Roosevelt | 7.88 |
Enlarged, redesignated Statue of Liberty NM | 05/11/1965 | L. Johnson | 48 |
56. Castle Pinckney
South Carolina
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/15/1924 | C. Coolidge | 3.5 |
Transferred to SC | 03/29/1956 | 84th Congress |
57. Fort Pulaski
Georgia
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/15/1924 | C. Coolidge | 20 |
Enlarged | 08/14/1958 | D. Eisenhower | 2.5 |
58. Fort Marion
Florida
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/15/1924 | C. Coolidge | 18.51 |
59. Fort Matanzas
Florida
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/15/1924 | C. Coolidge | 1 |
Enlarged | 01/09/1935 | F. Roosevelt | 88 |
Enlarged | 03/24/1948 | H. Truman | 209.42 |
60. Wupatki
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/09/1924 | C. Coolidge | 2,234.1 |
Enlarged | 07/09/1937 | F. Roosevelt | 33,631.2 |
Diminished | 01/22/1941 | F. Roosevelt | 52.27 |
61. Meriwether Lewis
Tennessee
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 02/06/1925 | C. Coolidge | 50 |
Enlarged | 12/06/1927 | C. Coolidge | 100 |
Included in the Natchez Trace Parkway, now Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail | 08/10/1961 |
62. Glacier Bay
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 02/26/1925 | C. Coolidge | 1,379,315.58 |
Enlarged | 04/18/1939 | F. Roosevelt | 904,960 |
Diminished | 03/31/1955 | D. Eisenhower | 4,193 (water) |
Diminished | 24,925 | ||
Enlarged | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 550,000 |
Redesignated NP&P | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
63. Father Millet Cross
New York
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 09/05/1925 | C. Coolidge | 0.0074 |
Transferred to NY | 09/07/1949 | 81st Congress | |
Now part of Old Fort Niagara State Park |
64. Lava Beds
California
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 11/21/1925 | C. Coolidge | 45,589.92 |
Enlarged | 04/27/1951 | H. Truman | 211.13 |
65. Arches
Utah
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 04/12/1929 | H. Hoover | 4,520 |
Enlarged | 11/25/1938 | F. Roosevelt | 29,160 |
Enlarged | 07/22/1960 | D. Eisenhower | 480 |
Diminished | |||
Enlarged | 01/20/1969 | L. Johnson | 48,943 |
Redesignated NP | 11/12/1971 | 92d Congress |
66. Holy Cross
Colorado
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/11/1929 | H. Hoover | 1,392 |
Redesignated under Forest Service | 08/03/1950 | 81st Congress |
67. Sunset Crater
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/26/1930 | H. Hoover | 3,040 |
Renamed Sunset Crater Volcano NM | 11/16/1990 |
68. Great Sand Dunes
Colorado
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 03/17/1932 | H. Hoover | 35,528.36 |
Resurveyed & Modified | 03/12/1946 | H. Truman | n/a |
Enlarged | 06/07/1956 | D. Eisenhower | 960 |
Diminished | 9880 | ||
Renamed National Park & Preserve | 11/22/2000 |
69. White Sands
New Mexico
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected | Established | 01/18/1933 | H. Hoover | 131,486.84 |
Enlarged | 11/28/1934 | F. Roosevelt | 158.91 |
Diminishad | 08/29/1938 | F. Roosevelt | (R.O.W.) |
Enlarged | 06/24/1953 | D. Eisenhower | 478.53 |
70. Death Valley
Calfornia - Nevada
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 02/11/1933 | H. Hoover | 848,581.36 |
Enlarged | 03/26/1937 | F. Roosevelt | 305,920 |
Enlarged | 01/17/1952 | H. Truman | 40 |
Redesignated NP | 10/04/1994 | 103d Congress |
71. Saguaro
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 03/01/1933 | H. Hoover | 53,510.08 |
Enlarged | 11/15/1961 | J. Kennedy | 15,360 |
Redesignated NP | 10/14/1994 | 103d Congress |
72. Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Colorado
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 03/02/1933 | H. Hoover | 10,287.95 |
Enlarged | 05/16/1938 | F. Roosevelt | 100 |
Enlarged | 10/28/1939 | F. Roosevelt | 2,760 |
Diminished | 04/08/1960 | D. Eisenhower | 470 |
Renamed National Park | 10/21/1999 |
73. Cedar Breaks
Utah
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 08/22/1933 | F. Roosevelt | 5,701.39 |
74. Fort Jefferson
Florida
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/04/1935 | F. Roosevelt | 47,125 |
Redesignated Dry Tortugas NP | 10/26/1992 | 102d Congress |
75. Joshua Tree
California
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 08/10/1936 | F. Roosevelt | 825,340 |
Redesignated NP | 10/31/1994 | 103d Congress |
76. Organ Pipe Cactus
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 04/13/1937 | F. Roosevelt | 330,690 |
77. Capitol Reef
Utah
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 08/02/1937 | F. Roosevelt | 37,060 |
Enlarged | 07/02/1958 | D. Eisenhower | 3,040 |
Enlarged | 01/20/1969 | L. Johnson | 215,056 |
Redesignated NP | 12/18/1971 | 92d Congress |
78. Channel Islands
California
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 04/26/1938 | F. Roosevelt | 1,119.98 |
Enlarged | 02/09/1949 | H. Truman | 25,918.02 |
Redesignated NP | 05/31/1980 | 96th Congress |
79. Fort Laramie
Wyoming
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 07/16/1938 | F. Roosevelt | 214.41 |
Redesignated NHS | 04/29/1960 | 86th Congress |
80. Santa Rosa Island
Florida
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/17/1939 | F. Roosevelt | 9,500 |
Diminished | 08/13/1945 | H. Truman | 4,700 |
Incorporated into Gulf Islands NS | 07/30/1946 | 79th Congress |
81. Tuzigoot
Arizona view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 07/25/1939 | F. Roosevelt | 42.67 |
82. Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 03/15/1943 | F. Roosevelt | 210,950 |
Redesignated Grand Teton NP | 09/14/1950 | Slat 81st Congress |
83. Effigy Mounds
Iowa
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 10/25/1949 | H. Truman | 1,000 |
84. Edison Laboratory
New Jersey
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 07/14/1956 | D. Eisenhower | 1.51 |
Redesignated NHS | 09/05/1962 | 87th Congress |
85. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Maryland
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/18/1961 | D. Eisenhower | 5,263.94 |
Redesignated NHP | 01/08/1971 | 91st Congress |
86. Russell Cave
Alabama
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 05/11/1961 | J. Kennedy | 310.45 |
87. Buck Island Reef
Virgin Islands
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/28/1961 | J. Kennedy | 850 |
Enlarged | 02/01/1975 | G. Ford | 30 |
Amending Description | 03/28/1975 | G. Ford | n/a |
Enlarged | 01/17/2001 | W. Clinton | 17,255 |
88. Marble Canyon
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/20/1969 | L. Johnson | 32,546.69 |
Incorporated into Grand Canyon NP | 01/03/1975 | 93d Congress |
89. Admiralty Island
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established, incorporated into Tongass NF | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 1,100,000 |
90. Aniakchak
Alaska
State | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 350,000 |
Partially Redesignated Preserve | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
91. Becharof
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established as a National Wildlife Refuge | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 1,200,000 |
92. Bering Land Bridge
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 2,590,000 |
Redesignated National Preserve | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
93. Cape Krusenstern
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 560,000 |
94. Denali
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established as a National Park & Preserve | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 3,890,000 |
Redesignated NP | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
95. Gates of the Arctic
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 8,220,000 |
Redesignated NP&P | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
96. Kenai Fjords
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 570,000 |
Redesignated NP | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
97. Kobuk Valley
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 1,710,000 |
Redesignated NP | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
98. Lake Clark
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 2,500,000 |
Redesignated National Park & Preserve | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
99. Misty Fjords
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 2,285,000 |
Redesignated within Tongass National Forest | 12/02/1980 |
100. Noatak
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 5,880,000 |
Redesignated Preserve | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
101. Wrangell-St. Elias
Alaska view profile >>
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 10,950,000 |
Redesignated NP&P | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
102. Yukon-Charley Rivers
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 1,720,000 |
Redesignated Preserve | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
103. Yukon Flats
Alaska
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 10,600,000 |
Redesignated National Wildlife Refuge | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
104. Grand Staircase-Escalante
Utah
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 09/18/1996 | W. Clinton | 1,700,000 |
105. Agua Fria
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 01/11/2000 | W. Clinton | 71,100 |
106. California Coastal
California
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 01/11/2000 | W. Clinton | 883 |
107. Grand Canyon-Parashant
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 01/11/2000 | W. Clinton | 1,014,000 |
108. Giant Sequoia
California
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established, incorporated into Sequioa National Forest | 04/15/2000 | W. Clinton | 327,769 |
109. Canyons of the Ancients
Colorado
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 06/09/2000 | W. Clinton | 164,000 |
110. Cascade-Siskiyou
Oregon
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 06/09/2000 | W. Clinton | 52,000 |
111. Hanford Reach
Washington
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 06/09/2000 | W. Clinton | 195,000 |
112. Ironwood Forest
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 06/09/2000 | W. Clinton | 128,917 |
113.
President Lincoln and
Soldier's Home
Washington, D.C.
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 07/07/2000 | W. Clinton | 2.3 |
114. Vermilion Cliffs
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 11/09/2000 | W. Clinton | 293,000 |
115. Carrizo Plain
California
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 01/17/2001 | W. Clinton | 204,107 |
116. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks
New Mexico
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 01/17/2001 | W. Clinton | 4,148 |
117. Minidoka Internment
Idaho
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/17/2001 | W. Clinton | 72.75 |
118. Pompeys Pillar
Montana
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 01/17/2001 | W. Clinton | 51 |
119. Sonoran Desert
Arizona
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/17/2001 | W. Clinton | 486,149 |
120. Upper Missouri River Banks
Montana
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established (BLM) | 01/17/2001 | W. Clinton | 377,346 |
121. Virgin Islands Coral Reef
Virgin Islands
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/17/2001 | W. Clinton | 12,708 |
122. Governors Island
New York
Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 01/19/2001 | W. Clinton | 20 |
123. African Burial Ground
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Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 02/27/2006 | G. W. Bush | 0.345 |
124. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
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Action | Date | President/ Congress | Square Miles Affected |
Established | 06/15/2006 | G. W. Bush | 140,000 |
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