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Coniferous Forests
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Bandelier National Monument
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Crater Lake National Park
- Denali National Park & Preserve
- Devils Postpile National Monument
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Glacier National Park
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Grand Portage National Monument
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Isle Royale National Park
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Lava Beds National Monument
- Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Muir Woods National Monument
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
- Niobrara National Scenic River
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Olympic National Park
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Pinnacles National Park
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
- Voyageurs National Park
- Wind Cave National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
Deciduous Forests
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Arkansas Post National Memorial
- Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
- Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Bluestone National Scenic River
- Cane River National Heritage Area
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Effigy Mounds National Monument
- Fort Dupont Park
- Gauley River National Recreation Area
- Grand Portage National Monument
- Great Egg Harbor River
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Isle Royale National Park
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
- Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
- Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area
- Missouri National Recreational River
- New River Gorge National River
- Niobrara National Scenic River
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Obed Wild & Scenic River
- Olympic National Park
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Pinnacles National Park
- Prince William Forest Park
- Rock Creek Park
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- South Carolina National Heritage Corridor
- Voyageurs National Park
- Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Forests and Woodlands
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
- Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Arkansas Post National Memorial
- Bandelier National Monument
- Big Cypress National Preserve
- Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
- Big Thicket National Preserve
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
- Bluestone National Scenic River
- Buffalo National River
- Cane River National Heritage Area
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Catoctin Mountain Park
- Cedar Breaks National Monument
- Channel Islands National Park
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Congaree National Park
- Crater Lake National Park
- Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Denali National Park & Preserve
- Devils Postpile National Monument
- Devils Tower National Monument
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Effigy Mounds National Monument
- El Morro National Monument
- Fire Island National Seashore
- First State National Monument
- Flight 93 National Memorial
- Fort Dupont Park
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
- Gauley River National Recreation Area
- Glacier National Park
- Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Grand Portage National Monument
- Grand Teton National Park
- Great Egg Harbor River
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Haleakalā National Park
- Homestead National Monument of America
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail
- Isle Royale National Park
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
- Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Lava Beds National Monument
- Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
- Maine Acadian Culture
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area
- Missouri National Recreational River
- Moores Creek National Battlefield
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Muir Woods National Monument
- National Capital Parks-East
- New England National Scenic Trail
- New River Gorge National River
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
- Niobrara National Scenic River
- North Cascades National Park
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Obed Wild & Scenic River
- Olympic National Park
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Pinnacles National Park
- Point Reyes National Seashore
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Prince William Forest Park
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Rock Creek Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
- Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
- San Juan Island National Historical Park
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- Shenandoah National Park
- Sitka National Historical Park
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- South Carolina National Heritage Corridor
- Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
- Voyageurs National Park
- Weir Farm National Historic Site
- Wind Cave National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
- Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
- Yosemite National Park
Rainforest
Last updated: November 30, 2022