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Tortoises & Turtles
- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
- Amistad National Recreation Area
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
- Badlands National Park
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Buck Island Reef National Monument
- Canaveral National Seashore
- Cane River National Heritage Area
- Cape Cod National Seashore
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Castle Mountains National Monument
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Congaree National Park
- Crater Lake National Park
- De Soto National Memorial
- Death Valley National Park
- Dry Tortugas National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Fort Davis National Historic Site
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Fort Sumter National Monument
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
- John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- New River Gorge National River
- Padre Island National Seashore
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
- Pinnacles National Park
- Pipestone National Monument
- Prince William Forest Park
- Pu`uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park
- Stones River National Battlefield
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
- Virgin Islands National Park
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Alligators
- Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
- Big Cypress National Preserve (and crocodiles)
- Cane River National Heritage Area
- Congaree National Park
- Dry Tortugas National Park
- Everglades National Park (and crocodiles)
- Fort Davis National Historic Site
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- Ocmulgee National Monument
Last updated: April 27, 2021