US National Parks in
the Northwest
- Crater Lake - Oregon
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Glacier
- Montana
Mount Rainier -
Washington
- Nez Perce - Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington
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North Cascades - Washington
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Olympic - Washington
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Yellowstone - Idaho, Montana, (Wyoming)
Mount
St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Washington
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Provocative Description of the Pacific Northwest
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The Go Northwest! definition of the Pacific
Northwest includes the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, with a small
extension into Wyoming via Yellowstone National Park.
National Parks in the United States are administered by
the National Parks Service (NPS), which is
headquartered in Washington, DC. The NPS
is one of four United States federal land management agencies. The other three are
the Bureau of Land Management, the US Forest Service, and the Fish and Wildlife
Service. The NPS is designated by law to "promote and regulate the use of
the...national parks...which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and
historic objects and the wild life therein".
Since 1872 the National Park System has grown to
include more than 370 areas covering more than 80 million acres. All have been found
to have natural, cultural, or recreational resources of national significance.
- National Park System "units"
come in many forms:
- National Battlefields (1 in the Northwest)
- National Cemeteries
- National Historical Parks (3 in the Northwest)
- National Historic Sites (3 in the Northwest)
- National Lakeshores
- National Memorials (1 in the Northwest)
- National Monuments (5 in the Northwest)
- National Parks
The NPS describes these as "generally large natural places having a wide variety of
attributes, at times including significant historic assets. Hunting, mining and
consumptive activities are not authorized." (7
in the Northwest)
- National Parkways
- National Preserves
- National Recreation Areas (3 in the Northwest)
- National Reserves (2 in the Northwest)
- National Rivers
- National Seashores
- National Trails
- Affiliated Areas (2 in the Northwest)
NPS Web
Sites
ParkNet
This is the "home page" for NPS. To find pages on a particular National
Park at this web site, click "Visit Your National Parks" and
then, scroll down to "Find a Park". (Go Northwest! also has
direct links to the individual Parks.)
National
Park Reservation Service
Official NPS web site for making online campground and tour reservations.
Pacific Northwest NPS Map
Large, easy-to-read map showing the National Park System units in Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana. Might take over a minute to download.
Park
Geology Tour of National Parks
Great tours with descriptions, photos and maps.
More Web Sites
National
Park Foundation
The official nonprofit
partner of the NPS, and whose activities include fundraising and land
acquisition. To find pages on a particular National
Park at this web site, click "Guide
to National Parks". (Go Northwest! also has
direct links to the individual Parks.)
National Park
Photos
A database of photos from various US national parks, including, Crater Lake, Mt St Helens,
Olympic and Yellowstone. On the personal web site of Ari Halberstadt.
Unofficial Guides to the National Parks and
Monuments of the Pacific Northwest
R. D Payne has compiled these Web pages from official National Park Service, U.S. Forest
Service, and Bureau of Land Management documents. Covers Idaho, Oregon, Montana and
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