List of U.S. government designations for places

This is a list of U.S. government designations for federally protected areas in the United States.

Initials of the managing agency follow the name of the designation. Many are managed by more than one agency. Abbreviations used are:

BLM = Bureau of Land Management
NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPS = National Park Service
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USFS = U.S. Forest Service

National Battlefield^[1] NPS
National Battlefield Park^[1] NPS
National Battlefield Site^[1] NPS
National Conservation Area
National Estuarine Research Reserve^[2] NOAA
National Forest
National Grassland
National Historic Area^[3] USFS
National Historic Landmark^[3] USFS
National Historic Seaport
National Historic Site^[1] NPS
International Historic Site^[1] NPS
National Historic Trail^[4] NPS
National Historical Park^[1] NPS

National Historical Reserve NPS
National Lakeshore^[1] NPS
National Memorial^[1] NPS
National Marine Sanctuaries^[5] NOAA
National Military Park^[1] NPS
National Monument^[1]^[3] NPS, USFS
National Natural Landmark^[6]
National Park^[1] NPS
National Parkway^[1] NPS
National Preserve^[1]^[3] NPS, USFS
National Primitive Area
National Recreation Area^[1]^[3] NPS, USFS
National Recreation Trail^[4] NPS
National Reserve^[1] NPS

National River^[1] NPS
National Scenic Area^[3] USFS
National Scenic Byway^[7] USFS
National Scenic Research Area
National Scenic Riverway^[1] NPS
National Scenic Trail^[1]^[4] NPS
National Seashore^[1] NPS
National Volcanic Monument^[3] USFS
National Wild and Scenic River^[1] BLM. NPS, USACE, USFS, USFWS
National Wilderness Area BLM. NPS, USFS, USFWS
National Wildlife Refuge USFWS
Research Natural Area^[8] BLM, USFS
Wilderness Study Area BLM

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 National Park Service (2018-05-14). "National Park System Units/Parks".
↑ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2018-05-14). "About National Estuarine Research Reserves".
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 United States Forest Service (2018-05-14). "USFS Other Congressionally Designated Areas".
1 2 3 National Park Service (2018-05-14). "National Trails System".
↑ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2018-05-14). "National Marine Sanctuary System".
↑ National Park Service (2018-05-14). "National Natural Landmarks Program".
↑ United States Forest Service (2018-05-14). "USFS National Scenic Byways".
↑ United States Forest Service (2018-05-14). "USFS Research Natural Areas".

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