WikiProject US National Parks
 Part of WikiProject United States.
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On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the "Organic Act" creating the National Park Service. The first National Park, however, was created much earlier than this: Yellowstone National Park was established by Congress on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was also the world's first national park.
The National Parks service is responsible for 124 historical, 75 monuments, 25 battlefields 18 preserves, 18 recreational area, 10 seashores, four parkways, four lakeshores, two reserves and 59 national Parks. This wiki will focus on the 59 National Parks.
WikiProject US National Parks is a WikiProject to engage mapping the National Parks.
The National Park Service creates wonderful PDF maps of the parks. Harpers Ferry Center is a one stop source for maps and park documentation. Some of those PDF documents are geospatial (geopdf) PDF. Once they are converted into geotiff format they can be used as a layer in JOSM to assist entering data. Use the US National Park Service Tagging as a guide when using NPS pdf maps to enter POI into OpenStreetMap.
National Park Services GIS Data is available for download. GIS data from the NPS is generally Public Domain. However, any import of the data should follow the Import/Guidelines.
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| Acadia | Maine | |||
| American Samoa | American Samoa | No park boundaries | ||
| Arches | Utah | |||
| Badlands | South Dakota | |||
| Big Bend | Texas | |||
| Biscayne | Florida | |||
| Black Canyon of the Gunnison | Colorado | |||
| Bryce Canyon | Utah | |||
| Canyonlands | Utah | |||
| Capitol Reef | Utah | |||
| Carlsbad Caverns | New Mexico | |||
| Channel Islands | California | No park boundaries | ||
| Congaree | South Carolina | No park boundaries | ||
| Crater Lake | Oregon | |||
| Cuyahoga Valley | Ohio | Park Boundaries (incomplete), some streams, trails added | ||
| Death Valley | California, Nevada | |||
| Denali | Alaska | No park boundaries | ||
| Dry Tortugas | Florida | |||
| Everglades | Florida | |||
| Gates of the Arctic | Alaska | No park boundaries | ||
| Glacier | Montana | |||
| Glacier Bay | Alaska | |||
| Grand Canyon | Arizona | Project wiki - Grand Canyon National Park | ||
| Grand Teton | Wyoming | |||
| Great Basin | Nevada | |||
| Great Sand Dunes | Colorado | |||
| Great Smoky Mountains | North Carolina, Tennessee | Park is reviewing substantial data upgrade, planning on bulk import when released to public | User:tpcolson | Project wiki - Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
| Guadalupe Mountains | Texas | No park boundaries | ||
| Haleakalā | Hawaii | No park boundaries | ||
| Hawaii Volcanoes | Hawaii | |||
| Hot Springs | Arkansas | |||
| Isle Royale | Michigan | |||
| Joshua Tree | California | |||
| Katmai | Alaska | No park boundaries | ||
| Kenai Fjords | Alaska | No park boundaries | ||
| Kings Canyon | California | |||
| Kobuk Valley | Alaska | No park boundaries | ||
| Lake Clark | Alaska | No park boundaries | ||
| Lassen Volcanic | California | |||
| Mammoth Cave | Kentucky | No park boundaries? | ||
| Mesa Verde | Colorado | |||
| Mount Rainier | Washington | User:Glassman | ||
| North Cascades | Washington | Needs streams, lakes and glaciers added | User:Glassman | |
| Olympic | Washington | |||
| Petrified Forest | Arizona | |||
| Pinnacles | California | |||
| Redwood | California | |||
| Rocky Mountain | Colorado | |||
| Saguaro | Arizona | |||
| Sequoia | California | |||
| Shenandoah | Virigina | |||
| Theodore Roosevelt | North Dakota | |||
| Virgin Islands | United States Virgin Islands | No park boundaries | ||
| Voyageurs | Minnesota | No park boundaries | ||
| Wind Cave | South Dakota | |||
| Wrangell –St. Elias | Alaska | No park boundaries | ||
| Yellowstone | Wyoming, Montana, Idaho | |||
| Yosemite | California | |||
| Zion | Utah |
