national park
noun
: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress
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The quake struck the sparsely populated, largely rural eastern county of Hualien, stranding hundreds in a national park as boulders barreled down mountains, cutting off roads.
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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Most travelers fly into Jackson Hole Airport, the only commercial airport within a U.S. national park, and use Jackson Hole as their base camp for exploring Grand Teton National Park over a period of two to three days.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2024
Having guided extensively in the American West for the past 15 years, Andrew Roberts knows his national parks.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024
The couple set out from Washington, D.C., after Thanksgiving in 2023 in an RV to visit national parks, and by the end of March, the couple was in Texas.
—Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
Like Valérie Courtois, a Canadian expert in Aboriginal forestry, who works with other First Nation activists and the Canadian government to protect national parks.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Leave No Trace:How to protect national parks for future generations
Why is the Petrified Forest cursed?
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
Founded in 1919, the NPCA is an advocacy group that aims to protect and enhance the country’s national parks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Inarguably the dark-skies capital of the world, the state is home to 24 International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) accredited places that include national parks and monuments as well as state and local parks.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Most travelers fly into Jackson Hole Airport, the only commercial airport within a U.S. national park, and use Jackson Hole as their base camp for exploring Grand Teton National Park over a period of two to three days.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2024
Having guided extensively in the American West for the past 15 years, Andrew Roberts knows his national parks.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024
The couple set out from Washington, D.C., after Thanksgiving in 2023 in an RV to visit national parks, and by the end of March, the couple was in Texas.
—Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
Like Valérie Courtois, a Canadian expert in Aboriginal forestry, who works with other First Nation activists and the Canadian government to protect national parks.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Leave No Trace:How to protect national parks for future generations
Why is the Petrified Forest cursed?
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
Founded in 1919, the NPCA is an advocacy group that aims to protect and enhance the country’s national parks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Inarguably the dark-skies capital of the world, the state is home to 24 International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) accredited places that include national parks and monuments as well as state and local parks.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
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“National park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20park. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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