Parks and People
The first National Park Service site dedicated to a woman (in 1974) honors this humanitarian who founded the American Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton?
This most visited of the 63 National Parks was established in 1926
What is Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
Boasting over 16 million visits, this was the most visited national park site in 2025
What is the Blue Ridge Parkway?
Birthplace of the original ranch dressing, 5 of the 10 least visited of the 63 National Parks are located in this state
What is Alaska?
This species was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995
What is the gray wolf?
He was appointed to serve as the first director of the National Park Service in 1917
Who is Steven Mather?
In 1928, this well-known philanthropist donated $5M to save the smoky mountains
Serving as a model for other National Scenic and Historic Trails, this trail released its first official visitation data in 2025, identifying it as the ninth most visited site in the National Park Service
What is the Appalachian National Scenic Trail?
Due to its remote location, visitors must travel by this mode of transportation to visit Kobuk Valley National Park, the least visited of the 63 National Parks in 2025
What is air travel?
Commonly found in national parks throughout the contiguous U.S., Benjamin Franklin desired this species to become the country's national bird, per common myth
What is the wild turkey?
Popularized in the 2009 documentary by Ken Burns, this American historian wrote, in 1983, "National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst."
Who is Wallace Stegner?
You might see this mascot (of the Mountain State's largest public university) at New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
What is a mountaineer?
Before it closed in 1963, later transferred to the Department of the Interior in 1972, you might have been a prisoner at one of this park's most infamous locations
What is Golden Gate National Recreation Area?
This Philadelphia national park site, the 392nd most visited in 2025, honors a Polish patriot and American Revolutionary War hero and is the smallest site within the National Park System
What is Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial?
Named the national mammal of the United States by President Barack Obama in 2016, this species nearly reached extinction at the turn of the 20th century, with only an estimated two dozen individuals residing in Yellowstone National Park
What is the Amerian bison?
In 1872, this president signed the bill into law that created the first national park
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This newest national park site was founded on December 16, 2024
What is Francis Perkins National Monument?
At approximately 70 million years old, the rocks composing the walls of this national park pre-date dinosaurs
What is Grand Canyon National Park?
Established in 2023, this civil rights site honors two individuals and spans three locations
What is the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument?
With seeds only the size of an oat flake, one-third of these ancient giants are found in the wilds of just two national parks
What are giant sequoias?
This former Union soldier, who served 14 months as a gamekeeper at Yellowstone National Park, is recognized as the first National Park Service ranger
Who is Harry Yount?
This president embarked on a "Voyage of Understanding" across the United States, in which he visited four national parks on his way from Washington, D.C., to Alaska
Who is Warren G. Harding?
On Echo Lake, Jordan Pond, and Eagle Lake at this frequently visited national park, you might spot the 70-mile-per-hour-flying common loon
What is Acadia National Park?
This fort, found in a Florida national park, is the largest brick masonry structure in the Americas, built with over 16 million handmade bricks
What is Fort Jefferson?
Not to be confused with the thrown spear, you might see this mammal at Saguaro National Park, Big Bend National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, or Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
What is a javelina?