Home›Protected Areas›Governing Body›National Park ServiceBrowse ByNational Park ServiceFactsNational Park ServiceConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonClassification AuthorityWell-attestedIUCN Protected Area Management Categories 1National Park ServiceFilter Results29 entriesCountryAllEcuador (1)South Korea (1)Taiwan (2)United States (25)IUCN CategoryAllNational Parks of Asia (3)National Parks of North America (11)National Parks of South America (1)National Parks of South Korea (1)National Parks of Taiwan (2)Natural Monuments or Features (World) (9)Protected Areas with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (World) (1)Protected Landscapes and Seascapes (World) (3)Wilderness Areas (World) (1)National Designation TypeAllBiosphere Reserve (3)National and State Parks (1)National Historic Site (1)National Memorial (1)National Monument (7)National Monument and Preserve (1)National Park (14)National Park and Preserve (1)Wilderness Area (1)International DesignationAllRamsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) (1)UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (6)UNESCO World Heritage Site (8)Marine or TerrestrialAllCoastal (Marine and Terrestrial) (3)Marine (2)Terrestrial (22)Governance TypeAllGovernance by Government (29)Establishment EraAll1872 (1)1890 (1)1906 (1)1908 (3)1910 (1)1911 (1)1915 (1)1917 (1)1919 (2)1924 (1)1930 (1)1932 (1)1934 (1)1942 (1)1947 (1)1956 (1)1959 (1)1968 (1)1970 (1)1978 (1)1980 (1)1987 (1)1988 (1)1994 (1)2007 (1)2014 (1)Area BandAll0.038007 to 53 sq km (9)1,865 to 1,550,000 sq km (14)211.61 to 643.4 sq km (4)54 to 208.56 sq km (1)647.37 to 1,863.75 sq km (1)ContinentAllAsia (3)North America (25)South America (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 29Big Bend National ParkNational Park ServiceCharles Pinckney National Historic SiteNational Park ServiceCraters of the Moon National Monument and PreserveNational Park ServiceDeath Valley National ParkNational Park ServiceDenali National Park and PreserveNational Park ServiceDevils Postpile National MonumentNational Park ServiceDevils Tower National MonumentNational Park ServiceDinosaur National MonumentNational Park ServiceDongsha Atoll National ParkNational Park ServiceEverglades National ParkNational Park ServiceGalapagos National ParkNational Park ServiceGates of the Arctic WildernessNational Park ServiceGeorge Washington Birthplace National MonumentNational Park ServiceGlacier National ParkNational Park ServiceGrand Canyon National ParkNational Park ServiceGreat Basin National ParkNational Park ServiceGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkNational Park ServiceJewel Cave National MonumentNational Park ServiceMuir Woods National MonumentNational Park ServiceNatural Bridges National MonumentNational Park ServiceNoatak National PreserveNational Park ServiceRedwood National and State ParksNational Park ServiceSeoraksan National ParkNational Park ServiceSouth Penghu Marine National ParkNational Park ServiceTheodore Roosevelt IslandNational Park ServiceVirgin Islands National ParkNational Park ServiceYellowstone National ParkNational Park ServiceYosemite National ParkNational Park ServiceZion National ParkNational Park ServiceConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 828 connections.Sources1. IUCN protected area categories - Wikipediatier 2WikipediaTable of contents, seven categories heading listQuote, Table of contents, seven categories heading listCategory Ia - strict nature reserve; Category Ib - wilderness area; Category II - national park; Category III - natural monument or feature; Category IV - habitat or species management area; Category V - protected landscape or seascape; Category VI - protected area with sustainable use of natural resourcesView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.