List of the United States National Park System official units

The Official Units of the National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service.

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As of December 2024, there are 433 official units of the National Park System;^[1] however, this number can be misleading. For example, Denali National Park and Preserve are counted as two units, since the same name applies to a national park and an adjacent national preserve. Yet Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is counted as one unit, despite its double designation. Counting methodology is rooted in the language of a park's enabling legislation. Furthermore, the NPS contributes resources to "affiliated areas" which do not fall under its administration, and these do not count toward the official list number. An example is Oklahoma City National Memorial.

These units are a subset of the areas in the United States National Park System, and nearly all participate in the national park passport stamps program. National Park System units are found in all 50 states, in the District of Columbia, and in the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. (The territory of the Northern Mariana Islands has an affiliated area but not an official NPS unit.)

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Type	Number
National Park (List of national parks of the United States)	63
National Monument (List of national monuments of the United States)	87
National Preserve	19
National Historical Park	63
National Historic Site	76
International Historic Site	1
National Battlefield Park	4
National Military Park	9
National Battlefield	11
National Battlefield Site	1
National Memorial (List of national memorials of the United States)	31
National Recreation Area	18
National Seashore (List of United States national lakeshores and seashores)	10
National Lakeshore (List of United States national lakeshores and seashores)	3
National River	14
National Reserve	2
National Parkway	4
National Trail	6
Other	11
Total	433

Bold indicates national parks.

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List of the United States National Park System official units

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