National Parks - Facts
| Did you know. . . |
| . . . There are currently 58 National Parks |
| . . . The first National Park was declared in 1872 |
| . . . The U.S. was the first country to have National Parks |
| . . . U.S. National Parks are created by acts of Congress |
| . . . There are only ten parks in the Continental U.S. East of the Mississippi |
| . . . Seven parks reside completely on islands |
| . . . Both the highest and lowest points in North America are in National Parks (Denali and Death Valley NP) |
| What is the. . . | |
| . . . Largest Park: | Wrangell - St. Elias NP, Alaska (13,188,000 acres) |
| . . . Smallest Park: | Hot Springs NP, Arkansas (5,549 acres) |
| . . . Oldest Park: | Yellowstone NP (1872) |
| . . . Newest Park: | Great Sand Dunes NP, Colorado (2004) |
| . . . Most visited Park: | Great Smoky Mountains NP (10,000,000 annually) |
| . . . Most Parks in a single state: | 2-way tie between Alaska and California (8) |
| . . . Only Park named after a President: | Theodore Roosevelt NP, North Dakota |
| . . . Most number of Parks established in a single day | 7 (All Alaska Parks except Denali, December 2nd, 1980) |
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