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National Park Service

Cabrillo National Monument
The Cabrillo National Monument comemorates the first time a European, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, set foot on the west coast of the United States.

California National Historic Trail
The California Trail carried over 200,000 gold-seekers and farmers to the gold fields and rich farmlands of California during the 1840's and 1850's, the greatest mass migration in American history. Today, more than 1,000 miles of trail ruts and traces can still be seen in the vast undeveloped lands between Casper Wyoming and the West Coast.

Canaveral National Seashore
Canaveral National Seashore is on a barrier island which includes ocean, beach, dune, hammock, lagoon, salt marsh, and pine flatland habitats.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Cane River National Heritage Area

Canyon De Chelly National Monument
At the base of sheer red cliffs and in canyon wall caves are ruins of Indian villages built between AD 350 and 1300. Canyon de Chelly National Monument offers visitors the chance to learn about Southwestern Indian history from the earliest basketmakers to the Navajo Indians who live and farm here.

Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park preserves a colorful landscape of sedimentary sandstones eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River and its tributaries.

Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore comprises 43,604 acres of shoreline and upland landscape features, including a forty-mile long stretch of pristine sandy beach, dozens of clear, deep, freshwater kettle ponds, and upland scenes that depict evidence of how people have used the land. A variety of historic structures are within the boundary of the Seashore.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Hatteras, once dubbed the "Graveyard of the Atlantic", for its treacherous currents, shoals, and storms, has a wealth of history relating to shipwrecks and lighthouses. These dynamic islands provide a variety of habitats and are a valuable wintering area for migrating waterfowl.

Cape Henry Memorial
This is the first landing site of 144 Englishmen who established the first permanent English Colony in North America at Jamestown. From this same site some 174 years later, citizens of a soon to be free and independant United States of America watched as a British fleet commanded by Admiral Graves engaged the French fleet of Admiral Comte de Grasse in a sea battle know as the Battle of the Capes. This French naval victory sealed the fate of General Cornwallis at Yorktown leading to his surrender with one third of the British contingent in America and the eventural end of the American Revolutionary War. Today this quarter acre of beach front is commemorated with waysides, a granite memorial cross, a statue of Admiral Comte de Grasse and a walkway ramp up the dunes to a magnificant view of where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Chesapeake Bay.

Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Cape Krusenstern's bluffs and its series of 114 beach ridges record the changing shorelines of the Chukchi Sea over thousands of years.

Cape Lookout National Seashore
The 56 mile seashore consists of three undeveloped barrier islands - North Core Banks, South Core Banks and Shackleford Banks These islands may seem barren and isolated but offer many natural and historical features.

Capitol Hill Parks

Capitol Reef National Park
The Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile long wrinkle in the earth's crust known as a monocline, extends from nearby Thousand Lakes Mountain to the Colorado River (now Lake Powell). Capitol Reef National Park was established to protect this grand and colorful geologic feature, as well as the unique historical and cultural history found in the area.

Capulin Volcano National Monument
The primary significance of Capulin Volcano National Monument lies in the phenomenon of Capulin Volcano. This well-preserved volcano relatively young (58,000 to 62,000 years old), symmetrical volcanic cinder cone rises steeply (more than a 1,500 feet) and conspicuously from the surrounding grassland plains to an elevation of 8,182 feet above sea level: its irregular rim extends about a mile in circumference; and its crater is about 415 feet deep. The sighting of the prominent cinder cone by travelers at a distance makes it an important landmark today as it probably also was for early pioneers.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Today the site preserves the Sandburg legacy for future generations. The historic site consists of the circa 1838 antebellum house, a dairy goat barn complex which is home to the Connemara Farms goat herd, sheds, rolling pastures, mountainside woods, walking/hiking trails, two small lakes, ponds, flower and vegetable gardens, and an orchard.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Established to preserve Carlsbad Cavern and numerous other caves within a Permian-age fossil reef, the park contains 100 known caves, including Lechuguilla Cave the nation's deepest limestone cave at 1,567 feet (478m) and third longest.

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins, in Arizona, the nation's first archeological preserve, protects the Casa Grande and other archeological sites within its boundaries.

Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
The Castillo de San Marcos National Monument represents the oldest remaining European fortification in the continental United States. The masonry fort and its surrounding land comprise 25 acres in historic downtown St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continually occupied European settlement in North America.

Castle Clinton National Monument
Castle Clinton National Monument, named for Dewitt Clinton the Mayor of NYC, was a fully armed and staffed fort constructed to defend New York Harbor, although it never fired upon the enemy during the War of 1812. It was changed from a fort to an immigrant landing depot for approximately 34 years.

Catoctin Mountain Park
Catoctin Mountain Park is home to Camp David as well as many other attractions for visitors: camping, picnicking, fishing, 25 miles of hiking trails, scenic mountain vistas, all await your explore.

Cedar Breaks National Monument
A huge natural amphitheater has been eroded out of the variegated Pink Cliffs (Claron Formation) near Cedar City, Utah. Millions of years of sedimentation, uplift and erosion have created a deep canyon of rock walls, fins, spires and columns, that spans some three miles, and is over 2,000 feet deep. The rim of the canyon is over 10,000 feet above sea level, and is forested with islands of Englemann spruce, subalpine fir and aspen; separated by broad meadows of brilliant summertime wild flowers.

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
The park encompasses approximately 3,500 acres across 3 counties and includes the key partner sites of Belle Grove Plantation, Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation lands and Visitor Center, Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation lands, and a developing Shenandoah County Park.

Central High School National Historic Site
Little Rock Central High School, now Central High School National Historic Site, is a national emblem of the often violent struggle over school desegregation.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chaco Canyon was a major center of ancestral Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250. It was a hub of ceremony, trade, and administration for the prehistoric Four Corners area. The Chacoan cultural sites are fragile and irreplaceable and represent a significant part of America's cultural heritage. The sites are part of the sacred homeland of Pueblo Indian peoples of New Mexico, the Hopi Indians of Arizona, and the Navajo Indians of the Southwest..

Chamizal National Memorial
The Chamizal Convention was a milestone in diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United States in 1963.

Channel Islands National Park
Comprised of five in a chain of eight southern California islands near Los Angeles, Channel Islands National Park is home to a wide variety of nationally and internationally significant natural and cultural resources. The park consists of 249,354 acres, half of which are under the ocean. Over 2,000 species of plants and animals can be found within the park.

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
The historic site was established to interpret Charles Pinckney's plantation Snee Farm, his role in the development of the United States Constitution and the transition of the United States from a group of colonies to a young nation.

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
IThe Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area consists of a 48-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River. In addition to providing recreational activities such as fishing, hiking, picnicking, and boating, the park contains a wide variety of natural habitats, flora and fauna, nineteenth century historic sites, and Native American archeological sites.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
The C and O Canal follows the route of the Potomac River for 184.5 miles from Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, MD. The canal operated from 1828-1924 as a transportation route. Hundreds of original structures, including locks, lockhouses, and aqueducts, serve as reminders of the canal's role as a transportation system during the Canal Era.

Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park owes its existence largely to the efforts of General H.V. Boynton and Ferdinand Van Derveer, both veterans of the Army of the Cumberland, who saw the need for a national park to preserve and commemorate these battlefields during a visit to the area in 1888.

Chickasaw National Recreation Area
The Peaceful Valley of Rippling Waters appropriately describes Chickasaw National Recreation Area, as it is known for its many mineral springs, cool water, flora, fauna, and wildlife. This area has significant geological and hydrological features and lies in the transitional ecotones of the Eastern deciduous forest and the Western prairies.

Chimney Rock National Historic Site
This unique formation--the most noted on the Oregon Trail--has come to symbolize the greatest voluntary migration in the history of mankind.

Chiricahua National Monument
Twenty seven million years ago a volcanic eruption of immense proportions shook the land around Chiricahua National Monument. The Turkey Creek Caldera eruption eventually laid down two thousand feet of highly silicious ash and pumice. This mixture fused into a rock called rhyolitic tuff and eventually eroded into the spires and unusual rock formations of today. Chiricahua plants and animals represent one of the premier areas for biological diversity in the northern hemisphere.

Christiansted National Historic Site
Colonial development of the Virgin Islands is commemorated by the 18th and the 19th century structures in the heart of the capital of the former Danish West Idies on St. Croix Island.

City Of Rocks National Reserve
James Wilkins was among the first wagon travelers, 1849, to fix the name City of Rocks to what looked like "a dismantled, rock-built city of the Stone Age." California Trail pioneers were leaving civilization as they knew it in the East for new lives in the West. Beginning in 1843, City of Rocks was a landmark for emigrants on the California Trail and Salt Lake Alternate Trail and later on freight routes and the Kelton, Utah to Boise, Idaho stage route.

Clara Barton National Historic Site
Clara Barton National Historic Site commemorates the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross.

Claude Moore Colonial Farm
Claude Moore Colonial Farm is a living history site that demonstrates the life of a poor farm family living on a small farm in northern Virginia just prior to the American Revolutionary War.

Colonial National Historical Park
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607, is administered jointly with the Yorktown Battlefield, the final major battle of the American Revolutionary War in 1781. These two sites represent the beginning and end of English colonial America.

Colorado National Monument
Colorado National Monument consists of geologic features including: towering red sandstone monoliths, deep, sheer-walled canyons, and a variety of wildlife (bighorn sheep, golden eagles, mule deer and mountain lions)

Congaree National Park
The monument rests on a floodplain of the Congaree River and is not a true swamp. This remnant preserves the largest intact tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the United States.

Constitution Gardens
Constitution Gardens is a living legacy to the founding of the republic as well as an oasis in the midst of a city landscape.

Coronado National Memorial
Coronado National Memorial commemorates the first major European exploration of the American Southwest. The Memorial lies on the United States-Mexico border within sight of the San Pedro River Valley, through which the Coronado Expedition first entered the present U.S. in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola.

Cowpens National Battlefield
Cowpens National Battlefield commemorates a decisive battle that helped turn the tide of war in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. The battle at the "Cow Pens" is recognized by historians as one of the most important of the American Revolution.

Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake is widely known for its intense blue color and spectacular views.

Craters Of The Moon National Monument and Preserve
The Craters of the Moon lava field spreads across 618 square miles and is the largest young basaltic lava field in the lower 48 states. The Monument and Preserve contain more than 25 volcanic cones including outstanding examples of spatter cones. Sixty distinct lava flows form the Craters of the Moon lava field ranging in age from 15,000 to just 2,000 years old.

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
The story of the first doorway to the west is commemorated at the national park, located where the borders of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia meet. Carved by wind and water, Cumberland Gap forms a major break in the formidable Appalachian Mountain chain.

Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cumberland Island is 17.5 miles long and totals 36,415 acres of which 16,850 are marsh, mud flats, and tidal creeks. It is well known for its sea turtles, abundant shore birds, dune fields, maritime forest, salt marshes, and historic structures.

Curecanti National Recreation Area
Three reservoirs, named for corresponding dams on the Gunnison River, form the heart of Curecanti National Recreation Area. Panoramic mesas, fjord-like reservoirs, and deep, steep and narrow canyons abound.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park protects 33,000 acres along the banks of the Cuyahoga River. The winding Cuyahogathe "crooked river," as named by American Indiansgives way to rolling floodplain, steep valley walls and ravines, and lush upland forests.

Bureau of Land Management

Cabezon Peak Wilderness Study Area

Cache Creek Recreation Area

Calamity Camp Mining Site

Caldron Linn

California Coastal National Monument

California Desert Conservation Area

Campbell Tract Recreation Management Area

Canyon Pintado National Historic District

Canyon Rims Recreation Area

Canyons of the Ancient National Monument

Carrizo Plain National Monument

Casamero Chacoan Outliers Recreation Management Area

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Castle Gardens Scenic Area

Chain of Craters Backcountry Byway

Chappie/Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area

China Ditch Automobile Loop

Chopaka Lake

Clay Creek

Clear Creek Management Area

Clearwater River Recreation Area

Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry

Cliff Ridge Hang Gliding Area

Coeur d'Alene Lake

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area

Comstock National Historic District

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail

Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area

Cosumnes River Preserve

Cottonwood Recreation Site

Cow Creek Recreation Area

Cow Mountain Recreation Management Area

Craters of the Moon National Monument

Crossroads Campground Empire Landing Campground

Crossroads OHV Area

Cyns Of Escalante-Burr Tr Recreation Management Area

Bureau of Reclamation

Caballo Reservoir

Cachuma Lake

Calamus Reservoir (Virginia Smith Dam)

Canyon Ferry Lake

Carter Reservoir (Carter Lake)

Causey Reservoir

Cedar Bluff Reservoir

Cheney Reservoir

Choke Canyon Reservoir

Clark Canyon Reservoir

Cle Elum Lake

Clear Lake

Clear Lake Reservoir

Cold Springs Reservoir

Conconully Lake/Conconully Reservoir

Contra Loma Reservoir

Crane Prairie Reservoir

Crawford Reservoir

Crescent Lake

Currant Creek Reservoir

Department of Transportation

Cascade Lakes Highway

Cherohala Scenic Byway - North Carolina

Cherohala Skyway - Tennessee

Cherokee Foothills Scenic Byway

Chinook Scenic Byway

Coal Heritage Trail

Connecticut State Route 169

Creole Nature Trail

Crowley's Ridge Parkway

USDA Forest Service

Caribbean National Forest

Caribou National Forest and Curlew National Grassland

Carson National Forest

Causey Reservoir

Cave Run Lake

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

Cherokee National Forest

Chippewa National Forest

Chugach National Forest

Cibola National Forest

Clearwater National Forest

Cleveland National Forest

Coconino National Forest

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

Colville National Forest

Coronado National Forest

Currant Creek Reservoir

Custer National Forest

Fish and Wildlife Service

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge

Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge

Cache River National Wildlife Refuge

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge

Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Camas National Wildlife Refuge

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Cape May National Wildlife Refuge

Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge

Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge

Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge

Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge

Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Chase Lake Prairie Project WMD

Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge

Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge

Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge

Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge

Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge

Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge

Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge

Copalis National Wildlife Refuge

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge

Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge

Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge

Culebra NWR

Currituck National Wildlife Refuge

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge

National Ocean Service

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve-Maryland

Chesapeake Bay (VA) National Estuarine Research Reserve

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

US Army Corps of Engineers

Caddo Lake

Caesar Creek Lake

Cagles Mill Lake

Canton Lake

Canyon Lake

Cape Cod Canal

Cape Fear River - Pools

Carbon Canyon Dam

Carlyle Lake

Carr Creek Lake

Carters Lake

Cave Run Lake

Cecil M. Harden Lake

Center Hill Lake

Charles Mill Lake

Charles River

Chatfield Lake

Cheatham Lock and Dam

Chena River Lakes

Cherry Creek Lake

Chief Joseph Dam and Rufus Woods Lake

Claiborne Lake

Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake

Clarence J. Brown Dam and Reservoir

Clearwater Lake

Clendening Lake

Clinton Lake

Cochiti Lake

Cold Brook Lake

Colebrook River Lake

Conant Brook Dam

Conchas Lake

Conemaugh River Lake

Conestoga Lake

Cooper Lake

Copan Lake

Coralville Lake

Cordell Hull Dam and Reservoir

Cottage Grove Lake

Cottonwood Springs Lake

Cougar Lake

Council Grove Lake

Cowanesque Lake

Crooked Creek Lake

Cumberland Lake

Curwensville Lake

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