US Parks by Alphabet beginning with G
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National Park Service
Gates Of The Arctic National Park and Preserve
By establishing Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR) in Alask, Congress
has reserved a vast and untouched area of superlative natural beauty and exceptional
scientific value - a maze of glaciated valleys and rugged mountains covered with boreal forest
and arctic tundra vegetation, cut by wild rivers, and inhabited by far-ranging populations of
caribou, Dall sheep, wolves, and bears.
Gateway National Recreation Area
Gateway NRA is a 26,000 acre recreation area located in the heart of the New York
metropolitan area.
Gauley River National Recreation Area
The 25 miles of free-flowing Gauley River pass through scenic gorges and valleys
containing a wide variety of natural and cultural features.
General Grant National Memorial
This memorial to Ulysses S. Grant, victorious Union commander of the Civil War, includes
the tomb of General Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant. During the Civil War, Grant's
tenacity and boldness led to victories in the Battles of Vicksburg and Chattanooga and Robert
E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox. A grateful nation twice elected Grant to serve as President
of the United States,
George Mason Memorial
The George Mason Memorial, located in East Potomac Park near the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial, commemorates the neglected contributions of an important Founding Father. Perhaps
Masons' greatest act was withholding his signature from the United States Constitution because
it did not abolish the slave trade and lacked necessary protection for the individual from the
Federal Government.
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
The heroic march of Clark's men from Kaskaskia on the Mississippi in mid-winter and the
subsequent victory over the British remains one of the great feats of the American Revolution.
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Today this 550-acre park memorializes George Washington and the place of his birth. The
park includes: the brick foundation of the house where he was born; the Washington family
cemetery where Georges father, grandfather, and great-grandfather are buried; the historical
area with the Memorial House, kitchen, and typical plantation surroundings; the picnic grounds
with a nature trail; and the Potomac River beach area.
George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Carver's boyhood home consists of rolling hills, woodlands, and
prairies.
George Washington Memorial Parkway
George Washington Memorial Parkway connects the historic sites from Mount Vernon, where
Washington lived, past the nation's capital, to the Great Falls of the Potomac where the
President demonstrated his skill as an engineer.
Gettysburg National Cemetery
It was here during the dedication ceremony on November 19, 1863, that President Abraham
Lincoln spoke of "these honored dead..." and renewed the Union cause to reunite the war-torn
nation with his most famous speech, the "Gettysburg Address". Today, the Gettysburg National
Cemetery is the final resting place for American veterans from all of this country's major
wars and conflicts.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Located 50 miles northwest of Baltimore, the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was the site of the largest Civil War battle ever waged in the Western Hemisphere. It was here that President Abraham Lincoln delivered his immortal Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument offers a glimpse of the homes and lives of the
people of the Mogollon culture who lived in the Gila Wilderness from the 1280s through the
early 1300s.
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve provides opportunities for adventure, a living
laboratory for observing the ebb and flow of glaciers, and a chance to study life as it
returns in the wake of retreating ice. The park has snow-capped mountain ranges rising to over
15,000 feet, coastal beaches with protected coves, deep fjords, tidewater glaciers, coastal
and estuarine waters, and freshwater lakes.
Glacier National Park
Glacier preserves over 1,000,000 acres of forests, alpine meadows, and lakes. It is home
to over 70 species of mammels and 260 species of birds. The spectacular glaciated landscape is
a hikers paradise.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
The recreation area stretches for hundreds of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the
Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, encompassing scenic vistas, geologic wonders, and a panorama
of human history.
Glen Echo Park
The land and the historic buildings are a back drop for a rich arts education program.
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church was built between 1698 - 1700 and is the oldest church in
Pennsylvania. Revolutionary War patriots rest in the churchyard burial ground.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
One of the largest urban national parks in the world., the total park area is 75,398
acres of land and water. Approximately 28 miles of coastline lie within its boundaries. Golden
Gate NRA comprises Alcatraz, Marin Headlands, Fort Funston, Fort Mason, as well as Muir Woods
National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, and the Presidio of San Francisco.
Golden Spike National Historic Site
Completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad was celebrated here where the
Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869
Govenors Island National Monument
In 1652, Governors Island, located a half-mile from Manhattans southern tip, was reserved
as a private estate for New Amsterdams Dutch governors and also for New Yorks English
governors.
Grand Canyon National Park
One of the most spectacular examples of erosion anywhere in the world, Grand Canyon is
unmatched in the incomparable vistas it offers to visitors on the rim.
Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Portage National Monument includes the archeological remains with several
reconstructed fur trade era buildings inside a stockade of the supply depot on Lake Superior,
the site of Fort Charlotte on the Pigeon River and the Grand Portage footpath connecting the
two posts. Grand Portage continues to be home place for the Grand Portage Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa, of tribal and family history and cultural persistence.
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park protects stunning mountain scenery and a diverse array of
wildlife. Rising over 7000 feet above the valley known as Jackson Hole, the Teton Range
dominates the parks skyline. .
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site commemorates the Western cattle industry from
its 1850s inception through recent times.
Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park includes streams, lakes, alpine plants, abundant wildlife, a
variety of forest types including groves of ancient bristlecone pines, and numerous limestone
caverns, including beautiful Lehman Caves.
Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park, a site that is part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, is an
800 acre park located along the Potomac River 14 miles upriver from Washington D.C.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Nestled in southern Colorado, North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high
against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged
backdrop of the mountains.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
World renowned for the diversity of its plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient
mountains, the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture, and the depth
and integrity of its wilderness sanctuary, the park attracts over nine million visitors each
year.
Green Springs
Green Springs is a natural basin caused by erosion of a volcanic intrusion resulting in
particularly fertile soil.
Greenbelt Park
Greenbelt Park is a refuge for native plants and animals just twelve miles from
Washington, D.C.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
This mountain mass contains portions of the world's most extensive and significant
Permian limestone fossil reef. Also featured are a tremendous earth fault, lofty peaks,
unusual flora and fauna, and a colorful record of the past. Guadalupe Peak, highest point in
Texas at 8,749 feet; El Capitan, a massive limestone formation; McKittrick Canyon, with its
unique flora and fauna; and the "Bowl", located in a high country conifer forest, are
significant park features.
Gulf Islands National Seashore
The Seashore stretches 160 miles from Cat Island in Mississippi to the eastern tip of
Santa Rosa Island in Florida. More than 80 percent of Gulf Islands National Seashore is under
water, but the barrier islands are the most outstanding features to those who visit.
Bureau of Land Management
Galice-Hellgate Back Country Byway
Garnet Recreation Management Area
Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
Glade Run Recreation Management Area
Gold Belt Recreation Management Area
Goshute Canyon and Goshute Cave
Goshute Mountain Watchable Wildlife Area
Grand Canyon - Parashant National Monument
Grand Gulch Plateau Recreation Management Area
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Graves Creek to Marial Back Country Byway
Grimes Point/Hidden Cave Archaeological Site
Gulkana National Wild and Scenic River
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of Transportation
Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway
USDA Forest Service
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forests
Green Mountain National Forest
Fish and Wildlife Service
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge
Grasslands Wildlife Management Area
Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Great River National Wildlife Refuge
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge
Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge
Grulla National Wildlife Refuge
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
National Ocean Service
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
US Army Corps of Engineers
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