Karen Vitek's List: National Parks

"U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library - National Parks Section"

"A National Monument, Memorial, Park . . . What's the Difference?"

"3D and Photographic Tours Featuring Park Geology and Natural History"

"Click on any of the names below to hear a sound clip"

"In Yosemite National Park, there are more than 60 properties with nearly 600 individual resources that have National Register status"

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"Welcome to the National Park Service Maps website. The maps on this site are digital versions of those maps found in the official brochures provided to National Park visitors. They are a product of National Park Service cartographers at Harpers Ferry Center."

" Choose to preview and download video clips from an assortment of National Park Service sites and subject matter.
Previews are presented in Flash player format. Downloadable, QuickTime H.264 movie clips are available as zipped files that can be decompressed for use in video editing applications, web sites and other projects. All video clips are public domain."

Alaska National Parks resources

"Doing a Research Paper on Voyageurs National Park? Here are many links you can follow to get cool information about the National Park System's largest water-based park.

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"Welcome to Yosemite's Interactive Classroom!

Yosemite National Park is an ideal learning environment, where visitors can learn about geology, biology, cultural history, hydrology, and much more. This site helps you learn (and teach) about Yosemite National Park, whether you plan to visit the park or not."

"The following is a chronological listing of the U.S. national parks sorted by the date of their authorization. As some parks held other designations prior to their authorization, additional historical information may be listed next to each park. In total, there currently are 58 U.S. national parks."

"This is the National Park Service's site for kids of all ages. If you love our National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites, this site is for you. If you are new to our National Parks, we hope this site helps you experience how wonderful they can be. "

" The Mapping the National Parks collection documents the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas that eventually became National Parks. The collection consists of approximately 200 maps dating from the 17th century to the present, reflecting early mapping of the areas that would become four National Parks, as well as the parks themselves. Production of this collection is being supported by a generous gift from The Rockefeller Foundation. "

"We've found the most beautiful places in the National Park System and located them for you with GPS coordinates."

"For years National Geographic has fueled my wanderlust. The images and stories in National Geographic still set my imagination on fire today just as they did 25 years ago. On the National Geographic Adventure website there is a feature titled "Best of the National Parks." This feature features images of national parks in the US along with the GPS coordinates for where each photograph was taken."

"This webpage provides links to public domain digital images of many of those sites, including national parks, monuments, battlefields, historic sites and related areas."

Search for a National Park or Find a Park by state. This is the main government page for the National Park system.

"Many of the lesson plans designed to accompany The National Parks: America's Best Idea provide a great opportunity to combine elements of geography, history, and writing into one lesson. Two of my favorite lessons, and ones that I might try with one of my classes, are Mapping the National Parks and Images of the Parks."

"In this lesson, students will examine the challenges these individuals faced, their contributions and the personal qualities they each possessed. Then they will consider issues and problems at a national park near them and develop an action plan to address those or other community needs."