National parks I’ve visited

Starting in July 1999, Kim and I purchased our first NPS Passport book and started collecting stamps. The same year, we decided to forgo celebrating our anniversary—July 15—with traditional gifts, and instead opted to start a new tradition: taking a national park/monument vacation. Since then, we make it a point to visit as many NPS sites as possible, continuing to collect stamps from each. We’ve filled up several sections from one book and have moved on to another.

I’ve finally posted scanned images of our park stamp collection. You can also check out the highlighted map below or just read through the list of the 179 NPS units I’ve been to below.

NPS units visited - Jul 15 2010

National Parks

  1. Arches National Park
  2. Badlands National Park
  3. Big Bend National Park
  4. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
  5. Bryce Canyon National Park
  6. Carlsbad Caverns National Park
  7. Canyonlands National Park
  8. Channel Islands National Park
  9. Crater Lake National Park
  10. Death Valley National Park
  11. Glacier National Park
  12. Grand Canyon National Park
  13. Grand Teton National Park
  14. Great Basin National Park
  15. Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
  16. Guadalupe Mountains National Park
  17. Joshua Tree National Park
  18. King’s Canyon National Park
  19. Lassen Volcanic National Park
  20. Lewis & Clark National Historic Park
  21. Mesa Verde National Park
  22. Mount Rainier National Park
  23. Nez Perce National Historic Park
  24. Olympic National Park
  25. Petrified Forest National Park
  26. Redwood National and State Parks
  27. Rocky Mountain National Park
  28. Saguaro National Park
  29. Sequoia National Park
  30. Theodore Roosevelt National Park (north & south units)
  31. Wind Cave National Park
  32. Yellowstone National Park
  33. Yosemite National Park
  34. Zion National Park
  35. Point Pelee National Park (Canada)
  36. Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada)

National Monuments

  1. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
  2. Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
  3. Aztec Ruins National Monument
  4. Bandelier National Monument
  5. Cabrillo National Monument
  6. Canyon De Chelly National Monument
  7. Capulin Volcano National Monument
  8. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
  9. Chiricahua National Monument
  10. Cedar Breaks National Monument
  11. Colorado National Monument
  12. Craters of the Moon National Monument
  13. Devils Postpile National Monument
  14. Devils Tower National Monument
  15. Dinosaur National Monument
  16. El Malpais National Monument
  17. El Morro National Monument
  18. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
  19. Fort Union National Monument
  20. Fossil Butte National Monument
  21. George Washington Carver National Monument
  22. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
  23. Homestead National Monument of America
  24. Hovenweep National Monument
  25. Jewel Cave National Monument
  26. Lava Beds National Monument
  27. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
  28. Minidoka Internment National Monument
  29. Montezuma Castle National Monument
  30. Muir Woods National Monument
  31. Natural Bridges National Monument
  32. Navajo National Monument
  33. Newberry National Volcanic Monument
  34. Oregon Caves National Monument
  35. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
  36. Petroglyph National Monument
  37. Pinnacles National Monument
  38. Pipestone National Monument
  39. Scott’s Bluff National Monument
  40. Timpanogos Cave National Monument
  41. Tonto National Monument
  42. Tuzigoot National Monument
  43. Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (Abo, Gran Quivira, Quarai)
  44. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
  45. Walnut Canyon National Monument
  46. White Sands National Monument
  47. Wupatki National Monument
  48. WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument (Tule Lake unit)
  49. Agua Fria National Monument (BLM)
  50. California Coastal National Monument (BLM)
  51. Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (BLM)
  52. Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (BLM)
  53. Craters of the Moon National Monument (BLM section)
  54. Giant Sequoia National Monument (USFS)
  55. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (BLM/NPS)
  56. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (BLM)
  57. Ironwood Forest National Monument (BLM)
  58. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (BLM)
  59. Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (USFS)
  60. Pompeys Pillar National Monument (BLM)
  61. Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (BLM)
  62. Sonoran Desert National Monument (BLM)
  63. Vermilion Cliffs National Monument (BLM)

Other units

  1. Amistad National Recreation Area
  2. Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
  3. Big Hole National Battlefield
  4. Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
  5. C & O Canal National Historic Park
  6. California National Historic Trail
  7. Chamizal National Memorial
  8. Chimney Rock National Historic Site
  9. City of Rocks National Preserve
  10. Constitution Gardens
  11. Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
  12. Coronado National Memorial
  13. El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
  14. El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
  15. Federal Hall National Memorial
  16. Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
  17. Fort Davis National Historic Site
  18. Fort Laramie National Historic Site
  19. Fort Point National Historic Site
  20. Fort Scott National Historic Site
  21. Fort Smith National Historic Site
  22. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
  23. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
  24. Ford’s Theater National Historic Site
  25. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
  26. Frederick Douglas National Historic Site
  27. George Washington Memorial Parkway
  28. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
  29. Golden Gate National Recreation Area
  30. Golden Spike National Historic Site
  31. Grant-Kohrs National Historic Site
  32. Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
  33. Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
  34. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
  35. John Ericsson Memorial
  36. John Muir National Historic Site
  37. Juan Bautista de Anza National Hist Trail
  38. Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
  39. Korean War Veterans Memorial
  40. Lake Mead National Recreation Area
  41. Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
  42. Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
  43. Lincoln Memorial
  44. Lyndon B Johnson National Historic Site
  45. Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
  46. Manzanar National Historic Site
  47. Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
  48. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
  49. Mississippi National River & Recreation Area
  50. Missouri National Recreational River
  51. Mojave National Preserve
  52. Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
  53. Mount Rushmore National Memorial
  54. National Mall
  55. Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail
  56. Oklahoma City National Memorial
  57. Old Spanish National Historic Trail
  58. Oregon National Historic Trail
  59. Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
  60. Padre Island National Seashore
  61. Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
  62. Pea Ridge National Military Park
  63. Pecos National Historic Park
  64. Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
  65. Point Reyes National Seashore
  66. Pony Express National Historic Trail
  67. Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
  68. Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
  69. Rock Creek Park
  70. San Antonio Missions National Historic Park
  71. San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park
  72. Santa Fe National Historic Trail
  73. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
  74. Silver Plume National Historic Landmark
  75. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
  76. Thomas Jefferson Memorial
  77. Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
  78. Tumacacori National Historic Site
  79. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  80. Washington Monument
  81. Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
  82. Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
  83. White House
  84. Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
  85. World War II Memorial

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