Parks

Park Rangers do more than check entrance passes, answer trail questions, or manage a bear traffic jam. They do something even more essential: they help tell America’s story.

Across 433+ National Park sites, rangers are among the largest groups of public historians in the country. They protect and interpret places that hold the full American story — the inspiring, the painful, the complicated, and the still-unfinished.

From civil rights and Indigenous Knowledge to climate science, labor history, immigration, war, freedom, democracy, and public memory, our national parks help us understand who we are and what we owe to future generations. Explore the wide diversity of NPS sites and see for yourself why this history must be protected, not erased.

Browse all parks from A-Z below — or explore by region and park designation

455 parks