national park
noun
: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress
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The government [has] professional shooters shoot deer and quite often leave them in our national parks, [making] the wild dog population worse.
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Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Here’s what draws so many people to Rocky Mountain and what travelers should know about the latest national park in USA TODAY’s yearlong series.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Read Next National Rabid raccoon bites hiker traveling through national park, officials say.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the highest national parks in the country, with an elevation that spans from 7,600 feet above sea level to 14,259 feet (or almost three miles) above sea level.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
Kafue National Park is Zambia’s largest and oldest national park, according to its website, and spans an area of more than 8,000 square miles.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Zambia is popular with safari travelers thanks to a number of national parks and the quality of its guides.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
State parks, metroparks and national parks could be the perfect spot to catch the rare event.
—Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
The quake struck the sparsely populated, largely rural eastern county of Hualien, stranding hundreds in a national park as boulders barreled down mountains, cutting off roads.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Here’s what draws so many people to Rocky Mountain and what travelers should know about the latest national park in USA TODAY’s yearlong series.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Read Next National Rabid raccoon bites hiker traveling through national park, officials say.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the highest national parks in the country, with an elevation that spans from 7,600 feet above sea level to 14,259 feet (or almost three miles) above sea level.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
Kafue National Park is Zambia’s largest and oldest national park, according to its website, and spans an area of more than 8,000 square miles.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Zambia is popular with safari travelers thanks to a number of national parks and the quality of its guides.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
State parks, metroparks and national parks could be the perfect spot to catch the rare event.
—Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
The quake struck the sparsely populated, largely rural eastern county of Hualien, stranding hundreds in a national park as boulders barreled down mountains, cutting off roads.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
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“National park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20park. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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