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 national park, located near Mariposa, Calif., is one of the most visited in America.
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Chiara Eisner, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
Dozens of wildfires are burning across the United States, with several threatening national parks and forests and forcing partial closures and restricted access to popular natural landmarks.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
In total, the national park fires reviewed by USA TODAY have burned 7.5 million acres, or more than 500 times the size of Manhattan.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 31 July 2025
The Red Cliff Ojibwe reservation boasts the first tribal national park at Frog Bay, with beaches featuring views of the Apostle Islands and a 1.7-mile trail system with interpretive signs about conservation efforts in the area.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
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Chiara Eisner, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
Dozens of wildfires are burning across the United States, with several threatening national parks and forests and forcing partial closures and restricted access to popular natural landmarks.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
In total, the national park fires reviewed by USA TODAY have burned 7.5 million acres, or more than 500 times the size of Manhattan.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 31 July 2025
The Red Cliff Ojibwe reservation boasts the first tribal national park at Frog Bay, with beaches featuring views of the Apostle Islands and a 1.7-mile trail system with interpretive signs about conservation efforts in the area.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
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“National park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20park. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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