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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Protections for wildlife, including ranches that were donated to Argentina's national park service and converted to the Monte Leon National Park in 2004, gave pumas an opportunity to rebound, Donadio said.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2025
Hotels and lodges will welcome back visitors to the Grand Canyon's South Rim after the national park halted overnight stays for more than a week because of multiple breaks in a water pipeline, the park said Monday.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
While Wind Cave became a national park in 1903, the area’s story goes back much further.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
The chubs retreated, and much of their shrunken population took shelter in the relative warmth of the Little Colorado, a tributary that flows into the national park and joins the river 77 miles downstream from the dam.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2025
Hotels and lodges will welcome back visitors to the Grand Canyon's South Rim after the national park halted overnight stays for more than a week because of multiple breaks in a water pipeline, the park said Monday.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
While Wind Cave became a national park in 1903, the area’s story goes back much further.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
The chubs retreated, and much of their shrunken population took shelter in the relative warmth of the Little Colorado, a tributary that flows into the national park and joins the river 77 miles downstream from the dam.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“National park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20park. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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