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

Examples of national park in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to a Facebook post from the national park, a park ranger found the dead wolves while on patrol in the San Francesco area on Wednesday, April 15. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026

While national parks have big-sibling swagger, state parks bring a scrappy, middle-child energy. —Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026

California is also home to nine national parks, according to Visit California, including Yosemite National Park, Channel Islands National Park, Death Valley National Park, and Sequoia National Park. —Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026

But, don't worry, nature is still front and center; that national park is an easy five-minute drive from the lodge. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for national park

• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc
• mark
• marque
• narc
• quark

Kids Definition

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