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 possibility of being injured by a 900-pound charging elk is a relatively new threat at one of the nation’s busiest national parks.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
The impacts of a shutdown are myriad—hundreds of thousands of federal workers may be unpaid or furloughed during the shutdown, and there can be disruptions to passport processing applications, national parks and government benefits.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Graham Averill is Outside magazine’s national parks columnist.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
Banff in turn is one of my all-time favorite ski destinations, an awesome mountain town in a stunning national park that is home to two very large world class resorts sharing a single ticket, Lake Louise and Sunshine.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
The impacts of a shutdown are myriad—hundreds of thousands of federal workers may be unpaid or furloughed during the shutdown, and there can be disruptions to passport processing applications, national parks and government benefits.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Graham Averill is Outside magazine’s national parks columnist.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
Banff in turn is one of my all-time favorite ski destinations, an awesome mountain town in a stunning national park that is home to two very large world class resorts sharing a single ticket, Lake Louise and Sunshine.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“National park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20park. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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