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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Bitter End Yacht Club is tucked away on a peninsula off of Virgin Gorda’s North Sound, just beyond Richard Branson’s Necker Island and Prickly Pear, a national park.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Reservations required: Which national parks require them in 2025
Unrelated, the executive order also revokes a presidential memorandum signed by then-President Barack Obama in 2017 that promoted a range of diversity and inclusion efforts in the management of national parks and other public lands.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Not all national parks charge an entrance fee, and for those that do, the fee varies.
—July 3, CBS News, 3 July 2025
Not every national park in the United States requires advance reservations, timed entries or a lottery system.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Reservations required: Which national parks require them in 2025
Unrelated, the executive order also revokes a presidential memorandum signed by then-President Barack Obama in 2017 that promoted a range of diversity and inclusion efforts in the management of national parks and other public lands.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Not all national parks charge an entrance fee, and for those that do, the fee varies.
—July 3, CBS News, 3 July 2025
Not every national park in the United States requires advance reservations, timed entries or a lottery system.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for national park
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“National park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20park. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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