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National Park Service
"The national
park is the best idea America ever had."
-- James Bryce,
British ambassador to the U.S., 1912
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By 1916 the Interior
Department was responsible for 14 national parks and 21 national
monuments but had no organization to manage them. To correct this
problem, President Woodrow Wilson approved legislation creating the
National Park Service on 8/25/1916. The National Park System now
includes 388 parks that cover the length and breadth of America.
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Our Mission:
Maintain access to public and private lands for recreation
through responsible use of the land and other natural resources.
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