On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the Yellowstone National Park Act, establishing the first national park in America, and the first of its kind in the world! Two million acres in the Montana and Wyoming territories were set apart “for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” Today, there are over 420 national park sites in the United States, spanning more than 84 million acres across the nation and U.S. territories. Here is a look at just some of the scenic and magnificent National Parks you can visit this summer.
Yellowstone National Park
Established: March 1, 1872
Location: Mainly in the northwest corner of Wyoming (96%), Montana (3%), Idaho (1%)
Landscape: Unique hydrothermal and geologic features, subalpine forests, meadows, and grasslands