There are 21 protected areas of the United States designated as national preserves.
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While the National Park System comprises 423 national park sites, only 63 of them have the National Park designation in their names. The other sites fall into different National Park System categories like National Historic Sites, National Monuments, National Seashores, National Recreation Areas, and others.
The New River Gorge was given National Park Service protection in 1978 as a national river, and was expanded to New River Gorge National Park & Preserve — this country's newest national park — in the plague year of 2020 courtesy of legislation drafted by Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito.
Yellowstone is the only national park shared by three states: Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Two other national parks lie in multiple states: Death Valley National Park (California and Nevada) and Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee and North Carolina).
National Park of American Samoa: The least-visited US national park in 2022 saw just 1,887 visits. Most visitors will need a passport to travel to American Samoa. 2. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska: This vast park contains no roads or trails.
Seven years ago, Brad Ryan and his grandmother, Joy Ryan, set out on the adventure of a lifetime — visiting all 63 U.S. National Parks. Now 41 and 92 years old, the duo will complete their journey this April in American Samoa.
For the most part, parks have a few different types of ornamental grasses, shrubs and trees.Nature preserves on the other hand are filled with different kinds of birds, bugs and plants! For example, Shuffletown Prairie is home to more than 120 different plant species alone!