---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch1"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1"
heading: "National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch1"
sections_count: 2320
---

# Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

Title 16 — Conservation

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — National Park Service](/usc/16/ch1-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Volunteers in Parks Program](/usc/16/ch1-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — National Park Foundation](/usc/16/ch1-schIII.md)
- [Subchapter III–A — National Park System Visitor Facility](/usc/16/ch1-schIII-A.md)
- [Subchapter III–B — Park System Resource Protection](/usc/16/ch1-schIII-B.md)
- [Subchapter IV — Concessions for Accommodations, Facilities, and Services in Areas Administered by National Park Service](/usc/16/ch1-schIV.md)
- [Subchapter V — Yellowstone National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schV.md)
- [Subchapter VI — Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks](/usc/16/ch1-schVI.md)
- [Subchapter VII — Redwood National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schVII.md)
- [Subchapter VIII — Kings Canyon National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schVIII.md)
- [Subchapter IX — Colonial National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schIX.md)
- [Subchapter X — North Cascades National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schX.md)
- [Subchapter XI — Mount Rainier National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXI.md)
- [Subchapter XII — Mesa Verde National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXII.md)
- [Subchapter XIII — Petrified Forest National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXIII.md)
- [Subchapter XIV — Crater Lake National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXIV.md)
- [Subchapter XV — Wind Cave National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXV.md)
- [Subchapter XVI — Cession of Indian Lands at Sulphur, Oklahoma](/usc/16/ch1-schXVI.md)
- [Subchapter XVII — Big Bend National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXVII.md)
- [Subchapter XVIII — Saratoga National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXVIII.md)
- [Subchapter XIX — Voyageurs National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXIX.md)
- [Subchapter XX — Glacier National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXX.md)
- [Subchapter XXI — Rocky Mountain National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXI.md)
- [Subchapter XXII — Lassen Volcanic National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXII.md)
- [Subchapter XXIII — Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXIII.md)
- [Subchapter XXIV — Grand Canyon National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXIV.md)
- [Subchapter XXV — Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve](/usc/16/ch1-schXXV.md)
- [Subchapter XXVI — Theodore Roosevelt National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXVI.md)
- [Subchapter XXVII — Olympic National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXVII.md)
- [Subchapter XXVIII — Cumberland Gap National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXVIII.md)
- [Subchapter XXIX — Canyonlands National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXIX.md)
- [Subchapter XXX — Arches National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXX.md)
- [Subchapter XXXI — Capitol Reef National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXXI.md)
- [Subchapter XXXII — Nez Perce National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXXII.md)
- [Subchapter XXXIII — San Juan Island National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXXIII.md)
- [Subchapter XXXIV — Guadalupe Mountains National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXXIV.md)
- [Subchapter XXXV — Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts](/usc/16/ch1-schXXXV.md)
- [Subchapter XXXVI — George Rogers Clark National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXXVI.md)
- [Subchapter XXXVII — Acadia National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXXVII.md)
- [Subchapter XXXVIII — Zion National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXXVIII.md)
- [Subchapter XXXIX — Denali National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXXXIX.md)
- [Subchapter XL — Hot Springs National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXL.md)
- [Subchapter XLI — Hawaii National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXLI.md)
- [Subchapter XLII — Haleakala̅ National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXLII.md)
- [Subchapter XLII–A — Kaloko-Honoko̅hau National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXLII-A.md)
- [Subchapter XLIII — Puʻuhonua O Ho̅naunau National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXLIII.md)
- [Subchapter XLIV — Virgin Islands National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXLIV.md)
- [Subchapter XLV — Bryce Canyon National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXLV.md)
- [Subchapter XLVI — Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXLVI.md)
- [Subchapter XLVII — Mammoth Cave National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXLVII.md)
- [Subchapter XLVIII — Coos County, Oregon](/usc/16/ch1-schXLVIII.md)
- [Subchapter XLIX — Grand Teton National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXLIX.md)
- [Subchapter L — Carlsbad Caverns National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schL.md)
- [Subchapter LI — Independence National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLI.md)
- [Subchapter LI–A — National Constitution Center](/usc/16/ch1-schLI-A.md)
- [Subchapter LII — Isle Royale National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLII.md)
- [Subchapter LIII — Morristown National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIII.md)
- [Subchapter LIV — Everglades National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIV.md)
- [Subchapter LV — Minute Man National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLV.md)
- [Subchapter LVI — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLVI.md)
- [Subchapter LVII — Boston National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLVII.md)
- [Subchapter LVIII — Valley Forge National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLVIII.md)
- [Subchapter LIX — Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–A — Lowell National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-A.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–B — War in the Pacific National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-B.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–C — San Antonio Missions National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-C.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–D — Channel Islands National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-D.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–E — Biscayne National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-E.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–F — Alaskan National Parks](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-F.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–G — Chaco Culture National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-G.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–H — Kalaupapa National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-H.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–I — Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-I.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–J — Women’s Rights National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-J.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–K — Great Basin National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-K.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–L — San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-L.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–M — Natchez National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-M.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–N — Zuni-Cibola National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-N.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–O — National Park of American Samoa](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-O.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–P — Pecos National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-P.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–Q — Tumacacori National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-Q.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–R — Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve at St. Croix, Virgin Islands](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-R.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–S — Hopewell Culture National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-S.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–T — Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-T.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–U — Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-U.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–V — Dry Tortugas National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-V.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–W — Keweenaw National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-W.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–X — Saguaro National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-X.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–Y — California Desert Lands Parks, Preserve, and Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-Y.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–Z — New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-Z.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–AA — Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-AA.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–BB — New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-BB.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–CC — Adams National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-CC.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–DD — Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-DD.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–EE — Rosie the Riveter/world War Ii Home Front National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-EE.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–FF — Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-FF.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–GG — Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-GG.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–HH — Congaree National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-HH.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–II — Lewis and Clark National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-II.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–JJ — Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-JJ.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–KK — Thomas Edison National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-KK.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–LL — Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-LL.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–MM — Pinnacles National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-MM.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–NN — Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-NN.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–OO — Coltsville National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-OO.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–PP — First State National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-PP.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–QQ — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-QQ.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–RR — Harriet Tubman National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-RR.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–SS — Manhattan Project National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-SS.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–TT — Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-TT.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–UU — Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-UU.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–VV — Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-VV.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–WW — Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-WW.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–XX — Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-XX.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–YY — Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-YY.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–ZZ — Reconstruction Era National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-ZZ.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–AAA — Golden Spike National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-AAA.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–BBB — White Sands National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-BBB.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–CCC — New River Gorge National Park and Preserve](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-CCC.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–DDD — Weir Farm National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-DDD.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–EEE — Homestead National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-EEE.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–FFF — Jimmy Carter National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-FFF.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–GGG — Brown V. Board of Education National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-GGG.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–HHH — Pullman National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-HHH.md)
- [Subchapter LIX–III — Salem Maritime National Historical Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLIX-III.md)
- [Subchapter LX — National Military Parks](/usc/16/ch1-schLX.md)
- [Subchapter LXI — National and International Monuments and Memorials](/usc/16/ch1-schLXI.md)
- [Subchapter LXII — Miscellaneous](/usc/16/ch1-schLXII.md)
- [Subchapter LXIII — National Seashore Recreational Areas](/usc/16/ch1-schLXIII.md)
- [Subchapter LXIV — Recreational Demonstration Projects](/usc/16/ch1-schLXIV.md)
- [Subchapter LXV — National Parkways](/usc/16/ch1-schLXV.md)
- [Subchapter LXVI — Public Park and Recreational Facilities at Water Resource Development Projects](/usc/16/ch1-schLXVI.md)
- [Subchapter LXVII — Cottage Site Developments and Uses in Reservoir Areas](/usc/16/ch1-schLXVII.md)
- [Subchapter LXVIII — National Conservation Recreational Areas](/usc/16/ch1-schLXVIII.md)
- [Subchapter LXIX — Outdoor Recreation Programs](/usc/16/ch1-schLXIX.md)
- [Subchapter LXX — Ozark National Scenic Riverways](/usc/16/ch1-schLXX.md)
- [Subchapter LXXI — Buffalo National River](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXI.md)
- [Subchapter LXXI–A — New River Gorge National River](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXI-A.md)
- [Subchapter LXXII — Lake Mead National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXII.md)
- [Subchapter LXXIII — Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXIII.md)
- [Subchapter LXXIV — Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXIV.md)
- [Subchapter LXXV — Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXV.md)
- [Subchapter LXXVI — Mount Rogers National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXVI.md)
- [Subchapter LXXVII — Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXVII.md)
- [Subchapter LXXVIII — Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXVIII.md)
- [Subchapter LXXIX — Indiana Dunes National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXIX.md)
- [Subchapter LXXX — Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXX.md)
- [Subchapter LXXXI — Apostle Islands National Lakeshore](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXXI.md)
- [Subchapter LXXXII — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXXII.md)
- [Subchapter LXXXIII — King Range National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXXIII.md)
- [Subchapter LXXXIV — Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXXIV.md)
- [Subchapter LXXXV — Sawtooth National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXXV.md)
- [Subchapter LXXXVI — Golden Gate National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXXVI.md)
- [Subchapter LXXXVII — Gateway National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXXVII.md)
- [Subchapter LXXXVIII — Glen Canyon National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXXVIII.md)
- [Subchapter LXXXIX — Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schLXXXIX.md)
- [Subchapter XC — Cuyahoga Valley National Park](/usc/16/ch1-schXC.md)
- [Subchapter XCI — Hells Canyon National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schXCI.md)
- [Subchapter XCII — Chickasaw National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schXCII.md)
- [Subchapter XCIII — Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schXCIII.md)
- [Subchapter XCIV — Arapaho National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schXCIV.md)
- [Subchapter XCV — Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schXCV.md)
- [Subchapter XCVI — Rattlesnake National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schXCVI.md)
- [Subchapter XCVII — Reserved](/usc/16/ch1-schXCVII.md)
- [Subchapter XCVIII — Steese National Conservation Area and White Mountains National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schXCVIII.md)
- [Subchapter XCIX — Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schXCIX.md)
- [Subchapter C — Oregon Cascades Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schC.md)
- [Subchapter CI — Mount Baker Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCI.md)
- [Subchapter CII — Allegheny National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCII.md)
- [Subchapter CIII — Pine Ridge National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCIII.md)
- [Subchapter CIV — Klamath River Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCIV.md)
- [Subchapter CV — Cross Florida National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCV.md)
- [Subchapter CVI — El Malpais National Monument and Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCVI.md)
- [Subchapter CVII — Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCVII.md)
- [Subchapter CVIII — Gauley River National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCVIII.md)
- [Subchapter CIX — San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCIX.md)
- [Subchapter CX — City of Rocks National Reserve](/usc/16/ch1-schCX.md)
- [Subchapter CXI — Mississippi National River and Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXI.md)
- [Subchapter CXII — Grand Island National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXII.md)
- [Subchapter CXIII — Smith River National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXIII.md)
- [Subchapter CXIV — Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXIV.md)
- [Subchapter CXV — Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXV.md)
- [Subchapter CXVI — Lake Meredith National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXVI.md)
- [Subchapter CXVII — Amistad National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXVII.md)
- [Subchapter CXVIII — Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area and Coosa Bald National Scenic Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXVIII.md)
- [Subchapter CXIX — Spring Mountains National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXIX.md)
- [Subchapter CXX — Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXX.md)
- [Subchapter CXXI — Jemez National Recreational Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXI.md)
- [Subchapter CXXII — Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXII.md)
- [Subchapter CXXIII — Land Between the Lakes Protection](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXIII.md)
- [Subchapter CXXIV — McINNIS CANYONS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXIV.md)
- [Subchapter CXXV — Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXV.md)
- [Subchapter CXXVI — Las Cienegas National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXVI.md)
- [Subchapter CXXVII — Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXVII.md)
- [Subchapter CXXVIII — Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXVIII.md)
- [Subchapter CXXIX — Rio Grande Natural Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXIX.md)
- [Subchapter CXXX — Cow Mountain Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXX.md)
- [Subchapter CXXXI — Moosalamoo National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXXI.md)
- [Subchapter CXXXII — Mount Hood National Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXXII.md)
- [Subchapter CXXXIII — Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXXIII.md)
- [Subchapter CXXXIV — Red Cliffs National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXXIV.md)
- [Subchapter CXXXV — Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXXV.md)
- [Subchapter CXXXVI — Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXXVI.md)
- [Subchapter CXXXVII — Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXXVII.md)
- [Subchapter CXXXVIII — Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXXVIII.md)
- [Subchapter CXXXIX — Ashley Karst National Recreation and Geologic Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXXXIX.md)
- [Subchapter CXL — John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXL.md)
- [Subchapter CXLI — San Rafael Swell Recreation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXLI.md)
- [Subchapter CXLII — Vinagre Wash Special Management Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXLII.md)
- [Subchapter CXLIII — Alabama Hills National Scenic Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXLIII.md)
- [Subchapter CXLIV — Numu Newe Special Management Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXLIV.md)
- [Subchapter CXLV — Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXLV.md)
- [Subchapter CXLVI — Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area](/usc/16/ch1-schCXLVI.md)