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Thank you for watching Paul! The National Park System (see wiki - List of the United States National Park System official units) has 423 National Park UNITS - some are called National Parks (63 of them), some are called National Monuments (84 of them - one is the subject of this video), some are called National Historic Parks (61 of them), some are called National Memorials (31 of them) etc. The vast majority of the 423 units have a park ranger, maps, pamphlets, stamps, orientation film, historic artifacts, junior ranger program, etc My husband and I have been to all 423 as of this year (took 6 years) and received the Platinum award (highest level) this year from the National Parks Travelers Club (NPTC) data base and, as we add stamps, their computer system keeps tabs of where and when we visited each park. I have pasted the following info from Wiki: "The Official Units of the National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. As of December 2020, there are 423 official units of the National Park System; however, this number can be misleading. For example, Denali National Park and Preserve are counted as two units, since the same name applies to a national park and an adjacent national preserve. Yet Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is counted as one unit, despite its double designation. Counting methodology is rooted in the language of a park's enabling legislation. Furthermore, the NPS contributes resources to "affiliated areas" which do not fall under its administration, and these do not count toward the official list number (of 423). An example is Oklahoma City National Memorial. These units are a subset of the areas in the United States National Park System, and nearly all participate in the national park passport stamps program. National Park System units are found in all 50 states, in the District of Columbia, and in the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. (The territory of the Northern Mariana Islands has an affiliated area but not an official NPS unit.)" I prefer to call all 423 as "National Parks" because the name does not refer to the quality, value, size or importance of each of the 423 units. It is solely a legislative label.

Yes it is very interesting. What is your next park service site?