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Selected Resources
National Park Service
2016 marks the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service. "That’s 100 years of protecting America’s natural, historical and cultural treasures from all over the United States. These more than 400 beautiful, historic and exquisite sites cover over 80 million acres consisting of approximately 18,000 miles of trails, more than 75,000 archaeological sites and at least 247 species of threatened or endangered plants and animals." (Text from http://bit.ly/2allmnJ.) Interior Department National Park System. National Park System (Wall Map Poster). Interior Department National Park System, Print.A beautiful wall map of the National Parks is available from the Government Printing Office Bookstore, https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01274-5?ctid=507. "Handsome color map showing the locations of parks in National Park System; suitable for large wall map displays ... the map shows all 392 authorized units of the park system. It measures 39 by 29 inches and is of display quality.
Washington State
"National Historic Landmarks Survey / Washington." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2016. Available online: https://www.nps.gov/nhl/find/statelists/wa/WA.pdf.> "National Parks Road Trip: Pacific Northwest." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2016. Available online: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/road-trips/united-states/washington-national-parks/>.Covers North Cascades, Mount Ranier and Olympic national parks.
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How many national parks are there in Washington State?
National Trails?
National Register of Historic Places?
National Historic Landmarks?
National Natural Landmarks?
World Heritage Sites?
"Want to Browse Some National Park Maps? There’s a Site For That | Smart News." Smithsonian. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2016. http://bit.ly/2a4SS0o>. Check National Park Maps. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 July 2016, http://npmaps.com/. Free maps of national parks. Check by state. "Washington: National Register of Historic Places listings in the state of Washington." Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2016. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalregister/albums/72157620544261128>. "Washington (U.S. National Park Service)." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 14 July 2016. https://www.nps.gov/state/wa/index.htm>. Find a list of National Park Service designations, a description and a photo. [caption id="attachment_16811" align="alignright" width="276"]
Publications
- Common Ground: Preserving Our Nation’s Heritage
- CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship
- Park Science
- History, Culture, and Historic Preservation
- National Trails System
- Natural Resources
- Technical Preservation Services
- Archeology
- Museum Collections
- NPS Focus: Variety of digital images and documents
- NPS Library: Centralized catalog of materials stored at individual park and regional libraries
- National Register of Historic Places
- Natural Resource Inventories of Parks
- National Parks Index (6.4MB PDF): This index is a complete administrative listing of the National Park System's areas and related areas.
Braille Books: The National Park Service publishes a series of visitor information brochures in Braille for most of the NPS designated areas in the United States. They are included in this resource list with the designation Print (Braille).
Ebey's Landing
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Fort Vancouver
Hussey, John A. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site/washington. Denver: Denver Service Center, National Park Service, 1972-1976. Print. Available at WSL: I 29.2:F77.
United States. National Park Service, author. Fort Vancouver: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2013. Print (Braille). Available at WSL! I 29.2:F 77 v/2/ v.1, I 29.2:F 77 v/2/ v.2.
Tip: check our catalog for author John A. Hussey to find other studies he did of Fort Vancouver.
Lake Chelan
Northwest Interpretive Association. North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Agency : U.S.). Imus Creek Nature Trail, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Seattle: The Assn., 1998. Print. WSL Northwest Collection NW 917.975 IMUS 1998?Tip: See also North Cascades National Park.
"Welcome to Stehekin." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 7 July 2016. https://www.nps.gov/noca/upload/Stehekin-Map-2010.pdf>.Lake Roosevelt
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005. Print (map). Available at WSL: I 29.39:R 67.Mount Rainier
"An icon on the horizon." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2016. https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm>.
Mount Rainier National Park: Washington. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1973. Print (Maps). Available at WSL: Historic Research R 912.7977 United 1973.
"Publications - Mount Rainier National Park (U.S. National Park Service)." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2016. https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/publications.htm>.Tahoma News The Mount Rainier National Park "Tahoma News" is printed each winter, spring, summer and fall. Look inside for descriptions of seasonal activities, current events and facility hours ... read the most recent edition on-line or receive a printed copy when you arrive at the entrance gate to the park.
United States. National Park Service, author. Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2016. Print (Braille). Available at WSL! Call No. I 29.155:M 86 R/2.
North Cascades National Park (and surounding areas)
Johannessen, Tracie B, Wendy Scherrer, Saul Weisberg, and Nikki McClure. North Cascades National Park: A Living Classroom : a Guide to Field Trips and Activities in Ross Lake National Recreation Area and North Cascades National Park. Sedro-Wooley: North Cascades Institute, 1996. Print. Available at WSL: NW OVERSIZ 917.9773 JOHANNE 19. "North Cascades are calling." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2016. https://www.nps.gov/noca/index.htm>. "North Cascades National Park Complex." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 7 July 2016. Available online at https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/upload/NOCAmap1.pdf>. "North Cascades National Park Complex Stephen Mather Wilderness." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 7 July 2016. https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/upload/Wilderness-Trip-Planner-2016-05-06_01-for-web.pdf>. North Cascades National Park Service Complex. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 July 2016. https://www.facebook.com/NorthCascadesNationalPark/>. Popular Trails: Featuring Trails in North Cascades National Park & Ross Lake National Recreation Area. Seattle: Northwest Interpretive Assn., 2000. Print. Available at WSL: NW 917.975 POPULAR 200-?. "Surrounding region." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 7 July 2016. Available online at: https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/upload/NOCAmap2.pdf. "State route 20 detail map." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 7 July 2016. https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/upload/SR-20-Detail.pdf. [caption id="attachment_16850" align="aligncenter" width="800"]
Olympic Mountains
"Olympic National Forest - Maps & Publications." US Forest Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2016.
Olympic National Park, Washington. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 1939- . Print (Maps). Available at WSL: I 29.6OI 9/3 1939-2003 some issues missing.
"Olympic National Park Guide." Sunset. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2016. http://www.sunset.com/travel/northwest/olympic-national-park-washington>.
United States. National Park Service, author. Olympic: Olympic National Park, Washington. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2015. Print (Braille). Available at WSL! Call No. I 29.155:OL 9.
Ross Lake National Recreation Area
"Ross Lake National Recreation Area." NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). N.p., n.d. Web. 7 July 2016. https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/upload/rosslake_6-08.pdf>.Tip: See also North Cascades National Park
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San Juan Island
Erigero, Patricia, and Barry Schnoll. Crook House Historic Structures Report: English Camp, San Juan Island National Historical Park, San Juan Island, Washington. Seattle: Cultural Resources Division, Pacific Northwest Region, National Park Service, 1984. Web. Available at WSL: I 29.88:C 88. Available online through the Library's Washington Rural Heritage project: bit.ly/29X2ZEs United States. National Park Service, author. San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2014. Print (Braille). Available at WSL! Call No. I 29.155:SA 5 J/2.Whitman Mission
United States. National Park Service, author. Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington. National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 2014. Print (Braille). Available at WSL: I 29.155:W 59.
United States. National Park Service. Whitman Mission, Sitio Histórico Nacional, Washington. N.p., Print. Available at WSL: I 29.6/6:W 59/SPAN. [caption id="attachment_16848" align="aligncenter" width="640"]
Washington and Other States
Klondike Gold Rush
United States. National Park Service. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Seattle, Washington. Washington: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1981. Print (map). Available at WSL: I 29.6:K 69/W 27.
United States. National Park Service, author. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Skagway, Alaska. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2014. Print (Braille). Available at WSL! I 29.155:K 69
United States. National Park Service, author. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Skagway, Alaska. N.p., 2014. Print (Braille). Available at WSL: I 29.155.G29.
Lewis and Clark
United States. National Park Service, author. Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks, Oregon / washington. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2014. Print (Braille). Available at WSL! I 29.155:L 58
Mcloughlin House Fort Vancouver
United States. National Park Service, author. Mcloughlin House Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Oregon/washington. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2013. Print (Braille). Available at WSL! Call No. I 29.155:M 22
Manhatten Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge, TN, Los Alamos, NM, and Hanford, WA)
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, author. H.r. 1208, to Establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tn, Los Alamos, Nm, and Hanford, Wa: Legislative Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation of the Committee on Natural Resources, U.s. House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, Friday, April 12, 2013. N.p., 2014. Web. Available at WSL: WSL Annex (Call ahead) Y 4.R 31/3:113-10, MICRO Y 4.R 31/3:113-10 ; Available online at http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo47105> http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo47106>.Manzanar
United States. National Park Service, author. Manzanar, Manzanar National Historic Site, California. National Park Service US Department of this Interior, 2016. Print (Braille). Available at WSL! Call No. I 29.155:M 31/2
Minidoka
United States. National Park Service, author. Minidoka, Minidoka National Historic Site, Idaho/washington. National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, 2016. Print (Braille). Available at WSL! I 29.155:M 66/2
Nez Perce
United States. National Park Service. Visitor Guide: Nez Perce National Historical Park, Big Hole National Battlefield, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. Lapwai: Nez Perce National Historical Park, 2009. Print. Available at WSL: I 29.2:N 49/2 2009 [caption id="attachment_16849" align="aligncenter" width="944"]