U. S. National Parks
Factbook

October 2026 edition
A Factbook library volume ↗

PUBLICATION RECORD

Edition notes

This volume presents captured National Park Service records and original summaries of attributed agency and nonprofit sources. Dates below describe this publication and its source capture. Individual fields retain their own information dates when supplied.

Publication
October 31, 2026 at 2:59 AM UTC
Source capture
October 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC
Coverage in this volume
434 park entries across 20 source designations, plus opening chapters on the National Park Service and National Park Foundation.

Coverage

This edition lists all 434 units in the captured NPS system directory. Chapter depth varies as park histories, natural history, maps and visitor places are added from official sources. Shared administrative profiles are labeled; a source retrieval date does not make older observations current.

What a capture means

A captured source record can differ from the current official page. Processing and retrieval do not independently corroborate every field. The source cards distinguish information dates from retrieval dates; a missing date remains unspecified.

Updates

No earlier edition history or completed refresh schedule is asserted here. Follow the official park links for current conditions, access and visitor information.

Source policy and methodology ↗

Source information

NPS VISITOR USE STATISTICS

Recreation visits

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