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National Scenic Trail
Appalachian
Maine to Georgia, CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,TN,VA,VT,WV
The Appalachian Trail is a 2,180+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921, built by private citizens, and completed in 1937, today the trail is managed by the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies and thousands of volunteers. ...
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National Historical Park
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller
Woodstock, VT
The forest & fields in their white winter cloak are a place of magic & sublime beauty. Grab your skis or snowshoes & adventure along the park’s groomed ski trails and natural back-country trails. Ski passes are required for the groomed trails - available from the Woodstock Nordic Center. Check out our winter weekend programs to learn about the snowy inhabitants & history of this storied landscape
By The Numbers
- 2 National Parks
- 35,003 Visitors to National Parks
- $2,000,000 Economic Benefit from National Park Tourism »
- $273,134,851 of Rehabilitation Projects Stimulated by Tax Incentives (since 1995) »
- $35,381,279 of Land & Water Conservation Fund Appropriated for Projects (since 1965) »
- $24,238,887 in Historic Preservation Grants (since 1969) »
- 14 Certified Local Governments »
- 65 Community Conservation & Recreation Projects (since 1987) »
- 195 Acres Transferred by Federal Lands to Parks for Local Parks and Recreation (since 1948) »
- 5,357 Hours Donated by Volunteers »
- 1 National Heritage Area »
- 1 Wild & Scenic Rivers Managed by NPS »
- 1 National Trails Managed by NPS »
- 831 National Register of Historic Places Listings »
- 18 National Historic Landmarks »
- 12 National Natural Landmarks »
- 150 Places Recorded by Heritage Documentation Programs »
- 116,513 Objects in National Park Museum Collections »
- 19 Archeological Sites in National Parks »
- 5 Threatened & Endangered Species in National Parks »
- 1 Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan »
- 4 Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itineraries »
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These numbers are just a sample of the National Park Service's work. Figures are for the fiscal year that ended 9/30/2015.