National Park Service

American  

noun

U.S. Government.

1. a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1916, that administers national parks, monuments, historic sites, and recreational areas.

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Example Sentences

For Professor Sidor, the research represents more than ten years of collaboration with the National Park Service.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

As a tourist site, it is currently run by the National Park Service.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The government opened the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz in 1934, hoping to use the remote island to house particularly difficult prisoners, according to the National Park Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The Department of Fish and Wildlife came in contact with Crimson, whom they referred to as P-131, because the National Park Service had collared his mother as part of a long-term research project.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

National Park Service, which constantly distinguishes itself in a variety of ways, manages in a single leaflet to give the length of the trail as 2,155 miles and 2,200 miles.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson