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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National Park Service

As a means of crowd control, the National Park Service has attempted to funnel people out of the valley, where the majority of tourists spend their time and into its less frequented locations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Internal National Park Service documents obtained earlier this week by outlets including the Washington Post and Politico said the fireworks were likely to cause "very unhealthy" conditions in the centre of Washington DC.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Geotechnical surveys commissioned by the National Park Service concluded that the structural integrity of the granite on Black Elk Peak, the mountain formerly known as Harney Peak, is spent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

The White House and the National Park Service have denied that Cafaro or anyone at the White House played any role in Greenwater landing its recent federal contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Anticipating a huge turnout, the National Park Service had enlisted the help of some five hundred Washington police officers.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman