National Park Links

General Park Sites

• Geology of U.S. National Parks from the USGS and NPS
• Park Finders from NPS - by park name.
• Geology Tour from National Park Service.
• Geology of the National Parks from the U.S. Geological Survey.
• Teacher Resources from NPS.
• NPS -- Make reservations at U.S. National Parks.
• National Parks Worldwide. A Polish site which provides lists and links of National Parks around the world.
• UNESCO World Heritage List
• A Geologist's Lifetime Field List -- a list of essential or desirable locations for geologists or travelers to visit. It contains many of the interesting geological wonders of the world, with links for most of them. Other interesting natural phenomena are also presented. Site motto: "The best geologist is the one who has seen the most geology."
• The American Southwest Guide to National Parks and natural landscapes includes parks as far north as Lassen and Yosemite and as far east as Texas.
• Virtual geology field trips. Slow loading, but links include Greenland, Death Valley, Himalayas, Bering Land Bridge and more.

U.S. National Parks are categorized by geological method of formation:
Parks formed by erosion in flat-lying rocks
Parks with limestone features including caves and cliffs
Parks with glacial landscapes
Parks formed by volcanic action
Parks with complex mountain structures

• NPS Grand Canyon home page. "...only contains "how to visit information," nothing special about geology. Link to site about North Rim Fire.
• Photos of Zion National Park from the local tourism boosters, Cliffrose Lodge.
• Infowest site about Bryce Canyon, N.P. Great pictures and interesting information.
• NPS Capitol Reef site. Includes geology, geography and neat lists of plants and animals found in the park.
• American Park Network site about Arches National Park. Good photos, some geology.
• Arches Park is in IMAX "Everest" and "Making of IMAX-Everest" videos.
• NPS Mesa Verde home page.
• NPS Petrified Forest Home Page. The usual visitor information with minimal links to other helpful sites. "I found the Petrified Forest National Park interesting. The main reason is because of the colors, the variation, mostly that blues can be found in this area. The tints of blue and green are caused by iron. It was very interesting reading about the process of how wood turns to stone, and that quartz, and amethyst can be found in the petrified logs. I would like to add that this class makes me want to visit some of these parks... Joan Clifton"
• Unofficial Park Site about Petrified Forest has site map and information about local businesses and sights.
• NPS Badlands home page.
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park online guide. Better than the average Park guide page.
• American Landscape Photography/American West Really nice photos, including one of quartz-laced petrified wood at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
• Geology-ASU this is the website for Arizona State University. Click on the geological map of Arizona.
• Among the Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon. Beautiful pictures of Bryce Canyon, the geology of hoodoos and a little of the folklore as well.
• American West Travelogue-Great travel photo gallery on-line Absolutely breathtaking photos! Slide shows, stories, and a point and click map that allows you to select topics by location, page title or category.

Carlsbad Caverns

• Virtual Tour of New Mexico Geology
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park from "The American Southwest" also includes other sites and NPS units.

Mammoth Cave

• NPS -- Mammoth Cave homepage
• Geology of Kentucky is an excellent resource from the University of Kentucky. Includes a geologic map of the state with key to the time periods and lots of links.
• Mammoth Cave - unofficial site.
• Mammoth Cave regional guide.

Wind Cave National Park

• NPS - Wind Cave homepage.
• Wind Cave - unofficial site.
• Geology Field Notes Wind Cave National Park - from NPS.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

• Guadalupe Mountains - unofficial page.
• Geology Virtual Field Trip to Permian Reefs in New Mexico and West Texas.
• Desert USA - Guadalupe Mountains.

Virgin Islands National Park

• NPS -- Virgin Islands National Park site .
• Geology Field Notes - Virgin Islands National Park from NPS.
• Coral Reefs of the U.S. Virgin Islands from USGS.
• Virgin Islands - unofficial site.
• Virgin Islands Map on unofficial site.

Everglades National Park

• NPS -- Everglades National Park site
• Everglades Ecosystem from NPS
• Everglades information from Pennekamp State Park.
• Everglades - unofficial site

Biscayne National Park

• Biscayne - unofficial site.
• Biscayne - unofficial site map page.

Dry Tortugas National Park

• NPS -- Dry Tortugas National Park.
• Dry Tortugas - unofficial page.

• Wrangell - St. Elias from NPS.
• Wrangell-St. Elias is a new National Park formed in 1980. It is a wilderness park with few services or designated trails, near Kennicott, Alaska.
• Wrangelia from Area Parks.
• The California Guide Yosemite National Park site has some cool pictures. Including a great picture of Half Dome in winter.
• This section looks "too thin" because these students made their own website instead of sending the links in as they were asked. Now, years later, their site and their research have vanished.

General Volcanic Parks

• NPS Site.
• American Park Network Site.
• USGS - Mt. Rainier.
• Yellowstone National Park commercial site.

Crater Lake

• excellent picture of wizard island, and other sites such as weather
• this is the weather portion
• park history and facts such as size temp ect...
• a geologic map of crater lake
• misc park info
• photo archives of crater lake
• a great topo map of crater lake
• earthquake epicenters of crater lake
• some reccent or not publications / reports of crater lake
• summary and geologic field notes

Samoa

• general info for the park.

Lake Clark

• nice slide show of grainy pics. alot of info for hunting fishing and charter boats.
• Nice site with great info few pics.
• I liked this site because it showed the parks in Alaska.
• nice small site with good info.

Yellowstone

• Very nice pis of yellowstone.
• everything you ever wanted to know about yellowstone.
• a ton of info and alot of pics.
• good info on the park
• great info on bears and wolves in yellowstone.
• alot of good onfo on the packs of wolves that inhabit yellowstone.
• good site for hiking.
• nice site for info on park features.
• small amount of pics but their nice
• you have to scroll through the pics but they are worth the trouble.

Mount Rainier

• Mt. Rainier National Park Visitors Guide includes price lists, sights to see, hiking guide and more!
• Mount Rainier, Washington Observe official photography with explanations. Also click on the ground and air photos of Mt. Rainier.
• Geology Fieldnotes Mount Rainier National Park Washington Includes a very brief description of the park geology, and a photo gallery. There is also a link to MAPS! This site includes a teacher feature that list links for teachers.
• Landscape Photos This site is not informative but has some very beautiful pictures. My favorite is the lunar eclipse over the top of the mountain. You may order prints form this site.
• Peakware World Mountain Encyclopaedia includes photographs and trip reports from a number of adventurers. Also includes a basic fact box about the volcano itself, and a links that are updated regularly about hiking and trail conditions.
• Mount Rainier, Washington, USA - IAVCEI "Decade Volcano" - Hazards, Seismicity, and Geophysical Studies Written information about Mount Rainier, decade volcano, seismicity near Mount Rainier including a Map View and a Cross-Section, geophysical studies of Mount Rainier, and Photographs of Mount Rainier (by Harry T. Halverson, Olympia, WA)
• Mt. Rainier National Park Photos Douglas K. Lockhart ascent of Mt. Rainier includes a list of photographs taken on his journey that depict many significant geological features. Also available on this website is a copy of his field notes from the climb.
• USGS Mount Rainier Washington This is the home page for the USGS' report on Mount Rainier. You can access everything that you ever wanted to know about Mount Rainier from somewhere in this site. Some features are: the history and description of Rainier, seismicity, current hazards, etc.
• USGS armchair tour of Rainier This is a pictographic tour of the volcano with descriptions and information regarding each picture.
• Area Parks This site includes a photo gallery, general information regarding the geology of Mt. Rainier, flora and fauna, history, preservation and tips on sights to see when visiting Mt. Rainier National Park.
• Mount Rainier National Park While visiting this select geology from the drop down menu under Science and History, and view the geology photo gallery of Mount Rainier. Also, under volcanic activity from the drop down menu, you can get a description of the volcanic activity as well as the NPS field notes on Mt. Rainier.

Hawaii Volcanos National Park

• USGS Photogallery of Kilauea Volcano Summary of the Pu`u `O`o-Kupaianaha Eruption, 1983-present, see map for locations of vents, lava flows, and place names. This site is also interactive with a glossary of volcanic terms with pictures of each. Excellent resource.
• Virtual tour along the Hawaiian Highways Points of Geologic Interest - The Island of Hawaii, you can click on a specific road to view sights you will see along that road and geologically pertinent information OR just take a tour around the whole island.
• Hazards of lava viewing at Kilauea Volcano pictures A series of pictures and information about the hazards of viewing lava flows in Hawaii.
• Volcano World virtual field trips of Kilauea Click picture 1 of page 1 and click next at the bottom of each page. This site offers a number of different views in Hawaii and gives an explanation of each picture. The explanations are interactive with a glossary of volcanic terms.
• Smithsonian Institute Global Volcanism Program look up Kilauea. The site includes Volcanic Activity Reports beginning January, 1996 and maps for each major lava flow and pictures pointing out different features.
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Visitors Guide Includes price lists, sights to see, hiking guide and more!
• Hawaiian Volcanoes Introduction to Hawaiian Volcanoes with an interactive glossary and some land and aerial photos.
• Hawaii Coral Reef Network Elaborate site on Hawaiian Reefs, marine life, reef ecology with and interactive glossary AND a sound system that provides the proper pronunciation of the Hawaiian names.
• Big Island Virtual Field Trips Fly around the island in a matter of seconds, take a walking tour of the island, or view one or all of six movies of lava in action.
• Geology Fieldnotes Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Park geology, park maps, photo gallery and a teacher feature.
• general park info for haleakala nat park

Katmai

• Valley of Katmai in Photos Excellent site -- all photos, the most (if not the only one of any of the sites) photos and good ones. Pixs were taken during a nine day trip with CalTech geology students. The menu is at the end with many links to maps, plus more.
• Katmai National Park Small site but good map and info.

Lassen Volcanic National Park

• Park Vision: Images of the National Parks This multipage site is divided in sections. History, formations, many pixs of Lassen as well as other mountains in the Park, trees and plants found there, wildlife, trails and roads, visitor center, and the Lassen Chalet. If you want/need more info, references are listed as well.
• California Guide-Lassen Volcanic National Park Nice condensed site that covers most general items you would want to know before looking deeper. Several thumbnail pictures with a few dramatic ones in the winter, a scenic drive guide, and a very good map of the park that helps you get its big picture of what location is where.
• Lassen Volcanic National Park This is a very informative site that is not associated with the U.S.G., Dept. of Int., or the N.P.S. and states it on every internal link page/menu. There is a wide rage of camping info, travel, guides, activities, and weather. Only a keynote pix on each lead menu page but nice.
• Exploring Lassen Volcanic National Park VERY nice site with some areas not touched on before. The menu contains Cultural, Interactive/TopoMap, Wildlife, Geothermal activity, recent eruption photos, and more. The little "click here volcano" is in constant eruption.
• U.S. Volcanic Parks This site is small but it can take you to two other very good links: Volcano World -- The Premier Source of Volcano Info ion the Web and Volcanic Parks and Monuments in the U.S. The menu on V.W. is heavy with educational ideas and material and it has its own search engine for volcanos.
• American West Travelogue--Lassen Small dramatic site with several good pixs. It also has a point and click map with many selections and categories.
• Volcano Photography by G. Brad Lewis.

Some Asian Sites found by Mihoko which are about national parks

• Joshua Tree National Park.

Channel Islands

• Park Information and a small layout of the islands

Redwood National Park

• A listing facts about the park
• points of interest in the park

Other complex parks

• Hot Springs National Park
• http://www.nps.gov/bibe/dinosaur.htm
  http://www.nps.gov/bibe/geotbl.htm
  This site has a great deal of information dealing with the types of fossil remains in Big Bend National Park from the Triassic, Mesozoic and Cretaceous Geologic Time Periods. There is also an easy-to-read chart that shows the Geologic Time Periods along with the type of rocks formed during that period and how they were formed.
• http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/big_bend/big_bend.html
  Wonderful pictures of Big Bend National Park.
• http://smokyphotos.com/vfavorites2.htm
  Incredible photos of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.