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List of areas in the National Park System of the United States[edit]

In my opinion, this meets the 4 criteria for Featured Lists. Disclaimer: I have worked on this article.

  • useful: Contains links to an article for every site in the system (there are very few red links).
  • comprehensive: This is the complete list of all the sites administered by the National Park Service.
  • factually accurate: All of the parks are represented. Sourced from NPS.gov and other sites.
  • stable: The list only changes when Congress or the President declare or remove parks from the system.
  • well-organised: By type of park (monument, historic site, etc.)

Therefore, I nominate and support. Nationalparks 19:02, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Object: This listing is very extensive and useful However, some sections have entries in tabular format while other have entries in bulleted lists. A better way would be to pick one format and stick with it throughout this list. It would also be good, wherever appropriate, to have date of establishment, area, etc for each entry rather than in just some. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 19:19, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The list is now completely tablized. I appreciate the constructive criticism. Nationalparks 20:52, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Comment: Is there a reason why only "National Parks" have their areas stated (which should also be provided in hectares, by the way)? Also, it would be nice if all tables had the same width. The reference needs proper formatting: author(s), year and place of publication, etc. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ 11:56, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I think we should have dates of establishment for all parks, not just the National Parks and Monuments. A decision would need to be made regarding weather to put the first date of establishment or rather the year that the park was transferred to the NPS, right now there are some of each. Do we really need area figures for all units though? For many parks this information is in the main article so I don't know if that is really necessary for the list, so many of the historic sites and memorials are very small in size. I'm glad the locations were switched to states, this eliminates the confusion regarding a nearest city. --Nebular110 13:42, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Strong support Good point regarding the dates. Great work! --Nebular110 15:19, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The tables are now all the same size. I think I have made it completely consistent. At some point, dates could be added to each park. It would be tedious to do this now, because not all of the park articles themselves have dates yet. The way I see it, this list has links to all the articles, so if you are interested in one park in particular, you'll probably want to know more than just the date established, so you'll click the link and get the full article for the park.Nationalparks 13:47, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments: Is there a better picture than Image:AT blaze.JPG for List of areas in the National Park System of the United States#National Historic and Scenic Trails. A blurry tree trunk adds little to the list. Also, I think the locator map should be in a different place, preferably in a frame (although if this is impossible, never mind). It just looks rather tacked on. Other than that, it seems well referenced, even these refs aren't inline, and will support if these issues are addressed. smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 14:02, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I have switched the trail blaze pic with a view from the top of Mount Greylock along the trail. I also put the locator in a frame and moved it to the top of the section. Thanks for your advice. Nationalparks 14:30, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support, per my above comments. smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 14:56, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Would somebody be so kind to check the copyright status of the images? I haven't had time to do it myself Thanks! -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ 15:07, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: All of the images on the page, with the exception of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, are free images taken by Wikipedians with appropriate licenses. The Hatteras image is PD, as a work of the US Air Force. Nationalparks 15:16, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Why were full dates removed from disbanded national parks but not from other disbanded units? I would prefer to have more information in the list - dates and areas, especially. Rmhermen 03:28, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: I put the dates in for the disbanded NP's (looking back at the history, I'm not sure they were ever there). I can't find the date in 1895 Mackinac was disbanded anywhere. Nationalparks 03:58, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The locator map overlaps with the table in the National Parks section. Also, I'd prefer if wiki sintax was used for the table containing the image. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ 11:40, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • You could try placing it in the lead, below the NPS logo, since you have more space over there. Overlapping is not good, so if you can't accomodate the map elsewhre you may want to remove it altogether. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ 17:27, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Very informative list. Joe I 12:27, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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