Article Overview: List of National Monuments

The National Monuments are some of the most stunning places on earth and often lesser visited than their more famous cousins, the national parks.

These treasured American landscapes hold incredibly diverse scenery ranging from the deepest depths of our oceans to explosive volcanic heights of our most famous mountains.

In this article we’ll include complete lists of the national monuments including:

• Alphabetical List of National Monuments
• List of National Monuments by State
• Basic List of US National Monuments

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What is a National Monument?

Per the National Park Service (NPS): A “national monument” established by the President protects “objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated on lands owned or controlled by the Federal Government” (54 U.S.C. § 320301, known as the Antiquities Act). If the national monument is administered by the National Park Service (NPS), as many national monuments are, it is subject to the same laws and policies as govern other units of the National Park System. Thus, an NPS national monument established by the President is a protected area similar to a national park, administered for the protection and enjoyment of its resources and values.

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What is the Difference Between A National Park and a National Monument?

There are some key differences between a national park and a national monument.

• The main difference between national monuments and national parks is the reason for which they were preserved. National Monuments are preserved because they have “objects of historical, cultural, and/or scientific interest.” National parks are preserved because of their “scenic, inspirational, education, and recreational value.”

• They are managed by different agencies. National parks are managed exclusively by the National Park Service whereas National Monuments are managed by a variety of federal agencies (see below).

• National parks generally have a higher level of protection than national monuments meaning it’s harder to alter the landscape of a national park.

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Interesting Facts About National Monuments

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How many national monuments are there in the US?

There are currently 130 national monuments in the United States.

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What is the oldest national monument?

Located in northeastern Wyoming, Devil’s Tower is the oldest national monument in the world and was created by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 using the newly created Antiquities Act.

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What is the newest national monument?

Created on December 10, 2020, the newest US national monument is Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument located in Jackson, Mississippi.

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What is the biggest national monument?

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is the largest national monument in the world and also the largest protected area on the planet at 372,848,597 acres.

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What is the smallest national monument?

The smallest national monument is Military Working Dog Teams National Monument at .08 acres or less than 3500 square feet.

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Which state has the most national monuments?

Arizona & California are tied for states with the most national monuments of any state with a whopping 18.

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List of National Monuments

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List of National Monuments by State

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Alabama National Monuments

1. Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument – NPS 
2. Freedom Riders National Monument – NPS 
3. Russell Cave National Monument – NPS 

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Alaska National Monuments

1. Admiralty Island National Monument – USFS 
2. Aleutian Islands World War II National Monument – FWS 
3. Aniakchak National Monument – NPS 
4. Cape Krusenstern National Monument – NPS 
5. Misty Fjords National Monument – USFS 

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American Samoa National Monuments

1. Rose Atoll Marine National Monument – NOAA, FWS 

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Arizona National Monuments

1. Agua Fria National Monument – BLM 
2. Canyon de Chelly National Monument – NPS 
3. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument – NPS 
4. Chiricahua National Monument – NPS 
5. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument – BLM, NPS 
6. Hohokam Pima National Monument – NPS 
7. Ironwood Forest National Monument – BLM 
8. Montezuma Castle National Monument – NPS 
9. Navajo National Monument – NPS 
10. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument – NPS 
11. Pipe Spring National Monument – NPS 
12. Sonoran Desert National Monument – BLM 
13. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument – NPS 
14. Tonto National Monument – NPS 
15. Tuzigoot National Monument – NPS 
16. Vermilion Cliffs National Monument – BLM 
17. Walnut Canyon National Monument – NPS 
18. Wupatki National Monument – NPS 

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Atlantic Ocean National Monuments

1. Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument – NOAA, FWS 

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California National Monuments

1. Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument – BLM, USFS 
2. Cabrillo National Monument – NPS 
3. California Coastal National Monument – BLM 
4. Carrizo Plain National Monument – BLM 
5. Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument – BLM
6. Castle Mountains National Monument – NPS 
7. César E. Chávez National Monument – NPS 
8. Devils Postpile National Monument – NPS 
9. Fort Ord National Monument – BLM 
10. Giant Sequoia National Monument – USFS 
11. Lava Beds National Monument – NPS 
12. Mojave Trails National Monument – BLM 
13. Muir Woods National Monument – NPS 
14. Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument – USFS 
15. San Gabriel Mountains National Monument – USFS 
16. Sand to Snow National Monument – BLM, USFS 
17. Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument – BLM, USFS 
18. Tule Lake National Monument – NPS, FWS 

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Colorado National Monuments

1. Browns Canyon National Monument – BLM, USFS 
2. Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument – USFS
3. Canyons of the Ancients National Monument – BLM 
4. Chimney Rock National Monument – USFS 
5. Colorado National Monument – NPS 
6. Dinosaur National Monument – NPS
7. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument – NPS 
8. Hovenweep National Monument – NPS
9. Yucca House National Monument – NPS 

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Florida National Monuments

1. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument – NPS 
2. Fort Matanzas National Monument – NPS 

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Georgia National Monuments

1. Fort Frederica National Monument – NPS 
2. Fort Pulaski National Monument – NPS 

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Guam National Monuments

1. Marianas Trench Marine National Monument – NOAA, FWS

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Hawaii National Monuments

1. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument – NOAA, FWS 

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Idaho National Monuments

1. Craters of the Moon National Monument – BLM, NPS 
2. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument – NPS 

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Illinois National Monuments

1. Pullman National Monument – NPS 

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Iowa National Monuments

1. Effigy Mounds National Monument – NPS 

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Kentucky National Monuments

1. Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument – NPS 
2. Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument – NPS 

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Lousiana National Monuments

1. Poverty Point National Monument – NPS 

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Maine National Monuments

1. Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument – NPS 

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Maryland National Monuments

1. Fort McHenry National Monument – NPS 
2. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument – FWS 

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Minnesota National Monuments

1. Grand Portage National Monument – NPS 
2. Pipestone National Monument – NPS 

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Mississippi National Monuments

1. Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument – NPS 

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Missouri National Monuments

1. George Washington Carver National Monument – NPS 

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Montana National Monuments

1. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument – NPS 
2. Pompeys Pillar National Monument – BLM 
3. Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument – BLM 

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Nebraska National Monuments

1. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument – NPS 
2. Scotts Bluff National Monument – NPS 

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Nevada National Monuments

1. Basin and Range National Monument – BLM 
2. Gold Butte National Monument – BLM 
3. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument – NPS 

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New Jersey National Monuments

1. Statue of Liberty National Monument – NPS 

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New Mexico National Monuments

1. Aztec Ruins National Monument – NPS 
2. Bandelier National Monument – NPS 
3. Capulin Volcano National Monument – NPS 
4. El Malpais National Monument – NPS 
5. El Morro National Monument – NPS 
6. Fort Union National Monument – NPS 
7. Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument – NPS 
8. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument – BLM 
9. Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument – BLM 
10. Petroglyph National Monument – NPS 
11. Prehistoric Trackways National Monument – BLM 
12. Río Grande del Norte National Monument – BLM 
13. Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument – NPS 

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New York National Monuments

1. African Burial Ground National Monument – NPS 
2. Castle Clinton National Monument – NPS 
3. Fort Stanwix National Monument – NPS 
4. Governors Island National Monument – NPS 
5. Stonewall National Monument – NPS 
6. Statue of Liberty National Monument – NPS 

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Northern Mariana Islands National Monuments

1. Marianas Trench Marine National Monument – NOAA, FWS 

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Ohio National Monuments

1. Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument – NPS 

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Oregon National Monuments

1. Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument – BLM 
2. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument – NPS 
3. Newberry Volcanic National Monument – USFS 
4. Oregon Caves National Monument – NPS 

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South Dakota National Monuments

1. Jewel Cave National Monument – NPS 

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Texas National Monuments

1. Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument – NPS 
2. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument – DOD 
3. Waco Mammoth National Monument – NPS 

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US Minor Outlying Islands National Monuments

1. Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument – NOAA, FWS 
2. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument – NOAA, FWS 

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US Virgin Islands National Monuments

• Buck Island Reef National Monument – NPS 
• Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument – NPS 

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Utah National Monuments

1. Bears Ears National Monument – BLM, USFS 
2. Cedar Breaks National Monument – NPS 
3. Dinasour National Monument – NPS
4. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument – BLM 
5. Hovenweep National Monument – NPS
6. Jurassic National Monument – BLM 
7. Natural Bridges National Monument – NPS 
8. Rainbow Bridge National Monument – NPS 
9. Timpanogos Cave National Monument – NPS 

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Virginia National Monuments

1. Booker T. Washington National Monument – NPS 
2. Fort Monroe National Monument – NPS 
3. George Washington Birthplace National Monument – NPS 

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Washington National Monuments

1. Hanford Reach National Monument – DOE, FWS 
2. Mount St. Helens Volcanic National Monument – USFS 
3. San Juan Islands National Monument – BLM 

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Washington, D.C. National Monuments

1. Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument – NPS 
2. President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument – AFRH 

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Wyoming National Monuments

1. Devils Tower National Monument – NPS 
2. Fossil Butte National Monument – NPS 

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Complete List of US National Monuments Alphabetical

Admiralty Island National Monument, Alaska

African Burial Ground National Monument, New York

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska

Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona

Aleutian Islands World War II National Monument, Alaska

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas

Aniakchak National Monument, Alaska

Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico

Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

Basin and Range National Monument, Nevada

Bears Ears National Monument, Utah

Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, District of Columbia

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, California

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Alabama

Booker T. Washington National Monument, Virginia

Browns Canyon National Monument, Colorado

Buck Island Reef National Monument, US Virgin Islands

Cabrillo National Monument, California

California Coastal National Monument, California

Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument, Colorado

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument, Kentucky

Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Colorado

Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska

Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico

Carrizo Plain National Monument, California

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona

Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument, California, Oregon

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida

Castle Clinton National Monument, New York

Castle Mountains National Monument, California

Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah

César E. Chávez National Monument, California

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Ohio

Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado

Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona

Colorado National Monument, Colorado

Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Devils Postpile National Monument, California

Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming

Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado, Utah

Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa

El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico

El Morro National Monument, New Mexico

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado

Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia

Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida

Fort McHenry National Monument, Maryland

Fort Monroe National Monument, Virginia

Fort Ord National Monument, California

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

Fort Stanwix National Monument, New York

Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico

Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming

Freedom Riders National Monument, Alabama

George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia

George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri

Giant Sequoia National Monument, California

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, New Mexico

Gold Butte National Monument, Nevada

Governors Island National Monument, New York

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona

Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota

Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Utah

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho

Hanford Reach National Monument, Washington

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, Maryland

Hohokam Pima National Monument, Arizona

Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado, Utah

Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona

Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon

Jurassic National Monument, Utah

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine

Lava Beds National Monument, California

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, Mississippi

Military Working Dog Teams National Monument, Texas

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, Kentucky

Misty Fjords National Monument, Alaska

Mojave Trails National Monument, California

Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona

Mount St. Helens Volcanic National Monument, Washington

Muir Woods National Monument, California

Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah

Navajo National Monument, Arizona

Newberry Volcanic National Monument, Oregon

Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, Atlantic Ocean

Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon

Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, US Minor Outlying Islands

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico

Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona

Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota

Pompeys Pillar National Monument, Montana

Poverty Point National Monument, Louisiana

Prehistoric Trackways National Monument, New Mexico

President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument, District of Columbia

Pullman National Monument, Illinois

Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah

Río Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico

Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, American Samoa

Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama

Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument, California

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, California

San Juan Islands National Monument, Washington

Sand to Snow National Monument, California

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, California

Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska

Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona

Statue of Liberty National Monument, New Jersey, New York

Stonewall National Monument, New York

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona

Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah

Tonto National Monument, Arizona

Tule Lake National Monument, California

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada

Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona

Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, US Virgin Islands

Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas

Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona

Wupatki National Monument, Arizona

Yucca House National Monument, Colorado

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Map of US National Monuments

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