Photos: National Park Service turns 100
On Aug. 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an act establishing the National Park Service within the Department of the Interior. Many sites were designated national parks prior to this date, including Yellowstone - which became the world's first national park in 1872 - as well as Sequoia and Yosemite.
Sequoia National Park, in Calif.
- SUSAN WALSH
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President Clinton looks over seeds from sequoia trees with forest supervisor Art Gaffrey while taking a walking tour of the Trail of 100 Giants in Sequoia National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming
- Beth Harpaz
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This September, 2009 file photo shows the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. (AP Photo/Beth Harpaz, File)
Yosemite National Park, Calif.
- Tammy Webber
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This Oct. 2, 2013, file photo, shows a view seen on the way to Glacier Point trail in the Yosemite National Park, Calif. Many of the country's most prominent national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion, set new visitation records in 2015. The National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016 and has been urging Americans to rediscover the country's scenic wonders or find new parks to visit through marketing campaigns. (AP Photo/Tammy Webber, File)
Yosemite National Park, Calif.
- Ben Margot
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This Jan. 14, 2015, file photo, shows El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Many of the country's most prominent national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion, set new visitation records in 2015. The National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016 and has been urging Americans to rediscover the country's scenic wonders or find new parks to visit through marketing campaigns. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Zion National Park in Utah
- Sandy Huffaker
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In this Monday, July 22, 2013, file photo, hikers look up at a fast moving storm as it makes its way through Zion National Park outside of Springdale, Utah. (AP Photo/Sandy Huffaker, File)
Zion National Park in Utah
- Rick Bowmer
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This Sept. 16, 2015, file photo, shows Zion National Park, near Springdale, Utah. Zion (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Grand Canyon National Park in Ariz.
- Ross D. Franklin
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In this July 27, 2015, file photo, hikers cross paths along Bright Angel Trail heading into and out of the Grand Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Denali National Park, Alaska
- M. SCOTT MOON
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An unidentified onlooker watches the aurora borealis rise high above the Alaska Range Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, in Denali National Park, Alaska. (AP Photo/M. Scott Moon)
Denali National Park, Alaska
- AL GRILLO
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The sun sets as Denali casts its reflection on Reflection Pond at the west end of Denali National Park. (AP Photo/Al Grillo/FILE)
Glacier National Park, Mont.
- RAY OZMAN
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With the peaks of Glacier National Park towering in the background, the Many Glacier Hotel, once dubbed "The Jewel of the Rockies" but now often referred to as "The Monster," stands Thursday Sept. 9, 1999, as a reminder of the opulence once offered to visitors who stayed at the park's hotels in the early part of the century. (AP Photo/Ray Ozman)
Glacier National Park, Mont.
- Matt Volz
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Kayaks sit on the shore of Kintla Lake in Glacier National Park, Mont., on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
Crater Lake National Park, Ore.
- Jeff Barnard
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This June 16, 2006 file photo shows tourists taking in the view at Crater Lake National Park, Ore. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard, File)
Crater Lake National Park, Ore.
- JEFF BARNARD
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Scientists camped out on Wizard Island, center, shown Monday, July 31, 2000, in Crater Lake, Ore., are surveying the bottom of Crater Lake with the latest echo sounding mapping gear. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)
Sequoia National Park, in Calif.
- Rich Pedroncelli
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In this photo taken Friday Sept. 11, 2015, visitors explore the Tunnel Log, a passage cut through a Giant Sequoia tree that fell in 1937, at Sequoia National Park, near Visalia, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Grand Canyon National Park in Ariz.
- Rick Bowmer
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This Oct. 22, 2012, file photo shows a view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming
- KEVORK DJANSEZIAN
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Shadows on Porcelain Basin show visitors lined up on the boardwalk as they study the green Cyanidium algae, which grows in the 125-degree Fahrenheit water in the basin, near the Whirligig geyser pool inside Yellowstone National Park late Thursday afternoon, Aug. 14, 1997, in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Mesa Verde National Park, Colo.
- Beth J. Harpaz
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In this Aug. 27, 2005, file photo, visitors tour Cliff Palace, an ancient cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colo. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File)
Mesa Verde National Park, Colo.
- BETH J. HARPAZ
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In this Aug. 27, 2005 photo, visitors climb steep ladders on a tour of Balcony House, an ancient cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colo. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
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Yosemite National Park, Calif.
- Tammy Webber
This Oct. 2, 2013, file photo, shows a view seen on the way to Glacier Point trail in the Yosemite National Park, Calif. Many of the country's most prominent national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion, set new visitation records in 2015. The National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016 and has been urging Americans to rediscover the country's scenic wonders or find new parks to visit through marketing campaigns. (AP Photo/Tammy Webber, File)
Yosemite National Park, Calif.
- Ben Margot
This Jan. 14, 2015, file photo, shows El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Many of the country's most prominent national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion, set new visitation records in 2015. The National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016 and has been urging Americans to rediscover the country's scenic wonders or find new parks to visit through marketing campaigns. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Glacier National Park, Mont.
- RAY OZMAN
With the peaks of Glacier National Park towering in the background, the Many Glacier Hotel, once dubbed "The Jewel of the Rockies" but now often referred to as "The Monster," stands Thursday Sept. 9, 1999, as a reminder of the opulence once offered to visitors who stayed at the park's hotels in the early part of the century. (AP Photo/Ray Ozman)
Sequoia National Park, in Calif.
- Rich Pedroncelli
In this photo taken Friday Sept. 11, 2015, visitors explore the Tunnel Log, a passage cut through a Giant Sequoia tree that fell in 1937, at Sequoia National Park, near Visalia, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming
- KEVORK DJANSEZIAN
Shadows on Porcelain Basin show visitors lined up on the boardwalk as they study the green Cyanidium algae, which grows in the 125-degree Fahrenheit water in the basin, near the Whirligig geyser pool inside Yellowstone National Park late Thursday afternoon, Aug. 14, 1997, in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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