2025 US National Monuments List & Map (+ Downloadable Checklist)

From a random free-standing butte in Wyoming to the remains of ancient seas to ancient dwellings high on the cliffs, these are the National Monuments of the United States. These sites are spread across the United States and its territories. These sites are some of the most prolific federally protected lands. National Monument is a universal designation that can be used to protect any federal lands that are historically or naturally significant.

It can be tough to keep track of all the National Monuments of the United States because their management is spread between eight federal agencies under five U.S. executive departments.

The article is a guide to the National Monuments of the United States

  • Things to Know about the National Monuments
  • Tips on Visiting the National Monuments
  • National Monuments Map
  • List of National Monuments by State
  • Alphabetical List of the National Monuments
  • Fun Facts about the National Monuments

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Table of Contents

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What is a National Monument?

A National Monument is an area of land and water that has been protected because it is of historic and scientific interest. They can protect both the human and natural history of the United States.

A number of different federal agencies can manage National Monuments. These include the National Park Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and a couple of other agencies.

A dirt path winds through a dense redwood forest, lined with wooden railings and surrounded by ferns and towering trees lit by golden sunlight filtering through the canopy. The atmosphere feels serene and earthy.
Muir Woods National Monument, California

How are the National Monuments created?

National monuments are created for many different reasons. They can commemorate a historic event, honor an individual or group of people, or be used to preserve a site that is important to the public. National Monuments can be created in two different ways.

The first and most common way is by Presidential proclamation. Under the Antiquities Act of 1906, the United States President has enormous powers for “… the protection of objects of historic and scientific interest.” Basically, the President says, “I want to protect this area of federal land and I declare it XX National Monument.” Now that area is a National Monument. Presidents have created 168 National Monuments* since June 8, 1906.

The other way is to have Congress pass a bill and get the President to sign the bill into law. This method can be used to protect land already owned by the US government or to authorize the purchase of land for the creation of the monument. Congress has created 35 National Monuments*.

* The number of National Monuments created by Congress and the President is as accurate as I can get based on the current NPS tables.

What is the Difference Between National Parks and Monuments?

The primary difference between national monuments and National Parks (and other titles like National Forests, Historical Sites, etc.) is how they are created. As mentioned above, National Monuments can be created by Presidential proclamation. All other designations require an act of Congress.

The second difference is that National Monuments can be managed by any one of a number of agencies, as the 63 National Parks are under the National Park Service.

How many National Monuments are there in the US?

That is a great and slightly confusing question with a couple of possible answers. I’ll try to break it down for you. As of October 2025, there are 138 National Monuments.

The National Park Service manages 89 National Monuments, of which 87 are National Park Service Units. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument and Avi Kwa Ame National Monument overlap with Lake Mead National Recreation Area, so they are not official NPS units.

You may have noticed that I said that Presidents have created 168 National Monuments and Congress has created 37. That is a total of 205 National Monuments, but there are only 138 National Monuments. Where did those 67 National Monuments go?

Most of those 67 National Monuments were redesigned as something else. Here is where they went**:

  • 31 have been elevated or incorporated into National Parks
  • 11 have been converted to National Historical Parks
  • 6 were transferred to state or local government control
  • 5 were incorporated into a National Forest
  • 4 were converted to National Preserves
  • 2 have been incorporated into a Parkway
  • 2 were incorporated into a National Wildlife Refuge
  • 2 have been converted to National Historic Sites
  • 1 was converted to a National Seashore
  • 1 was converted to a National Battlefield
  • 1 was deauthorized due to early mismanagement, resulting in the theft of all the fossils it was meant to protect
  • 1 was deauthorized as the land was never acquired by the federal government
Wide view of the grassy plains surrounding Capulin Volcano National Monument, featuring a distinct cinder cone volcano with a spiraling road leading to the summit under a partly cloudy sky
Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico

Who Manages the National Monuments in the USA?

The National Monuments can be managed or co-managed by one or two of eight federal agencies from five departments, depending on the location and/or management goals. These agencies are:

AgencyDepartmentUnits ManagedUnits Co-MangedTotal Units Managed
National Park Service (NPS)Interior84589
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)Interior22931
United States Forest Service (USFS)Agriculture10616
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)Interior279
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)Commerce055
Department of Energy (DOE)Energy011
Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH)Defense101
United States ArmyDefense112
United States Air Force (USAF)Defense101

With all these different agencies managing and co-managing the National Monuments, it can get a little confusing as to who is managing what and what their management goals are. While each agency’s goal is to manage and protect the land, its exact mission is somewhat different. For example, NPS manages land for protection and recreation while USFS manages it for present and future use, including recreation. I could probably write a couple of thousand words breaking that mess down, but that isn’t what you are here for in that article.

Just know that each agency is different, and the rules can vary greatly between agencies and even within the monuments managed by that agency. Some non-NPS managed National Monuments you may know are:

  • Bears Ears National Monument, which is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Vermillion Cliffs National Monument is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

US National Monument Map

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US National Monuments By State

Alabama National Monuments

  • Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (NPS)
  • Freedom Riders National Monument (NPS)
  • Russell Cave National Monument (NPS)

Alaska National Monuments

  • Admiralty Island National Monument (USFS)
  • Aleutian Islands World War II National Monument (FWS)
  • Aniakchak National Monument (NPS)
  • Cape Krusenstern National Monument (NPS)
  • Misty Fjords National Monument (USFS)

American Samoa National Monuments

  • Rose Atoll Marine National Monument (FWS, NOAA)

Arizona National Monuments

  • Agua Fria National Monument (BLM)
  • Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument (BLM, USFS)
  • Canyon de Chelly National Monument (NPS)
  • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (NPS)
  • Chiricahua National Monument (NPS)
  • Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument (BLM, NPS)
  • Hohokam Pima National Monument (NPS)
  • Ironwood Forest National Monument (BLM)
  • Montezuma Castle National Monument (NPS)
  • Navajo National Monument (NPS)
  • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (NPS)
  • Pipe Spring National Monument (NPS)
  • Sonoran Desert National Monument (BLM)
  • Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (NPS)
  • Tonto National Monument (NPS)
  • Tuzigoot National Monument (NPS)
  • Vermilion Cliffs National Monument (BLM)
  • Walnut Canyon National Monument (NPS)
  • Wupatki National Monument (NPS)
A well-preserved ancient cliff dwelling built into a high rock face, with reddish-brown stone walls tucked beneath a natural rock overhang. The structure is surrounded by rugged limestone layers and sparse desert vegetation below.
Montezuma Castle National Monument

Atlantic Ocean National Monuments

  • Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument (FWS, NOAA)

California National Monuments

  • Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (USFS, BLM)
  • Cabrillo National Monument (NPS)
  • California Coastal National Monument (BLM)
  • Carrizo Plain National Monument (BLM)
  • Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument (BLM) (Shared with Oregon)
  • Castle Mountains National Monument (NPS)
  • César E. Chávez National Monument (NPS)
  • Chuckwalla National Monument (BLM)
  • Devils Postpile National Monument (NPS)
  • Fort Ord National Monument (BLM)
  • Giant Sequoia National Monument (USFS)
  • Lava Beds National Monument (NPS)
  • Mojave Trails National Monument (BLM)
  • Muir Woods National Monument (NPS)
  • Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument (USFS)
  • San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (USFS)
  • Sand to Snow National Monument (BLM, USFS)
  • Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (BLM, USFS)
  • Sáttítla Highlands National Monument (USFS)
  • Tule Lake National Monument (NPS, FWS)

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Colorado National Monuments

  • Browns Canyon National Monument (BLM, USFS)
  • Camp Hale — Continental Divide National Monument (USFS)
  • Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (BLM)
  • Chimney Rock National Monument (USFS)
  • Colorado National Monument (NPS)
  • Dinosaur National Monument (NPS) (Shared with Utah)
  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (NPS)
  • Hovenweep National Monument (NPS) (Shared with Utah)
  • Yucca House National Monument (NPS)
Massive sandstone arch at Natural Bridges National Monument with layered red and tan rock formations and green trees growing beneath the span.
Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah

Florida National Monuments

  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (NPS)
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument (NPS)

Georgia National Monuments

  • Fort Frederica National Monument (NPS)
  • Fort Pulaski National Monument (NPS)

Guam National Monuments

  • Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (FWS, NOAA) (Shared with Northern Mariana Islands)

Hawaii National Monuments

  • Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (FWS, NOAA) (Shared with the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands)

Idaho National Monuments

  • Craters of the Moon National Monument (NPS, BLM)
  • Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (NPS)

Illinois National Monuments

  • Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument (NPS) (Shared with Mississippi)
  • Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument (NPS)

Iowa National Monuments

  • Effigy Mounds National Monument (NPS)

Kentucky National Monuments

  • Camp Nelson National Monument (NPS)
  • Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument (NPS)

Louisiana National Monuments

  • Poverty Point National Monument (NPS)
A large, grassy earthen mound rises from a wide open field under an overcast sky with thick, gray clouds. A narrow mowed path leads toward the mound, with scattered yellow wildflowers in the grass.
Poverty Point National Monument

Maine National Monuments

  • Frances Perkins National Monument (NPS)
  • Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (NPS)

Maryland National Monuments

  • Fort McHenry National Monument (NPS)
  • Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument (FWS)

Minnesota National Monuments

  • Grand Portage National Monument (NPS)
  • Pipestone National Monument (NPS)

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Mississippi National Monuments

  • Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument (NPS) (Shared with Illinios)
  • Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (NPS)

Missouri National Monuments

  • George Washington Carver National Monument (NPS)

Montana National Monuments

  • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (NPS)
  • Pompeys Pillar National Monument (BLM)
  • Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (BLM)

Nebraska National Monuments

  • Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (NPS)
  • Scotts Bluff National Monument (NPS)

Nevada National Monuments

  • Avi Kwa Ame National Monument (BLM, NPS)
  • Basin and Range National Monument (BLM)
  • Gold Butte National Monument (BLM)
  • Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (NPS)

New Jersey National Monuments

  • Statue of Liberty National Monument (NPS) (Shared with New York)
The Statue of Liberty stands tall against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds, overlooking a crowd of visitors at its base on Liberty Island. The iconic green copper statue holds a torch high in her right hand and a tablet in her left.
Statue of Liberty National Monument

New Mexico National Monuments

  • Aztec Ruins National Monument (NPS)
  • Bandelier National Monument (NPS)
  • Capulin Volcano National Monument (NPS)
  • El Malpais National Monument (NPS)
  • El Morro National Monument (NPS)
  • Fort Union National Monument (NPS)
  • Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (NPS)
  • Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (BLM)
  • Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument (BLM)
  • Petroglyph National Monument (NPS)
  • Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (BLM)
  • Río Grande del Norte National Monument (BLM)
  • Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (NPS)

New York National Monuments

  • African Burial Ground National Monument (NPS)
  • Castle Clinton National Monument (NPS)
  • Fort Stanwix National Monument (NPS)
  • Governors Island National Monument (NPS)
  • Statue of Liberty National Monument (NPS) (Shared with New Jersey)
  • Stonewall National Monument (NPS)

Northern Mariana Islands National Monuments

  • Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (FWS, NOAA) (Shared with Guam)

Ohio National Monuments

  • Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (NPS)

Oregon National Monuments

  • Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument (BLM) (Shared with California)
  • John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (NPS)
  • Newberry Volcanic National Monument (USFS)
  • Oregon Caves National Monument (NPS)

Pennsylvania National Monuments

  • Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument (NPS, Army)

South Dakota National Monuments

  • Jewel Cave National Monument (NPS)

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Texas National Monuments

  • Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (NPS)
  • Castner Range National Monument (Army)
  • Military Working Dog Teams National Monument (Air Force)
  • Waco Mammoth National Monument (NPS)

US Minor Outlying Islands National Monuments

  • Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (FWS, NOAA) (Shared with the Hawaii)
  • Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (FWS, NOAA)

US Virgin Islands National Monuments

  • Buck Island Reef National Monument (NPS)
  • Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument (NPS)

Utah National Monuments

  • Bears Ears National Monument (BLM, USFS)
  • Cedar Breaks National Monument (NPS)
  • Dinosaur National Monument (NPS) (Shared with Colorado)
  • Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (BLM)
  • Hovenweep National Monument (NPS) (Shared with Colorado)
  • Jurassic National Monument (BLM)
  • Natural Bridges National Monument (NPS)
  • Rainbow Bridge National Monument (NPS)
  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument (NPS)
Close-up of a cave ceiling densely packed with jagged mineral formations including large, draped stalactites and delicate, needle-like crystals. Warm lighting highlights the textures and natural beige tones of the rock.
Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Virginia National Monuments

  • Booker T. Washington National Monument (NPS)
  • Fort Monroe National Monument (NPS)
  • George Washington Birthplace National Monument (NPS)

Washington National Monuments

  • Hanford Reach National Monument (FWS, DOE)
  • Mount St. Helens Volcanic National Monument (USFS)
  • San Juan Islands National Monument (BLM)

Washington, D.C. National Monuments

  • Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument (NPS)
  • President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument (AFRH)

Wyoming National Monuments

  • Devils Tower National Monument (NPS)
  • Fossil Butte National Monument (NPS)

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US National Monuments in Alphabetical Order

  • 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
  • Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, Nevada
  • Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
  • Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, Arizona
  • 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 National Monument, Kentucky
  • Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
View over Canyon de Chelly National Monument featuring towering red sandstone cliffs and the distinctive Spider Rock formation rising from the canyon floor.
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
  • Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Colorado
  • Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska
  • Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico
  • Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument, Pennsylvania
  • 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
  • Castner Range National Monument, Texas
  • 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
  • Chuckwalla National Monument, California
  • Colorado National Monument, Colorado
  • Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
Rugged lava rock landscape at Craters of the Moon National Monument with jagged black and rusty red volcanic rocks stretching beneath a dramatic sky filled with white clouds.
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
  • Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, Illinois & Mississippi
  • 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
Grassy hills and brush-covered slopes at Fossil Butte National Monument under a clear blue sky with scattered clouds.
Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming
  • Frances Perkins National Monument, Maine
  • 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
Vibrant layered hills at the Painted Hills unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, displaying rich red, orange, and gold bands across soft, rounded formations.
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 Islands Heritage 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
A weathered wooden wagon with red-spoked wheels stands in a rustic desert yard, surrounded by trees and an old brick building in the background.
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
  • 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
  • Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, California
  • Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
  • Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona
  • Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument, Illinois
  • Statue of Liberty National Monument, New Jersey & New York
  • Stonewall National Monument, New York
  • Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
Volcanic rock field dotted with sparse shrubs and pine trees under a bright blue sky, with a forested hill rising in the background.
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
Yucca House National Monument, Colorado

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National Monuments by the Management Agency

National Park Service

  • Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, Nevada (Co-managed with BLM)
  • Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument, Pennsylvania (Co-managed with NPS)
  • African Burial Ground National Monument, New York
  • Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska
  • Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas
  • Aniakchak National Monument, Alaska
  • Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
  • Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
  • Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, District of Columbia
  • Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Alabama
  • Booker T. Washington National Monument, Virginia
  • Buck Island Reef National Monument, US Virgin Islands
  • Cabrillo National Monument, California
  • Camp Nelson National Monument, Kentucky
  • Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
  • Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska
  • Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico
  • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona
  • 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
  • Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona
  • Colorado National Monument, Colorado
  • 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
  • Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, Illinois & Mississippi
  • 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 Pulaski National Monument, Georgia
  • Fort Stanwix National Monument, New York
  • Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico
  • Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming
  • Frances Perkins National Monument, Maine
  • Freedom Riders National Monument, Alabama
  • George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia
  • George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri
  • Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, New Mexico
  • Governors Island National Monument, New York
  • Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota
  • Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho
  • Hohokam Pima National Monument, Arizona
  • Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado & Utah
  • Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota
  • John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon
  • Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine
  • Lava Beds National Monument, California
  • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
  • Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, Mississippi
  • Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, Kentucky
  • Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona
  • Muir Woods National Monument, California
  • Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
  • Navajo National Monument, Arizona
  • Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon
  • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
Desert landscape featuring tall saguaro and cholla cacti in the foreground, set against rugged red rock cliffs under a vivid blue sky with wispy white clouds.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
  • Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
  • Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona
  • Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
  • Poverty Point National Monument, Louisiana
  • Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah
  • Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama
  • Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico
  • Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
  • Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument, Illinois
  • 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 Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada
  • Tuzigoot 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
  • Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho (Co-managed with BLM)
  • Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument, Arizona (Co-managed with BLM)
  • Tule Lake National Monument, California (Co-managed with FWS)
  • Yucca House National Monument, Colorado

Bureau of Land Management

  • Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona
  • Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, Nevada (Co-managed with NPS)
  • Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, Arizona (Co-managed with USFS)
  • Basin and Range National Monument, Nevada
  • Bears Ears National Monument, Utah (Co-managed with USFS)
  • Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, California (Co-managed with USFS)
  • Browns Canyon National Monument, Colorado (Co-managed with USFS)
  • California Coastal National Monument, California
  • Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Colorado
  • Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
  • Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument, California & Oregon
  • Chuckwalla National Monument, California
  • Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho (Co-managed with NPSM)
  • Fort Ord National Monument, California
  • Gold Butte National Monument, Nevada
  • Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument, Arizona (Co-managed with NPS)
  • Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Utah
Autumn-colored trees line a sunlit trail through a canyon with towering red rock walls, glowing with orange light from a dramatic sunset sky.
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Utah
  • Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
  • Jurassic National Monument, Utah
  • Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico
  • Mojave Trails National Monument, California
  • Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico
  • Pompeys Pillar National Monument, Montana
  • Prehistoric Trackways National Monument, New Mexico
  • Río Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico
  • San Juan Islands National Monument, Washington
  • Sand to Snow National Monument, California (Co-managed with USFS)
  • Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, California (Co-managed with USFS)
  • Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona
  • Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana
  • Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona

United States Forest Service

  • Admiralty Island National Monument, Alaska
  • Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, Arizona (Co-managed with BLM)
  • Bears Ears National Monument, Utah (Co-managed with BLM)
  • Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, California (Co-managed with BLM)
  • Browns Canyon National Monument, Colorado (Co-managed with BLM)
  • Camp Hale — Continental Divide National Monument, Colorado
  • Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado
  • Giant Sequoia National Monument, California
  • Misty Fjords National Monument, Alaska
A small, lushly forested sea stack rises from calm blue water, perfectly reflected on the surface, with forested mountains and a cloudy sky in the background.
Misty Fjords National Monument, Alaska
  • Mount St. Helens Volcanic National Monument, Washington
  • Newberry Volcanic National Monument, Oregon
  • Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument, California
  • San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, California
  • Sand to Snow National Monument, California (Co-managed with BLM)
  • Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, California (Co-managed with BLM)
  • Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, California

Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Aleutian Islands World War II National Monument, Alaska
  • Hanford Reach National Monument, Washington (Co-managed with DOE)
  • Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, Maryland
  • Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Guam & Northern Mariana Islands (Co-managed with NOAA)
  • Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, Atlantic Ocean (Co-managed with NOAA)
  • Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, US Minor Outlying Islands (Co-managed with NOAA)
  • Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii & U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (Co-managed with NOAA)
  • Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, American Samoa (Co-managed with NOAA)
  • Tule Lake National Monument, California (Co-managed with NPS)

Download the FREE printable National Monument Checklist or go digital with our premium National Monument Tracking Map to see them all at a glance.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Guam & Northern Mariana Islands (Co-managed with FWS)
  • Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, Atlantic Ocean (Co-managed with FWS)
  • Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, US Minor Outlying Islands (Co-managed with FWS)
  • Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii & U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (Co-managed with FWS)
  • Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, American Samoa (Co-managed with FWS)
Remote tropical island with dense green vegetation and a narrow stretch of sandy beach, surrounded by calm turquoise water under a vast sky filled with billowing clouds. A single bird is flying above the ocean in the foreground.
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, American Samoa

Department of Energy

  • Hanford Reach National Monument, Washington (Co-managed with FWS)

Armed Forces Retirement Home

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

United States Army

  • Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument, Pennsylvania (Co-managed with NPS)
  • Castner Range National Monument, Texas

United States Air Force

  • Military Working Dog Teams National Monument, Texas

Recent Additions to the List of National Monuments

Date CreatedMonument NameStatePresident
14-Jan-25ChuckwallaCaliforniaJoe Biden
14-Jan-25Sáttítla HighlandsCalifornia
16-Dec-24Frances PerkinsMaine
9-Dec-24Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding SchoolPennsylvania
16-Aug-24Springfield 1908 Race RiotIllinois
8-Aug-23Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand CanyonArizona
25-Jul-23Emmett Till and Mamie Till-MobleyIllinois & Mississippi
21-Mar-23Avi Kwa AmeNevada
21-Mar-23Castner RangeTexas
12-Oct-22Camp Hale — Continental DivideColorado
10-Dec-20Medgar and Myrlie Evers HomeMississippiDonald Trump
22-Sep-20Mill Springs BattlefieldKentucky
12-Mar-19Saint Francis Dam DisasterCalifornia
12-Mar-19JurassicUtah
26-Oct-18Camp NelsonKentucky
12-Jan-17Birmingham Civil RightsAlabamaBarack Obama
12-Jan-17Freedom RidersAlabama
28-Dec-16Gold ButteNevada
28-Dec-16Bears EarsUtah
15-Sep-16Northeast Canyons and Seamounts MarineAtlantic Ocean
24-Aug-16Katahdin Woods and WatersMaine
24-Jun-16StonewallNew York
12-Apr-16Belmont-Paul Women’s EqualityDistrict of Columbia
12-Feb-16Castle MountainsCalifornia
12-Feb-16Mojave TrailsCalifornia
12-Feb-16Sand to SnowCalifornia
10-Jul-15Berryessa Snow MountainCalifornia
10-Jul-15Basin and RangeNevada
10-Jul-15Waco MammothTexas
19-Feb-15Browns CanyonColorado

Fun Facts about the National Monuments

Which State has the Most National Monuments?

National Monuments can be found in 33 different states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. California has the most National Monuments, with 20.

  • California – 20 National Monuments
  • Arizona – 19 National Monuments
  • New Mexico – 13 National Monuments
  • Colorado – 9 National Monuments
  • Utah – 9 National Monuments
  • New York – 6 National Monuments
  • Alaska – 5 National Monuments

If you are strictly looking for the number of National Park Service National Monuments, then Arizona has the most US National Monuments. There are 13 National Monuments in Arizona and 9 National Monuments in New Mexico.

Download the FREE printable National Monument Checklist or go digital with our premium National Monument Tracking Map to see them all at a glance.

What was the First National Monument in the US?

The first national monument in the United States was Devils Tower in Wyoming. It was officially designated on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt under the newly signed Antiquities Act of 1906.

The striking columnar formation of Devils Tower rises from a pine-covered hillside beneath a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

What is the Most Visited National Monument?

It is impossible to know for certain which is the most visited National Monument. We only have visitation data for 60% of the National Monuments due to the fact that NPS is the only managing agency to release detailed visitation numbers.

But based on NPS’s data and the locations of the other agencies’ National Monuments, it is safe to say that the most visited National Monument is Castle Clinton National Monument** (3,656,529 average yearly visitors), followed very closely by the Statue of Liberty National Monument (3,453,417 average yearly visitors).

The 10 most visited NPS National Monuments are:

  1. Castle Clinton National Monument, New York – 3,656,529 Yearly Visitors
  2. Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York – 3,453,417 Yearly Visitors
  3. Stonewall National Monument, New York – 936,774 Yearly Visitors
  4. Muir Woods National Monument, California – 843,792 Yearly Visitors
  5. Cabrillo National Monument, California – 817,409 Yearly Visitors
  6. Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah – 747,138 Yearly Visitors
  7. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida – 657,330 Yearly Visitors
  8. Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida – 615,704 Yearly Visitors
  9. Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming – 490,059 Yearly Visitors
  10. Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona – 469,751 Yearly Visitors

** If you are wondering how some National Monument that you have NEVER heard of is most visited National Monument, well Castle Clinton is the depature point for the New York Ferry to the Statue of Liberty. So Castle Clinton’s visitor numbers are given a boost due to the Statue of Liverty visitors. I suspect that a good number of Statue of Liberity visitors don’t even realized that Castle Clinton is its own NPS unit.

Save for Later: 2025 US National Monuments List & Map (+ Downloadable Checklist)

Trying to figure out where and how many National Monuments there are? Look no further. We have compiled a complete list of US national monuments by state.

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Jennifer is a long time national park blogger and the founder of National Park Obsessed. She is a dedicated National Park lover who is working on visiting all 63 US National Parks. She has currently been to 58 of the National Parks. She is dedicated to sharing her knowledge of the Parks with others and helping them learn to love the parks as much as she does.

9 Comments

  • Laurie Gagne

    24 Jun 2020 at 2:30 pm

    Where can I get a copy of “A Complete List of US National Monuments. I see it on this site but see no way to download it. I would much rather have a hard copy (a book)

    • Jennifer Melroy

      26 Jun 2020 at 1:36 pm

      We don’t currently have a pdf checklist for the National Monuments. It is something we hope to offer in the future.

  • Hazel M Rogowski

    26 Jun 2020 at 12:17 pm

    ok I signed up for the national park monument list but all
    that shows is a picture of the cover.?????How do I get to the list?????

    • Jennifer Melroy

      26 Jun 2020 at 1:43 pm

      We don’t currently have a pdf checklist for the National Monuments. We only offer one for the 62 National Parks. I checked with our records and it shows you have signed-up to for our newsletter but didn’t confirm your subscription. To comply with recent privacy regulations, we require that you confirm your subscription before we can send you the checklist. If you can’t find the confirmation email from us, please check your spam folder.

  • BoB

    22 Sep 2021 at 8:46 pm

    Hi – Thanks for putting this together! Shouoldn’t World War II Valor in the Pacific be included?

    • Jennifer Melroy

      22 Sep 2021 at 10:07 pm

      Hey Bob, World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument is no longer exists under that name. It is now 3 separate parks – Pearl Harbor National Memorial (Hawaii), Aleutian Islands World War II National Monument (Alaska), and Tule Lake National Monument (California). Pearl Harbor and Tule Lake are managed by National Park Service. Aleutian Islands is managed by U.S. Fish and Game.

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