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Channel Islands National Park

(Encyclopedia)Channel Islands National Park: see Channel Islands, California; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Matanzas National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Fort Matanzas National Monument: see Saint Augustine, Fla.; National Parks and Monuments, tablenational parks and monuments, table. ...

Hot Springs National Park

(Encyclopedia)Hot Springs National Park, 5,549 acres (2,247 hectares), W central Ark.; est. 1921; nearly surrounded by the city of Hot Springs. Visited by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto in 1541, the springs, lon...

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

(Encyclopedia)Guadalupe Mountains National Park gwäˈdəlo͞op [key], 86,416 acres (34,998 hectares), W Tex. Located in the Guadalupe Mts., the park contains parts of the world's largest and most significant Permi...

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