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Parks by Congressional Districts 117th Congress Note: This chart covers designated park units. It does not include NPS-managed or associated entities that are not counted as park units such as National Historic Trails and some National Scenic Trails, Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Heritage Areas, and NPS Affiliated Areas. Abbreviations NP=National Park NHS=National Historic Site NL=National Lakeshore NPRES=National NHP=National Historical Park NB=National Battlefield Preserve NM=National Monument NRA=National Recreation Area NMP=National Military Park NS=National Seashore 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress ALABAMA Senators: Richard C. Shelby (R) Tommy Tuberville (R) State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party AL 1st None Carl, John R AL 2nd None Moore, Barry R AL 3rd Tuskegee Airmen NHS Rogers, Mike R Tuskegee Institute NHS Horseshoe Bend NMP Freedom Riders NM AL 4th Little River Canyon NPRES Aderholt, Robert R AL 5th Russell Cave NM Brooks, Mo R Natchez Trace NST Natchez Trace Parkway AL 6th None Gary Palmer R AL 7th Birmingham Civil Rights NM Sewell, Terri D ALASKA Senators: Lisa Murkowski (R) Dan Sullivan (R) State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party 2 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress AK At Large Alagnak Wild River Young, Don R Aniachak NM & NPRES Bering Land Bridge NPRES Cape Krusenstern NM Denali NP & NPRES Gates of the Arctic NP & NPRES Glacier Bay NP & NPRES Katmai NP & NPRES Kenai Fjords NP Klondike Gold Rush NHP Kobuk Valley NP Lake Clark NP & NPRES Noatak NPRES Sitka NHS Wrangell-St. Elias NP & NPRES Yukon-Charley Rivers NPRES AMERICAN SAMOA State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party 3 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress The National Park of American At Large Samoa Radewagen, Amata R ARIZONA Senators: Kyrsten Sinema (D) Mark Kelly (D) District Park(s) Representative Party AZ 1st Canyon De Chelly NM O’Halleran Tom D Casa Grande Ruins NM Glen Canyon NRA Grand Canyon NP Hohokam Pima NM Hubbell Trading Post NHS Montezuma Castle NM Navajo NM Petrified Forest NP Sunset Crater Volcano NM Tonto NM Tuzigoot NM Walnut Canyon NM Wupatki NM 4 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress AZ 2nd Chiricahua NM Kirkpatrick, Ann D Coronado National Memorial Fort Bowie NHS Saguaro NP (East) AZ 3rd Organ Pipe Cactus NM Grijalva, Raul D Saguaro NP (West) Tumacacori NHP Yuma Crossing NHA AZ 4th Grand Canyon NP Gosar, Paul R Lake Mead NRA Pipe Springs NM AZ 5th None Biggs, Andy R AZ 6th None Schweikert, David R AZ 7th None Gallego, Ruben D AZ 8th None Lesko, Debbie R AZ 9th None Stanton, Greg D ARKANSAS 5 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress Senators: Tom Cotton (R) John Boozman (R) State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party AR 1st Arkansas Post NM Buffalo NSR Crawford, Rick R Little Rock Central High School AR 2nd NHS Hill, French R AR 3rd Buffalo NSR Womack, Steve R Fort Smith NHS Pea Ridge NMP AR 4th Buffalo NSR Westerman, Bruce R Hot Springs NP President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home NHS CALIFORNIA Senators: Dianne Feinstein (D) Alex Padilla (D) State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party CA 1st Lassen Volcanic NP LaMalfa, Doug R Lava Beds NM Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity NRA Tule Lake NM CA 2nd Golden Gate NRA Huffman, Jared D 6 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress Muir Woods NM Point Reyes NS Redwood NP CA 3rd None Garamendi, John D CA 4th Devils Postpile NM McClintock, Tom R Kings Canyon NP Yosemite NP CA 5th None Thompson, Mike D CA 6th None Matsui, Doris D CA 7th None Bera, Ami D CA 8th Castle Mountains NM Obermolte, Jay R Death Valley NP Joshua Tree NP Manzanar NHS Mojave National Preserve CA 9th None McNerney, Jerry D CA 10th None Harder, Josh D CA 11th Eugene O’Neill NHS DeSaulnier, Mark D John Muir NHS 7 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front NHP CA 12th Fort Point NHS Pelosi, Nancy D Golden Gate NRA San Francisco Maritime NHP CA 13th None Lee, Barbra D CA 14th Golden Gate NRA Speier, Jackie D CA 15th None Swalwell, Eric D CA 16th None Jim Costa D CA 17th None D Khanna, Ro CA 18th None Eshoo, Anna D CA 19th None Lofgren, Zoe R CA 20th Pinnacles NP Panetta, Jimmy D CA 21st None Valadao, David R CA 22nd None Nunes, Devin R CA 23rd Cesar E. Chavez NM McCarthy, Kevin R Kings Canyon NP 8 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress COLORADO Senators: John Hickenlooper (D)Michael Bennet (D) State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party CO 1st None DeGette, Diane D CO 2nd Rocky Mountain NP Neguse, Joe D Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP CO 3rd Colorado NM Boebert, Lauren R Curecanti NRA Dinosaur NM Great Sand Dunes NP & NPRES Hovenweep NM Mesa Verde NP Yucca House NM CO 4th Bent’s Old Fort NHS Buck, Ken R Sand Creek Massacre NHS CO 5th Florissant Fossil Beds NM Lamborn, Doug R CO 6th None Crow, Jason D CO 7th None Perlmutter, Ed D CONNECTICUT Senators: Richard Blumenthal (D) Chris Murphy (D) 9 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party CT 1st Coltsville NHP Larson, John B. D CT 2nd None Courtney, Joe D CT 3rd None DeLauro, Rosa D CT 4th Weir Farm NHP Himes, Jim D CT 5th Appalachian NST Hayes, Jahana D DELAWARE Senators: Thomas R. Carper (D)Chris Coons (D) State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party At Large First State National Historical Park Rochester, Lisa Blunt D DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party DC At Large Belmont-Paul NM Norton, Eleanor Holmes D Carter G. Woodson Home NHS Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP Constitution Gardens Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial 10 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress Ford’s Theatre NHS Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Frederick Douglass NHS George Washington Memorial Parkway (Clara Barton Parkway) Korean War Veterans Memorial Lincoln Memorial Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS National Capital Parks – East* National Mall National Mall and Memorial Parks* Pennsylvania Avenue NHS Potomac Heritage NST Rock Creek Park Thomas Jefferson Memorial Theodore Roosevelt Island Washington Monument Vietnam Veterans Memorial White House (President’s Park) 11 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress World War I Memorial World War II Memorial *Administrative offices for multiple units FLORIDA Senators:Rick Scott (R)Marco Rubio (R) State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party FL 1st Gulf Islands NS Gaetz, Matt R FL 2nd None Dunn, Neal R FL 3rd None Cammack, Kat R FL 4th Fort Caroline NM Rutherford, John R Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve FL 5th None Lawson, Al D FL 6th Canaveral NS Waltz, Michael R Castillo de San Marcos NM Fort Matanzas NM FL 7th None Murphy, Stephanie D FL 8th Canaveral NS Posey, Bill R FL 9th None Soto, Darren D FL 10th None Demings, Val D 12 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress FL 11th None Webster, Daniel R FL 12th None Bilirakis, Gus R FL 13th None Crist, Charlie D FL 14th None Castor, Kathy D FL 15th None Franklin, Scott R FL 16th DeSoto NM Buchanan, Vern R FL 17th None Steube, W. Gregory R FL 18th None Mast, Brian R FL 19th None Donalds, Bryon R FL 20th None Hastings, Alcee D FL 21st None Deutch, Theodore E. R FL 22nd None Frankel, Lois D FL 23rd None Wasserman Shultz, Debbie D FL 24th None Wilson, Frederica D FL 25th Big Cypress NP Everglades NP Diaz-Balart, Mario R FL 26th Dry Tortugas NP Gimenez, Carlos R Everglades NP FL 27th Biscayne NP Salazar, Maria Elvira R 13 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress GEORGIA Senators: John Ossoff (D) Raphael Warnock (D) State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party GA 1st Cumberland Island NS Carter, E.L. “Buddy” R Fort Frederica NM Fort Pulaski NM GA 2nd Andersonville NHS Bishop, Sanford D Jimmy Carter NHP GA 3rd None Ferguson, Drew R GA 4th None Johnson, Hank D GA 5th Martin Luther King Jr. NHP Williams, Nikema D GA 6th Chattahoochee River NRA McBath, Lucy D GA 7th None Bourdeaux, Carolyn D GA 8th Ocmulgee Mounds NHP Scott, Austin R GA 9th Appalachian NST Clyde, Andrew R GA 10th None Hice, Jody R GA 11th Kennesaw Mountain NBP Loudermilk, Barry R GA 12th None Allen, Rick R GA 13th None Scott, David D 14 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress GA 14th Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP Taylor Greene, Marjorie R GUAM State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party Guam At Large War in the Pacific NHP San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. D HAWAII Senators: Brian Schatz (D)Mazie K. Hirono (D) State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party HI 1st Honouliuli NHS Case, Ed D Pearl Harbor National Memorial HI 2nd Haleakala NP Kahele, Kai D Hawai`i Volcanoes NP Kalaupapa NHP Kaloko-Honokohau NHP Pu`ukohola Heiau NHS Pu`uhonua o Honaunau NHP Honouliuli NM 15 4/5/2021 Parks By Congressional District 117th Congress IDAHO Senators: Michael D. Crapo (R)Jim Risch ® State/Terr. District Park(s) Representative Party ID 1st Nez Perce NHP (multiple sites) Fulcher, Russ R ID 2nd City of Rocks NReserve Simpson, Mike R Craters of the Moon NM and Preserve Hagerman Fossil Beds NM Minidoka NHS Nez Perce NHP (Camas Meadow Battle Sites) Yellowstone NP ILLINOIS Senators:Richard Durbin (D)Tammy Duckworth (D) State/Terr.
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