Working with New Jersey

By The Numbers

Almost every American city and town claims a little bit of the National Park Service. Communities invite us to help them. Together we build trails and playgrounds, return historic buildings to productive use, revitalize neighborhoods, expand affordable housing, protect watersheds, recognize and promote local history, and introduce the next generation to stewardship opportunities. When we combine our expertise and resources we can accomplish great things.

9 National Parks
5,212,761 Visitors to National Parks
$286,400,000 Economic Benefit from National Park Tourism
$141,030,231 of Land & Water Conservation Fund Appropriated for Projects (since 1965)
44 Certified Local Governments
62 Community Conservation and Recreation Projects (since 1987)
1 National Heritage Areas
5 Wild & Scenic Rivers Managed by NPS
2 National Trails Administered by NPS

1,782 National Register of Historic Places Listings
58 National Historic Landmarks
11 National Natural Landmarks
1,644 Places Recorded by Heritage Documentation Programs
6,834,013 Objects in National Park Museum Collections
590 Archeological Sites in National Parks
4 Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans
6 Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itineraries

These numbers are just a sample of the National Park Service's work. Figures are for the fiscal year that ended 9/30/2020.

Learn more about NPS work with New Jersey

Visits us at: www.nps.gov/newjersey
Have questions? Email: newjersey@nps.gov

The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage