List of US National Monuments

Under the Antiquities Act of 1906, any sitting president can declare for a piece of federal land to be granted status as a National Monument in order to protect its natural, cultural, or scientific qualities. Shortly after this law went into effect, President Theodore Roosevelt established Devils Tower, located in Wyoming, as the first National Monument in US history. This was followed by the formation of the National Park Service in 1916.

As of January 2021, there are 130 National Monuments that are managed by various federal agencies. From New York's Statue of Liberty to California's Muir Woods, these monuments are as diverse as they are beautiful.

With so many destinations to choose from, we decided to put together a comprehensive list of US National Monuments to help anyone keep track of and plan their American adventures. Whether it be a road trip, RV travels, or a weekend getaway, our country's diverse National Monuments should be at the top of everyone's travel list.

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Although the National Park Service manages most US National Monuments, there are six other agencies tasked with protecting one or more of these locations. Below you'll find a key that lists the different federal agencies that manage our country's National Monuments.

Devils Tower National Monument

With that out of the way, let's take a look at the complete list of US National Monuments as of January 2021.

Below you'll find a list of National Monuments in every state/territory along with the year that each one was established.

• Birmingham Civil Rights (2017)
• Freedom Riders (2017)
• Russell Cave (1961)

• Admiralty Island (1978)
• Aleutian Islands World War II (2008)
• Aniakchak (1978)
• Cape Krusenstern (1978)
• Misty Fjords (1978)

• Rose Atoll Marine (2009)

• Agua Fria (2000)
• Canyon de Chelly (1931)
• Casa Grande Ruins (1918)
• Chiricahua (1924)
• Grand Canyon-Parashant (2000)
• Hohokam Pima (1972)
• Ironwood Forest (2000)
• Montezuma Castle (1906)
• Navajo (1909)
• Organ Pipe Cactus (1937)
• Pipe Spring (1923)
• Sonoran Desert (2001)
• Sunset Crater Volcano (1930)
• Tonto (1907)
• Tuzigoot (1939)
• Vermilion Cliffs (2000)
• Walnut Canyon (1915)
• Wupatki (1924)

• Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine (2016)

• Berryessa Snow Mountain (2015)
• Cabrillo (1913)
• California Coastal (2000)
• Cascade-Siskiyou (2000, also located in Oregon)
• Castle Mountains (2016)
• Carrizo Plain (2001)
• Cesar E. Chavez (2012)
• Devils Postpile (1911)
• Fort Ord (2012)
• Giant Sequoia (2000)
• Lava Beds (1925)
• Mojave Trails (2016)
• Muir Woods (1908)
• San Gabriel Mountains (2014)
• Sand to Snow (2016)
• Saint Francis Dam Disaster (2019)
• Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains (2000)
• Tule Lake (2008)

Dinosaur National Monument

• Browns Canyon (2015)
• Canyons of the Ancients (2000)
• Chimney Rock (2012)
• Colorado (1911)
• Dinosaur (1915, also located in Utah)
• Florissant Fossil Beds (1969)
• Hovenweep (1923, also located in Utah)
• Yucca House (1919)

• Belmont-Paul Women's Equality (2016)
• President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home (2000)

• Castillo de San Marcos (1924)
• Fort Matanzas (1924)

• Fort Frederica (1936)
• Fiort Pulaski (1924)

• Marianas Trench Marine (2009)

• Papahānaumokuākea Marine (2006, also located in US Minor Outlying Islands)

• Craters of the Moon (1924)
• Hagerman Fossil Beds (1988)

• Pullman (2015)

• Effigy Mounds (1949)

• Camp Nelson Heritage (2018)
• Mill Springs Battlefield (2019)

• Poverty Point (1988)

• Katahdin Woods and Waters (2016)

• Fort McHenry (1925)
• Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad (2013)

Grand Portage National Monument

• Grand Portage (1960)
• Pipestone (1937)

• Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home (2019)

• George Washington Carver (1943)

• Little Bighorn Battlefield (1940)
• Pompeys Pillar (2001)
• Upper Missouri River Breaks (2001)

• Agate Fossil Beds (1997)
• Homestead (1936)
• Scotts Bluff (1919)

• Basin and Range (2015)
• Gold Butte (2016)
• Tule Springs Fossil Beds (2014)

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

• Aztec Ruins (1923)
• Bandelier (1916)
• Capulin Volcano (1916)
• El Malpais (1987)
• El Morro (1906)
• Fort Union (1956)
• Gila Cliff Dwellings (1907)
• Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks (2001)
• Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks (2014)
• Petroglyph (1990)
• Prehistoric Trackways (2009)
• Rio Grande del Norte (2013)
• Salinas Pueblo Missions (1909)

• African Burial Ground (2006)
• Castle Clinton (1946)
• Governors Island (2001)
• Fort Stanwix (1935)
• Statue of Liberty (1924, also located in New Jersey)
• Stonewall (2016)

• Statue of Liberty (1924, also located in New York)

• Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers (2013)

• Cascade-Siskiyou (2000)
• John Day Fossil Beds (1974)
• Newberry Volcanic (1990)
• Oregon Caves (1909)

• Jewel Cave (1908)

• Alibates Flint Quarries (1965)
• Military Working Dog Teams (2013)
• Waco Mammoth (2015)

• Pacific Remote Islands Marine (2009)
• Papahānaumokuākea Marine (2006, also located in Hawaii)

• Buck Island Reef (1961)
• Virgin Islands Coral Reef (2001)

Cedar Breaks National Monument

• Bears Ears (2016)
• Cedar Breaks (1933)
• Dinosaur (1915, also located in Colorado)
• Grand Staircase-Escalante (1996)
• Hovenweep (1923, also located in Colorado)
• Jurassic (2019)
• Natural Bridges (1908)
• Rainbow Bridge (1910)
• Timpanogos Cave (1922)

• Booker T. Washington (1956)
• Fort Monroe (2011)
• George Washington Birthplace (1930)

• Hanford Reach (2000)
• Mount St. Helens Volcanic (1982)
• San Juan Islands (2013)

• Devils Tower (1906)
• Fossil Butte (1972)

Natural Bridges National Monument

• About half of all current National Parks were once National Monuments before their status was upgraded by congress.
• California and Arizona both hold the record for having the most National Monuments (18 each). This is followed by New Mexico (13).
• Aniakchak, located on the Alaska Peninsula, is currently the least visited US National Monument with only 100 visitors being recorded in 2018.
• Aside from being able to declare new National Monuments, the Antiquities Act of 1906 also allows sitting Presidents to enlarge existing monuments.
• The largest National Monument is Papahānaumokuākea Marine, which covers an area of 582,781 square miles, whereas the smallest is Stonewall National Monument at 0.12 acres.

Mount St. Helens National Monument

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