The document provides students with a list of categories of sites within the National Park Service and instructs them to choose a specific site to research. It explains that students must select a category like National Battlefield and then choose one of the sites within that category, such as Fort Necessity. Students are asked to submit a slip of paper with the designation type and name of the site they select. The document also includes a link to the full list of 398 National Park Service sites broken down by designation type.

1. Dear students,
Please choose the type of site that you want to study from the list provided below. This list
contains all of the different types of sites that are included within the National Park Service. You must
first choose a category and then find one specific site within that category that you would like to focus
your research. For example, if you think you might want to focus on a National Battlefield, you will
choose from the list of 11 National Battlefields. If you have a site in mind already, find out what
category it falls under. For example, you may know you want to study Arches National Park. What
category does that fall under? You must turn in a piece of paper containing the type of designation and
the designation itself as a ticket out the door during class tomorrow. For example, if you choose Fort
Necessity your slip of paper would read “National Battlefield, Fort Necessity.” Here is a link to the
complete list of every site under their designations: www.nps.gov/news/upload/final CLASSLST 398
updated Oct 11 2012.pdf Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Type of Designation and Total Designations
National Battlefields 11
National Battlefield Parks 4
National Battlefield Site 1
National Military Parks 9
National Historical Parks 46
National Historic Sites 78
International Historic Sites 1
National Lakeshores 4
National Memorials 29
National Monuments 76
National Parks 58
National Parkways 4
National Preserves 18
National Reserves 2
National Recreation Areas 18
National Rivers 5
National Wild and Scenic Rivers & Riverways 10
National Scenic Trails 3
National Seashores 10
Other Designations 11
TOTAL UNITS 398
If you would like to further investigate any locations before choosing one, visit the NPS website here to
search for parks by name, location, and more: http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm