List of National Lakeshores and Seashores in the United States

Distribution of the National Lake and Seashores in the United States (markings are clickable as links)

As National Seashore ( English National Seashore ) and National Lakeshore ( English National Sea coast ) are on the coastline, the protected areas in the United States designated by the federal government of the United States as areas of special importance for the conservation of nature at the same time expanding its recreational use were declared. There are a total of 13 such protected areas - ten National Seashores and three National Lakeshores, all of which are under the administration of the National Park Service .

List of National Seashores

In 1953, Cape Hatteras was designated a National Seashore, and since then nine more sea coast sections have been designated as a protected area. The ten National Seashores cover a total of around 2,416 square kilometers (as of 2018).

National Seashore	view	State	surface	founding	location
Assateague Island National Seashore		Maryland , Virginia	160.8 km²	September 21, 1965
Canaveral National Seashore		Florida	233.3 km²	3rd January 1975
Cape Cod National Seashore		Massachusetts	176.5 km²	June 1, 1966
Cape Hatteras National Seashore		North Carolina	122.8 km²	January 12, 1953
Cape Lookout National Seashore		North Carolina	114.3 km²	March 10, 1966
Cumberland Island National Seashore		Georgia	147.4 km²	October 23, 1972
Fire Island National Seashore		new York	79.2 km²	September 11, 1964
Gulf Islands National Seashore		Florida , Mississippi	558.4 km²	January 8, 1971
Padre Island National Seashore		Texas	527.8 km²	April 6, 1961
Point Reyes National Seashore		California	287.6 km²	October 20, 1972

List of National Lakeshores

The first National Lakeshore was the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore , which was proclaimed in October 1966. All three National Lakeshores have a total area of ​​about 928 km² (as of 2018). Although they could theoretically be located on any natural freshwater lake, so far they are all located on the Great Lakes . Until 2019 there was also the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore , which was converted into the Indiana Dunes National Park .

National Lakeshore	view	State	surface	founding	location
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore		Wisconsin	280.7 km²	September 26, 1970
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore		Michigan	296.4 km²	October 15, 1966
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore		Michigan	288.1 km²	October 21, 1970

Web links

Commons : National Seashores of the United States  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Commons : National Lakeshores of the United States  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• National Park Service

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Park System , National Park Service, nps.gov, accessed on August 14, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Summary of Acreage. (PDF; 184 kb) National Park Service, December 31, 2018, accessed on August 14, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Basic Information , nps.gov, accessed on August 14, 2019 (English)
4. ^ The National Parks: Index 2012–2016 , National Park Service, p. 66, PDF; 6.2 MB, accessed on August 14, 2019