“Each town should have a park…a common possession forever..”
— Henry David Thoreau

100 Potential New and Expanded National Parks

Conservationists have identified hundreds of places across America that could qualify as new and expanded National Park System units. The map below shows 100 places that rank at the top of the list.

New National Parks Campaign

Grassroots groups across the country are calling for the designation of important places in their regions as national parks. RESTORE is using experience gained during a quarter century of national park advocacy to identify potential new parks, assist groups working on park campaigns, rally public support, and build a nationwide grassroots national parks coalition. The goal is the passage of legislation that designates dozens of new parks that benefit every corner of America.

New National Parks for New England

Berkshire (MA, CT). A new National Park would incorporate existing public lands from Mt. Greylock to Housatonic Valley.

Cape Cod (MA). An expanse National Park would include Stellwagen Bank, marine sanctuaries, adjacent state lands.

Downeast (ME). Protect portions of the Atlantic Bold Coast, Cobscook Bay, inland coastal forests as a National Park.

Green Mountain (VT). Re-designate existing Green Mountain National Forest and adjacent state lands as a new National Park.

Last Green Valley (CT, MA, RI). A new National Park would protect public lands in the largest intact forest between Boston and NYC.

Maine Woods (ME). Protect the heart of the greatest undeveloped forest expanse in eastern U.S as a vast wildland National Park.

Quabbin (MA). Create a new National Park encompassing the largest tract of public land in southern New England.

Walden Woods (MA). A new National Park would include the landscape made famous by Henry David Thoreau.

White Mountain (NH, ME). Re-designate existing White Mountain National Forest and adjacent state lands as a new National Park.