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US And Canadian Government Agencies And Departments Responsible For Recreation Areas

Introduction

This page attempts to summarise the bewildering assortment of government agencies and departments who are responsible for recreation areas in the USA and Canada.

This list may not be complete.

Int indicates an internal link to another page of this web site which offers more detailed information about a department and its recreation areas.

Ext indicates an external link to a department's official web site.

Lst indicates an internal link to another page of this web sites which has a list of external links to relevant other web sites.

Rec indicates an external link to recreation.gov, an official web site which provides information on recreation facilities administered by various US Federal Government departments.

USA

Federal Government

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ext

Kennedy Space Centre, Florida Int Ext

United States Army

United States Army Corps Of Engineers (USACE) Int Ext Rec

Locks and dams

United States Department Of Agriculture (USDA) Ext

United States Forest Service (USFS) Int Ext Rec

National Forests Int
National Grasslands

United States Department Of The Interior (DoI) Ext

Bureau Of Land Management (BLM) Int Ext Rec

Areas of public land, mainly in the West
Some of the recently created National Monuments Int
National Conservation Areas Int

Bureau Of Reclamation Int Ext Rec

Dams (mainly in the West)

Fish And Wildlife Service Int Ext Rec

Fish Hatcheries
National Wildlife Refuges Int

National Park Service (NPS) Int Ext Rec

National Battlefields
National Battlefield Parks
National Battlefield Sites
National Battlefields
National Cemeteries
National Heritage Areas
National Heritage Corridors
National Historic Areas
National Historic Parks
National Historic Sites
National Historic Trails
National Historical Parks
National Historical Reserves
National Lakeshores
National Memorials
National Military Parks
National Monuments Int (except for some of the recently created National Monuments which are administered by the Bureau Of Land Management Int)
National Parks Int
National Parkways
Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee Int
Natchez Trace Parkway, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi Int
National Preserves
National Recreation Areas
National Recreational Areas
National Reserves
National Rivers
National Scenic Rivers
National Scenic Riverways
National Scenic Trails
National Seashores
National Wild and Scenic Rivers
Various other areas

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Int Ext

Dams
Land Between The Lakes, Kentucky and Tennessee Int Ext

State Governments

Each US state government is organised separately and therefore structures differ.
All, or almost all, states have state parks Int Lst. These tend to be administered by agencies such as the state's Department Of Natural Resources (DNR).
All, or almost all, states have state forests.
California

California Department Of Forestry (CDF)

Canada

National Government

Parks Canada (the Canadian National Park Service) Int Ext

National Parks

Provincial Governments

All, or almost all, provinces have provincial parks Int Lst.

External Links - US And Canadian Federal Government Departments

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