How does a national park become a national park?

Answer 1

State Parks are adminstered by the State Government, such as Liberty State park. New Jersey has several State parks but no true National Parks- apart from Washington"s Headquarters in Morristown and the Edison National Historic Site in the Oranges- these two are not strictly speaking, Parks- like, say Yellowstone or Yosemite.

Answer 2

National Parks are created via the legislative process in the US Congress.

National Monuments may be declared by the President without going through this process, a power given to him by the Antiquities Act of 1906.

Answer 3

National parks are designated by acts of Congress, and the legislation to do so occurs like any other piece of legislation in that body.

Answer 4

It was approved by the National Park service, but earlier in its career, in the 1700s, English explorers found the area and noted how beautiful it was.

Answer 5

In the U.S., such a designation requires passage of federal legislation. This usually involves both houses of Congress passing a bill, and the President signing the bill into law.

Answer 6

mount rushmore became a national park when the faces of the presidents were carved into the mountain.

Answer 7

It became a national park so people can go there if they wanted to ?