Public Lands
The United States holds many areas for the use and enjoyment of the public. These include National Parks, National Monuments, National Forests, Wilderness areas, and other areas. For lists of areas, see the following articles:
- List of National Parks of the United States
- List of National Natural Landmarks
- List of U.S. National Forests
- List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
- List of miscellaneous U.S. public areas
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Famous quotes containing the words public and/or lands:
“People’s backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)
“Oh, never this whelming east wind swells
But it seems like the sea’s return
To the ancient lands where it left the shells
Before the age of the fern....”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)