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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
National Park

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

California

The Santa Monica Mountains offer easy access to surprisingly wild places. Experience the famous beaches of Mal…

Saratoga National Historical Park
National Park

Saratoga National Historical Park

New York

Here, in 1777, during the American War for Independence, American troops battled and beat a British invasion f…

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Park

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

Massachusetts

In the 1600's, on the banks of the Saugus River, something extraordinary happened! Explore the place where Eur…

Sawtooth National Forest
National Forest

Sawtooth National Forest

Idaho

Spanning 2.1 million acres of central Idaho and a small portion of northern Utah, the Sawtooth National Forest…

3,298 sq mi39camps
Scotts Bluff National Monument
National Park

Scotts Bluff National Monument

Nebraska

Towering 800 feet above the North Platte River, Scotts Bluff has served as a landmark for peoples from Native …

Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
National Park

Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail

Alabama

‏‏‎Established by Congress in 1996, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail commemorates the people, e…

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
Wilderness Area

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

Idaho

The third largest wilderness in the lower 48, spanning the Idaho-Montana border. Features deep river canyons, …

2,094 sq mi
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
National Park

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

California

Huge mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, and the world’s largest trees exemplify the dive…

3camps
Sequoia National Forest
National Forest

Sequoia National Forest

California

Protecting some of the world's most iconic giant sequoia groves in the southern Sierra Nevada, Sequoia Nationa…

1,865 sq mi71camps
Sequoia National Park
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Sequoia National Park

California

Home to the General Sherman Tree, the world's largest tree by volume, Sequoia National Park also features the …

631 sq mi
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
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National Forest

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

California

The largest national forest in California at 2.2 million acres, Shasta-Trinity encompasses the towering volcan…

3,438 sq mi92camps
Shawnee National Forest
National Forest

Shawnee National Forest

Illinois

Stretching across southern Illinois between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, Shawnee National Forest is renown…

452 sq mi8camps
Shiloh National Military Park
National Park

Shiloh National Military Park

Tennessee

Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 American tro…

Shoshone National Forest
National Forest

Shoshone National Forest

Wyoming

Established in 1891 as part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, the Shoshone National Forest holds the dist…

3,855 sq mi31camps
Sierra National Forest
National Forest

Sierra National Forest

California

Spanning 1.3 million acres of the central Sierra Nevada between Yosemite and Kings Canyon national parks, Sier…

2,036 sq mi68camps
Sitka National Historical Park
National Park

Sitka National Historical Park

Alaska

On an island amid towering spruce and hemlock, Sitka National Historical Park preserves the site of a battle b…

Siuslaw National Forest
National Forest

Siuslaw National Forest

Oregon

The only national forest in the continental United States with jurisdiction over ocean beaches, Siuslaw Nation…

984 sq mi29camps
Six Rivers National Forest
National Forest

Six Rivers National Forest

California

Named for six major rivers flowing through it -- the Smith, Klamath, Trinity, Mad, Van Duzen, and Eel -- Six R…

1,496 sq mi22camps
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
National Park

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Michigan

Miles of sand beach, bluffs that tower 450’ above Lake Michigan, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flor…

6camps
Smith Rock State Park
State Park

Smith Rock State Park

Oregon

Smith Rock is considered the birthplace of American sport climbing. The park features towering volcanic rock s…

1 sq mi
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Park

Springfield Armory National Historic Site

Massachusetts

For nearly two centuries, the U.S. Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory for innovat…

Stanislaus National Forest
National Forest

Stanislaus National Forest

California

Draping the western slope of the central Sierra Nevada east of Sonora, Stanislaus National Forest covers 898,0…

1,403 sq mi48camps
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Park

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Maryland

For three years the young United States was embroiled in the War of 1812 and the Chesapeake Bay region felt th…

Starved Rock State Park
State Park

Starved Rock State Park

Illinois

Starved Rock features 18 canyons formed by glacial meltwater. The park along the Illinois River has 13 miles o…

4 sq mi