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As the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation supports projects and programs across the system. Through our work, we protect our natural, cultural, and historical heritage and connect people to all that the parks have to offer.

Family in a canoe
Youth Engagement & Education

Discover Ways for the Family to Enjoy the Parks!

Our national parks are a great place for kids to play, learn, and connect with the planet they live on. By exposing youth to the natural, cultural,...
Kids perform a science experiment in the woods
Youth Engagement & Education

Discover What National Capital Parks-East Has to Offer

National Capital Parks-East includes 12 major park areas at 98 locations that are a part of Washington, D.C. and its eastern environs. The park areas...
Youth Engagement & Education

El Malpais National Monument Student Learning Project

El Malpais means "the badlands" but contrary to its name this unique area holds many surprises, many of which researchers are now unraveling...
Youth Engagement & Education

Elmo and Murray Bring Our Parks to Pre-Schoolers

Presented by the National Park Service, Sesame Street, and the National Park Foundation, these short videos and accompanying hands-on activities...
A shed in a field at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Youth Engagement & Education

Engaging Students in Our History

Through the invention of powered flight, Wilbur and Orville made significant contributions to human history. In their Dayton, Ohio bicycle shop these...
Youth Engagement & Education

Engaging Students to Connect Science and Nature

This project developed and implemented a high school curriculum for Grand, Jackson, and Summit counties that links Colorado Education Standards to...
Ranger with two kids
Youth Engagement & Education

Engaging Youth to Learn the Value of Hiking

Keweenaw National Historical Park partnered with the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department to engage local communities. The partnership hosted...
Rock formations at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky
Youth Engagement & Education

Equipping Teachers With New Skill Sets

Arming hundreds of teachers with an understanding of the relevance of Mammoth Cave National Park as a living classroom is the goal of the three-year...
Every Kid in a Park

Every Kid Outdoors

A federal public lands youth initiative to get all 4th graders and their families to experience the places that are home to our country’s natural...
Ranger and kids
Youth Engagement & Education

Explore Lincoln's Home and His Journey to Freedom and Equality

"My friends—No one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feeling of sadness at this parting. To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe...
Plaque marking the memorial grove
Parks of the Future

Explore Lyndon B. Johnson's impact on the National Park Service

In 1976, NPF established a restricted fund for enhancement of the Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove along the Potomac River.
Death Valley National Park

Find Your Park

The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation invite people everywhere to celebrate more than a 100 years of the National Park Service...
Zion National Park Angels Landing Trail, Springdale, Utah

Find Your Park Sweepstakes

Enter the National Park Foundation’s Find Your Park Sweepstakes for your chance to win an adventure for four in Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon...
Boy taking in a view of the Grand Canyon from the south rim
Youth Engagement & Education

Grand Canyon Educational Video Series Creation

This project provided hands-on learning for students who produced videos of people, places, and things of importance to the Grand Canyon's natural...
High Schoolers engage in National Park, ranger-led activities
Youth Engagement & Education

Hands-on Park Learning for High School Students

It's more than a mountain—Denali National Park and Preserve features North America's highest mountain, 20,320-foot tall Mount McKinley. The Alaska...

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