Book excerpt: "A comprehensive reference source to over 5,500 national and state parks and other designated recreational, scenic, and historic areas in the United States and Canada. The directory includes parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and recreation areas administered by the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, state and municipal park agencies, and Parks Canada.