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National Park Access

Scale55-100

Higher values are better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight places with strong access to major National Park Service destinations, rewarding closer units and giving more weight to National Parks, large boundaries, scenic natural designations, and iconic parks.

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Data behind the rating

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Data
NPS unit centroids, names, official designations, and boundary area for National Parks, seashores, preserves, monuments, historic sites, and other units.
What it tells us
Shows regional access to NPS destinations while prioritizing larger, scenic, and iconic natural units; distances are straight-line to unit centroids, not entrances or drive times.

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