ABH Site Index
Historic SitesMore About the Parks Around for All 100
One giant Sequoia from Sequoia National Park, designated a National Park on September 25, 1890, and one of the 35 within the NPS in 1916.
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Visitor Statistics
326,506 Visitors (1916)
National Park Service
292,800,082 Visitors (2014)
Total for 1916, 12 reporting sites; 2014, 370 reporting sites.
Park Size
80,469,370 acres (Federal);
84,479,064 acres (Total)
Park size as of the end of 2014
Park Fees
Vary from park to park.
Photo above: Visitors on horseback on the Glacier Point Trail, looking toward Yosemite Falls. Circa 1901. Photo courtesy, Library of Congress. One of the original 35, and designated as a National Park on October 1, 1890.
Even More Parks Around for All 100
Photo above: Bandelier National Monument. Bandelier National Monument was one of the other parks around since the NPS origination date, August 25, 1916, but within the Agriculture since February 11, 1916 and the Interior Department in 1932. It was part of the reorganization into the National Park Service in 1933. Right: Just one spectacular scene from Yellowstone National Park, the oldest National Park. Photos courtesy National Park Service.
National Park Service 100th Anniversary
- Bandelier NPS 100th Events
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Bandelier 100th Events
Bandelier National Monument will be finalizing their 2016 events soon. For now, they have a number of 2016 events on the calendar that they consider part of the National Park Service's 100th Anniversary celebrations. Stop back for more info on time and place when they become available.
2016 Events
Bandelier NM 100th Birthday!
Date/Time: February 11.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: Cupcakes at Smith's Marketplace, Los Alamos.
Dark Sky Week Astronomy Program
Date/Time: April 9, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: Civilian Conservation Corps Day, Guided Walk.
National Park Week
Date/Time: April 16-24, Time TBD
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: Fee Free all week (no entry fee), April 23 National Park Week Guided Hike (Burro Trail).
Centennial BioBlitz
Date/Time: May 20-21, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: Fee Free (no entry fee). May 21, Kids to Parks Day, and 4th Graders can get free passes!
Night Sky Fiesta
Date/Time: June 2-4, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: June 4 National Trails Day Guided Hike (Cerro Grande).
National Get Outdoors Day
Date/Time: June 11, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: National Get Outdoors Day Guided Hike (Rim Trail).
Great American Campout
Date/Time: June 25, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: Great American Backyard Campout, free camping.
Bandelier Reunion
Date/Time: July 23, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: Reunion.
Pueblo Independence Day
Date/Time: August 10-11, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: "Canes of Power" special showings.
NPS Founders Day 100th Anniversary, 8/25/1916
Date/Time: August 25, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: "100 Years" Guided Hike (Dome area); August 25-28 Fee Free (no entry fee).
Public Lands Day
Date/Time: September 24, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: Fee Free (no entry fee); Opera On The Rocks.
Fall Fiesta
Date/Time: October 8, Time: TBD.
Location: Bandelier Visitor Center.
Event: Pueblo crafts (and more!). Observe The Moon Night.
Bandelier Wilderness Day
Date/Time: October 20, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: Bandelier Wilderness Day (10/20/1976) Guided Hike.
Winter Solstice
Date/Time: December 21, Time TBD.
Location: Bandelier National Monument.
Event: Winter Solstice Guided Sunrise and Sunset Walks.
More on NPS 100
Photos of 1916 Parks
Original NPS 100th Park Photos
Photo Above: Climbing party on Paradise Glacier, Mt. Rainier, circa 1915, Photo courtesy Library of Congress.
Crater Lake in historic photo from the Library of Congress.
Mesa Verde National Park.
Zion National Park poster from the National Park Service, 1938. Photo courtesy Library of Congress.
Other 1916 Parks Images
Grand Canyon National Park.
Gettysburg National Military Park. 150th anniversary walk of Pickett's Charge.
Statue of Liberty.
Lithograph of the Antietam battle at Burnside Bridge, Photo courtesy Library of Congress.
Pinnacles National Park, California.
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