Volcanic Parks—Master List

An aerial view of the crater on top of the Cinder Cone, with the Painted Dunes to the top left and the Fantastic Lava Beds to the top right. Lassen Volcanic National Park, California.

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Introduction

The Volcanic Parks Master List includes units of the National Park System that contain volcanoes or volcanic rocks.

Some parks contain only a single volcano, while others have several volcanic edifices, or are part of a larger volcanic field. Other parks do not contain a volcanic vent or edifice, but have outcroppings of volcanic rocks or deposits of volcanic ash.

Volcanic resources in parks range in age from billion-year-old lava flows to one of the most active volcanoes on Earth in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.

The National Park System includes 91 parks with volcanic resources

• Primary Resources—19 park units were set aside specifically for their volcanic features.
• High Significance—14 park units have volcanic resources as major features of their landscapes and ecosystems. 
• Moderate Significance—56 additional park units have volcanic resources that contribute to their geodiversity and help to tell their geologic story.

(See Resource Significance definition, below.)

Categories Used

The NPS Volcano Parks Master List provides information about the age and landform type of volcanic resources in units of the National Park System. It also provides information about whether a park’s volcanic resources are its primary significance, or has high or moderate significance relative to its enabling legislation, park purpose, and fundamental resources and values.

Age (most recent period of volcanism)

• Active/Recent—Having historic or prehistoric eruptions that occurred in the Holocene or being otherwise identified as being potentially active even though eruptions have not occurred during the Holocene (for example, in Yellowstone). Volcanoes that have erupted during the last 10,000 years are considered potentially active by volcanologists
• Young—Having the most recent eruption in the Pleistocene 2.6 Ma-10ka
• Cenozoic—Having volcanic centers or volcanic rocks that were erupted in the Cenozoic
• Older—Having volcanic centers or volcanic rocks that were erupted before the Cenozoic

Learn More

• Geologic Time Scale
• Geologic Time

Landform Type

• Volcano / Volcanic Center—Parks that contains volcanic vents and/or edifices
• Volcanic Deposit—Parks that contains only volcanic rocks or other deposits that are distal to the vent that produced them. These parks do not have recognized vents in them
• Metavolcanic—Parks that contain metavolcanic rocks or volcanic rocks that have been signficantly altered
• Ash beds / sedimentary—Parks that contain ash beds within sedimentary sequences

Note: Parks containing metavolcanic rocks that have substantially altered so that volcanic structures and textures have been largely obscured have been excluded for the Master List below.

Resource Significance

• Primary—This group of parks have volcanic resources that are of primary significance to the unit:

  • identified as a park significance;
  • listed as a fundamental resource or value; or
  • specifically called-out in their enabling legislation.

• High—This group of parks have significant volcanic resources, but they are:

  • one of many park significances or fundamental resources or values, or
  • their volcanic resources are not identified in enabling legislation.
  • This list also includes parks which have volcanic resources are mentioned in their foundation document, but where they are evidently secondary to the park's main purpose and significance.
• Moderate—This group of parks has volcanic resources that are not identified as a park significance or fundamental resource or value, and not identified in the enabling legislation. These resources are still significant as they add to the geodiversity of the park, and are protected by federal laws and regulations as important natural resources within the park system.

Master List of Parks with Volcanic Resources

The Master List currently includes 91 parks with volcanic resources spanning 20 States and 2 Territories.
 

nps volcano parks and features master list

Park Name	State(s)	Age	Landform Type(s)	Resource Significance	I&M Network

Explore Parks with Volcanic Resources

This list includes both parks with volcanoes and parks with other volcanic landforms.

1. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO), Nebraska—[AGFO Geodiversity Atlas] [AGFO Park Home] [AGFO npshistory.com]

2. Aniakchak National Monument (ANIA), Alaska—[ANIA Geodiversity Atlas] [ANIA Park Home] [ANIA npshistory.com]

3. Badlands National Park (BADL), South Dakota—[BADL Geodiversity Atlas] [BADL Park Home] [BADL npshistory.com]

4. Bandelier National Monument (BAND), New Mexico—[BAND Geodiversity Atlas] [BAND Park Home] [BAND npshistory.com]

5. Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA), Alaska—[BELA Geodiversity Atlas] [BELA Park Home] [BELA npshistory.com]

6. Big Bend National Park (BIBE), Texas—[BIBE Geodiversity Atlas] [BIBE Park Home] [BIBE npshistory.com]

7. Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA), Montana and Wyoming—[BICA Geodiversity Atlas] [BICA Park Home] [BICA npshistory.com]

8. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument (BLCA), Colorado—[BLCA Geodiversity Atlas] [BLCA Park Home] [BLCA npshistory.com]

9. Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI), North Carolina and Virginia—[BLRI Geodiversity Atlas] [BLRI Park Home] [BLRI npshistory.com]

10. Capitol Reef National Park (CARE), Utah—[CARE Geodiversity Atlas] [CARE Park Home] [CARE npshistory.com]

11. Capulin Volcano National Monument (CAVO), New Mexico—[CAVO Geodiversity Atlas] [CAVO Park Home ] [CAVO npshistory.com]

12. Cedar Breaks National Monument (CEBR), Utah—[CEBR Geodiversity Atlas] [CEBR Park Home] [CEBR npshistory.com]

13. Channel Islands National Park (CHIS), California—[CHIS Geodiversity Atlas] [CHIS Park Home] [CHIS npshistory.com]

14. Chiricahua National Monument (CHIR), Arizona—[CHIR Geodiversity Atlas] [CHIR Park Home] [CHIR npshistory.com]

15. City of Rocks National Reserve (CIRO), Idaho—[CIRO Geodiversity Atlas] [CIRO Park Home] [CIRO npshistory.com]

16. Coronado National Monument (CORO), Arizona—[CORO Geodiversity Atlas] [CORO Park Home] [CORO npshistory.com]

17. Crater Lake National Park (CRLA), Oregon—[CRLA Geodiversity Atlas] [CRLA Park Home] [CRLA npshistory.com]

18. Craters of the Moon National Monument (CRMO), Idaho—[CRMO Geodiversity Atlas] [CRMO Park Home] [CRMO npshistory.com]

19. Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE), Colorado—[CURE Geodiversity Atlas] [CURE Park Home] [CURE npshistory.com]

20. Death Valley National Park (DEVA), California & Nevada—[DEVA Geodiversity Atlas] [DEVA Park Home] [DEVA npshistory.com]

21. Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA), Alaska—[DENA Geodiversity Atlas] [DENA Park Home] [DENA npshistory.com]

22. Devils Postpile National Monument (DEPO), California—[DEPO Geodiversity Atlas] [DEPO Park Home] [DEPO npshistory.com]

23. Devils Tower National Monument (DETO), Wyoming—[DETO Geodiversity Atlas] [DETO Park Home] [DETO npshistory.com]

24. El Malpais National Monument (ELMA), New Mexico—[ELMA Geodiversity Atlas] [ELMA Park Home] [ELMA npshistory.com]

25. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO), Colorado—[FLFO Geodiversity Atlas] [FLFO Park Home] [FLFO npshistory.com]

26. Fort Davis National Historic Site (FODA), Texas—[FODA Geodiversity Atlas] [FODA Park Home] [FODA npshistory.com]

27. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA), Washington—[FOVA Geodiversity Atlas] [FOVA Park Home] [FOVA npshistory.com]

28. Fossil Butte National Monument (FOBU), Wyoming—[FOBU Geodiversity Atlas] [FOBU Park Home] [FOBU npshistory.com]

29. Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (GICL), New Mexico—[GICL Geodiversity Atlas] [GICL Park Home] [GICL npshistory.com]

30. Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA), California—[GOGA Geodiversity Atlas] [GOGA Park Home] [GOGA npshistory.com]

31. Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA), Arizona—[GRCA Geodiversity Atlas] [GRCA Park Home] [GRCA npshistory.com]

32. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (PARA), Arizona—[PARA Geodiversity Atlas] [PARA Park Home] [PARA npshistory.com]

33. Grand Teton National Park (GRTE), Wyoming—[GRTE Geodiversity Atlas] [GRTE Park Home] [GRTE npshistory.com]

34. Great Basin National Park (GRBA), Nevada—[GRBA Geodiversity Atlas] [GRBA Park Home] [GRBA npshistory.com]

35. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO), Idaho—[HAFO Geodiversity Atlas] [HAFO Park Home] [HAFO npshistory.com]

36. Haleakala National Park (HALE), Hawaii—[HALE Geodiversity Atlas] [HALE Park Home] [HALE npshistory.com]

37. Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO), Hawai’i—[HAVO Geodiversity Atlas] [HAVO Park Home] [HAVO npshistory.com]

38. Isle Royale National Park (ISRO), Michigan—[ISRO Geodiversity Atlas] [ISRO Park Home] [ISRO npshistory.com]

39. John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway (JODR), Wyoming—[Network Geodiversity Atlas] [JODR Park Home] [JODR npshistory.com]

40. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA), Oregon—[JODA Geodiversity Atlas] [JODA Park Home] [JODA npshistory.com]

41. Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR), California—[JOTR Geodiversity Atlas] [JOTR Park Home] [JOTR npshistory.com]

42. Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA), Hawai’i—[KALA Geodiversity Atlas] [KALA Park Home] [KALA npshistory.com]

43. Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park (KAHO), Hawai'i—[KAHO Geodiversity Atlas] [KAHO Park Home] [KAHO npshistory.com]

44. Katmai National Park (KATM), Alaska—[KATM Geodiversity Atlas] [KATM Park Home] [KATM npshistory.com]

45. Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ), Alaska—[KEFJ Geodiversity Atlas] [KEFJ Park Home] [KEFJ npshistory.com]

46. Keweenaw National Historic Park (KEWE), Michigan—[KEWE Geodiversity Atlas] [KEWE Park Home] [KEWE npshistory.com]

47. Kings Canyon National Park (SEKI), California—[SEKI Geodiversity Atlas] [SEKI Park Home] [SEKI npshistory.com]

48. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL), Alaska—[LACL Geodiversity Atlas] [LACL Park Home] [LACL npshistory.com]

49. Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE), Arizona and Nevada—[LAKE Geodiversity Atlas] [LAKE Park Home] [LAKE npshistory.com]

50. Lake Meredith (LAMR) (Yellowstone ash), Texas—[LAMR Geodiversity Atlas] [LAMR Park Home] [LAMR npshistory.com]

51. Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO), Washington—[LARO Geodiversity Atlas] [LARO Park Home] [LARO npshistory.com]

52. Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO), California—[LAVO Geodiversity Atlas] [LAVO Park Home] [LAVO npshistory.com]

53. Lava Beds National Monument (LABE), California—[LABE Geodiversity Atlas] [LABE Park Home] [LABE npshistory.com]

54. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI), Oregon and Washington—[Volcanoes of the Lewis & Clark Trail]

55. Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MAPR), NM, WA, and TN—[MAPR Park Home] [MAPR npshistory.com]

56. Minidoka Internment National Monument (MIIN), Idaho and Washington—[Geodiversity Atlas] [MIIN Park Home] [MIIN npshistory.com]

57. Mojave National Preserve (MOJA), California—[MOJA Geodiversity Atlas] [MOJA Park Home] [MOJA npshistory.com]

58. Mount Rainier National Park (MORA), Washington—[MORA Geodiversity Atlas] [MORA Park Home] [MORA npshistory.com]

59. National Park of American Samoa (NPSA), American Samoa—[NPSA Geodiversity Atlas] [NPSA Park Home] [NPSA npshistory.com]

60. Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE), ID, OR, MT, and WA—[NEPE Geodiversity Atlas] [NEPE Park Home] [NEPE npshistory.com]

61. North Cascades National Park (NOCA), Washington—[NOCA Geodiversity Atlas] [NOCA Park Home] [NOCA npshistory.com]

62. Olympic National Park (OLYM), Washington—[OLYM Geodiversity Atlas] [OLYM Park Home] [OLYM npshistory.com]

63. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI), Arizona—[ORPI Geodiversity Atlas] [ORPI Park Home] [ORPI npshistory.com]

64. Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO), Arizona—[PEFO Geodiversity Atlas] [PEFO Park Home] [PEFO npshistory.com]

65. Petroglyph National Monument (PETR), New Mexico—[PETR Geodiversity Atlas] [PETR Park Home] [PETR npshistory.com]

66. Pinnacles National Monument (PINN), California—[PINN Geodiversity Atlas] [PINN Park Home] [PINN npshistory.com]

67. Pu'uhonau o Honaunau National Historic Park (PUHO), Hawai'i—[PUHO Geodiversity Atlas] [PUHO Park Home] [PUHO npshistory.com]

68. Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site (PUHE), Hawai'i—[PUHE Geodiversity Atlas] [PUHE Park Home] [PUHE npshistory.com]

69. Redwood National Park (REDW), California—[REDW Geodiversity Atlas] [REDW Park Home] [REDW npshistory.com]

70. Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO), Colorado—[ROMO Geodiversity Atlas] [ROMO Park Home] [ROMO npshistory.com]

71. Saguaro National Park (SAGU), Arizona—[SAGU Geodiversity Atlas] [SAGU Park Home] [SAGU npshistory.com]

72. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO), California—[SAMO Geodiversity Atlas] [SAMO Park Home] [SAMO npshistory.com]

73. Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACR), Wisconsin and Minnesota—[SACR Geodiversity Atlas] [SACR Park Home] [SACR npshistory.com]

74. Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL), Nebraska—[SCBL Geodiversity Atlas] [SCBL Park Home] [SCBL npshistory.com]

75. Sequoia National Park (SEKI), California—[SEKI Geodiversity Atlas] [SEKI Park Home] [SEKI npshistory.com]

76. Shenandoah National Park (SHEN), Virginia—[SHEN Geodiversity Atlas] [SHEN Park Home] [SHEN npshistory.com]

77. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (SUCR), Arizona—[SUCR Geodiversity Atlas] [SUCR Park Home] [SUCR npshistory.com]

78. Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO), North Dakota—[THRO Geodiversity Atlas] [THRO Park Home] [THRO npshistory.com]

79. Tonto National Monument (TONT), Arizona—[TONT Geodiversity Atlas] [TONT Park Home] [TONT npshistory.com]

80. Tule Lake National Monument (TULE), California—[TULE Geodiversity Atlas] [TULE Park Home] [TULE npshistory.com]

81. Valles Caldera National Preserve (VALL), New Mexico—[VALL Geodiversity Atlas] [VALL Park Home] [npshistory.com]

82. Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS), U.S. Virgin Islands—[VIIS Geodiversity Atlas] [VIIS Park Home] [VIIS npshistory.com]

83. Voyageurs National Park (VOYA), Minnesota—[VOYA Geodiversity Atlas] [VOYA Park Home] [VOYA npshistory.com]

84. War in the Pacific National Historical Park (WAPA), Guam—[WAPA Geodiversity Atlas] [WAPA Park Home] [WAPA npshistory.com]

85. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS), California—[WHIS Geodiversity Atlas] [WHIS Park Home] [WHIS npshistory.com]

86. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST), Alaska—[WRST Geodiversity Atlas] [WRST Park Home] [WRST npshistory.com]

87. Wupatki National Monument (WUPA), Arizona—[WUPA Geodiversity Atlas] [WUPA Park Home] [WUPA npshistory.com]

88. Yellowstone National Park (YELL), Wyoming—[YELL Geodiversity Atlas] [YELL Park Home] [YELL npshistory.com]

89. Yosemite National Park (YOSE), California—[YOSE Geodiversity Atlas] [YOSE Park Home] [YOSE npshistory.com]

90. Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH), Alaska—[YUCH Geodiversity Atlas] [YUCH Park Home] [YUCH npshistory.com]

91. Zion National Park (ZION), Utah—[ZION Geodiversity Atlas] [ZION Park Home] [ZION npshistory.com]

Reference

• Walkup, L.C., T.J. Casadevall, and V.L. Santucci, 2017. Born of Fire: In Search of Volcanoes in U.S. National Parks, Four Striking Examples. Earth Sciences History Vol. 36, No. 2, 2017 pp. 197–244. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2247733

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