Erosional and Depositional Features

Land surfaces are sculpted into a wide diversity of shapes through the actions of water, wind, ice, and gravity.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve  NPS Photo/Patrick Myers

Aeolian (Dunes) Landforms

Learn more about the different types of aeolian landforms that exist in the National Parks.

Badlands National Park

Arid and Semi-arid Region Landforms

Learn more about different arid and semi-arid region landforms in the National Parks.

Hubbard Glacier Wrangell-St.Elias National Park

Glaciers & Glacial Landforms

Learn more about which parks have glacial landforms.

Cumberland Gap

Karst Features & Landforms

Learn more about which National Parks have Karst landscapes.

meandering river

River Systems and Fluvial Landforms

Learn more about different river systems and fluvial landforms in the National Parks.

photo of rock spires and fins.

Erosional Volcanic Landforms

Like any geologic landform, volcanoes and volcanic deposits are subject to the ravages of weathering and erosion.

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    Last updated: January 26, 2023