Theodore Roosevelt’s public lands
Forests he proclaimed, birds he protected, canyons and cliff dwellings he set aside, and the places his own record shows he walked. Find T.R.’s mark on today’s public lands, site by site.
T.R. was here
Places where Roosevelt’s own record, compiled in Theodore Roosevelt Day by Day, puts him on the ground.
- Antietam National Battlefield MD · 1903
- Fire Island National Seashore NY · 1901
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument VA · 1906
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area AZ, UT · 1913
- Grand Canyon National Park AZ · 1913
- Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site AZ · 1913
- Rainbow Bridge National Monument UT · 1913
- Rock Creek Park DC · 1891
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site NY · 1885
- Statue Of Liberty National Monument NY · 1903
- The White House and President's Park DC · 1889
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park ND · 1884
- Tonto National Forest AZ · 1911
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site AL · 1905
- Yellowstone National Park ID, MT, WY · 1890, 1903
- Yosemite National Park CA · 1903
Protected by T.R.
Parks, monuments, forest reserves, bird reservations and game preserves he created as President, from Roosevelt’s Public Lands. Many have new names today.
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge AK · 1909
- Arapaho National Forest CO
- Beaverhead National Forest ID, MT
- Boise National Forest ID
- Breton National Wildlife Refuge LA · 1904
- Bridger National Forest WY
- Cache National Forest ID, UT
- Caribou National Forest ID, UT, WY
- Carson National Forest NM
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park NM · 1907
- Challis National Forest ID
- Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge ND · 1908
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area OK · 1906
- Chippewa National Forest MN
- Chugach National Forest AK
- Cibola National Forest NM
- Coeur D’alene National Forest ID, MT
- Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge OR · 1909
- Colville National Forest WA
- Copalis National Wildlife Refuge WA · 1907
- Coronado National Forest AZ, NM
- Crater Lake National Park OR · 1902
- Culebra National Wildlife Refuge PR · 1909
- Custer National Forest MT, SD
- Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge ID, OR · 1909
- Deerlodge National Forest MT
- Devils Tower National Monument WY · 1906
- Dixie National Forest NV, UT
- Dry Tortugas National Park FL · 1908
- El Morro National Monument NM · 1906
- El Yunque National Forest PR
- Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge CA · 1909
- Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge WA · 1907
- Fremont National Forest CA, OR
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument NM · 1907
- Grand Canyon National Park AZ · 1908
- Grand Canyon Preserve National Game Refuge AZ · 1906
- Gunnison National Forest CO
- Helena National Forest MT
- Humboldt National Forest NV
- Huron National Forest MI
- Huron National Wildlife Refuge MI · 1905
- Inyo National Forest CA, NV
- Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1908
- Jewel Cave National Monument SD · 1908
- Key West National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1908
- Klamath National Forest CA, OR
- Kootenai National Forest ID, MT
- Lassen National Forest CA
- Lassen Volcanic National Park CA · 1907
- Lincoln National Forest NM, TX
- Lolo National Forest ID, MT
- Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge CA, OR · 1908
- Malheur National Forest OR
- Malheur National Wildlife Refuge OR · 1908
- Manti-la Sal National Forest CO, UT
- Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1908
- Medicine Bow National Forest CO, WY
- Mendocino National Forest CA
- Mesa Verde National Park CO · 1906
- Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge ID · 1909
- Modoc National Forest CA
- Montezuma Castle National Monument AZ · 1906
- Muir Woods National Monument CA · 1908
- Natural Bridges National Monument UT · 1908
- Nebraska National Forest NE
- Ocala National Forest FL
- Ochoco National Forest OR
- Olympic National Park WA · 1909
- Ouachita National Forest AR, OK
- Ozark National Forest AR, OK
- Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1905
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge WY · 1909
- Payette National Forest ID, OR
- Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1903
- Petrified Forest National Park AZ · 1906
- Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1908
- Pinnacles National Park CA · 1908
- Plumas National Forest CA
- Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge WA · 1907
- Rio Grande National Forest CO, NM
- Roosevelt National Forest CO
- Routt National Forest CO, WY
- Salmon National Forest ID, MT
- Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest NE
- San Isabel National Forest CO
- San Juan National Forest CO
- Sawtooth National Forest ID, UT
- Shasta National Forest CA
- Shell Keys National Wildlife Refuge LA · 1907
- Siskiyou National Forest CA, OR
- Siuslaw National Forest OR
- Six Rivers National Forest CA
- St. Joe National Forest ID, MT
- Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge ND · 1905
- Superior National Forest MN
- Targhee National Forest ID, MT, WY
- Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge OR · 1907
- Toiyabe National Forest CA, NV
- Tongass National Forest AK
- Tonto National Forest AZ
- Tonto National Monument AZ · 1907
- Trinity National Forest CA
- Tumacácori National Historical Park AZ · 1908
- Umatilla National Forest OR, WA
- Umpqua National Forest OR
- Uncompahgre National Forest CO
- Wallowa National Forest ID, OR
- Wasatch National Forest UT, WY
- Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge AL · 1908
- White Horse Hill National Game Preserve ND · 1904
- Whitman National Forest OR
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge OK · 1905
- Wind Cave National Park SD · 1903
His proclamations and orders
Places that trace to one of his proclamations or executive orders, from Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations.
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge AK · 1909
- Bighorn National Forest MT, WY · 1904
- Bitterroot National Forest ID, MT · 1904
- Black Hills National Forest SD, WY · 1907
- Boise National Forest ID · 1905
- Breton National Wildlife Refuge LA · 1904
- Carson National Forest NM · 1906
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park NM · 1907
- Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge ND · 1908
- Chugach National Forest AK · 1909
- Cibola National Forest NM · 1906
- Coconino National Forest AZ · 1902
- Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge OR · 1909
- Copalis National Wildlife Refuge WA · 1907
- Coronado National Forest AZ, NM · 1902
- Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge ID, OR · 1909
- Devils Tower National Monument WY · 1906
- Dixie National Forest NV, UT · 1903
- Dry Tortugas National Park FL · 1908
- El Morro National Monument NM · 1906
- El Yunque National Forest PR · 1903
- Fishlake National Forest UT · 1904
- Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge WA · 1907
- Gifford Pinchot National Forest OR, WA · 1908
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument NM · 1907
- Gila National Forest NM · 1902
- Grand Canyon National Park AZ · 1906
- Gunnison National Forest CO · 1908
- Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge HI · 1909
- Hiawatha National Forest MI · 1909
- Huron National Wildlife Refuge MI · 1905
- Inyo National Forest CA, NV · 1908
- Isle Royale National Park MI · 1905
- Jewel Cave National Monument SD · 1908
- Kaibab National Forest AZ · 1906
- Key West National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1908
- Klamath National Forest CA, OR · 1905
- Kootenai National Forest ID, MT · 1906
- Lassen National Forest CA · 1905
- Lassen Volcanic National Park CA · 1907
- Lincoln National Forest NM, TX · 1902
- Lolo National Forest ID, MT · 1906
- Los Padres National Forest CA · 1903
- Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge CA, OR · 1908
- Malheur National Forest OR · 1906
- Malheur National Wildlife Refuge OR · 1908
- Manti-la Sal National Forest CO, UT · 1903
- Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1908
- Medicine Bow National Forest CO, WY · 1902
- Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge · 1903
- Modoc National Forest CA · 1904
- Montezuma Castle National Monument AZ · 1906
- Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge NY · 1905
- Muir Woods National Monument CA · 1908
- Natural Bridges National Monument UT · 1908
- Nebraska National Forest NE · 1902
- Ocala National Forest FL · 1908
- Ochoco National Forest OR · 1905
- Olympic National Forest WA · 1909
- Olympic National Park WA · 1909
- Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1905
- Payette National Forest ID, OR · 1905
- Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1903
- Petrified Forest National Park AZ · 1906
- Pike National Forest CO · 1908
- Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1908
- Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge FL · 1906
- Pinnacles National Park CA · 1908
- Plumas National Forest CA · 1905
- Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge WA · 1907
- Rio Grande National Forest CO, NM · 1908
- Routt National Forest CO, WY · 1905
- Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest NE · 1902
- San Bernardino National Forest CA · 1908
- San Isabel National Forest CO · 1902
- San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge WA · 1907
- San Juan National Forest CO · 1905
- Santa Fe National Forest NM · 1908
- Sawtooth National Forest ID, UT · 1905
- Sequoia National Forest CA · 1908
- Shell Keys National Wildlife Refuge LA · 1907
- Shoshone National Forest MT, WY · 1903
- Sierra National Forest CA · 1908
- Stanislaus National Forest CA · 1906
- Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge ND · 1905
- Superior National Forest MN · 1909
- Tahoe National Forest CA · 1905
- Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge OR · 1907
- Tongass National Forest AK · 1902
- Tonto National Forest AZ · 1902
- Tonto National Monument AZ · 1907
- Tumacácori National Historical Park AZ · 1908
- Umatilla National Forest OR, WA · 1905
- Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge AL · 1908
- White Horse Hill National Game Preserve ND · 1904
- White River National Forest CO · 1902
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge OK · 1905