Today, Aug. 25, is the 100th Anniversary of the US National Park Service. We can appreciate how our country boasts some of the most beautiful parks in the world.

On this date in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed into existence our tremendous national park system which today encompasses more than 84 million acres in every state.

Americans obviously appreciate their national parks – last year they were visited by 307 million people.

Here is a selection of photographs that give you a sampling of the incredible beauty of these natural resources. Enjoy and protect these parks. They are truly a gift to us all.

To learn more about this great Centennial Celebration, visit the National Park Service here.

Go here to see a list of the Top 20 National Parks.

The Park and Facilities Catalog is proud to be a supplier of park benches, picnic tables, trash receptacles and other park furnishings to national parks and state and local parks around the country since 2001.