National Park Service View history

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Background

The National Park Service (NPS) is part of the Department of the Interior and is responsible for care and operation of more than 400 sites. NPS has an overlap of responsibility with local communities, Indian Tribes, and other entities. With 275 million visitors per year, Wazers are going to be visiting these locations.

Waze and National Park Service

Creating accurate and properly represented NPS landmarks and roads:

  • Benefit large numbers of tourists and recreational users of NPS faculties,
  • Allow Wazers to more quickly find important landmarks, such as campgrounds, ranger stations, visitor centers...


Functional Classification

Maintenance Levels & GIS Data

In cases where the Maintenance Level is known from GIS data or inferred from the images in this article, use this table for guidance. Note that you should also refer to the MVUMs to make sure the road is displayed.

NPS
Class
Name Description Suggested
Waze
Road Treatment
I
(one)
Principle Park Road, Rural Parkway Roads which constitute the main access route, circulatory tour, or thoroughfare for park visitors. Primary Street, Street
II
(two)
Connector Park Road Roads which provide access within a park to areas of scenic, scientific, recreational or cultural interest, such as overlooks, campgrounds, etc. Street
III
(three)
Special Purpose Park Road Roads which provide circulation within public use areas, such as campgrounds, picnic areas, visitor center complexes, concessioner facilities, etc. These roads generally serve low· speed traffic and are often designed for one-way

circulation.

Street
IV
(three)
Primitive Park Road Roads which provide circulation through remote areas and access to primitive campgrounds and undeveloped areas. These roads frequently

hive no minimum design standards and their use may be limited to specially equipped vehicles.

Trail / 4x4

Editing Resources

NPS - Find a Park

The Find A Park page on the NPS website allows you to quick find park-specific resource through a series of interactive maps. Each park web page may have information on landmarks and roads that are important for Wazers visiting these sites.

NPS Transportation

The NPS Transportation maintains the Park Roads and Parkways Program (PRPP) which takes care of roads, parking lots, bridges, and other transportation resources in the National Parks. This site seems primarily internally directed towards NPS staff, but a useful technical resource is a 1984 Park Road Standards document that is still in effect today.

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