List of Geoparks
Encyclopedia
This list includes areas designated as 'Geopark
' on the national level. Note that this should not be confused with members of either the European Geoparks Network
or the UNESCO
-assisted Global Geoparks Network.
Geopark
A Geopark is defined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in its UNESCO Geoparks International Network of Geoparks programme as follows:...
' on the national level. Note that this should not be confused with members of either the European Geoparks Network
European Geoparks Network
The European Geoparks Network, often known as the EGN, is a trans-national partnership of Geoparks across Europe formed in 2000 to provide mutual support to established and prospective Geoparks across the continent...
or the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
-assisted Global Geoparks Network.
Greece
- Chelmos-Vouraikos Geopark
- Petrified Forest of Lesbos
- Psiloritis Natural ParkPsiloritis Natural ParkPsiloritis Natural Park is located in the island of Crete in southern Greece. Since 2001 the park is member of the European Geoparks Network and UNESCO Global Geoparks Network ....
Germany
- Bergstrasse - Odenwald Geopark
- Harz - Brunswick Land - Eastphalia National Geopark
- Swabian Jura Geopark
- Mecklenburg Ice Age Landscape Park
- Muskau Arch Geopark (transnational - shared with Poland)
- TERRA.vita Nature ParkTERRA.vita Nature ParkThe TERRA.vita Nature Park is located in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia and is divided into northern and southern areas...
- Vulkaneifel Geopark
Italy
- Madonie Natural Park
- Adamello-Brenta
- Parco del Beigua
- Geological and Mining Park of Sardinia
Japan
- Toya Caldera and Mount Usu Geopark
- San'in Coast Geopark
- Muroto Geopark
- Chichibu Geopark
Spain
- Cabo de Gata Natural ParkCabo de Gata-Níjar Natural ParkCabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park is a natural park in Andalusia, Spain, near the city of Almería. It is the largest terrestrial-maritime reserve in the European Western Mediterranean Sea, covering 460 km² including the town of Carboneras, the mountain range of Sierra de Cabo de Gata, and...
- Maestrazgo Cultural Park
- Sobrarbe Geopark
- Subbeticas Geopark
England
- Abberley and Malvern Hills GeoparkAbberley and Malvern Hills GeoparkAbberley and Malvern Hills Geopark covers 1250 square kilometres in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire in England. It was formerly a member of the European Geoparks Network and the UNESCO-assisted Global Geoparks Network though withdrew from both in 2008...
- Cotswold Hills GeoparkCotswold Hills GeoparkThe Geology of the Cotswolds are considered so special that a swathe of land almost 60 miles long has been proposed as the Cotswold Hills Geopark. Though yet to receive full UNESCO status, the project offers educational resources on everything from the dinosaurs that once roamed the area to...
- English Riviera GeoparkEnglish Riviera GeoparkThe English Riviera Geopark in Torbay is one of ten Geoparks in the United Kingdom, and one of fifty-three worldwide. It is the only urban Geopark, and was declared a Geopark on 16 September 2007...
- North PenninesNorth PenninesThe North Pennines is the northernmost section of the Pennine range of hills which runs north-south through northern England. It lies between Carlisle to the west and Darlington to the east...
- North Pennines AONB Geopark
California
- Alabama Hills Recreation AreaAlabama HillsAlabama Hills are a "range of hills" and rock formations near the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the Owens Valley, west of Lone Pine in Inyo County, California....
- Castle Crags State ParkCastle CragsCastle Crags is a dramatic and well-known rock formation in Northern California. Although the mountains of Northern California consist largely of rocks of volcanic and sedimentary origin, granite bodies intruded many parts of the area during the Jurassic period...
- Devil's Punchbowl County Natural Area ParkDevil's Punchbowl (California)Devil's Punchbowl, elevation 4,750 ft , is a tilted sandstone formation in Los Angeles County. It is a county park within the Angeles National Forest on the northern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains, near Littlerock, California. Short trails within the park showcase the geologic features along...
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation AreaRed Rock Canyon National Conservation AreaRed Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is located about west of Las Vegas, and easily seen from the Las Vegas Strip...
- Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature CenterVasquez RocksVasquez Rocks Natural Area Park is a 905-acre northern Los Angeles County, California, USA park acquired by the Los Angeles County government in the 1970s...
Utah
- Arches National ParkArches National ParkArches National Park is a U.S. National Park in eastern Utah. It is known for preserving over 2000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations....
- Bryce Canyon National ParkBryce Canyon National ParkBryce Canyon National Park is a national park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon which, despite its name, is not a canyon but a giant natural amphitheater created by erosion along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau...
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal ParkMonument ValleyMonument Valley is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching above the valley floor. It is located on the northern border of Arizona with southern Utah , near the Four Corners area...
- Natural Bridges National MonumentNatural Bridges National MonumentNatural Bridges National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located about north west of the Four Corners boundary of southeast Utah, in the western United States, at the junction of White Canyon and Armstrong Canyon, part of the Colorado River drainage...
- Zion National ParkZion National ParkZion National Park is located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. A prominent feature of the park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles long and up to half a mile deep, cut through the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River...