Best Books about America's Public Lands

1.
Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands
Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands 3.95 avg rating — 201 ratings
2.
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
The National Parks: America's Best Idea 4.34 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
2.
That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands 4.11 avg rating — 4,267 ratings
4.
National Geographic Atlas of the National Parks
National Geographic Atlas of the National Parks 4.51 avg rating — 180 ratings
4.
City Parks: Public Places, Private Thoughts
City Parks: Public Places, Private Thoughts 3.50 avg rating — 40 ratings
4.
Nature Beyond Solitude: Notes from the Field
Nature Beyond Solitude: Notes from the Field 4.11 avg rating — 44 ratings
7.
The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks
The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks 4.12 avg rating — 3,660 ratings
7.
America's Sacred Sites: 50 Faithful Reflections on Our National Monuments and Historic Landmarks
America's Sacred Sites: 50 Faithful Reflections on Our National Monuments and Historic Landmarks 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
7.
Coves of Departure: Field Notes from the Sea of Cortez
Coves of Departure: Field Notes from the Sea of Cortez 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
10.
Refuge: America's Wildest Places (Explore the National Wildlife Refuge System, Including Kodiak, Palmyra Atoll, Rocky Mountains, and More, Photography Books, Coffee-Table Books, Wildlife Conservation)
Refuge: America's Wildest Places (Explore the National Wildlife Refuge System, Including Kodiak, Palmyra Atoll, Rocky Mountains, and More, Photography Books, Coffee-Table Books, Wildlife Conservation)
by: Ian Shive
4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings
10.
FORESTS, ALLIGATORS, BATTLEFIELDS: My Journey through the National Parks of the South
FORESTS, ALLIGATORS, BATTLEFIELDS: My Journey through the National Parks of the South 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings
10.
Embattled River: The Hudson and Modern American Environmentalism
Embattled River: The Hudson and Modern American Environmentalism 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
13.
The Hiking Trails Of The Southern Nantahala Wildernesses, the Ellicott Rock Wilderness, and the Chattooga National Wild and Scenic River
The Hiking Trails Of The Southern Nantahala Wildernesses, the Ellicott Rock Wilderness, and the Chattooga National Wild and Scenic River
by: Tim Homan
3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
13.
The Ecocentrists: A History of Radical Environmentalism
The Ecocentrists: A History of Radical Environmentalism 3.82 avg rating — 67 ratings
15.
The Antiquities Act: A Century of American Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Nature Conservation
The Antiquities Act: A Century of American Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Nature Conservation 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
15.
Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery: Where War Comes Home
Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery: Where War Comes Home 4.35 avg rating — 239 ratings
15.
Aerial Geology: A High-Altitude Tour of North America’s Spectacular Volcanoes, Canyons, Glaciers, Lakes, Craters, and Peaks
Aerial Geology: A High-Altitude Tour of North America’s Spectacular Volcanoes, Canyons, Glaciers, Lakes, Craters, and Peaks 4.25 avg rating — 244 ratings
18.
Our National Monuments: America's Hidden Gems
Our National Monuments: America's Hidden Gems
by: QT Luong
4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings
18.
Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico
Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico 4.10 avg rating — 61 ratings
18.
Land on Fire: The New Reality of Wildfire in the West
Land on Fire: The New Reality of Wildfire in the West 4.06 avg rating — 215 ratings
21.
Acadia National Park: A Centennial Celebration
Acadia National Park: A Centennial Celebration 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
21.
Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Dying Waterfront Transformed
Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Dying Waterfront Transformed 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
23.
A Weird and Wild Beauty: The Story of Yellowstone, the World's First National Park
A Weird and Wild Beauty: The Story of Yellowstone, the World's First National Park 3.82 avg rating — 154 ratings
23.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies: Providence Canyon and the Soils of the South
Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies: Providence Canyon and the Soils of the South really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings
25.
Smokies Chronicle: A Year of Hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Smokies Chronicle: A Year of Hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
25.
Mythical River: Chasing the Mirage of New Water in the American Southwest
Mythical River: Chasing the Mirage of New Water in the American Southwest 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings
27.
Hiking North Carolina's National Forests: 50 Can't-Miss Trail Adventures in the Pisgah, Nantahala, Uwharrie, and Croatan National Forests
Hiking North Carolina's National Forests: 50 Can't-Miss Trail Adventures in the Pisgah, Nantahala, Uwharrie, and Croatan National Forests 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
27.
What Should a Clever Moose Eat?: Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods
What Should a Clever Moose Eat?: Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods 4.25 avg rating — 56 ratings
29.
Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America's National Parks
Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America's National Parks 4.14 avg rating — 1,573 ratings
29.
Birding at the Bridge: In Search of Every Bird on the Brooklyn Waterfront
Birding at the Bridge: In Search of Every Bird on the Brooklyn Waterfront 4.44 avg rating — 39 ratings
31.
The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks
The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks 4.12 avg rating — 3,660 ratings
31.
The Year Yellowstone Burned: A Twenty-Five-Year Perspective
The Year Yellowstone Burned: A Twenty-Five-Year Perspective 4.18 avg rating — 50 ratings
33.
Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip: Including Shenandoah & Great Smoky Mountains National Parks (Moon Handbooks)
Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip: Including Shenandoah & Great Smoky Mountains National Parks (Moon Handbooks) 4.24 avg rating — 37 ratings
33.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating — 436,163 ratings
35.
A Guide to Everglades National Park and the Nearby Florida Keys
A Guide to Everglades National Park and the Nearby Florida Keys 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
36.
See America: A Celebration of Our National Parks & Treasured Sites
See America: A Celebration of Our National Parks & Treasured Sites 4.05 avg rating — 203 ratings
37.
Moon Glacier National Park
Moon Glacier National Park 4.25 avg rating — 234 ratings
38.
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
39.
National Geographic Secrets of the National Parks: The Experts' Guide to the Best Experiences Beyond the Tourist Trail
National Geographic Secrets of the National Parks: The Experts' Guide to the Best Experiences Beyond the Tourist Trail 4.10 avg rating — 277 ratings
40.
National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States
National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States 4.36 avg rating — 1,458 ratings
41.
Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park 4.25 avg rating — 11,429 ratings
42.
The Art of the National Parks
The Art of the National Parks 4.46 avg rating — 177 ratings
43.
Hiking the Shining Rock and Middle Prong Wildernesses
Hiking the Shining Rock and Middle Prong Wildernesses
by: Tim Homan
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
44.
Hiking Trails of Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock and Citico Creek Wilderness
Hiking Trails of Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock and Citico Creek Wilderness
by: Tim Homan
4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
45.
Wilderness Essays
Wilderness Essays
by: John Muir
4.08 avg rating — 1,952 ratings
46.
Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness, Special Edition, with an Appreciation of Guy Waterman
Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness, Special Edition, with an Appreciation of Guy Waterman 3.88 avg rating — 59 ratings
47.
Insider's Guide to Campground Hosting in Florida Parks
Insider's Guide to Campground Hosting in Florida Parks it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
48.
Rediscovering National Parks in the Spirit of John Muir
Rediscovering National Parks in the Spirit of John Muir 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
49.
Our Mark on This Land: A Guide to the Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps in America's Parks
Our Mark on This Land: A Guide to the Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps in America's Parks
by: Ren Davis
3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings
50.
Strangers in High Places: The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains
Strangers in High Places: The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains 4.05 avg rating — 88 ratings
51.
Ocmulgee Natl Monument
Ocmulgee Natl Monument really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
52.
A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People
A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People 4.55 avg rating — 130 ratings
53.
Cowpens Battlefield: A Walking Guide
Cowpens Battlefield: A Walking Guide 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
54.
Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground
Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground 4.16 avg rating — 828 ratings
55.
A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial
A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial 4.12 avg rating — 256 ratings
56.
The Bears Ears: A Human History of America's Most Endangered Wilderness
The Bears Ears: A Human History of America's Most Endangered Wilderness 3.96 avg rating — 411 ratings
57.
The Blue Wall: Wilderness of the Carolinas and Georgia
The Blue Wall: Wilderness of the Carolinas and Georgia 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
58.
Wilderness and the American Mind
Wilderness and the American Mind 4.12 avg rating — 2,011 ratings
59.
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America 4.07 avg rating — 2,354 ratings
60.
Natural Rivals: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America's Public Lands
Natural Rivals: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America's Public Lands 3.72 avg rating — 343 ratings
61.
Our Common Ground: A History of America's Public Lands
Our Common Ground: A History of America's Public Lands 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
62.
Grand Canyon For Sale: Public Lands versus Private Interests in the Era of Climate Change
Grand Canyon For Sale: Public Lands versus Private Interests in the Era of Climate Change 3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings