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National Park Service - Current Inventory of Existing Transportation Systems
NPS PARTNERSHIP
NPS CONTRACTED
NPS OWNED & (Formal
PARK CODE PARK NAME (Service/Concessions TYPE OF SYSTEM
OPERATED Agreement/NPS
Contract)
Partner)
1 ACAD Acadia National Park Bus Transit. Standard buses are owned by the NPS but service is provided
1 1 by Downeast Transportation, Inc. There are oncession operated bus tours.
2 ADAM Adams National Historical Park Historic Trolley. A trolley bus provides regularly scheduled shuttle service
1 between the park visitor center and the historic homes.
3 APIS Apostle Islands National Lakeshore * Water Transit (Tour Boat). The headquarters visitor center is accessible by
1
road, most other facilities are accessible only by water.
4 BISO Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area 1 Rail Transit (Scenic Railway Excursions).
5 BISC Biscayne National Park 1 Water Transit (Tour Boat). Ranger guided boat tours are offered.
6 BLRI Blue Ridge Parkway 1 Bus Transit.
7 BOHA Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Water Transit (Passenger Ferries). Passenger Ferries connect to Georges
1 Island where water shuttles take visitors to other islands.
8 BRCA Bryce Canyon National Park Bus Transit. Bryce Canyon Shuttle picks individuals up at the shuttle
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parking area and drops them off at each of the view points.
9 BUFF Buffalo National River Van and Bus Transit. A concessioner operates rafting, canoe, kayak, and
1 jon boat trips.
10 BUIS Buck Island Reef National Monument 1 Water Transit. Concession operated ferry service.
11 CANY Canyonlands National Park Van & Jeep Tours. Tours are offered on designated backcountry roads.
3 This is managed under 3 concessions contracts.
12 CACO Cape Cod National Seashore Bus and Tram Transit. Cape Cod has two partnerships at the park one is
with the Cape Cod Transit Authority where the shuttle buses are owned by
the NPS but are operated by the Cape Cod Transit Authority and the
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second is a new Flex Route. The park also owns and operates a beach
tram shuttle from an off site parking area to Coast Guard Beach during the
summer season only.
13 CALO Cape Lookout National Seashore Water Transit (Passenger & Vehicle Ferry). Private ferry service to the park
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is offered mid-March to the first weekend in December.
14 CHIS Channel Islands National Park Water Transit & Air Transit. Channel Islands Aviation is the park's
concessionaire for air travel to Santa Rosa Island. Island Packers offer
3 boat travel from Ventura and Channel Islands Harbors to all of the islands.
Truth Aquatics offers boat travel from Santa Barbara Harbor to all of the
islands.
15 CHOH Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park Seasonal historic canal barge tours. This is a mule-drawn boat ride at
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Georgetown or Great Falls.
16 CHIR Chiricahua National Monument 1 Van Transit. Vans pick up and drop off hikers at a designated trailhead.
17 COLO Colonial National Historical Park 1 Partnership with Williamsburg for the Triangle Shuttle.
18 CRLA Crater Lake National Park Water Transit (Tour Boat). Ranger guided boat tours are offered on Crater
1 Lake.
19 CUIS Cumberland Island National Seashore 1 Water Transit (Passenger Ferry).
20 CUVA Cuyahoga Valley National Park Scenic Rail. The train is operated in partnership with the park and the
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Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
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National Park Service - Current Inventory of Existing Transportation Systems
NPS PARTNERSHIP
NPS CONTRACTED
NPS OWNED & (Formal
PARK CODE PARK NAME (Service/Concessions TYPE OF SYSTEM
OPERATED Agreement/NPS
Contract)
Partner)
21 DENA Denali National Park & Preserve Bus Transit (Tour Bus/Conventional Bus and Shuttle) Within the park, tour
1 1 and shuttle bus services are available. The Alaska Railroad is in
partnership with the park to bring people to Denali.
22 DEPO Devils Postpile National Monument Bus Transit (Shuttle Service). From late June to early September day-use
visitors to the Devils Postpile/Reds Meadow area must ride the shuttle bus.
1 Managed in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service/Forest Service Permit
and using Forest Service Fee funds.
23 DINO Dinosaur National Monument Tram Transit. A tram shuttles people to the quarry on the Utah side of the
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park.
24 EISE Eisenhower National Historic Site Bus Transit. A shuttle bus leaving from the Gettysburg National Military
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Park Visitor Center takes visitors to Eisenhower NHS.
25 EUON Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site* Van Shuttle. This shuttle must be taken to see the historic site. Access by
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private vehicle is not available.
26 EVER Everglades National Park Tram Transit & Water Transit. A Shark Valley tram tour is available. There
2 are also boat tours offered.
27 FIIS Fire Island National Seashore Water Transit (Passenger Ferry). When on Fire Island, water taxis can
1 shuttle you from point to point.
28 FOMA/CASA Fort Matanzas National Monument */ Castillo De San Water Transit (Tour Boat). The only way to reach the fort is by way of the
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Marcos National Monument ferry.
29 FOPO Fort Point National Historic Site Bus Transit. The Presidio Trust in partnership with Golden Gate NRA offers
1 a shuttle (clean fuel buses) within the Presidio, on weekends and holidays
they provide service to Fort Point.
30 FOSU Fort Sumter National Monument* Water Transit (Tour Boat). The concession tour boats leave from Liberty
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Square in Charleston and Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant.
31 GATE/SHU Gateway National Recreation Area including the Bus Transit at the Sandy Hook Unit is managed by a Contractor. Water
Sandy Hook Unit 1 1 Transit (Passenger Ferries) at the Sandy Hook Unit is a partnership.
32 GETT Gettysburg National Military Park 1 Bus Transit. Bus tours of the park are available.
33 GLBA Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve * 1 Water Transit (Tour Boat and Passenger Ferries)
34 GLAC Glacier National Park Bus Transit, Van Transit, & Water Transit. Sun Tours offer interpretive
tours in Glacier. Glacier Park, Inc. offers tours between lodges. Under an
1 1
agreement the Flatehead Transit Mitigation will operate duing the Going-to-
the-Sun road construction.
35 GLCA Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Water Transit & Bust Transit. Boat Tours are offered. The primary form of
1 transportation within the park is by boat. In-park shuttle services are
available at Wahweap, Bullfrog, Halls Crossing, and Hite.
36 GOGA/ALCA Golden Gate National Recreation Area Alcatraz Water Transit (Passenger Ferry) & Tram Transit. Blue and Gold Fleet offers
Island* 2 transportation to Alcatraz Island. A concessioner operates a tram on
Alcatraz Island.
* ATS is the only means of access to the park unit. Master ATS List
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National Park Service - Current Inventory of Existing Transportation Systems
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NPS OWNED & (Formal
PARK CODE PARK NAME (Service/Concessions TYPE OF SYSTEM
OPERATED Agreement/NPS
Contract)
Partner)
37 GRCA Grand Canyon National Park Bus Transit (free shuttle) & Tour Bus (for fee). Year round contractor
operated free shuttle system on the South Rim on three routes (two to
scenic overlooks and trailheads; one within Village to visitor facilities).
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Shuttles for fee into South Rim (Grand Canyon Coaches & Grand Canyon
Eco-Shuttle) and between South and North Rims (Trans Canyon Shuttle).
Concessioner operated tours for fee on South Rim.
38 GRTE Grand Teton National Park Bus Transit & Water Transit. Concessions operated shuttle and ferry
2
services.
39 GUIS Gulf Islands National Seashore 1 Water Transit (Passenger Ferry)
40 HAFE Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Bus Transit (Shuttle Service). A shuttle system connects the park visitor
1
center with the lower town district.
41 HOFR Home of FDR Historic Site Bus Transit. Shuttle Bus to Top Cottage from the Wallace Visitor Center.
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42 ISRO Isle Royale National Park * Water Transit (Passenger Ferry) & Air Transit (Seaplane). Water transit is
1 4 operated by both the NPS & 3 Concessioners. The seaplane is operated by
a Concessioner.
43 JOFL/ALPO Johnstown Flood National Memorial/Allegheny Bus Transit. Limited to seasonal bus tours.
1
Portage Railroad National Historic Site
44 KATM Katmai National Park & Preserve * Float Plane & Bus Transit. Brooks Camp can only be reached via small
2
float plane or boat. Once there a shuttle bus is available.
45 KEMO Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 1 Bus Transit. A shuttle service is offered.
46 KEWE Keweenaw National Historical Park Cog-rail Tramway. The Cog-rail tramway is located in the Quincy unit. It
1 provides visitor access between the historic Quincy Host and the Quincy
Mine.
47 LACL Lake Clark National Park and Preserve 1 Air Transit. Concessioner offers air transportation from Anchorage.
48 LAME Lake Mead National Recreation Area 1 Water Transit. Ferry Service
49 LECL Lewis and Clark National Historical Park The Sunset Empire Transit District in partnership with the park offers the
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Lewis and Clark Explorer Shuttle.
50 LIBI Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument 1 Bus Transit.
51 LOWE Lowell National Historical Park Historic Trolley & Canal Boats. Visitors can ride on the parks turn-of-the
2
century trolley from site to site.
52 LYJO Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Bus Transit (Tram). LBJ Ranch offers interpretive tours on the park owned
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and operated system.
53 MACA Mammoth Cave National Park Bus Transit (Passenger) & Water Transit (Vehicle Ferry). The NPS
operates two vehicle ferries that cross the Green River. There is no charge
for the ferry. The Bus Transit supports the park's interpretive program by
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providing transportation to and from the outlying cave entrances. A
concessioner operates this system which is paid for at the time the cave
tour ticket is purchased.
54 MEVE Mesa Verde National Park 1 Tram Transit.
55 MIMA Minute Man National Historical Park 1 Bus Transit.
56 MORA Mount Rainier National Park Bus & Van Transit. The Paradise Shuttle is offered as a contracted service
2 by the park. Van transit services are offered for hikers by a concessioner.
* ATS is the only means of access to the park unit. Master ATS List
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National Park Service - Current Inventory of Existing Transportation Systems
NPS PARTNERSHIP
NPS CONTRACTED
NPS OWNED & (Formal
PARK CODE PARK NAME (Service/Concessions TYPE OF SYSTEM
OPERATED Agreement/NPS
Contract)
Partner)
57 MUWO Muir Woods National Monument Bus Transit. The Muir Woods shuttle is a partnership pilot project that runs
1
from Memorial Day thru Labor Day.
58 NAMA National Mall and Memorial Parks Bus Transit. A concessioner offers narrated shuttle tours to 18 major sites.
1
59 NOCA/LACH/R North Cascades National Park Complex includes Lake Water Transit & Bus Transit. In the summer, a shuttle bus system is
OLA Chelan National Recreation Area* & Ross Lake offered. This shuttle service originates in Lake Chelan NRA and travels into
National Recreation Area 2 North Cascades NP. A concessioner operates a water taxi service at Ross
Lake NRA.
60 ORPI Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Van Transit. The park rents a van and offers a ranger-led ride along the Ajo
1 Mountain Drive. This is a seasonal service and take 2 1/2-3 hrs. This
service is operated on donations.
61 OZAR Ozark National Scenic Riverways 1 Van Transit for Rafting Tours.
62 PINN Pinnacles National Monument Bus Transit (Shuttle Service) A visitor shuttle service for the east district is
1
available on weekends during the peak season.
63 PORE Point Reyes National Seashore Bus Transit. A bus shuttles people to the lighthouse area for whale
1
watching. No regular schedule.
64 ROMO Rocky Mountain National Park Bus Transit. A shuttle bus in the Moraine Park and Bear Lake Areas is
offered during the peak summer season through a contracted service with
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the park. The town of Estes Park partners with the park by offering a link to
the NPS shuttle via this outside community shuttle.
65 SAMO Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Bus Transit. The 3-year partnership demonstration shuttle offers a fixed
route transit service on weekends and holidays year-round from 8am-5pm
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with longer hours in the summer. The shuttle costs are a minimal fee per
person. The shuttle picks up and drops off at 9 sites in the recreation area.
66 SAJU San Juan National Historic Site Trolley Transit. The NPS owns the Trolley buses that are operated through
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a partnership by the City of San Juan.
67 SCBL Scotts Bluff National Monument Bus Transit (Shuttle Service). Free shuttle service is offered in the summer.
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68 SEKI Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park The Giant Forest Shuttle managed as a service contract is free to visitors
within the park. The City of Visalia in partnership with the park is offering a
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shuttle service from the City of Visalia and connects with the Giant Forest
Shuttle. A concessioner also offers tours.
69 SHEN Shenandoah National Park 1 Van Transit. A van travels to Rapidan Camp.
70 SLBE Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 1 Water Transit (Passenger Ferry).
71 STLI/ELIS Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Water Transit (Passenger Ferry) Public Transportation does stop at the
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National Monument * location to pick-up the passenger ferries.
72 STEA Steamtown National Historic Site 1 Historic Rail. Excursion on the train operate for 10 months of the year.
73 TAPR Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve 1 Bus Transit. A bus tour of the Tallgrass Prairie is available.
74 USAR USS Arizona Memorial Water Transit. A Tour Boat is offered which is operated by the US Navy in
1 conjunction with the NPS.
75 VAFO Valley Forge National Historical Park Bus Transit. Valley Forge bus offers daily tours of the park from May
1
through October.
76 VOYA Voyageurs National Park Water Transit (Tour Boat). The headquarters visitor center is accessible by
1
road, most other facilities are accessible only by water.
* ATS is the only means of access to the park unit. Master ATS List
11/13/2007
National Park Service - Current Inventory of Existing Transportation Systems
NPS PARTNERSHIP
NPS CONTRACTED
NPS OWNED & (Formal
PARK CODE PARK NAME (Service/Concessions TYPE OF SYSTEM
OPERATED Agreement/NPS
Contract)
Partner)
77 WEFA Weir Farms National Historic Site 1 Bus Transit.
78 WOTR Wolf Trap Farm Park for Performing Arts Bus Transit. Metro operates shuttle bus from West Falls Church Metro Rail
Station. This service begins 2 hours before the concert begins and stops
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running once the concert starts. It then picks up passengers at the end of
the concert with the last shuttle leaving at 11pm.
79 YELL Yellowstone National Park Snowcoaches & Bus Transit. Concession operated snowcoach tours are
available at Mammoth Hot Springs, Old Faithful Snow Lodge, West
2 Yellowstone and Flagg Ranch outside the South Entrance. A concession
offers Historic Yellow Bus tours within the park during the summer season.
80 YOSE Yosemite National Park Bus Transit. Yosemite NP offers a contracted shuttle service including the
Yosemite Valley Shuttle, Tuolumne Meadows, Wawona, and Badger Pass
(Ski Area) which are all free systems. A concessioner operates the Valley
Floor Tram, Big Trees Tram and Grand Tours at a cost to the rider.
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Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) , which is joint
power of authority operated, is offered at a cost to the rider. This system
provides service between the gateway communities and Yosemite NP.
81 ZION Zion National Park Bus Transit (Propane powered Shuttle Service). The Zion Canyon Scenic
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Drive is accessible by shuttle bus only from April-October.
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* ATS is the only means of access to the park unit. Master ATS List
11/13/2007
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