AGES 8+
1 or More
Players
RULES
Uncover the beauty of America’s
National Parks!
The National Parks Memory game was created in cooperation with the
National Park Foundation to share the beauty and rich historical diversity
of America’s National Parks. Inside this booklet you’ll find exciting facts
and information about the 50 Parks included in this game. You’ll also
learn about the special features National Parks Memory brings to the
world’s most popular matching game. So, turn the page to begin your
indoor adventure with the great outdoors!
GAME RULES
Contents
A Match
• 100 National Park picture cards
• 10 Rules & Regulations cards
• 5 National Park Specialist cards
• Card tray
A player makes a match if the two cards turned
picture side-up are identical. When a match is
made, the player takes both cards and places
them in front of him/her. That player takes
another turn, and continues taking turns until
he/she misses. The game continues until all
matches have been made.
Object
The game ends when all matches have been made.
The player with the most points wins the game.
A Miss
Setup
A player misses if the two cards turned picture
side-up are not identical. These two cards are
turned over once again, facedown, and that
player’s turn ends. All players should try to
remember which cards were turned over for
future matches!
1. Each player chooses a National Park
Specialist card and assumes that profession
throughout the game.
2. Mix the National Parks picture cards and the
Rules and Regulations cards up and spread
them facedown on a flat surface.
3. Form 11 rows of cards across and 10 rows
down, using all 110 cards.
Scoring
Each match within your specialty is worth 2
points (see Specialist cards section). All other
matches are worth 1 point each.
Here’s How to Play!
The youngest player goes first. Play then
procedes in clockwise fashion with each player
turning any two cards picture side-up. The
cards must be turned over completely so that
all players can see them.
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Winning
Rules & Regulations Cards
The player with the most points at the end of the
game wins! In the event of a tie, another round
is played using 9 pairs of cards from categories
that are not from the tied player’s Specialties.
Score 1 point per match.
These cards should be mixed in with the
National Park picture cards. There are no
matches to the Rules & Regulations cards. If
you turn over one of these cards picture sideup, immediately follow the directive before
completing your turn.
While following the directive on one Rules &
Regulations card, if you flip over a second Rules
& Regulations card, just turn the second one
back over, facedown, and continue following the
first directive. Only one Rules & Regulations card
can be used on your turn. (Unless otherwise
noted, if a directive states that additional cards
can be revealed, these cards must be flipped
back over at the end of the player’s turn.)
National Parks Picture Cards
Players take turns trying to match 100 picture
cards that feature beautiful photography of the
National Parks and the animals that live there.
These cards represent the rich diversity of the
parks and are divided into four park categories.
Each card includes the title of the park that
is color coded to indicate what category it
falls within. See below for the park category
breakdown along with its corresponding color.
Orange:
Civil Liberty Park Sites and
National Monuments
Red:
Civil War Battlefields and Historic Sites
Blue:
Ocean, Lake and River Parks
Green:
Natural and Scenic National Parks
Brown:
Animals and their tracks
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Specialist Cards
At the start of the game, players may choose
to become a National Park Specialist and pick
one of the five Specialist cards that they will
use throughout the game. Each Specialist card
features a park symbol that corresponds to a
park category. Additionally, players may look
on the back of their Specialist card to see what
parks are included in their specialty. (Note:
Players get more points for matches collected
in their specialty. See SCORING section for
match value).
Orange: Humanitarian Specialist
protects and preserves the Civil Liberty
Park Sites and National Monuments.
Red: Historian Specialist records and
preserves the historical integrity of the
Civil War Battlefields and Historic Sites.
Blue: Marine Biologist Specialist
studies and preserves the Ocean, Lake
and River Parks and their habitats.
Green: Geologist Specialist studies
and preserves Natural and Scenic
National Parks.
Brown: Zoologist Specialist studies
animals and their habitats and protects
endangered species.
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How to use
the Specialist Cards:
For each Specialist, there are two matching
National Park picture cards featuring their
symbol. If a player acquires the match
featuring their Specialist symbol, they can
use their specialty bonus which is shown on
their Specialist card. These bonuses can only
be used once per game and must be used
by the corresponding Specialist. If a player
finds a match with the symbol that does not
correspond to their Specialty, this match still
counts but they are not able to use the specialty
bonus. However, if a player uncovers a Rules
and Regulations card that allows them to swipe
a match from another player, it is possible that
they will be able to acquire the match that will
allow them to use their specialty bonus.
More Than 5 Players
OTHER WAYS TO PLAY
Solo Play
Play a traditional Memory game by removing
the Specialist cards and Rules & Regulations
cards. Matches are worth only 1 point and the
player with the most points win.
Tip to parents: If you want to give your
Jr. rangers a game play advantage, let them
choose to be a park Specialist so they have an
opportunity to earn more points for matches
within their specialty!
To develop your concentration and memory
skills, play the game using any number of pairs
you wish. Count the number of turns it takes
you to match them all. Try to improve with each
game you play.
Reduced Card Play
For shorter (and easier) game play, reduce the
number of cards used. If you are playing with
fewer than 5 people you can remove one, two
or three categories of National Parks picture
cards. If 5 people are playing, you can reduce
the number of matching sets per category to
eight or five, for example.
Exclusive Specialist
Are you ready for a bigger challenge? In this
game, players race to collect only the cards
within their Specialty. Any matches that a player
finds that do not correspond to their Specialty
get turned back over. However, they are able to
go again. The first Specialist to collect all ten of
their matches wins.
Remove the “Keep our parks beautiful” and
“Set up camp” Rules & Regulations cards for
this Exclusive Specialist game play.
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Civil Liberty Park Sites and
National Monuments
Specialist: HUMANITARIAN
Independence
National Historic Park (PA)
Independence National Historic
Park is home to the Liberty Bell, an
international symbol of freedom,
and Independence Hall, where the
nation’s founders drafted both the
Declaration of Independence and
the U.S. Constitution.
Brown v. Board of Education
National Historic Site (KS)
In the former Monroe Elementary
School building, once a segregated
school for African American
children, this site commemorates the
landmark Supreme Court decision
that made segregation in public
schools illegal.
Manzanar
National Historic Site (CA)
Manzanar was one of 10 camps
at which Japanese-American
citizens and resident aliens were
forcibly interned after the attack on
Pearl Harbor, for the duration of
World War II.
Canyon de Chelly
National Monument (AZ)
The Canyon de Chelly National
Monument preserves ruins of the
early indigenous tribes that lived
in the area, including the Ancient
Pueblo Peoples and Navajo. The
monument covers 131 square miles
and stretches across three major
canyons: de Chelly, del Muerto and
Monument.
Montezuma Castle
National Monument (AZ)
Montezuma Castle National
Monument features well-preserved
cliff dwellings used by the
Pre-Columbian Sinagua people
around 700 AD. Over 350,000
visitors travel to this site every year
to gaze into the past of the Sinagua
people’s legacy.
Clara Barton
National Historic Site (MD)
The Clara Barton National Historic
Site includes the Clara Barton House,
which was established in 1974 to
commemorate the life of Clara Barton
who was a teacher, nurse, humanitarian
and founder of the American Red Cross.
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Mount Rushmore
National Memorial (SD)
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
is a sculpture carved into the face
of Mount Rushmore in South
Dakota. Sculpted by Gutzon
Borglum and his son, Lincoln
Borglum, Mount Rushmore features
60-foot sculptures of United States
presidents George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, Theodore
Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
USS Arizona
Memorial (HI)
The USS Arizona is the final resting
place for many of the ship’s 1,177
crewmen who lost their lives on
December 7, 1941 during the attack
on Pearl Harbor. The 184-foot-long
Memorial consists of three sections
which include the entry and assembly
rooms; a central area designed for
ceremonies and observation; and
the shrine room, where the names of
those who perished on the Arizona
are engraved on a marble wall.
Statue of Liberty
National Monument (NY/NJ)
The Statue of Liberty was a gift
from France to the United States
in recognition of an alliance
established during the American
Revolution. Since then, the Statue
has become an international icon
of freedom and liberty, as well as
the most recognizable symbol of
democracy in the world.
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial (DC)
The Washington Monument was
built in honor of George Washington.
It stands approximately 555 feet tall
and offers views in excess of
30 miles.
The Lincoln Memorial stands at the
west end of the National Mall as a
monument to the 16th President of
the United States. It is 190 feet long,
119 feet wide and almost 100 feet high.
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Civil War Battlefields
and Historic Sites
Specialist: HISTORIAN
Andersonville
National Historic Site (GA)
Andersonville, or Camp Sumter,
was the largest Confederate
military prison established during
the Civil War. This site is the only
Park that serves as a memorial
to all Americans ever held as
prisoners of war.
Chickamauga & Chattanooga
National Military Park (GA/TN)
On the fields of this Park in the fall
of 1863, more than 150,000 Union
and Confederate soldiers clashed in
a series of battles remembered as
some of the hardest fighting in the
Civil War. The fighting ended with
the Union seizure of Chattanooga,
the gateway to the deep south.
Antietam
National Battlefield (MD)
Antietam is one of the best-preserved
battlefields in the nation. On these
fields on September 17, 1862, the
Union Army stopped the northern
advance of the Confederate forces
in the bloodiest single-day battle of
the American Civil War.
Ford’s Theatre
National Historic Site (DC)
On the night of April 14, 1865,
President Abraham Lincoln was
shot in Ford’s Theatre by John
Wilkes Booth. The President died in
the early hours of April 15th in the
small back bedroom of a boarding
house across the street.
Appomattox Court House
National Historical Park (VA)
General Robert E. Lee surrendered
the Confederate Army of Northern
Virginia to Lt. General Ulysses S.
Grant at this historic village and
battleground, bringing an end to the
Civil War.
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Gettysburg
National Military Park (PA)
The Civil War battle fought here from
July 1-3, 1863 resulted in Union
victory that repelled the second
Confederate invasion of the North,
a major turning point in the war.
The Soldiers National Cemetery
at Gettysburg contains more than
7,000 internments, of which 3,500
are from the Civil War.
Pea Ridge
National Military Park (AR)
This 4,300-acre Park represents
one of the best-preserved Civil War
battlefields in the country. The Park
includes a reconstruction of the
Elkhorn Tavern, site of bitter fighting
on March 7-8, 1862, as well as a
2.5-mile segment of the Trail of Tears.
Shiloh
National Military Park (TN)
The largest battle of the 1862 Civil
War campaign for possession of the
railroads of the western Confederacy
and military control of the lower
Mississippi River occurred on this
site. This Park includes 4,000 acres of
preserved battlefield, with more than
150 monuments and 217 cannons.
Manassas
National Battlefield Park (VA)
Two battles between Union and
Confederate troops during the Civil
War are commemorated here. Nearly
900 men lost their lives in July, 1861,
and another 3,300 died during a
three-day battle in August, 1862,
which brought the Confederacy to
the height of its power.
Vicksburg
National Military Park (MS)
Located high on the bluffs, Vicksburg
was known as “The Gibraltar of
the Confederacy” and guarded the
Mississippi River; with its surrender,
the Union regained control of the
lower Mississippi River and split the
Confederacy in two.
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Ocean, Lakes and
River Parks
Specialist: Marine Biologist
Fire Island
National Seashore (NY)
This Seashore’s 32-mile long barrier
island contains extensive salt marshes,
a 300-year old American holly forest
and the only federally protected
wilderness in New York state.
Cape Hatteras
National Seashore (NC)
The nation’s first National Seashore,
Cape Hatteras preserves significant
portions of North Carolina’s famed
barrier islands – Bodie, Hatteras and
Ocracoke. This Park is also home to
Cape Hatteras Light, the tallest brick
lighthouse in the world.
Indiana Dunes
National Lakeshore (IN)
This 15,000-acre Park preserves
three main dune ridges that
run parallel to Lake Michigan’s
shoreline. The younger dunes,
which rise 180 feet, are still open
and sandy, but the 8,000-12,000year old dune ridges are covered
with oak and maple forests.
Channel Islands
National Park (CA)
Channel Islands National Park
encompasses five islands including
Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa,
San Miguel and Santa Barbara, as
well as their ocean environment,
preserving and protecting a wealth
of natural and cultural resources.
Lake Mead
National Recreation Area (AZ/NV)
Lake Mead is America’s first National
Recreation Area. Three of America’s
four desert ecosystems--the Mojave,
the Great Basin, and the Sonoran
Deserts--meet in this Park, making
it home to a surprising variety of
plants and animals, some of which
are found nowhere else in the world.
Chattahoochee River
National Recreation Area (GA)
This Recreation Area has 16
units along a 48-mile stretch of
the Chattahoochee River. This
Park contains a variety of natural
habitats, flora and fauna, 19thcentury historic sites and Native
American archaeological sites.
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Lake Roosevelt
National Recreation Area (WA)
The 1941 damming of the Columbia
River, which was part of the
Columbia River Basin Project,
created a 130-mile lake. Named for
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the
Lake is the largest recreation park
featured in this Recreation Area.
Virgin Islands
National Park (VI)
This Park covers about one half of
St. John Island, as well as Hassel
Island, in St. Thomas Harbor and
includes quiet coves, white-sand
beaches, tropical forests, wildlife,
breathtaking views and off-shore
coral reefs.
Pictured Rocks
National Lakeshore (MI)
Only five miles across at its widest
point, this 73,236-acre Park hugs
the Lake Superior shoreline for
40 miles and shows off some
of Michigan’s most attractive
landscapes.
Point Reyes
National Seashore (CA)
This peninsula north of San
Francisco is noted for long beaches
backed by tall cliffs and lagoons,
forested ridges and offshore bird
and sea lion colonies. Highlights
include the Earthquake Trail and the
Point Reyes Lighthouse.
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Natural and Scenic
National Parks
Specialist: Geologist
Acadia
National Park (ME)
Located on the rugged coast of
Maine, this Park encompasses over
47,000 acres of granite-domed
mountains, woodlands, lakes and
ponds, and ocean shoreline.
Denali
National Park and Preserve (AK)
This Park, located in Alaska, is
home to Mt. McKinley, the highest
mountain in North America. Over
400,000 visitors come to Denali
each year to enjoy wildlife viewing,
backpacking and mountaineering.
Arches
National Park (UT)
This 76,519-acre Park contains
one of the largest concentrations
of natural sandstone arches in the
world. The arches and numerous
other geological features are
highlighted in striking foreground
views created by contrasting colors,
land forms and textures.
Glacier
National Park (MT)
Glacier National Park is located in
Montana and borders the Canadian
provinces of Alberta and British
Columbia. This Park covers over
1,000,000 acres and includes parts
of two mountain ranges, over 130
lakes and over 1,000 different
species of plants as well as hundreds
of animal species. This significant
ecosystem is referred to as the
“Crown of the Continent Ecosystem,”
and encompasses 16,000 square
miles of protected land.
Bryce Canyon
National Park (UT)
Bryce is famous for its unique
geology. Erosion has shaped the
colorful limestone rock into bizarre
shapes including slot canyons,
windows, fins, and spires called
“hoodoos.”
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Yosemite
National Park (CA)
Yosemite embraces a spectacular
tract of mountain-and-valley
scenery in the Sierra Nevada.
El Capitan, the largest exposed
granite monolith in the world, and
groves of giant sequoias, can be
found in this spectacular Park.
Grand Canyon
National Park (AZ)
The Grand Canyon was formed
about 5 million years ago and some
of the rocks exposed at its bottom
may be close to 2 billion years old.
The Grand Canyon is 277 river miles
and averages a depth of 1 mile.
Grand Teton
National Park (WY)
Located in northwestern Wyoming,
Grand Teton National Park protects
stunning mountain scenery and a
diverse array of wildlife. The central
feature of the Park is the Teton
Range which includes eight peaks
over 12,000 feet.
Zion
National Park (UT)
Protected within Zion National
Park’s 229 square miles is a
dramatic landscape of sculptured
canyons and soaring cliffs. One of
the most fascinating attractions at
Zion is The Narrows, a canyon that
is 1,000 feet high and gets as little
as 30 feet wide at its narrowest
path.
Joshua Tree
National Park (CA)
The Sonoran and Mojave deserts
meet within the boundaries of this
National Park. The higher Mojave
portion of the Park is home to the
strange looking Joshua Trees that
give the Park its name.
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Animals and their Tracks
Specialist: Zoologist
American Alligator – Biscayne
National Park (FL)
The American alligator is one of the
largest reptiles. The length of adult
alligators varies from 13 to 18 feet
and their tails account for about half
of their length. They can weigh from
about 450 to 500 pounds. Their diet
consists of tadpoles, frogs and fish,
turtles, fish, raccoons, birds, and
dead animals. The American alligator
is found in the warm wetlands and
swamps of the Southeastern United
States including Biscayne National
Park in Florida.
Black Bear – North Cascades
National Park (WA)
As part of the 7-million acre
ecosystem in Washington State
designated by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, the black bear can’t
be hunted in North Cascades National
Park. Black bears are agile tree
climbers and can detect scents miles
away. So be sure to clean up your
campsite before retiring for the night!
California Condor – Grand Canyon
National Park (AZ)
Regarded as one of the rarest birds
in the world, the California condor is
the largest land bird in North America.
These majestic birds can weigh up to
23 pounds with a wingspan up to
9 1/2 feet. Adults are primarily black
except for triangle-shaped patches of
bright white underneath their wings.
Condors are members of the vulture
family and feed exclusively on dead
animals such as deer, cattle, rabbits,
and large rodents. During warmer
months, they can be found flying
over the south rim of Grand Canyon
National Park.
Big Horn Sheep – Rocky Mountain
National Park (CO)
After near extinction, as many as
600 Big Horn Sheep live in the
Rocky Mountain National Park where
they are well adapted to survive
in the harsh climates of the Rocky
Mountains. Their keen eyesight and
sense of smell help them to ward off
potential predators and specialized
hooves aid them in jumping off sheer
cliffs and mountainsides.
Bison – Yellowstone
National Park (ID/MT/WY)
Bison, also known as American
Buffalo, can be found in Yellowstone,
the world’s first National Park. An
adult bull bison may be six feet tall
at the shoulder and weigh 2,000
pounds. Don’t let their size fool you –
bison can run up to 30 MPH.
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Mule Deer – Guadalupe Mountains
National Park (TX)
Mule Deer are one of the most
common animals found in Guadalupe
Mountains National Park. They
are seen in the early morning and
evening hours when temperatures
are cooler and use their large ears to
radiate heat away from their bodies.
Cottontail Rabbit – Bighorn Canyon
National Recreation Area (MT/WY)
The Desert Cottontail calls Bighorn
Canyon National Recreation Area
home. This rabbit species is small
with dark eyes and short legs and
they take over vacant burrows
making shelter in brush heaps.
Their litters average four to five
bunnies that become completely
independent in two months.
Wild Horse – Assateague Island
National Seashore (MD/VA)
Assateague’s wild horses are well
known, even to many people who
have never been to the island. They
are very tough and have survived
extreme heat, harsh weather
conditions and poor food quality
found on this remote barrier island.
They are split into two herds, one
on the Virginia side and one on the
Maryland side of the island.
Elk – Theodore Roosevelt
National Park (ND)
Elk, part of the deer family, were
hunted out of the Badlands in
North Dakota by the late 1800s.
Theodore Roosevelt National
Park reintroduced elk to the
North Dakota badlands on March
13, 1985. Since then, elk have
become well-established in the
Park and the population has grown
significantly due to productive
forage, favorable habitat and the
absence of natural predators
Moose – Denali
National Park and Preserve (AK)
Moose that inhabit Denali National
Park and Preserve can be found in
the forested areas that are often close
to lakes and marshes. Moose are
excellent swimmers and, in winter
months, remain in their territory forming
“yards” in which they create paths in
the deep snow as they paw for food.
Moose are very large, fast animals and
can be aggressive when provoked.
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