Ambassador Parks

Welcome to the collection of the world's Ambassador national parks.  The list of ambassador parks is grouped by continent and then presented alphabetically by country.  Yellowstone National Park is the first national park in the world and serves as the global ambassador as well as the ambassador wonder of the United States.

An Ambassador Park is the first national park created for each country.  Some countries have more than one Ambassador park because there were multiple parks established at the same initial time.

Africa Ambassadors

• Algeria: Taza National Park was established in 1923.
• Botswana: Chobe National Park was established in 1967.
• Cameroon: Bouba Njida National Park, Benoue National Park, and Waza National Park were established in 1934.
• DR Congo: Virunga National Park was established in 1925.
• Egypt: Ras Muhammad National Park
• Ethiopia: Awash National Park was established in 1958.
• Kenya: Nairobi National Park was established in 1946.
• Morocco: Toubkal National Park was established in 1942.
• Namibia: Etosha National Park was established in 1967.
• Tanzania: Serengeti National Park was established in 1951.
• South Africa: Kruger National Park was established on May 31, 1926.
• Uganda: Murchison Falls National Park was established in 1952.
• Zambia: Kafue National Park was established in the 1950s.
• Zimbabwe: Hwange National Park was established in 1930.

Asia Ambassadors

• China: Zhangjiajie National Park was established in 1982.
• India: Jim Corbett National Park, originally named Hailey National park was established in 1936.
• Indonesia: Baluran National Park, Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, Gunung Leuser National Park, and Komodo National Park were all established in 1980.
• Japan: Setonaikai National Park, Unzen National Park, and Kirishima National Park were established in March of 1934.
• Nepal: Chitwan National Park was established in 1973.
• Philippines: Mount Arayat National Park was established in 1933.
• Thailand: Khao Yai National Park was established in 1961.
• South Korea:  Jirisan National Park was established in 1967.
• Sri Lanka: Wilpattu National Park and Yala National Park were established in December 1938.
• Turkey: Yozgat Pine Grove National Park was established on February 5, 1958.
• Vietnam: Cuc Phuong National Park was established in 1962.

Europe Ambassadors

• Austria:  Hohe Tauern National Park was established in 1981.
• Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park was established on April 8, 1949.
• Finland: Lemmenjuki, Liesjarvi, Linnansaari, Oulanka, Petkeljarvi, Pyha-Hakki, and Rokua National Park were establihsed in 1956.
• France:  Vanoise National Park was established on July 6, 1963.
• Germany: Bavarian Forest National Park was established on October 7, 1970.
• Greece: Olympus National Park was established in 1938.
• Ireland: Killarney National Park was established in 1932.
• Italy:  Gran Paradiso National Park was established in 1922.
• Netherlands: Veluwezoom National Park was established in 1930.
• Norway: Rondane National Park was established in 1962.
• Poland:  Bialowieza National Park was first established on August 11, 1932, and then re-established in 1947.
• Romania: Retezat National Park was established in 1935.
• Russia: Losiny Ostrov National Park and Sochi National Park were established in 1983.
• Spain: Ordesa Y Monte Perdido National Park and Picos de Europa National Park were established in 1918.
• Sweden: Abisko National Park and Angso National Park were established in 1909.
• United Kingdom:  Peak District National Park was established on April 17, 1951. 

North America Ambassadors

• Canada: Banff National Park was established in 1885.
• Costa Rica: Poas Volcano National Park was established in 1955
• Mexico:  Desierto de Los Leones National Park was established in 1917.
• Panama: Altos de Campana National Park was established in 1966.
• United States: Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872 launching the global national park network.

Oceania Ambassadors

• Australia: Royal National Park was established in 1879.
• New Zealand: Tongariro National Park was established in 1887.

South America Ambassadors

• Argentina: Iguazu National Park and Nahuel Huapi National Park were established on October 29, 1934.
• Bolivia: Sajama National Park was established in 1939.
• Brazil: Itatiala National Park was established in 1937.
• Chile: Vicente Perez Rosales National Park was established in 1939.
• Colombia: Cueva de los Guacharos National Park was established in 1960.
• Ecuador: Galapagos National Park was established on May 29, 1973.
• Peru: Manu National Park was established in 1939.
• Venezuela: Henri Pittier National Park was established on Feb 2, 1937.