Dallenforth t1_itegppm wrote on October 23, 2022 at 12:51 AM

Fun fact! It's one of the least visited national parks. You can schedule a tour from the John Muir house in Martinez. They take you to the park and give you a guided tour.

MrMessy t1_itehara wrote on October 23, 2022 at 12:56 AM

Though an AWESOME memorial, it is not a national park.

Dallenforth t1_itepm4r wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:04 AM

Governed by NPS though, I remember our tour guide calling it a park but it might just be semantics

https://www.nps.gov/poch/index.htm

Blatherskitte t1_itfhx6y wrote on October 23, 2022 at 7:01 AM

Whenever I've gone to a nonpark (other than DC) they're always like "this is a real park, I'm a real park ranger" but the park rangers at official parks are like "lawl no". So I think there's a pecking order thing going on.

D0nutyajustkn0w1t t1_iti6t6w wrote on October 23, 2022 at 8:46 PM

I am a former Park Ranger who has worked at monuments (flagstaff area - wupatki), historic sites Klondike historic) and parks (Yellowstone, Zion, redwoods). You’re a Park Ranger in uniform for all those jobs. Now if you’re a state park/national forest/concessionaire — you’re not a Park Ranger in how people think of them but mostly in practice.

MrMessy t1_iteq22z wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:08 AM

Yes, I wasn't trying go be rude or anything!

JollyGreenGiraffe t1_ithi9nw wrote on October 23, 2022 at 6:13 PM

Fun fact, it isn't actually a national park, its a historical memorial. It's just managed by the park service. They do more than just national parks.

"The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational properties with various title designations.[3"