Olmsted Parks & Landscapes
Scores of Olmsted landscapes can still be enjoyed— coast to coast— from New York’s Central Park and the U.S. Capitol Grounds to Seattle’s Volunteer Park and California's Palos Verdes. Find an Olmsted landscape and get to know this vital part of America’s cultural heritage.
Olmsted Trail
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Explore some of the most iconic Olmsted parks and places across the country.
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National Park Service
Father of America’s National Parks
Olmsted laid the philosophical foundation for the creation of our national parks. Since 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has be entrusted with the care and preservation of America's national parks. Today, they cover more than 84 million acres and welcome more than 318 million visitors every year.
Olmsted Network
The Olmsted Network aims to lift up Olmsted principles worldwide in service to thriving communities, mental and physical wellbeing and ecological health. Alongside our network of partners, we work to protect and preserve historic Olmsted landscapes.
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Landscape Architecture & DesignExploring the history of Ogden Point
Ogden Point, or Point Acadie, reaches out from Mt. Desert Island to the rising cliffs of Round Porcupine, forming the... -
Landscape Architecture & DesignMoraine Farm: Iconic Olmsted Design
Moraine Farm (Project No. 12297) in North Beverly, Massachusetts, is a remarkable but not well-known property, retaining much of the... -
Conservation & AdvocacyMidway Plaisance Advisory Council faces threatened destruction of wetland
Midway Plaisance Advisory Council (MPAC) was pleased to join the National Association for Olmsted Parks’ Olmsted Network earlier this year....