The HUMID TEMPERATE ecoregion covers a broad area, including nearly all of the eastern half of the United States and all of the Pacific coast and costal mountain range from southern CALIFORNIA up through southeast ALASKA.
Due to its large area of coverage along both the eastern Atlantic and western Pacific coasts, as well as throughout continental eastern U.S., several different biomes make up this ecoregion. Terrestrial biomes include the following:
- Temperate Deciduous Forests (primarily in the east)
- Temperate Rainforest (along the northwest coast)
- Coniferous Forests (primarily in the north)
- Subtropical (in the southeast)
- Alpine Mountains (on the Pacific coast)
- Temperate Grasslands (in the prairie heartland of the U.S.)
- Chaparral (in Mediterranean California).
Naturally by its very geographical location this ecoregion also includes both Freshwater, with its numerous lakes and ponds, rivers and streams, and wetlands, and Marine aquatic biomes.
See below for a list of National Parks and other parks, natural areas, and forests within this ecoregion represented in my photos.
Sequoia National Park CALIFORNIA
Cuyahoga Valley National Park OHIO
• National Park Name or Park/Forest/Monument/Refuge Name I PHOTO GALLERY NAME (click on the photo gallery name below to view photos)
East
ALABAMA
- Little River Canyon National Preserve I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Russell Cave National Monument I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Talladega National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
DELAWARE
- Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
FLORIDA
- Apalachicola National Forest I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Canaveral National Seashore I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Gulf Islands National Seashore I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
GEORGIA
- Chattahoochee National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Cumberland Island National Seashore I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Ocmulgee National Monument I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
KENTUCKY
- Cumberland Falls State Resort Park I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Daniel Boone National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- Mammoth Cave National Park I CENTRAL INTERIOR
LOUISIANA
- Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Bogus Chitto Wildlife Refuge I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Mississippi River Delta I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Sabine National Wildlife Refuge I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
MAINE
- Acadia National Park I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
MARYLAND
- Assateague Island National Seashore I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
MASSACHUSETTS
- Cape Code National Seashore I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Cranes Beach I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Parker River National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Walden Pond State Reservation I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
MISSISSIPPI
- Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Cathedral Ledge State Park I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Monadnock State Park I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- White Mountain National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
NEW JERSEY
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Pinelands National Reserve I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
NEW YORK
- Adirondack Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- Catskill Park I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Fire Island National Seashore I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Fort Niagara State Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- Niagara Falls State Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- Sodus Point Beach Park I THE GREAT LAKES
NORTH CAROLINA
- Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Blue Ridge Parkway I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Cape Lookout National Seashore I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Croatan National Forest I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Jockey’s Ridge State Park I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Nantahala National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Pisgah National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
OHIO
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge I THE GREAT LAKES
PENNSYLVANIA
- Allegheny National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Allegheny National Recreation Area I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
RHODE ISLAND
- Brenton Point State Park I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Congaree National Park I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Francis Marion National Forest I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
TENNESSEE
- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Cherokee National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
VERMONT
- Green Mountain National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
VIRGINIA
- Blue Ridge Parkway I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- George Washington National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
- Jefferson National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Luray Caverns National Natural Landmark I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Shenandoah National Park I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
WASHINGTON D.C.
- National Mall – Tidal Basin I ATLANTIC EAST COAST
WEST VIRGINIA
- Monongahela National Forest I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- New River Gorge National River I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
- Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area I APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
Midwest
ARKANSAS
- Buffalo National River I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- Hot Springs National Park I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- Ouachita National Forest I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- Ozark-St. Francis National Forest I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- White River National Wildlife Refuge I CENTRAL INTERIOR
ILLINOIS
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- Shawnee National Forest I CENTRAL INTERIOR
INDIANA
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore I THE GREAT LAKES
- Indiana Dunes National Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- Hoosier National Forest I CENTRAL INTERIOR
IOWA
- Dolliver Memorial Sate Park I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- Effigy Mounds National Monument I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge I CENTRAL INTERIOR
KANSAS
- Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge I THE GREAT PLAINS
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve I THE GREAT PLAINS
MICHIGAN
- Grand Island National Recreation Area I THE GREAT LAKES
- Hiawatha National Forest I THE GREAT LAKES
- Isle Royale National Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- North Country National Scenic Trail I THE GREAT LAKES
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore I THE GREAT LAKES
- Seney National Wildlife Refuge I THE GREAT LAKES
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore I THE GREAT LAKES
- Tahquamenon Falls State Park I THE GREAT LAKES
MINNESOTA
- Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge I THE GREAT LAKES
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness I THE GREAT LAKES
- Chippewa National Forest I THE GREAT LAKES
- Gooseberry Falls State Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- Grand Portage National Monument I THE GREAT LAKES
- Grand Portage State Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- Itasca State Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- Superior National Forest I THE GREAT LAKES
- Tettegouche State Park I THE GREAT LAKES
- Voyageurs National Park I THE GREAT LAKES
MISSOURI
- Mark Twain National Forest I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways I CENTRAL INTERIOR
OKLAHOMA
- Great Salt Plains State Park I THE GREAT PLAINS
- Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge I THE GREAT PLAINS
- Tall Grass Prairie Preserve I THE GREAT PLAINS
TENNESSEE
- Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area I CENTRAL INTERIOR
- Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge I CENTRAL INTERIOR
TEXAS
- Big Thicket National Preserve I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Padre Island National Seashore I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
- Sabine National Forest I AMERICAN SOUTHEAST & GULF COAST
WISCONSIN
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore I THE GREAT LAKES
- Cave of the Mounds National Natural Landmark I THE GREAT LAKES
- Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest I THE GREAT LAKES
- Pattison State Park I THE GREAT LAKES
West
ALASKA
- Chugach National Forest I ALASKA
- Chugach State Park I ALASKA
- Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve I ALASKA
- Kenai Fjords Nationals Park I ALASKA
- Misty Fjords National Monument I ALASKA
- Tongass National Forest I ALASKA
CALIFORNIA
- Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument I CALIFORNIA
- Butte Valley National Grassland I CALIFORNIA
- Butte Valley Wildlife Area I CALIFORNIA
- California Coastal National Monument I CALIFORNIA
- Carrizo Plain National Monument I CALIFORNIA
- Channel Islands National Park I CALIFORNIA
- Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park I CALIFORNIA
- Devils Postpile National Monument I CALIFORNIA
- Giant Sequoia National Monument I CALIFORNIA
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park I CALIFORNIA
- Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park I CALIFORNIA
- Kings Canyon National Park I CALIFORNIA
- Lake Shasta Caverns National Natural Landmark I CALIFORNIA
- Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest I CALIFORNIA
- Lava Beds National Monument I CALIFORNIA
- Lassen National Forest I CALIFORNIA
- Lassen Volcanic National Park I CALIFORNIA
- Muir Woods National Monument I CALIFORNIA
- Pinnacles National Park I CALIFORNIA
- Point Reyes National Seashore I CALIFORNIA
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park I CALIFORNIA
- Redwood National Park I CALIFORNIA
- Sequoia National Park I CALIFORNIA
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest I CALIFORNIA
- Sierra National Forest I CALIFORNIA
- Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge I CALIFORNIA
- Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area I CALIFORNIA
- Yosemite National Park I CALIFORNIA
OREGON
- Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Crater Lake National Park I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Deschutes National Forest I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Mount Hood National Forest I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Newberry National Volcanic Monument I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Oregon Caves National Monument I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Silver Falls State Park I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Smith Rock State Park I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Umpqua National Forest I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON STATE
- Gifford Pinchot National Forest I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Mount Rainier National Park I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- North Cascades National Park I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Okanogan National Forest I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Olympic National Forest I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Olympic National Park I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Ross Lake National Recreation Area I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- San Juan Islands National Monument I PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Snoqualmie National Forest I PACIFIC NORTHWEST