<P> Despite Roosevelt 's enthusiasm and strong interest in preserving land for public use , the Grand Canyon was not immediately designated as a national park . The first bill to establish Grand Canyon National Park was introduced in 1882 by then - Senator Benjamin Harrison , which would have established Grand Canyon as the second national park in the United States after Yellowstone . Harrison unsuccessfully reintroduced his bill in 1883 and 1886 ; after his election to the presidency , he established the Grand Canyon Forest Reserve in 1893 . Theodore Roosevelt created the Grand Canyon Game Preserve by proclamation on 28 November 1906 and Grand Canyon National Monument in 1908 . Further Senate bills to establish the site as a national park were introduced and defeated in 1910 and 1911 , before the Grand Canyon National Park Act was finally signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 . The National Park Service , established in 1916 , assumed administration of the park . </P>
<P> Despite Roosevelt 's enthusiasm and strong interest in preserving land for public use , the Grand Canyon was not immediately designated as a national park . The first bill to establish Grand Canyon National Park was introduced in 1882 by then - Senator Benjamin Harrison , which would have established Grand Canyon as the second national park in the United States after Yellowstone . Harrison unsuccessfully reintroduced his bill in 1883 and 1886 ; after his election to the presidency , he established the Grand Canyon Forest Reserve in 1893 . Theodore Roosevelt created the Grand Canyon Game Preserve by proclamation on 28 November 1906 and Grand Canyon National Monument in 1908 . Further Senate bills to establish the site as a national park were introduced and defeated in 1910 and 1911 , before the Grand Canyon National Park Act was finally signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 . The National Park Service , established in 1916 , assumed administration of the park . </P>
when did bryce canyon become a national park
when did bryce canyon become a national park
1919
1919