What Are These Elements?
The Listing Elements group offers three types of lists. Each listing element shows content that is managed elsewhere, either in a different system or somewhere else in the content management system. Listing elements embody the principle of Create Once, Publish Everywhere (COPE), giving more reach to your words and images than a static, standard webpage can manage.Links to instructions on using each are immediately below their examples lower on this page.
- Campground listing element
Shows some basic details for one or more campgrounds in a park. Draws on the data put into the structured data system. If you have changes you need to show, make those edits within the structured data system. - Event listing element
Largely used by non-park websites, this element lists events that are created in the Event Manager (within the CMS). It's a great way for a parent park (e.g., NAMA) or some kind of site pertaining to multiple parks (e.g., the Alaska location based site) to show the events for constituent parks. - Shared content listing element
The universal* listing element. It can show a wide variety of shared content types (articles, people assets, place assets, news releases, things to do, trip ideas, etc). A few examples are shown below, to illustrate the ways that the output changes, depending on the content types you want to list.
Campground Listing Element
Below is an example of the campground listing element. It has space for an optional header and description, and then returns all kinds of details about one or more campgrounds in a given park. It features a little green or red flag to illustrate if the campground is currently open (with a note that an "open" campground may or may not be fully reserved, so check with the park for details).One common way to use this element is to put it on your main campgrounds page for your park. If you have a lot of campgrounds, consider placing a few of them within some kind of logical category (e.g., Tent Only Campgrounds and then Vehicle Accessible Campgrounds or Campgrounds Needing Reservations and Walk-In Reservations Only, etc).
Campground Listing Element: Optional Header Goes Here
An optional description. This is not a rich-text editor, it's just static text. You might add some contextual details about what you're showing below (e.g., "These are tent-only campgrounds in Park ABC; we do not have any RV campsites in this park."). The element lets you pick the park you want, and then you can select which campgrounds from that park you want to list.
- Cell Phone Reception
- Yes, Year-Round
- Internet Connectivity
- Yes, Seasonal
- Trash/Recycling Collection
- Yes, Year-Round
- Food Storage Lockers
- Yes, Year-Round
- Camp Store
- Yes, Seasonal
- Ice for Sale
- Yes, Seasonal
- Firewood for Sale
- Yes, Seasonal
- Staff On Site
- Yes, Seasonal
- Amphitheater
- Yes, Seasonal
- Laundry
- Yes, Seasonal
- Dump Station
- Yes, Seasonal
- Potable Water
- Potable Water - Seasonal

- Cell Phone Reception
- No
- Internet Connectivity
- No
- Trash/Recycling Collection
- Yes, Seasonal
- Food Storage Lockers
- Yes, Year-Round
- Camp Store
- No
- Ice for Sale
- No
- Firewood for Sale
- No
- Staff On Site
- Yes, Seasonal
- Amphitheater
- Yes, Year-Round
- Laundry
- No
- Dump Station
- No
- Potable Water
- Potable Water - Seasonal

- Cell Phone Reception
- No
- Internet Connectivity
- No
- Trash/Recycling Collection
- Yes, Seasonal
- Food Storage Lockers
- Yes, Seasonal
- Camp Store
- No
- Ice for Sale
- No
- Firewood for Sale
- No
- Staff On Site
- Yes, Seasonal
- Amphitheater
- Yes, Seasonal
- Laundry
- No
- Dump Station
- No
- Potable Water
- Potable Water - Seasonal

Wonder Lake Campground is at mile 85 on the Denali Park Road. It offers 28 tent-only sites.
This is the closest campground to Mount McKinley. Though still nearly 26 miles away, the sheer size of the mountain makes it loom impressively over Wonder Lake Campground. Cloudy skies can obscure views, and mosquitoes can be fierce, but clear days offer views that will last a lifetime. Bear-proof food lockers are available throughout the campground.
Campground listing element instructions (NPS only) | Return to top of the page
Event Listing Element (aka, the Calendar)
As you might expect, the event listing element shows stuff happening in a park or program. You can configure it to show events for one park, multiple parks, or show events across the nation based on particular tags, or a combination of those criteria.A few use cases include:
- A given park showing events at nearby parks (e.g., NAMA showing events at all the smaller units within NAMA, or perhaps a city park showing events for every park within a metropolitan area, or within a 3 hour drive, etc.).
- A subject site showing events across the country based on some kind of theme or topic (e.g., the Arts in the Parks website showing nationwide events tagged "art"). These are probably less useful for a trip planner who already is going to one specific place, but it helps show the breadth of events across the nation on particular topics.
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Shared Content Listing Element
A universal listing element for (nearly) every time of shared content. Pages created using a shared content template include:- Articles
A catch-all for any kind of scientific, interpretive or general information webpage that has usefulness beyond a single park or program. For example:- A general page about the ecology of jackrabbits could be useful for many parks, and it would be more efficient for parks to collaborate on a general info jackrabbit page than to repeat the same info, with small wording changes, across the website of every park where jackrabbits live.
- A scientific article about climate change research that occurred in 4 parks has usefulness to all parks involved. Publishing info about that scientific study as a shared content article obviates the need for 4 parks to say the same thing 4 times.
- People
People assets are meant to be the definitive biographical sketch for historically significant people. Take, for example, Theodore Roosevelt: Several parks and/or programs might create an article (or a whole series of articles) fleshing out details of that person's life, but there should only be one people asset for Teddy, which gives the public the very basic details of his life (e.g., birthplace, birth date, location of death, etc). - Places
Like people assets, place assets should exist to provide the definitive, brief details of a given location. Each park doesn't need a place asset, but significant locations (buildings, natural landmarks, etc) within parks (or outside of them) might have a place asset. For example, Phantom Ranch in Grand Canyon is a significant place in America, and could benefit from having a definitive place asset that gives some basic details about that location. Extra info like how to visit Phantom Ranch, or details of the history of Phantom Ranch, would then either belong in articles, things to do, or as static pages on Grand Canyon's website. - Things to Do
This specialized page allows you to recommend a particular activity, or Thing to Do, in a park. Things to Do should be fairly specific, and do not need to replace or replicate existing activity-based info you might already have on your website. - Trip Ideas
Trip Ideas are composed of Things to Do. They let you recommend an itinerary for a visitor who is going to either a particular park, or to a series of parks. - News Releases
Fairly self-explanatory; all parks and programs should publish newsworthy information by using the news release template. A listing element can be configured to show only news releases, in which case the display is sorted chronologically (newest to oldest).
The Life & Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt (This is an Optional Header)
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Henry Vincent Hubbard
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Kermit Roosevelt
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Archibald Roosevelt
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Quentin Roosevelt
- Type: Article
- Locations: Amistad National Recreation Area, Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Chiricahua National Monument, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Fort Larned National Historic Site, more »
- Type: Article
The conservation movement of the early 1900s helped to create the National Park system and establish crucial protections for the nation's animals, plants, and landscapes. But some conservationists also embraced exclusionary ideas and policies that caused incalculable harm to people. These stories are part of NPS history. Understanding them is necessary to build a more inclusive future.
- Type: Article
- Locations: Grand Canyon National Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Yosemite National Park
In a world shaped by climate change, we face new challenges and threats daily. As the “conservation president,” Theodore Roosevelt also took on new ecological challenges in a rapidly changing world. As we reflect on both the history and the future of the climate crisis, what can we learn from Roosevelt’s story? How do these lessons help us move toward a brighter future?
- Fort Stanwix National Monument
Room Keys from the Stanwix Hall Hotel
- Type: Article
- Locations: Fort Stanwix National Monument
In 2003, the site of the Stanwix Hall Hotel was investigated for archeological resources. The hotel building itself had been destroyed in the 1970s in advance of the reconstruction of Fort Stanwix. The rear courtyard or work area was preserved and was the focus of the archeological study. The most important find at the Stanwix Hall Hotel site was the intact hotel privy. The privy was the dumping place for the contents of chamber pots, and for some of the hotel refuse.
The shared content element example below demonstrates how the results look a little different if you choose to only show news releases.
When only showing news releases, the list results are shown chronologically, from newest to oldest.
News From Around the Southeast Utah Group
- Zion National Park
Rockfall near Big Bend on Zion Canyon Scenic Drive
- Locations: Zion National Park
- Date Released: 2025-02-25
Around 3:19 p.m. on February 24, Zion National Park received multiple reports of a rockfall along the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive between the Great White Throne pull out and the Big Bend Shuttle Stop. Park rangers immediately responded, and traffic was temporarily stopped in both directions around the rockfall impact area. Upon evaluation and monitoring, visitors were safely evacuated from north of the rockfall.
- Zion National Park
Zion National Park shuttle bus service starts March 2
- Zion National Park
Hiker found dead on Canyon Overlook Trail in Zion National Park
- Zion National Park
Zion National Park Announces the 2025 Artists-in-Residence!
- Arches National Park
Arches will offer earlier timed entry reservations in 2025
- Locations: Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Hovenweep National Monument, Natural Bridges National Monument
- Date Released: 2024-12-02
- Locations: Zion National Park
- Date Released: 2024-11-26
- Locations: Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Hovenweep National Monument, Natural Bridges National Monument
- Date Released: 2024-11-20
- Arches National Park
Arches announces another pilot vehicle reservation system using timed entry in 2025
- Locations: Arches National Park
- Date Released: 2024-11-07
Arches National Park will implement another pilot vehicle reservation system using timed entry in 2025, beginning April 1. Program parameters will be mostly the same as the 2024 pilot, except the park will not require reservations from July 7 to August 27 (after July 4th weekend until just before Labor Day weekend) when visitation traditionally slows down
- Arches National Park
Arches National Park seeks public input on environmental assessment for its Visitor Access and Experience Plan
- Locations: Arches National Park
- Date Released: 2024-10-24
Arches National Park is seeking public comment on its Visitor Access and Experience Plan, which identifies long-term strategies needed to provide day use visitor access in a way that protects park resources, promotes safety, and creates opportunities for high-quality visitor experiences. The public is invited to comment on the plan through November 23, 2024.
Last updated: March 21, 2019