Roads End State Recreation Site
🏆 Lincoln City Beach — North end beach access at Lincoln City with tide pools and sunset views Roads End
Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint
🏆 Central Coast Bridge — Historic Ben Jones Bridge viewpoint on the Central Oregon Coast Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint
Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site
🏆 Willamette Valley Pioneer — Oregon’s second-oldest state park, established 1922, with pioneer heritage Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site is
Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural Area
🏆 Old-Growth Oak Preserve — Rare old-growth Oregon white oak woodland in the Willamette Valley Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural
Shepperd’s Dell State Natural Area
🏆 Columbia Gorge Waterfall — Delicate 70-foot bridal veil waterfall in a fern-draped grotto along the Historic Columbia River Highway
Sitka Sedge State Natural Area
🏆 Nestucca Bay Estuary — Restored coastal wetland on Nestucca Bay with nesting snowy plovers Sitka Sedge State Natural Area
Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
🏆 Yachats Tidepool Paradise — Rocky shore tide pool access at Yachats — Oregon’s “Gem of the Oregon Coast” Smelt
Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area
🏆 Official Guide: Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area — Home to a massive 1935 Yuba-style gold dredge — the
Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site
🏆 Oregon’s Only Operating Mill — 1862 water-powered flour mill still operating with original equipment — Oregon’s only remaining pioneer
Tokatee Klootchman State Natural Site
🏆 Umpqua River Rock — Dramatic volcanic rock formation along the North Umpqua River Tokatee Klootchman State Natural Site preserves
Tub Springs State Wayside
🏆 Harney Basin Rest — High desert wayside near the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Tub Springs State Wayside provides a
Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State Natural Area
🏆 Columbia Gorge Forest — Old-growth forest preserve in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge with towering Douglas fir
W. B. Nelson State Recreation Site
🏆 Willamette Valley Rest — Shaded rest stop along I-5 in the Willamette Valley W. B. Nelson State Recreation Site
Wallowa River Rest Area
🏆 Wallowa River Access — Rest area and river access along the Wallowa River in Northeast Oregon’s mountains Wallowa River
Washburne State Wayside
🏆 Willamette Valley Wayside — Former Oregon state wayside northwest of Junction City Washburne State Wayside was an Oregon state
Whale Watching Center
🏆 World’s Whale Watching Capital — Oregon State Parks staffed interpretive center at Depoe Bay — the world’s smallest navigable
Winchuck State Recreation Site
🏆 Oregon’s Southernmost Beach — Beach access and camping on the Winchuck River near the California border Winchuck State Recreation
Wygant State Natural Area
🏆 Gorge Old-Growth Cathedral — 1,000-year-old Douglas fir and stunning Gorge viewpoints on Wygant Peak Wygant State Natural Area protects
Blair Lake State Recreation Site
There is no state recreation site named “Blair Lake State Recreation Site” in Alaska. No unit of this name appears
Blueberry Lake State Recreation Site
🏆 Chugach Mountain Lake — Alpine lake at Thompson Pass with spectacular mountain scenery on the Richardson Highway Blueberry Lake
Boswell Bay Beaches State Marine Park
🏆 Prince William Sound Marine — Pristine beaches on Hinchinbrook Island in Prince William Sound Boswell Bay Beaches State Marine
Canoe Passage State Marine Park
🏆 Southeast Alaska Passage — Protected marine passage near Wrangell in the Inside Passage Canoe Passage State Marine Park protects
Chilkat Islands State Marine Park
🏆 Haines Marine Park — Island marine park in the Chilkat Inlet near Haines, Alaska’s eagle capital Chilkat Islands State
Dall Bay State Marine Park
🏆 Ketchikan Marine — Protected bay on Long Island near Ketchikan in the Tongass National Forest Dall Bay State Marine
Diamond Creek State Recreation Area
There is no state recreation area named “Diamond Creek State Recreation Area” in Alaska. No unit of this name appears
Driftwood Bay State Marine Park
🏆 Prince William Sound Anchorage — Remote bay in western Prince William Sound with glacier views Driftwood Bay State Marine
Eagle Trail State Recreation Site
🏆 Tok Highway Trail — Hiking trail and recreation site near Tok along the Alaska Highway Eagle Trail State Recreation
Entry Cove State Marine Park
🏆 Prince William Sound Cove — Sheltered cove for kayakers and boaters in Prince William Sound Entry Cove State Marine
Granite Bay State Marine Park
🏆 Prince William Sound Granite — Dramatic granite bay with tide pools in western Prince William Sound Granite Bay State
Grindall Island State Marine Park
🏆 Clarence Strait Marine — Island marine park in Clarence Strait near Ketchikan with old-growth rainforest Grindall Island State Marine
Jack Bay State Marine Park
🏆 Valdez Fjord Marine — Glacially carved fjord near Valdez with tidewater glacier views Jack Bay State Marine Park protects
Joe Mace Island State Marine Park
🏆 Wrangell Islands Marine — Small island marine park near Wrangell in the Inside Passage Joe Mace Island State Marine
Kayak Island State Marine Park
🏆 Where Europeans First Touched Alaska — Historic island where Vitus Bering’s expedition first sighted mainland Alaska in 1741 Kayak
Lake Aleknagik State Recreation Site
🏆 Bristol Bay Wilderness Lake — Remote lake at the gateway to Wood-Tikchik State Park — Alaska’s largest state park
Magoun Islands State Marine Park
🏆 Ketchikan Islands — Island group in Clarence Strait near Ketchikan with rainforest and marine wildlife Magoun Islands State Marine
Moon Lake State Recreation Site
🏆 Official Guide: Moon Lake State Recreation Site — A small lakeside campground on the Alaska Highway near Tok —
Pasagshak River State Recreation Site
🏆 Kodiak Island River — Remote salmon river on Kodiak Island with outstanding fishing and brown bear viewing Pasagshak River
Porcupine Creek State Recreation Site
🏆 Haines Highway Gold — Historic gold rush area with creek-side camping and fishing near Haines Porcupine Creek State Recreation
Rocky Lake State Recreation Site
🏆 Mat-Su Valley Lake — Small lake recreation site in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley near Big Lake Rocky Lake State Recreation
Safety Cove State Marine Park
🏆 Prince William Sound Shelter — Protected cove in Prince William Sound offering safe anchorage and wilderness camping Safety Cove
Sawmill Bay State Marine Park
🏆 Valdez Marine — Protected bay near Valdez with salmon streams and bear viewing Sawmill Bay State Marine Park protects
Security Bay State Marine Park
🏆 Southeast Alaska Old-Growth — Pristine old-growth rainforest bay on Kuiu Island Security Bay State Marine Park protects a deep,
Shelter Island State Marine Park
There is no state marine park on Shelter Island near Juneau. Alaska State Parks rents two public-use cabins on the
South Esther Island State Marine Park
🏆 Prince William Sound Island — Remote island marine park in western Prince William Sound South Esther Island State Marine
St. James Bay State Marine Park
🏆 Lynn Canal Marine — Sheltered bay on Lynn Canal — North America’s longest and deepest fjord St. James Bay
Stariski State Recreation Site
🏆 Cook Inlet Sunset — Bluff-top recreation site with volcano views across Cook Inlet south of Homer Stariski State Recreation
Sullivan Island State Marine Park
🏆 Lynn Canal Island — Remote island marine park in Lynn Canal with brown bear habitat and old-growth forest Sullivan
Sunny Cove State Marine Park
🏆 Resurrection Bay Cove — Sheltered cove in Resurrection Bay near Seward with sea otters and tidewater views Sunny Cove
Surprise Cove State Marine Park
🏆 Harriman Fjord Glacier — Stunning glacial cove in Harriman Fjord with tidewater glacier views in Prince William Sound Surprise
Taku Harbor State Marine Park
🏆 Historic Taku Harbor — 1890s gold rush harbor with restored cabin and Taku Glacier views Taku Harbor State Marine