Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Iron Range OHV Paradise — 3,500-acre off-road vehicle park on reclaimed mine land on the Mesabi Iron Range Iron […]
Joseph R. Brown State Wayside
🏆🏆🏆 Minnesota River Valley — Scenic wayside overlooking the Minnesota River Valley near New Ulm Joseph R. Brown State Wayside
Kadunce River State Wayside
🏆🏆🏆🏆 North Shore Canyon — Dramatic slot canyon and waterfalls on the Kadunce River — one of the North Shore’s
Kaplan Woods State Park
🏆🏆🏆 Owatonna Forest — 98-acre urban forest park in Owatonna with mature hardwoods Kaplan Woods State Park protects 98 acres
Little Elbow Lake State Park
🏆🏆🏆 Prairie Lakes — 230-acre park on Little Elbow Lake in the prairie pothole region Little Elbow Lake State Park
Luce Line State Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Twin Cities to Prairie — 63-mile trail from the Twin Cities west through forests, prairies, and lake country to
Mill Towns State Trail
🏆🏆🏆 River Heritage Trail — Trail connecting historic mill towns along the Cannon River Mill Towns State Trail connects the
Minnesota River State Trail
🏆🏆🏆 Big River Trail — Multi-use trail along the Minnesota River through the broad glacial river valley Minnesota River State
Mississippi Blufflands State Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Great River Bluffs — Trail along the dramatic Mississippi River bluffs of southeast Minnesota Mississippi Blufflands State Trail winds
Douglas State Trail
🏆🏆🏆 Rochester Rail Trail — 12.5-mile paved trail from Rochester to Pine Island through farm country Douglas State Trail is
North Shore State Trail
🏆 Official Guide: C.J. Ramstad / North Shore State Trail — A 146-mile premier snowmobile corridor connecting Duluth to Grand
Old Crossing Treaty Historic Wayside: 96
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Ojibwe-U.S. Treaty Site — Site of the 1863 Old Crossing Treaty between the U.S. and Red Lake & Pembina
Pine Tree State Park
🏆🏆🏆 Northern Pine Forest — 165-acre park in the jack pine and aspen forests of northern Minnesota Pine Tree State
Ray Berglund State Wayside
🏆🏆🏆 North Shore Rest — Lake Superior wayside honoring a beloved North Shore conservationist Ray Berglund State Wayside is a
Red River State Recreation Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Red River Camping — Riverside recreation area in East Grand Forks on the Red River of the North Red
Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Singing Hills Trail — 39-mile paved trail through the “singing hills” of south-central Minnesota from Mankato to Faribault Sakatah
Sam Brown Memorial State Wayside
🏆🏆🏆 Dakota War Memorial — Memorial to soldiers killed in the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War at Lone Tree Lake Sam Brown
Shooting Star State Trail
🏆🏆🏆 Prairie Wildflower Trail — Rail trail through the tallgrass prairie of southeastern Minnesota, named for the shooting star wildflower
Superior Vista State Trail
🏆🏆🏆 Lake Superior Ridge — Multi-use trail along the ridgeline above Lake Superior near Duluth Superior Vista State Trail runs
Taconite State Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Iron Range Epic — 165-mile snowmobile/OHV trail across the Mesabi Iron Range — one of the longest in Minnesota
Toqua Lakes State Park
🏆🏆🏆 Prairie Lakes — 51-acre park on Toqua Lake in the prairie pothole region Toqua Lakes State Park encompasses 51
Traverse des Sioux State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Treaty That Created Minnesota — Site of the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux that opened southern Minnesota to
Watson State Wayside: 136
🏆🏆🏆 Prairie Wayside — 136-acre rest area and picnic grounds in the western Minnesota prairie Watson State Wayside is a
Willard Munger State Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Minnesota’s Greatest Trail — 70+ mile paved trail from Hinckley to Duluth — consistently rated one of America’s top
Chandler State Wayside
🏆🏆 Southern Oregon Wayside — Scenic rest stop on US-97 in the Klamath Basin near the California border Chandler State
Clay Myers State Natural Area at Whalen Island
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Tillamook Bay Island — Pristine estuary island with nesting seabirds, mudflats, and the only Oregon Coast campsite on an
Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site
🏆🏆🏆 Ancient Myrtle Grove — One of the last old-growth Oregon myrtle groves in existence Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural
Del Rey Beach State Recreation Site
🏆🏆 North Coast Beach Access — Quiet beach access point on the Northern Oregon Coast near Gearhart Del Rey Beach
Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Oregon Coast Icon — Spectacular collapsed sea cave forming a churning ocean cauldron — one of Oregon’s most photographed
Dexter State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆 Willamette Valley Reservoir — Popular reservoir recreation site on Dexter Lake in the Cascade foothills Dexter State Recreation Site
Dyer State Wayside
🏆🏆 Cascade Mountain Pass — Shaded rest stop on Highway 22 in the Cascade Range Dyer State Wayside provides a
Ellmaker State Wayside
🏆🏆 Coast Range Forest — Old-growth forest wayside on Highway 20 between Corvallis and Newport Ellmaker State Wayside preserves a
Erratic Rock State Natural Site
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Ice Age Evidence — A single enormous boulder carried 500 miles by Ice Age floods and dropped in the
Fort Rock Cave (near Fort Rock State Natural Area)
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Oldest Human Settlement in Oregon — Archaeological cave with evidence of human habitation dating to 13,200 years ago Fort
Fort Rock State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Oregon High Desert Icon — Spectacular 325-foot volcanic tuff ring rising from the desert floor — formed by a
Geisel Monument State Heritage Site
🏆🏆🏆 Oregon Trail Heritage — Memorial to the Geisel family, massacred on the Oregon Trail in 1846 Geisel Monument State
Heritage Landing (Deschutes)
🏆🏆🏆 Deschutes River Gateway — River access and camping at the confluence of the Deschutes River and Lake Billy Chinook
Hoffman Memorial State Wayside
🏆🏆 Central Coast Wayside — Oceanside rest stop with coastal views near Florence Hoffman Memorial State Wayside provides a scenic
Holman State Wayside
🏆🏆 North Coast Rest — Forested wayside on US-101 between Tillamook and Lincoln City Holman State Wayside provides a roadside
Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Nez Perce Sacred Homeland — Sacred ancestral campsite of the Nez Perce people in the Wallowa Valley with interpretive
Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Chinese Heritage Treasure — Best-preserved Chinese heritage building in Oregon with intact 1887 apothecary and general store Kam Wah
Manhattan Beach State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆 North Coast Hidden Beach — Secluded beach between Rockaway Beach and Tillamook with dune access Manhattan Beach State Recreation
McVay Rock State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆 South Coast Sea Stacks — Dramatic sea stack viewpoint on the Southern Oregon Coast near Brookings McVay Rock State
Minam State Recreation Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Wallowa Wilderness Gateway — Remote recreation area on the Minam River at the edge of the Eagle Cap Wilderness
Mongold Day-Use Area
🏆🏆🏆 Detroit Lake Beach — Popular day-use area on Detroit Lake in the Cascade Range Mongold Day-Use Area provides beach
Muriel O. Ponsler Memorial State Scenic Viewpoint
🏆🏆🏆 Central Coast Viewpoint — Elevated coastal viewpoint with sweeping ocean panoramas near Yachats Muriel O. Ponsler Memorial State Scenic
OC&E Woods Line State Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Oregon’s Longest Rail Trail — 100-mile converted rail trail from Klamath Falls to Bly through Southern Oregon’s high desert
Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Hidden Coast Gem — Charming beach village with sea stacks, tide pools, and Three Arch Rocks seabird refuge Oceanside
Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint
🏆🏆🏆 Ochoco Mountain Vista — Panoramic viewpoint in the Ochoco Mountains of Central Oregon Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint provides a
Otter Crest State Scenic Viewpoint
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Cape Foulweather Lookout — Iconic 500-foot cliff viewpoint at Cape Foulweather — named by Captain Cook in 1778 Otter