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Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site
🌊 Driftwood Sculptures, Wide Sand, and the Quiet Side of the Oregon Coast — Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site on
Doug’s Beach
🪁 The Windiest Beach in the Pacific Northwest — Where the Gorge Funnels the World’s Best Wind Sports — Doug’s
Donnell Pond
🏔️ 14,000 Acres of Downeast Wilderness — Granite Summits, Crystal Ponds, and Acadia’s Quiet Neighbor — Donnell Pond Public Reserved
Drake Well Museum and Park
Drake Well Museum and Park near Titusville in Venango County is a former Pennsylvania state park. Today it is a historic site of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), not part of Pennsylvania’s state park system.
Dreher Island State Park
🏝️ Three Islands Connected by Bridges on South Carolina’s Largest Lake — Dreher Island State Park on Lake Murray, Newberry
Dodge No. 4 State Park
🏊 The Dodge Brothers’ Gift to Michigan — A Beach on the Biggest Lake in Metro Detroit — Dodge No.
Dodge Point
🌊 Maine’s Secret River Beach — Hidden Coves on the Damariscotta Where You Might Be the Only One — Dodge
Dockweiler State Beach
🔥 Beach Bonfires Under the Flight Path — LA’s Most Cinematic Beach Experience — Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del
Current River State Park
🛶 Missouri’s Most Beautiful River — Ozark Springs, Gravel Bars, and Float Trips Through Deep Forest — Current River State
Cutler Coast
🌊 Maine’s Boldest Coast — 50-Foot Cliffs, Zero Guardrails, and the Edge of America — Cutler Coast Public Reserved Land
D.A.R. State Park
🏕️ Swim in Lake Champlain. Sleep Under Vermont Stars. Wake Up to the Adirondacks. — D.A.R. State Park on Lake
Crow Butte Park
🏝️ A Desert Island in the Columbia River — Swimming, Camping, and Nothing Else for Miles — Crow Butte Park
Crissey Field State Recreation Site
🌊 Oregon’s First Beach — Where Highway 101 Crosses From California Into the Oregon Coast — Crissey Field State Recreation
Croft State Park
🏇 7,000 Acres Where 250,000 Soldiers Once Trained — South Carolina’s Military-to-Park Conversion — Croft State Park near Spartanburg, South
Constitution Beach
🏙️ Boston’s Best-Kept Urban Beach — 747s Landing Over Your Beach Towel — Constitution Beach in East Boston, Massachusetts, managed
Corona del Mar State Beach
🏖️ Orange County’s Postcard Beach — Fire Pits, Tide Pools, and Catalina Island on the Horizon — Corona del Mar
Clam Gulch State Recreation Area
🦪 Alaska’s Razor Clam Capital — A Beach Named for What You Dig There — Clam Gulch State Recreation Area
Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Site
🐻 Watch Brown Bears Fish for Salmon — 10 Miles From Town, No Guide Required — Chilkoot Lake State Recreation
Cheraw State Park
⛳ South Carolina’s Oldest State Park — Where the CCC Built a Golf Course in the Longleaf Pines — Cheraw
Caspar Headlands State Beach
🌊 Where the Mendocino Coast Turns Wild — A Secret Headland Above the Pacific — Caspar Headlands State Beach and
Charles River Reservation
🏙️ America’s Most Famous Urban River — Kayak Past Harvard, MIT, and the Boston Skyline — Charles River Reservation along
Cayucos State Beach
🎣 The Last Old-Fashioned California Beach Town — With a Pier That Doesn’t Need a Fishing License — Cayucos State
Cedar Island State Park
🏝️ Camp on Your Own Island — Accessible Only by Boat in the Thousand Islands — Cedar Island State Park
Castaic Lake State Recreation Area
ℹ️ Who runs it (verified August 2026): The land belongs to California State Parks and the reservoir is part of
Cardiff State Beach
🏄 Southern California’s Reef Break — Where Surfers, Tide Pools, and a Coastal Lagoon Share a Mile of Pacific Shoreline
Captree State Park
🚢 Long Island’s Fishing Fleet — Where Charter Boats Launch for Stripers, Blues, and Fluke in the Shadow of Fire
Captain Cook State Recreation Area
🌋 Camp on a Bluff Above Cook Inlet — With Three Active Volcanoes Across the Water — Captain Cook State
Campbellsport Drumlins State Park
🧊 Where Glaciers Left Hills That Look Like Overturned Spoons — Wisconsin’s Drumlin Field — Campbellsport Drumlins State Park in
Camp Plymouth State Park
⛏️ Pan for Real Gold Where a President Grew Up — Vermont’s Forgotten Gold Rush on Echo Lake — Camp
Buskin River State Recreation Site
🐻 Kodiak Island’s Road-Accessible Salmon River — Where Brown Bears Fish 4 Miles from Town — Buskin River State Recreation
Bulls Island
🌉 A Forested Island Between a Canal and the Delaware River — With a Footbridge to Pennsylvania — Bulls Island
Bryant Creek State Park
🏞️ 2,900 Acres of Untouched Ozarks — Where a Crystal-Clear Creek Cuts Through Dolomite Bluffs — Bryant Creek State Park
Caines Head State Recreation Area
🏚️ A WWII Fortress Hidden in an Alaskan Coastal Rainforest — Only Accessible at Low Tide — Caines Head State
Button Bay State Park
🔘 The Lake Named for Buttons — Where 500-Million-Year-Old Fossils Wash Up on a Champlain Beach — Button Bay State
Brookhaven State Park
🚴 2,500 Acres of Pine Barrens on Long Island — New York City’s Biggest Backyard Trail System — Brookhaven State
Bridal Veil Falls State Scenic Viewpoint
🌊 A 120-Foot Waterfall Under a Historic Bridge in the Columbia River Gorge — Bridal Veil Falls State Scenic Viewpoint
Braddock Bay State Park
🦅 One of North America’s Premier Hawk Migration Funnels — Where 100,000+ Raptors Follow Lake Ontario Every Spring — Braddock
Breakheart Reservation
⛰️ Seven Rocky Hilltops, Two Freshwater Lakes, and Boston’s Wildest Reservation — 10 Miles from Downtown — Breakheart Reservation in
Branbury State Park
🏖️ Vermont’s Best Swimming Beach on a Mountain Lake — Where the Green Mountains Meet Lake Dunmore — Branbury State
Bettles Bay State Marine Park
An Undeveloped Bay on Port Wells, North of Whittier Bettles Bay State Marine Park is an undeveloped marine park on
Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint
🌊 A Shipwreck Named the Viewpoint — Where a Burning Freighter’s Boiler Still Sits in the Surf — Boiler Bay
Boone’s Cave Park
🏞️ Daniel Boone Slept Here — A Cave on the Yadkin River Where America’s Most Famous Pioneer Grew Up —
Blufflands State Trail: Root River Segment
🚴 60 Miles Through the Driftless — Where the Glaciers Never Came and the Bluffs Still Stand — Blufflands State
Blue Hills Reservation
⛰️ 7,000 Acres and the Highest Point on the Atlantic Coast South of Maine — Boston’s Wilderness Backyard — Blue
Blind Island Marine State Park
🏝️ A 3-Acre Island in the San Juan Archipelago — Washington’s Smallest State Park — Blind Island Marine State Park
Blazing Star State Trail
🌸 Named for the Wildflower That Sets the Prairie on Fire — A Paved Trail Through Southern Minnesota’s Last Native
Big Bear/Baby Bear State Marine Park
Two Bays and Protected Islands in Peril Strait, 35 Miles North of Sitka Big Bear/Baby Bear State Marine Park covers
Blauvelt State Park
🏔️ 590 Acres of Military Ruins and Mountain Bike Trails in the Hudson Valley — 30 Minutes from Manhattan —
Blackstone River Bikeway State Park
🚲 Pedal Through the Birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution — 48 Miles from Worcester to Providence — Blackstone River