Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State Park
🏆 Smallest Finger Lake — Boat launch on Honeoye Lake — the shallowest and warmest of the Finger Lakes at
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Genesee Valley Greenway
🏆 90-Mile Mega Trail — 90-mile multi-use trail from Rochester to Cuba — one of the LONGEST rail trails in
Galop Island State Park
🏆 War of 1812 Stronghold — Strategic island at the head of the St. Lawrence River — site of the
Frenchman’s Island
🏝️ Oneida Lake Island — A 28-acre island in Oneida Lake, Oswego County, managed by NYS DEC as part of
Deans Cove Boat Launch
🏆 Cayuga Launch — Boat launch on Cayuga Lake — the longest Finger Lake at 38.2 miles and one of
Croil Island State Park
🏆 St. Lawrence Island — Island park on the St. Lawrence River — part of the legendary Thousand Islands region,
Crab Island State Park
🏆 Revolutionary War Island — Island in Lake Champlain where American forces staged the FIRST naval battle of the Revolution
Conesus Lake Boat Launch
🏆 Western Finger Lake — Public boat launch on Conesus Lake — the westernmost of the Finger Lakes, known for
Catharine Valley Trail
🏆 Finger Lakes Wine Trail — 12-mile multi-use trail through the Catharine Valley — connecting Watkins Glen to Mark Twain
Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park
🏆 Finger Lakes Icon — Marine park on Canandaigua Lake — one of the most beautiful Finger Lakes, whose Seneca
Canadarago State Marine Park
🏆 Finger Lake Launch — State marine park on Canadarago Lake — access point to one of the lesser-known Finger
Bonavista State Park Golf Course
🏆 Adirondack Golf — 18-hole state park golf course in the Adirondack foothills — one of the most affordable public
Central Ferry Park
🦅 Corps Habitat Unit — About 564 acres of day-use habitat land on the north shore of Lake Bryan on
Cutts Island Marine State Park
🏆 Cutts Island Marine State Park — A water-access-only island in Washington’s South Puget Sound, known locally as “Deadman’s Island”
Fort Okanogan
🏆 First American Fort — Site of the FIRST American-built fort in the Pacific Northwest (1811) — where the Pacific
Fort Ward Park
🏆 Bainbridge Island Fort — Historic harbor defense fort on Bainbridge Island — guarding the entrance to Rich Passage in
Jackson House State Park Heritage Site
🏆 First American Home in WA — The OLDEST American-built home in Washington state (1845) — built by John R.
Lake Isabella
Lake Isabella is not a developed Washington state park. Washington State Parks lists the 188-acre site south of Shelton in
Loomis Lake
Loomis Lake is not a developed Washington state park. Washington State Parks lists the 411-acre site on the Long Beach
Matia Island Marine State Park
🏆 San Juan Wilderness Island — 145-acre wilderness island in the San Juan archipelago — old-growth forest, bald eagles, and
Matilda N. Jackson State Park Heritage Site
🏆 Pioneer Woman — Heritage site honoring Matilda N. Jackson — the first American woman to settle permanently north of
McMicken Island Marine State Park
🏆 Puget Sound Gem — 11-acre island in southern Puget Sound — boat-access-only camping on a tiny forested island with
Mukilteo Lighthouse Park
🏆 Mukilteo Lighthouse Park — Home to the historic 1906 wood-frame Mukilteo Lighthouse and the site of the 1855 Point
Osoyoos Lake Veterans Memorial Park (Former Washington State Park)
📋 No longer a Washington state park — this is Osoyoos Lake Veteran’s Memorial Park, operated by the City of
Pacific Pines
🏆 Coastal Pines — Pacific coast pine forest on the Long Beach Peninsula — where old-growth Sitka spruce meets the
Patos Island Marine State Park
🏆 Northernmost San Juan — Remote 207-acre island near the Canadian border — the northernmost island in the San Juan
Posey Island State Park
🏆 Smallest Marine Park — Just 1 acre! — The SMALLEST state park in Washington, a tiny rock island in
Saddlebag Island Marine State Park
🏆 Padilla Bay Island — Small island in Padilla Bay near Anacortes — kayaker’s paradise with tidepools and seabird colonies
Skagit Island Marine State Park
🏆 Skagit Delta Island — Forested island at the mouth of the Skagit River — where the largest river in
Skull Island
🏆 San Juan Rock — Tiny rocky islet in the San Juan Islands — dramatic rock formation rising from the
Spring Creek Hatchery
🏆 Salmon Conservation — Historic fish hatchery on the Columbia River — one of the oldest hatcheries in the Pacific
Square Lake
🏆 Kitsap County Lake — Former state park, now part of Kitsap County’s Coulter Creek Heritage Park Square Lake is
Stuart Island Marine State Park
🏆 Turn Point Lighthouse — Remote 153-acre island with one of the most dramatic lighthouses in the Pacific Northwest —
Turn Island Marine State Park
🏆 Friday Harbor Island — 35-acre island just a 10-minute paddle from Friday Harbor — the most accessible island park
Upright Channel
🏖️ DNR Day-Use Site — A 20-acre day-use area and beach access on Lopez Island, run by the Washington Department
West Hylebos Wetlands Park
🏆 Urban Ancient Wetland — 120-acre ancient peat bog inside the city of Federal Way — a 10,000-year-old wetland surrounded
Willapa Hills
🏆 Rail Trail Pioneer — 56-mile rail trail through the forested hills of southwestern Washington — following the historic Northern
Bakers Lake State Natural Area
🏆 Coastal Plain Gem — Rare Carolina bay lake ecosystem — one of the mysterious elliptical depressions that dot the
Bay Tree Lake State Natural Area
🌲 Longleaf Pines and a Carolina Bay — 620-acre state natural area on Bay Tree Lake near White Lake, a
Bear Paw State Natural Area
🏆 Appalachian Rock Garden — High-elevation rock outcrop ecosystem in the Blue Ridge Mountains — rare plant community with species
Bobs Creek State Natural Area
🏆 Mountain Bog Headwaters — Southern Appalachian bog ecosystem at the headwaters of Bobs Creek — one of the rarest
Brunswick Town
🏆 Colonial Capital Ruins — Ruins of colonial Brunswick Town + Civil War Fort Anderson — two layers of dramatic
Bullhead Mountain State Natural Area
🏆 Blue Ridge Summit — Remote high-elevation summit in the Blue Ridge — protecting rare spruce-fir forest and rock outcrop
Bushy Lake State Natural Area
🏆 Longleaf Savanna — Longleaf pine savanna with Carolina bays — one of the best remaining examples of the fire-maintained
Charles B. Aycock Birthplace
🏆 Education Governor — Birthplace of NC Governor Charles B. Aycock (1859–1912) — the “Education Governor” who championed public schools
Chowan Swamp State Natural Area
🏆 Ancient Blackwater — 14,000-acre pristine blackwater swamp — one of the largest and least-disturbed swamp forests remaining in the
Frutchey State Park
🏆 Piedmont Retreat — Developing state park in the NC Piedmont — future recreational hub for the growing Charlotte-Raleigh corridor
Hemlock Bluffs State Natural Area
🏆 Urban Old-Growth — 150-acre old-growth forest with 200-year-old eastern hemlocks — a nature miracle inside suburban Raleigh (population 470,000!)
James Iredell House
🏆 Founding Father’s Home — Home of James Iredell, one of the first US Supreme Court Justices — appointed by
Lea Island State Natural Area
🏆 Undeveloped Barrier Island — 5-mile undeveloped barrier island on the southern NC coast — one of the last pristine