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Best Forest Parks

50 places · 50 rated by visitors · ranked honestly, never by who pays.

These are the best places we track for forests and woodland, ranked purely by real visitor approval. We show every qualifying place; any without enough reviews yet carries an Insufficient ranking data marker instead of a guessed score.

Top of the list right now: White Mountain National Forest at 98% approval.

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  1. White Mountain National ForestNational Forest · New Hampshire, United States · 98%
  2. National Forest BrasiliaNational Forest · Federal, Brazil · 98%
  3. Huron-Manistee National Forests Lumberman's Monument Visitor CenterNational Forest · Michigan, United States · 98%
  4. The Cradle of Forestry OverlookNational Forest · North Carolina, United States · 98%
  5. Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial ParkNational Forest · British Columbia, Canada · 98%
  6. Lamoille Canyon Scenic BywayState Forest · Nevada, United States · 98%
  7. Ards Forest ParkForest Park · United Kingdom · 98%
  8. Idaho Panhandle National ForestsNational Forest · Idaho, United States · 98%
  9. Coconino National ForestNational Forest · Arizona, United States · 96%
  10. Tonto National ForestNational Forest · Arizona, United States · 96%
  11. El Yunque National ForestNational Forest · Peru · 96%
  12. Pisgah National ForestNational Forest · North Carolina, United States · 96%
  13. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaNational Forest · Oregon, United States · 96%
  14. Pike-San Isabel National ForestNational Forest · Colorado, United States · 96%
  15. Nantahala National ForestNational Forest · North Carolina, United States · 96%
  16. Mount Hood National ForestNational Forest · Oregon, United States · 96%
  17. Black Hills National ForestNational Forest · South Dakota, United States · 96%
  18. Cherokee National ForestNational Forest · Tennessee, United States · 96%
  19. Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandNational Forest · Colorado, United States · 96%
  20. Parque Nacional de MonfragüeNational Forest · Cáceres, Spain · 96%
  21. Tahoe National ForestNational Forest · Nevada, United States · 96%
  22. Inyo National ForestNational Forest · California, United States · 96%
  23. Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestNational Forest · Washington, United States · 96%
  24. Forest of the PalmsNational Forest · Quindío, Colombia · 96%
  25. Tongass National ForestNational Forest · Alaska, United States · 96%
  26. Ouachita National ForestNational Forest · Arkansas, United States · 96%
  27. Bernheim Forest and ArboretumState Forest · Kentucky, United States · 96%
  28. Shawnee National ForestNational Forest · Illinois, United States · 96%
  29. Ozark National ForestNational Forest · Arkansas, United States · 96%
  30. Eldorado National ForestNational Forest · Nevada, United States · 96%
  31. Sequoia National ForestNational Forest · California, United States · 96%
  32. Coronado National ForestNational Forest · Arizona, United States · 96%
  33. Dixie National ForestNational Forest · Utah, United States · 96%
  34. Redwoods – Whakarewarewa ForestNational Forest · Bay of Plenty, New Zealand · 96%
  35. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestNational Forest · Utah, United States · 96%
  36. Glenmore Forest ParkForest Park · Highland, United Kingdom · 96%
  37. Medicine Bow-Routt National ForestNational Forest · Wyoming, United States · 96%
  38. San Juan National ForestNational Forest · Colorado, United States · 96%
  39. Santa Fe National ForestNational Forest · New Mexico, United States · 96%
  40. Allegheny National ForestNational Forest · Pennsylvania, United States · 96%
  41. Deschutes National ForestNational Forest · Oregon, United States · 96%
  42. Hiawatha National ForestNational Forest · Michigan, United States · 96%
  43. Olympic National ForestNational Forest · Washington, United States · 96%
  44. Sierra National ForestNational Forest · California, United States · 96%
  45. Stanislaus National ForestNational Forest · California, United States · 96%
  46. Gifford Pinchot National ForestNational Forest · Washington, United States · 96%
  47. Mohican-Memorial State ForestState Forest · Ohio, United States · 96%
  48. Coopers Rock State ForestState Forest · West Virginia, United States · 96%
  49. Monongahela National ForestNational Forest · West Virginia, United States · 96%
  50. Caribou-Targhee National ForestNational Forest · Idaho, United States · 96%

Common questions

How many places are on this list?
50 places, 50 of them rated by visitors.
What is the top pick for forests and woodland?
White Mountain National Forest leads with 98% approval from 8,459 reviews.
How does ParksRanked decide the order?
By real visitor approval only. Membership reflects our curated selections from the directory; no advertising or partnership ever influences the ranking, and sparse-data places are clearly marked.