ParksRanked

Best Marine & Coastal Parks

The top pick for coast and marine life is Theodore Roosevelt Park with a ParksRanked Score of 0, from 44 places ranked by our own ParksRanked Score.

44 places · 32 ranked · ranked honestly, never by who pays.

These are the best places we track for coast and marine life, ranked purely by our own ParksRanked Score. We show every qualifying place; any without enough data yet carries an Insufficient ranking data marker instead of a guessed score.

Top of the list right now: Theodore Roosevelt Park with a ParksRanked Score of 0.

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  1. Theodore Roosevelt ParkNational Seashore · New York, United States · Score 96
  2. Gulf Islands National SeashoreNational Seashore · Florida & Mississippi, United States · Score 96
  3. Assateague Island National SeashoreNational Seashore · Maryland, United States · Score 96
  4. Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Seashore · California, United States · Score 96
  5. Bodie Island LighthouseNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Score 95
  6. Saba National Marine ParkMarine Park · Saba, Netherlands · Score 95
  7. Cape Hatteras Light StationNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Score 95
  8. Principle Keepers' QuartersNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Score 95
  9. Cape Cod National SeashoreNational Seashore · Massachusetts, United States · Score 94
  10. Canaveral National SeashoreNational Seashore · Florida, United States · Score 94
  11. Mu Ko Ang Thong National Marine ParkMarine Park · Surat Thani, Thailand · Score 94
  12. Fire Island National SeashoreNational Seashore · New York, United States · Score 94
  13. Ocracoke LighthouseNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Score 94
  14. Nauset LightNational Seashore · Massachusetts, United States · Score 93
  15. Padre Island National SeashoreNational Seashore · Texas, United States · Score 93
  16. Keeper's HouseNational Seashore · Massachusetts, United States · Score 93
  17. Fathom Five National Marine ParkMarine Park · Ontario, Canada · Score 92
  18. Cape Lookout National SeashoreNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Score 92
  19. Cod Grounds Marine ParkMarine Park · New South Wales, Australia · Score 92
  20. National Marine Park of ZakynthosMarine Park · Ionian Islands, Greece · Score 92
  21. Marine FarmMarine Park · Crooked Island and Long Cay, Bahamas · Score 92
  22. Mermaid Reef Marine ParkMarine Park · Western Australia, Australia · Score 92
  23. Yachats Ocean Road State Natural SiteNational Seashore · Oregon, United States · Score 91
  24. Fort Pickens Area of Gulf Island National SeashoreNational Seashore · Florida, United States · Score 91
  25. Cape Hatteras National SeashoreNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Score 91
  26. Gulf Island National SeashoreNational Seashore · Florida, United States · Score 91
  27. Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine ParkMarine Park · Sabah, Malaysia · Score 90
  28. Apollo Beach Ranger Fee Booth And Entrance For Canaveral National Seashore FloridaNational Seashore · Florida, United States · Score 90
  29. Cumberland Island National SeashoreNational Seashore · Georgia, United States · Score 90
  30. Oregon Inlet Lifeboat StationNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Score 89
  31. Rosario and San Bernardo Corals National Natural ParkMarine Park · Sucre, Colombia · Score 88
  32. Portsmouth Methodist ChurchNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Score 84
  33. HI Truro HostelNational Seashore · Massachusetts, United States · Insufficient data
  34. Portsmouth Life-Saving StationNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Insufficient data
  35. Bryant HouseNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Insufficient data
  36. Life Saving StationNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Insufficient data
  37. Boat HouseNational Seashore · Michigan, United States · Insufficient data
  38. Cape Lookout LighthouseNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Insufficient data
  39. Cape Lookout Village Historic DistrictNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Insufficient data
  40. East RoadNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Insufficient data
  41. Lookout TowerNational Seashore · Virginia, United States · Insufficient data
  42. Side RoadNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Insufficient data
  43. Station HouseNational Seashore · Virginia, United States · Insufficient data
  44. StorehouseNational Seashore · North Carolina, United States · Insufficient data

Common questions

How many places are on this list?
44 places, 32 of them ranked.
What is the top pick for coast and marine life?
Theodore Roosevelt Park leads with a ParksRanked Score of 0.
How does ParksRanked decide the order?
By our own ParksRanked Score only. Membership reflects our curated selections from the directory; no advertising or partnership ever influences the ranking, and sparse-data places are clearly marked.