Best National Recreation Areas
The top pick for national recreation area visits is Golden Gate National Recreation Area with a ParksRanked Score of 0, from 92 places ranked by our own ParksRanked Score.
92 places · 92 ranked · ranked honestly, never by who pays.
These are the best places we track for national recreation area visits, 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: Golden Gate National Recreation Area with a ParksRanked Score of 0.
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
- Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
- Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Gateway National Recreation Area
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Jacob Riis Park (Gateway National Recreation Area)
- Croton Gorge Park
- Kettle River Recreation Area
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Alexander Springs Recreation Area
- Island Lake Recreation Area
- Red Cliffs National Conservation Area
- Cataract Falls State Recreation Area
- Prince William Forest Park
- Pontiac Lake Recreation Area
- Catoctin Mountain Park
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
- Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
- Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area
- Juniper Springs Recreation Area
- Dungeness Recreation Area
- Anna Ruby Falls Recreation Area
- Bald Mountain State Recreation Area
- Raccoon Lake State Recreation Area
- Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
- Richard Bong State Recreation Area
- Fort Tilden (Gateway National Recreation Area)
- Chalmette Battlefield
- Fort Washington Park
- Curecanti National Recreation Area
- Mounds State Recreation Area
- Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
- Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
- Round Valley Recreation Area
- Boston Harbor Islands National & State Park
- Clinton Lake State Recreation Area
- Salt Springs Recreation Area
- Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area
- Island Ford Unit, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Sand Lake Recreation Area
- Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area
- Coon Bluff Recreation Area
- Thunder Basin National Grassland
- Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site
- Plumb Beach (Gateway National Recreation Area)
- Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Double Lake Recreation Area
- Yachats State Recreation Area
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Keaīwa Heiau State Recreation Area
- Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area
- Blue Marsh National Recreation Area
- Anthony Wayne Recreation Area
- Fall Creek State Recreation Area
- Johnson Sauk Trail State Recreation Area
- Sand Flats Recreation Area
- Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area
- Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area
- Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area
- Waʻahila Ridge State Recreation Area
- Lost Bridge State Recreation Area
- Juniper Springs Recreation Swimming Area, Marion County, FL
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area Information and Administrative Offices
- North Point Recreation Area
- Badger Creek State Recreation Area
- Windmill State Recreation Area
- Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area
- Gauley River National Recreation Area
- Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area
- Paynetown State Recreation Area
- Volga River State Recreation Area
- Amistad National Recreation Area
- Big Bog State Recreation Area Southern Unit
- Flight Park State Recreation Area
- Jordan River OHV State Recreation Area
- Chena River State Recreation Area
- Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area
- Randall Creek State Recreation Area
- Caddo National Grasslands
- Marble Beach State Recreation Area
- Wilson Island State Recreation Area
- Kincaid Recreation Area
- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
- Ross Lake National Recreation Area
- Sheyenne National Grassland
- Bluff Springs Recreation Area
Common questions
How many places are on this list?
92 places, 92 of them ranked.
What is the top pick for national recreation area visits?
Golden Gate National Recreation Area 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.