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Best National Wild & Scenic Rivers

35 places · 35 rated by visitors · ranked honestly, never by who pays.

These are the best places we track for national wild & scenic river visits, 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: Scenic River Tours Inc at 98% approval.

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  1. Scenic River Tours IncNational Wild & Scenic River · Colorado, United States · 98%
  2. Buffalo National RiverNational Wild & Scenic River · Arkansas, United States · 96%
  3. FAWN-DOE-ROSA Wildlife Educational ParkNational Wild & Scenic River · Wisconsin, United States · 96%
  4. Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaNational Wild & Scenic River · Tennessee, United States · 96%
  5. VINS Nature CenterNational Wild & Scenic River · Vermont, United States · 96%
  6. Rocky Gorge Scenic AreaNational Wild & Scenic River · New Hampshire, United States · 96%
  7. ScenicNational Wild & Scenic River · Colorado, United States · 96%
  8. Wild Horse Scenic View Area & Hiking TrailNational Wild & Scenic River · Washington, United States · 96%
  9. Pine Valley Ranch ParkNational Wild & Scenic River · Colorado, United States · 96%
  10. Whitewater Draw Wildlife AreaNational Wild & Scenic River · Arizona, United States · 96%
  11. Dungeness River Nature CenterNational Wild & Scenic River · Washington, United States · 96%
  12. Bearizona Wildlife ParkNational Wild & Scenic River · Arizona, United States · 94%
  13. Morgan Falls Overlook ParkNational Wild & Scenic River · Georgia, United States · 94%
  14. Yellow River Wildlife SanctuaryNational Wild & Scenic River · Georgia, United States · 94%
  15. St. Croix National Scenic RiverwayNational Wild & Scenic River · Wisconsin, United States · 94%
  16. Two Rivers Ruidoso River ParkNational Wild & Scenic River · New Mexico, United States · 94%
  17. Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic ViewpointNational Wild & Scenic River · Oregon, United States · 94%
  18. Madame Sherri ForestNational Wild & Scenic River · New Hampshire, United States · 94%
  19. East River Mountain Scenic OverlookNational Wild & Scenic River · West Virginia, United States · 94%
  20. Wildcat Conservation AreaNational Wild & Scenic River · New Hampshire, United States · 94%
  21. Lower Wisconsin State RiverwayNational Wild & Scenic River · Wisconsin, United States · 94%
  22. Pistol River State Scenic ViewpointNational Wild & Scenic River · Oregon, United States · 94%
  23. Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail (Piney River Trailhead)National Wild & Scenic River · Virginia, United States · 94%
  24. Mississippi National River & Recreation AreaNational Wild & Scenic River · Minnesota, United States · 92%
  25. Yellow River ParkNational Wild & Scenic River · Georgia, United States · 92%
  26. Wild Horses MonumentNational Wild & Scenic River · Washington, United States · 92%
  27. Great Shiplock ParkNational Wild & Scenic River · Virginia, United States · 92%
  28. Cline Falls State Scenic ViewpointNational Wild & Scenic River · Oregon, United States · 92%
  29. Chickahominy Wildlife Management AreaNational Wild & Scenic River · Virginia, United States · 92%
  30. Sugar River Recreational TrailNational Wild & Scenic River · New Hampshire, United States · 92%
  31. Royal Gorge Bridge & ParkNational Wild & Scenic River · Colorado, United States · 90%
  32. Potomac Eagle Scenic RailroadNational Wild & Scenic River · West Virginia, United States · 90%
  33. St. Croix Boom Site State WaysideNational Wild & Scenic River · Minnesota, United States · 90%
  34. Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation AreaNational Wild & Scenic River · New Mexico, United States · 90%
  35. Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe Water ParkNational Wild & Scenic River · North Carolina, United States · 86%

Common questions

How many places are on this list?
35 places, 35 of them rated by visitors.
What is the top pick for national wild & scenic river visits?
Scenic River Tours Inc leads with 98% approval from 369 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.