National Recreation Area

At the juncture of the Klamath Mountain range and Sacramento Valley, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has diverse wildlife and scenic waterfalls.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area includes Malibu beaches, hiking trails, and cultural Native American sites.

Observe the rich cultural and natural significance of Lake Roosevelt by boating, fishing, swimming, camping, or visiting historic Fort Spokane.

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area supplies water for 11 cities, and opportunities for fishing, boating, waterskiing, sailing, scuba diving, and swimming.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area offers huge lakes for boaters, swimmers, and fishermen while its desert rewards hikers, photographers, and sightseers.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, with views of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, offers much to its many visitors every year.

Opportunities for hiking, boating, swimming, and fishing abound at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which stretches from Arizona to southern Utah.

Experience adventure on the whitewater rapids that pass through scenic gorges and valleys on the 25 miles of free-flowing Gauley River.

Extending through New York City and New Jersey, opportunities for swimming, boating, fishing, and bicycling are abundant at the Gateway National Recreation Area.

Our famed 'Water Gap' is formed by Middle Delaware River's passage between low forested mountains and rocky mountain ridges.