Grafton Notch State Park
Waterfalls, gorges and the Appalachian Trail’s toughest mile in the Mahoosuc Range of western Maine.
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Koke’e State Park
Kauaʻi’s cool upland forest above Waimea Canyon, with the Alakaʻi Swamp boardwalk and Nā Pali cliff views.
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Allagash Wilderness Waterway
A 92-mile (148 km) ribbon of lakes and river through Maine’s North Woods, paddled from Chamberlain Lake to Allagash.
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Franconia Notch State Park
A mountain pass in the heart of the White Mountains, with the Flume Gorge, Cannon Cliffs and the start of the Franconia Ridge loop.
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Mount Greylock State Reservation
The highest point in Massachusetts, crossed by the Appalachian Trail, with views over five states from the summit tower.
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Green Ridge State Forest
Maryland’s largest block of public land: 49,000 acres (200 km²) of forest above the Potomac, with a long backpacking trail.
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Stokes State Forest
The Kittatinny Ridge and the Appalachian Trail in the northwest corner of New Jersey, with Sunrise Mountain and Tillman Ravine.
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Crawford Notch State Park
A deep White Mountains pass on Route 302, with Arethusa Falls, the Webster Cliffs and the Appalachian Trail climbing to the Presidentials.
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Adirondack Park
Six million acres (24,000 km²) of mountains, lakes and forest: the High Peaks, canoe country and the Lower 48’s largest park.
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Wharton State Forest
The heart of the Pine Barrens: cedar-water rivers, the Batona Trail and historic Batsto Village in New Jersey’s largest state forest.
