National scenic areas in the United States

This article lists scenic areas in the United States National Park System: national preserves, national recreation areas, national seashores, national lakeshores, national rivers, national wild and scenic rivers, national reserves, and a few miscellaneous protected areas. This designation is for the purposes of this list and should not be confused with the official type of protected area administered primarily by the US Forest Service; see National Scenic Area

This article doesn't contain all the natural areas in the National Park System. See also United States national parks and United States national monuments, together constituting the most spectacular destinations in the system, as well as United States national parkways and the National Trails System.

Vermont

 * (USFS), Green Mountains
 * (USFS), Green Mountains

Mid-Atlantic

 * and the (New Jersey, Pennsylvania)
 * (New Jersey, New York)
 * (New York, Pennsylvania)

Maryland

 * , Greenbelt &mdash; A wooded park with a campground in the DC suburbs.
 * , Accokeek
 * , Greenbelt &mdash; A wooded park with a campground in the DC suburbs.
 * , Accokeek

Pennsylvania

 * (USFS), near Warren

Washington, D.C.

 * , Anacostia
 * , Waterfront
 * , Anacostia
 * (Meridian Hill Park, Old Stone House, Peirce Mill, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway)
 * (Meridian Hill Park, Old Stone House, Peirce Mill, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway)

South

 * (Kentucky, Tennessee)
 * (USFS) (Kentucky, Tennessee)

Georgia

 * , Atlanta
 * (USFS)
 * (USFS)

Virginia

 * (USFS)
 * , Triangle

West Virginia

 * (USFS)
 * (USFS)
 * (USFS)

Florida

 * &mdash; Contains the second-highest number of endangered species of any U.S. national park.
 * &mdash; Contains the second-highest number of endangered species of any U.S. national park.

Midwest

 * (Minnesota, Wisconsin)

Michigan

 * (USFS)

Minnesota

 * , St. Paul

Great Plains

 * (Nebraska, South Dakota)

Kansas

 * , Strong City

Nebraska

 * (USFS)
 * (USFS)

Oklahoma

 * (USFS)
 * (USFS)

Rocky Mountains

 * (Montana, Wyoming)

Colorado

 * (USFS), near Granby

Idaho

 * (USFS), near Ketchum
 * (USFS), near Ketchum

Montana

 * (USFS)

Southwest

 * (Arizona, Utah)
 * (Arizona, Nevada)

Nevada

 * (USFS)

New Mexico

 * (USFS), Jemez Mountains
 * (USFS) &mdash; A huge volcanic caldera situated in the midst of the Jemez Mountains, now covered in a verdant grassland.

Utah

 * (USFS)

California

 * Golden Gate National Recreation Area &mdash; Preserves a set of coastal areas in the San Francisco Bay Area.
 * – sand dunes, Joshua trees, and volcanoes in a quiet part of the Southern California desert
 * – wild beaches and rocky cliffs with abundant wildlife, including elephant seals
 * (USFS), Crescent City
 * , near Redding
 * , near Redding

Oregon

 * (USFS), near Baker City
 * (USFS)
 * (USFS), Florence

Washington

 * (USFS)
 * (USFS)
 * (USFS)

Alaska

 * (BLM), near Fairbanks
 * (BLM), near Fairbanks
 * (BLM), near Fairbanks
 * (BLM), near Fairbanks