Grill-friendly lakes
Alabama
Lake Lurleen State ParkCampingBeachFishing pier
Alaska
- Birch Lake State Recreation ParkCampingBoat launchPicnic tables
- Blueberry Lake State Recreation SiteCampingHikingPavilion
- Chilkoot Lake State Recreation SiteBoat launchPavilionPicnic tables
- Harding Lake State Recreation AreaCampingHikingBoat launch
- Johnson Lake State Recreation AreaCampingBoat launchPaddling
Lake Clark National Park and PreserveCampingHikingBoat launch- Lake Louise State Recreation AreaCampingBoat launchPavilion
- Mosquito Lake State Recreation SiteCampingHikingBoat launch
- Scout Lake State Recreation SiteHikingPavilionPicnic tables
- Summit Lake State Recreation SiteHikingParking
Arizona
Alamo Lake State ParkCampingBoat launchNature center- Dankworth Pond State ParkHiking
- Fool Hollow Lake Recreation AreaBoat launchPaddling
- Lake Havasu State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Lyman Lake State ParkCampingBeachBoat launch
Patagonia Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Roper Lake State ParkBoat launchNature center
Arkansas
- Lake Charles State ParkCampingHikingPaddling
Lake Frierson State ParkCampingHikingFishing pier
Lake Ouachita State ParkCampingBeachHiking
White Oak Lake State ParkCampingHikingPaddling
California (Central)
- Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
- Lake Kaweah Day-Use AreasProvided grillsPicnic tablesParking
- Lexington Reservoir County ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
- Millerton Lake State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchProvided grills
- Pinto Lake County ParkHikingBikingPlayground
- San Luis Reservoir State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchProvided grills
California (Northern)
- Bethany Reservoir State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchBiking
- Central Park & Lake Elizabeth (Fremont)PlaygroundProvided grillsPicnic tables
Clear Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
Folsom Lake State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchPicnic tables
Lake Chabot Regional ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Lake Cunningham Regional ParkPavilionProvided grillsPicnic tables
- Lake del Valle State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchBiking
- Lake Oroville State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchNature center
- Lake Solano County ParkBikingProvided grillsShower
- Lake Sonoma Recreational AreaHikingNature centerPicnic tables
- Lake Valley State Recreation AreaGolfRestroomsParking
- Mather Lake Regional ParkPlaygroundProvided grillsPicnic tables
- Modesto Reservoir Regional ParkBoat launchProvided grillsPicnic tables
Spring Lake Regional ParkPavilionProvided grillsPicnic tables- Stafford Lake ParkBikingPlaygroundPavilion
- Tolay Lake Regional ParkPavilionProvided grillsPicnic tables
Turlock Lake State Recreation AreaBoat launchProvided grillsPicnic tables
Vasona Lake County ParkHikingBikingPlayground- William B. Pond Recreation AreaHikingProvided grillsPicnic tables
- Woodward Reservoir Regional ParkBoat launchProvided grillsPicnic tables
California (Southern)
- Cachuma Lake Recreation AreaProvided grillsPicnic tablesRestrooms
- Castaic Lake State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchPlayground
- Castaic Lake State Recreational AreaHikingBoat launchPlayground
- Chollas Lake ParkHikingBikingPlayground
- Lake Balboa / Anthony C. Beilenson Park (Sepulveda Basin)BikingPlaygroundPavilion
- Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional ParkHikingProvided grillsShower
- Lake Gregory Regional ParkHikingBoat launchProvided grills
- Lake Morena County ParkHikingPavilionProvided grills
- Lake Perris State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchNature center
- Lake Skinner Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchBiking
- Lindo Lake County ParkHikingPlaygroundProvided grills
- Silverwood Lake State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchNature center
Colorado
Barr Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Boyd Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Highline Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Jackson Lake State ParkBoat launchProvided grillsShower
John Martin Reservoir State ParkHikingBoat launchProvided grills
Lake Pueblo State ParkHikingBoat launchProvided grills
Pearl Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPicnic tables
Steamboat Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPicnic tables
Sweitzer Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPicnic tables
Sylvan Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
Trinidad Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
Connecticut
- Bicentennial Pond (Schoolhouse Brook Park)PlaygroundPavilionProvided grills
Burr Pond State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Community Lake ParkPlaygroundPavilionPicnic tables
Day Pond State ParkHikingPavilionPicnic tables- Ross Pond State ParkHikingBoat launchPaddling
Squantz Pond State Park (New Fairfield)HikingBoat launchProvided grills
Delaware
- Killens Pond State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Lums Pond State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Trap Pond State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Florida (Central)
Lake Griffin State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch- Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State ParkHikingPaddlingHistoric site
Lake Kissimmee State ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
Lake Manatee State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Lake Mills County ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Lake Rogers County ParkCampingHikingPaddling
- Sherwood L. Stokes Preserve/Lake Marion PreserveHikingPavilionPicnic tables
Florida (North)
Deer Lake State ParkBeachHikingPaddling
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State ParkHikingHistoric sitePavilion- Lake Talquin State ParkHikingBoat launchFishing pier
- Lake Talquin State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchFishing pier
Florida (South)
- Pine Lake PreserveHikingParking
Georgia
- Lake Horton ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
Idaho
Bear Lake State ParkCampingBeachBoat launch- Horsethief Reservoir Recreation AreaCampingBoat launchRestrooms
Illinois (Central)
- Sangchris Lake State ParkHikingPavilionPicnic tables
Illinois (Southern)
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Alexander County)BeachBoat launchPicnic tables
Indiana
- Marsh Lake Wetland Conservation AreaParking
- Spicer Lake County ParkHikingNature centerParking
Iowa
- Black Hawk Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Clear Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake Ahquabi State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake Anita State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake Darling State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake MacBride State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake Manawa State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Lake of Three Fires State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Rice Lake State ParkBoat launchPavilionPicnic tables
Kansas
- Atchison State Fishing LakeCampingBoat launchPicnic tables
- Brown State Fishing LakeCampingBoat launchFishing pier
- Leavenworth State Fishing LakeCampingPavilion
- Meade State Fishing LakeCampingBeachBoat launch
- Shawnee State Fishing LakeCampingPicnic tablesRestrooms
- Wilson State Fishing Lake
Kentucky
- Buckhorn Lake State Resort ParkHikingPlaygroundPicnic tables
- Dale Hollow Lake State Resort ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
Grayson Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground- Greenbo Lake State Resort ParkHikingBoat launchPool
Kincaid Lake State ParkCampingHikingPaddling
Lake Cumberland State Resort ParkHikingPoolRestrooms
Lake Malone State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Taylorsville Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Yatesville Lake State ParkCampingHikingMarina
Louisiana
Lake Bistineau State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Lake Bruin State ParkCampingBoat launchFishing pier
Lake Claiborne State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake D Arbonne State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Lake Fausse Pointe State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Poverty Point Reservoir State ParkHikingBoat launchFishing pier
Maine
Lake St. George State ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
Rangeley Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
Sebago Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
Swan Lake State ParkPlaygroundPicnic tablesRestrooms
Massachusetts
Lake Dennison Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchBiking- Lake ParkHikingPlaygroundPicnic tables
Lake Wyola State ParkBeachHikingBoat launch
Mill Pond- Minuteman Park / Sandra Pond
- Sunset Lake ParkPlaygroundPavilionPicnic tables
- Turners PondParking
- Walden Pond State ReservationHikingBoat launchRestrooms
Watson Pond State ParkPaddlingPlaygroundPavilion
Michigan
- Coldwater Lake County ParkParking
- Coldwater Lake State Park
- Craig Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Duck Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPaddling
Indian Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Island Lake Recreation AreaHikingPlaygroundPavilion
Lake Gogebic State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake Hudson State Recreation AreaCampingHikingBoat launch
Muskallonge Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
North Higgins Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Otsego Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Proud Lake Recreation AreaCampingHikingBoat launch
Silver Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Stony Lake County ParkBoat launchPaddlingPicnic tables
Minnesota (Central Lakes)
La Salle Lake State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchPavilion
Minnesota (North Shore / Arrowhead)
- Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State ParkHikingBoat launchPicnic tables
Minnesota (Northwest)
Lake Bronson State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Minnesota (Southern)
Rice Lake State ParkPicnic tablesRestrooms
Sakatah Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Minnesota (Southwest)
Lake Shetek State ParkCampingHikingBiking
Minnesota (Twin Cities Metro)
- Beebe Lake Regional ParkBeachHikingFishing pier
- Bryant Lake Regional ParkBeachHikingBoat launch
- Fish Lake Regional ParkBeachHikingPlayground
- Island Lake County ParkHikingBoat launchFishing pier
- Lake Byllesby Regional ParkCampingBeachPaddling
Lake Maria State ParkHikingBoat launchFishing pier- Lake Rebecca County ParkBoat launchPaddling
- Long Lake Regional ParkHikingBoat launchPavilion
- Snail Lake Marsh County Park
- Spring Lake Park ReserveHikingBikingPicnic tables
- Turtle Lake County ParkBoat launchPlaygroundPicnic tables
Minnesota (West Central)
Monson Lake State ParkPavilionPicnic tables
Mississippi
- Lake Lowndes State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Montana
- Brush Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Holter Lake Recreation AreaCampingBeachBoat launch
Lake Elmo State ParkBeachHikingBoat launch- Spring Meadow Lake State ParkBeachHikingFishing pier
Nebraska
- Bluestem Lake State Recreation AreaCampingBeachBoat launch
- Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation AreaCampingBoat launchPlayground
- Branched Oak Lake Recreation AreaCampingHikingPaddling
- Conestoga Lake State Recreation AreaCampingHikingBoat launch
- Cottonwood Lake State Recreation AreaCampingPlaygroundRestrooms
- Glen Cunningham Lake ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Johnson Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Lake McConaughy State Recreation AreaCampingBoat launchNature center
- Lake Ogallala State Recreation AreaCampingHikingBoat launch
- Maloney Reservoir State Recreation AreaCampingBoat launchShower
- Merritt Reservoir State Recreation AreaCampingBoat launchPavilion
- Minatare Lake State Recreation AreaCampingBeachBoat launch
- Pawnee Lake Recreation AreaCampingHikingBiking
- Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation AreaCampingBeachHiking
- Rockford Lake State Recreation AreaCampingHikingPlayground
- Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation AreaBeachPaddlingVolleyball
- Walgren Lake State Recreation AreaCampingBoat launchFishing pier
Nevada
Cave Lake State ParkCampingHikingShower
Lake Tahoe Nevada State ParkHikingBoat launchPaddling- Walker Lake State Recreation AreaCampingBeachBoat launch
- Washoe Lake State ParkBeachHikingBoat launch
New Hampshire
Echo Lake State ParkHikingPaddlingBiking- Fourth Connecticut Lake PreserveBeachBoat launchPicnic tables
New Mexico
Bluewater Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Brantley Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Caballo Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Clayton Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Eagle Nest Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Elephant Butte Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Fenton Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch- Heron Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Navajo Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Sumner Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch- Ute Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
New York (Long Island)
Belmont Lake State ParkHikingBikingPlayground
Hempstead Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Lake Ronkonkoma County ParkBoat launchPlaygroundBall fields
New York (NYC)
Alley Pond ParkPlaygroundRestrooms
Baisley Pond ParkPlaygroundRestrooms
New York (Upstate / Catskills)
- Bonds Lake County ParkHikingBikingGolf
- Bowman Lake State ParkCampingBeachPlayground
- Canandaigua Lake State Marine ParkBoat launchPaddlingPicnic tables
Cayuga Lake State ParkCampingBeachBoat launch- Congers Lake Memorial ParkBoat launchPlaygroundPavilion
- Crystal Lake Wild ForestCampingHikingBoat launch
Delta Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Gilbert Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State ParkHikingBoat launchRestrooms
- Hunt's Pond State ParkCampingHikingPaddling
Keuka Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground- Lake George Battlefield State ParkPavilionPicnic tables
- Lake Nanuet ParkBoat launchPicnic tablesParking
Lake Superior State ParkBeachHikingBoat launch- Long Point State Park on Lake ChautauquaBeachHikingBoat launch
Moreau Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Onondaga Lake Park (Willow Bay)HikingBoat launchNature center
- Reservoir State ParkHikingBikingPlayground
Rockland Lake State Park (Congers)HikingBoat launchBiking- Saratoga Lake State Boat LaunchHikingBoat launchParking
Seneca Lake State ParkBeachBoat launchPaddling- Silver Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPavilion
- Thompsons Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
New York (Westchester)
- Cranberry Lake PreserveHikingMuseumRestrooms
Echo Lake State ParkHiking
Lake Taghkanic State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Rockland Lake State ParkHikingPoolNature center- Silver Lake PreserveHikingParking
- Wampus Pond County ParkPicnic tablesRestroomsParking
North Carolina
- Bay Tree Lake State ParkHikingParking
- Lake Crabtree County ParkHikingBoat launchPaddling
Lake Waccamaw State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
North Dakota
Beaver Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Lake Metigoshe State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake Sakakawea State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Ohio
Adams Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPaddling
Cowan Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
Grand Lake St. Marys State ParkHikingNature centerPavilion
Harrison Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Jackson Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Jefferson Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Lake Alma State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Lake Barkcamp State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake Hope State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center- Lake Katherine Nature PreserveHikingParking
Lake Logan State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake Loramie State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake White State ParkBeachHikingBoat launch
Madison Lake State ParkBeachHikingBoat launch
Mosquito Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Stage's Pond State Nature PreserveHikingParking- Wingfoot Lake State ParkHikingFishing pierPaddling
Oklahoma
- Clayton Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Lake Schultz State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Lake Texoma State Resort ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake Thunderbird State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Lake Wister State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Oregon (Central/Eastern)
- Lake Owyhee State ParkBoat launchShowerPicnic tables
- Prineville Reservoir State ParkHikingBoat launchShower
Unity Lake State Recreation SiteHikingBoat launchShower
Wallowa Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
Oregon (Coast)
- Ben Irving Reservoir ParkBoat launchPicnic tablesRestrooms
- Cullaby Lake County ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
Devil's Lake State Recreation AreaBoat launchShowerPicnic tables
Oregon (Willamette Valley & Gorge)
Blue Lake Regional ParkHikingPlaygroundPavilion- Crater Lake National ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Detroit Lake State Recreation AreaBoat launchPlaygroundShower
- Detroit Lake- Mongold WaysideBoat launchFishing pierPicnic tables
- Howard Prairie Lake Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchBiking
Pennsylvania
- Lake Towhee County ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
Locust Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Memorial Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchPicnic tables- Silver Lake County ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
South Carolina
- Lake Greenwood State ParkHikingBoat launchPicnic tables
Lake Hartwell State ParkHikingBoat launchPicnic tables
Lake Warren State ParkCampingHikingFishing pier
South Dakota
Lake Alvin Recreation AreaBeachBoat launchFishing pier
Lake Herman State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Lake Hiddenwood Recreation AreaCampingHikingPlayground
- Pickerel Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Richmond Lake State Recreation AreaCampingBeachHiking
- Roy Lake State Park Number 1CampingBeachHiking
Tennessee
Cove Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
Radnor Lake State Natural AreaHikingNature centerPicnic tables- Reelfoot Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
Texas (Austin)
- Devine Lake ParkHikingPlaygroundPavilion
- Lake Bastrop North Shore ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Texas (Central)
Lake Brownwood State ParkHikingBoat launchPavilion- Lake BryanHikingBoat launchPavilion
- Lake Somerville State ParkHikingBoat launchPavilion
Lake Whitney State ParkHikingPavilionProvided grills
Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth)
- Bachman Lake ParkPavilionProvided grillsPicnic tables
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park & TrailwayBoat launchBikingPicnic tables
- Lake Park (Lewisville Lake)Provided grillsPicnic tablesRestrooms
- Ray Roberts Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
- Towne Lake Park (McKinney)HikingPlaygroundPavilion
- White Rock Lake ParkPavilionProvided grillsPicnic tables
Texas (East Texas)
Caddo Lake State ParkHikingPavilionPicnic tables- Cooper Lake State ParkPavilionProvided grillsPicnic tables
Lake Bob Sandlin State ParkHikingProvided grillsPicnic tables
Lake Tawakoni State ParkBikingProvided grillsPicnic tables
Texas (Gulf Coast)
Lake Casa Blanca International State ParkHikingProvided grillsPicnic tables
Lake Corpus Christi State ParkHikingBikingPavilion
Texas (Hill Country)
- Boerne City Lake ParkPlaygroundProvided grillsPicnic tables
Inks Lake State ParkHikingPlaygroundPicnic tables
Texas (Houston)
Lake Houston Wilderness ParkHikingNature centerPavilion
Lake Livingston State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Sheldon Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchProvided grills
Texas (Panhandle)
- Buffalo Springs LakeHikingBoat launchPicnic tables
- Dunbar Historical LakePicnic tablesRestroomsParking
Lake Arrowhead State ParkHikingProvided grillsPicnic tables- Lake Meredith National Recreation AreaHikingProvided grillsPicnic tables
Texas (San Antonio)
- Woodlawn Lake ParkHikingPlaygroundPavilion
Texas (West Texas)
- Lake Kirby Park & Nature Play AreaPlaygroundPavilionPicnic tables
Utah
Utah Lake State ParkCampingBoat launchPaddling
Vermont
Crystal Lake State ParkBeachPaddlingPlayground
Half Moon Pond State ParkHikingBoat launchRestrooms- Lake St. Catherine State ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
- Ricker Pond State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
Virginia
Claytor Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
Holliday Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Lake Robertson ParkCamping
Smith Mountain Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Washington (Coast)
Battle Ground Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Lake Sylvia State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Washington (Eastern)
Alta Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch- Curlew Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaCampingHikingBoat launch
Pearrygin Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Washington (Puget Sound)
Anderson Lake State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Flowing Lake ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Horseshoe Lake County ParkBeachHikingBoat launch
Lake Chelan National Recreation AreaCampingBeachHiking
Lake Easton State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Lake Roesiger County ParkBeachHikingPavilion
- Long Lake County ParkFishing pierBall fieldsVolleyball
- Moss Lake Natural AreaHikingBoat launchRestrooms
Ross Lake National Recreation AreaCampingHikingBoat launch- Seeley Lake County Park
- Wicks Lake County ParkHiking
- Wildcat Lake County ParkBeachPlaygroundPavilion
West Virginia
- Lake StephensCampingBeachHiking
Tygart Lake State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Wisconsin
- Devils Lake State ParkCampingHikingPaddling
- Lake Altoona County Park
- Lake Eau Claire County ParkCampingHikingBiking
Lake Wissota State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Lilly Lake County ParkHikingBoat launchFishing pier
Mirror Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Pike Lake State ParkHikingPavilionPicnic tables- Straight Lake Wilderness State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Tug Lake County ParkBeachPlaygroundPavilion
Yellowstone Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking