Grill-friendly rivers
Alabama
- Wind Creek State ParkCampingHikingMarina
Alaska
- Crooked Creek State Recreation SiteCampingHikingPicnic tables
- Deep Creek State Recreation AreaCampingBeachBoat launch
- Donnelly Creek State Recreation SiteCampingPicnic tablesRestrooms
- Eagle River GreenbeltCampingHikingPavilion
- Kenai River Special Management AreaCampingBoat launchPicnic tables
Arkansas
Cane Creek State ParkCampingHikingFishing pier- Cossatot River State ParkCampingHikingPaddling
Village Creek State ParkCampingHikingPaddling
California (Central)
Kern River County Park (Lake Ming)Provided grillsPicnic tablesRestrooms
California (Northern)
Austin Creek State Recreation AreaHikingShowerPicnic tables
Bidwell-Sacramento River State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Burton Creek State ParkHikingBiking
- C.M. Goethe / River Bend ParkHikingProvided grillsPicnic tables
- Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchShower
Dry Creek Pioneer Regional ParkHikingBikingPicnic tables- Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional ParksHikingBikingProvided grills
- Grizzly Creek Redwoods State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
- Los Gatos Creek County ParkHikingBikingPavilion
Prairie Creek Redwoods State ParkHikingBikingNature center
South Yuba River State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center- Stevens Creek County ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
- Tuolumne River Regional ParkProvided grillsPicnic tablesParking
California (Southern)
- Hurkey Creek ParkProvided grillsPicnic tablesRestrooms
Malibu Creek State ParkHikingBikingNature center- Mojave River Forks Regional ParkProvided grillsPicnic tablesRestrooms
- Nojoqui Falls ParkPlaygroundProvided grillsPicnic tables
- Santa Ana River Regional ParkBiking
Colorado
Cherry Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
James M. Robb-Colorado River State ParkHikingPicnic tablesParking
Rifle Falls State ParkHikingNature centerPicnic tables
Yampa River State ParkCampingHikingNature center
Connecticut
- Campbell Falls State ParkHiking
- Great River ParkBoat launchPlaygroundProvided grills
Kent Falls State ParkHiking- Mianus River State ParkHiking
Quinnipiac River State ParkPaddling
Scantic River State ParkHikingBoat launchPicnic tables- Valley Falls ParkHikingPavilionPicnic tables
Wadsworth Falls State ParkHikingBikingPicnic tables
Delaware
- Brandywine Creek State ParkHikingPaddlingBiking
Florida (Central)
Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State ParkHikingPaddlingHorse trails- Bell Creek PreserveHikingParking
- Blackwater Creek PreserveHikingParking
- Brooker Creek PreserveHikingHorse trailsRestrooms
Bulow Creek State ParkHikingPaddlingBiking
Colt Creek State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Crystal River Archaeological State ParkHikingFishing pierPaddling
Crystal River Preserve State ParkHikingBoat launchFishing pier- Crystal River State Buffer PreserveHikingFishing pierPaddling
Dunns Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchFishing pier- Haw Creek Preserve State ParkPaddling
Hillsborough River State ParkHikingBikingPlayground- Jenkins Creek ParkBoat launchFishing pierPaddling
- Kissimmee River Public Use AreaHikingBoat launchBiking
Little Manatee River State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch- Little Orange Creek Nature ParkHikingBoat launchFishing pier
- Little Orange Creek PreserveHikingBoat launchFishing pier
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch- Paynes Creek Historic State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State ParkHikingBikingHorse trails
St Sebastian River Preserve State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Florida (North)
- Bear Creek Educational ForestHikingPavilionPicnic tables
- Blackwater River State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Econfina River State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Mill Creek Nature PreserveHikingBiking
Ochlockonee River State ParkCampingBeachHiking
River Rise Preserve State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
St Marks River State ParkBoat launchFishing pierPaddling
Suwannee River State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Yellow River Marsh Preserve State ParkHikingHistoric siteParking
Florida (South)
- Alafia River State ParkHikingBikingPlayground
- Cypress Creek Natural AreaHikingBoat launchFishing pier
- Loxahatchee River Battlefield ParkHikingBoat launchPaddling
Myakka River State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Pop Ash Creek PreserveHikingHorse trailsParking
- Prairie Creek Preserve (Charlotte County) PreserveHikingBoat launchPaddling
- Shell Creek PreserveHikingParking
- Telegraph Creek PreserveHikingPaddlingHorse trails
- Yellow Fever Creek PreserveHikingParking
Georgia
Amicalola Falls State ParkHikingNature centerProvided grills
Crooked River State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Hard Labor Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
High Falls State ParkHikingBoat launchPlayground
Moccasin Creek State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch- Morgan Falls Overlook ParkHikingPaddlingPlayground
Sweetwater Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
Tallulah Gorge State ParkHikingBikingPlayground
Hawaii
Akaka Falls State ParkHikingRestroomsParking- Wailoa River State ParkBoat launchPavilionPicnic tables
Wailua River State ParkMarinaPicnic tables- Wailuku River State ParkRestroomsParking
Idaho
- Thousand Springs State Park-Malad GorgeCampingHikingPaddling
Illinois (Chicago area)
Kankakee River State ParkHikingPavilionParking
Indiana
Clifty Falls State ParkHikingNature centerPavilion
Falls of the Ohio State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
McCormick's Creek State ParkHikingNature centerPavilion- McCormicks Creek State ParkCampingHikingPool
- Potato Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center
- Tippecanoe River State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
White River State ParkHikingMuseum
Iowa
- Badger Creek State Recreation AreaBoat launchRestroomsParking
- Big Creek State ParkBeachHikingBoat launch
- Brushy Creek Canyon State PreserveHikingPicnic tables
- Brushy Creek State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Buffalo Creek County ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
- Honey Creek State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Lime Creek County ParkCampingPlaygroundPavilion
- Otter Creek County ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Pleasant Creek State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Rock Creek State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Turkey River Mounds State PreservePaddlingParking
- Volga River State Recreation AreaCampingHikingBoat launch
Kansas
- Fall River State ParkCampingHikingPaddling
- Tuttle Creek State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Kentucky
Carr Creek State ParkCampingBeachPicnic tables
Cumberland Falls State Resort ParkHikingRestroomsParking
Green River Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Rough River Dam State Resort ParkHikingPlaygroundPicnic tables
Maryland
- Casselman River Bridge State ParkPicnic tables
Cunningham Falls State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Deep Creek Lake State ParkHikingPlaygroundProvided grills
Gunpowder Falls State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Patuxent River State ParkNature center
Pocomoke River State ParkBoat launchPaddlingPool- Pocomoke River State Park-Shad LandingBoat launchPaddlingPool
Seneca Creek State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Swallow Falls State ParkCampingHikingPavilion
Massachusetts
- Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State ParkHikingBoat launchPaddling
- Charles River PeninsulaHikingBoat launchBiking
Wahconah Falls State ParkHikingPicnic tables
Michigan
- Rifle River Recreation AreaCampingHikingBoat launch
Tahquamenon Falls State ParkHikingBoat launchPavilion
Minnesota (North Shore / Arrowhead)
Cascade River State ParkHikingPicnic tables- Gooseberry Falls State ParkHikingNature centerPicnic tables
Temperance River State ParkHikingNature centerPicnic tables
Minnesota (Northwest)
Red River State Recreation AreaHikingPavilionPicnic tables
Minnesota (Southern)
Beaver Creek Valley State ParkHikingPavilionPicnic tables
Great River Bluffs State ParkPavilionPicnic tables
Wild River State ParkHikingProvided grillsPicnic tables
Minnesota (Southwest)
Buffalo River State ParkCampingBeachHiking- Split Rock Creek State ParkHikingPavilionProvided grills
Minnesota (Twin Cities Metro)
- Battle Creek Regional ParkHikingPlaygroundPavilion
- Elm Creek Park ReserveHikingNature centerPicnic tables
- Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park ReserveCampingBeachHiking
Montana
- Fish Creek State ParkPicnic tables
Lost Creek State ParkCampingHikingBiking- Smith River State ParkCampingPaddlingRestrooms
Thompson Falls State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Tongue River Reservoir State ParkCampingBeachBoat launch
Nebraska
- Blue River State Recreation AreaPicnic tables
- Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation AreaCampingBeachGolf
- Olive Creek Lake Recreation AreaRestrooms
Platte River State ParkCampingHikingPaddling- Willow Creek State Recreation AreaCampingBeachHiking
Nevada
- Davis Creek Regional ParkCampingHikingHorse trails
- Galena Creek County ParkHikingNature centerPicnic tables
New York (Long Island)
- Cedar Creek Park (Seaford)Provided grillsPicnic tables
- Connetquot River State Park PreserveHikingPaddlingHorse trails
- Terrel River County ParkBeachHikingPicnic tables
New York (NYC)
- John V. Lindsay East River ParkPlaygroundRestrooms
New York (Upstate / Catskills)
- Black Creek ParkHikingPaddlingBiking
Buttermilk Falls State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Chittenango Falls State ParkHikingPlaygroundPavilion- Coles Creek State ParkCampingBeachBoat launch
- Ellicott Creek ParkHikingPlaygroundPavilion
- Mohawk River Town Park (Colonie)PlaygroundPavilionProvided grills
Pixley Falls State ParkHikingPavilionPicnic tables- River Road ParkPlaygroundPavilionProvided grills
Shenantaha Creek ParkHikingPlaygroundPavilion- Taconic State Park – Copake FallsPicnic tables
Taughannock Falls State ParkCampingBeachHiking
New York (Westchester)
Croton Gorge ParkHikingPlaygroundBall fields- Hudson River Islands State ParkCamping
- Tiffany Creek PreserveHikingParking
North Carolina
- Briar Creek Greenway
Carvers Creek State ParkHikingPavilionPicnic tables
Eno River State ParkCampingHikingPaddling
Falls Lake State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchBiking
Haw River State ParkHikingNature centerGolf- Lumber River State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Mayo River State ParkHikingPicnic tablesParking
New River State ParkHikingNature centerShower- Robeson CreekPaddlingBall fields
- Stewart Creek Greenway
- Waccamaw River PreserveCampingHikingBoat launch
North Dakota
- Sully Creek State ParkCampingHorse trails
Turtle River State ParkCampingHikingBiking
Ohio
- Beaver Creek PreserveCampingHikingPaddling
- Blackhand Gorge Nature PreserveHikingBiking
- Clear Creek Nature PreserveHiking
- Eagle Creek St Nature PreserveHikingParking
- Greenville Falls Nature PreserveHikingBoat launch
- Little Miami Scenic River ParkHikingPaddlingParking
- Muskingum River State ParkCampingBoat launchPaddling
- Old Woman Creek Nature PreserveBeachHikingPaddling
Paint Creek State ParkCampingBeachHiking
Tinkers Creek State ParkHikingPavilionRestrooms- Vermilion River Reservation - Lorain County Metro ParksHikingPaddlingNature center
Oklahoma
- Honey Creek State ParkCampingBoat launchFishing pier
Oregon (Central/Eastern)
Catherine Creek State ParkHikingPicnic tablesRestrooms
Cline Falls State Scenic ViewpointPicnic tablesRestroomsParking
Deschutes River State Recreation AreaHikingBoat launchBiking- Klamath Falls Lakeview Forest State Park
- Lower White River WildernessHiking
Starvation Creek State ParkHikingPicnic tablesRestrooms- Succor Creek State Natural AreaHikingPicnic tablesRestrooms
White River Falls State ParkHikingPicnic tablesRestrooms
Oregon (Coast)
- Beaver Creek State Natural AreaHikingNature centerRestrooms
D River State Recreation SitePicnic tablesRestroomsParking
Fogarty Creek State Recreation AreaHikingPicnic tablesRestrooms
Golden and Silver Falls State Natural AreaHikingPicnic tablesRestrooms- Illinois River Forks State ParkHikingPavilionPicnic tables
Lost Creek State Recreation SiteBeachPicnic tablesRestrooms
Munson Creek Falls State Natural SiteHikingPicnic tablesParking
Rocky Creek State Scenic ViewpointPicnic tablesRestrooms- Upper Yaquina River Preserve
Oregon (Willamette Valley & Gorge)
- Bridal Veil Falls State Scenic ViewpointHikingPicnic tablesRestrooms
Molalla River State ParkHikingBoat launchPicnic tables
Silver Falls State ParkHikingBikingPlayground
Tryon Creek State Natural AreaHikingBikingNature center
Pennsylvania
- Bear Creek PreserveHikingRestroomsParking
Canoe Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Cedar Creek ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Clear Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchPaddling- Core Creek County ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
- Delaware River Canal Tow PathHikingBoat launchBiking
French Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Hills Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchPicnic tables
Kettle Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Lehigh Gorge State ParkHikingBikingParking
Marsh Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
Oil Creek State ParkHikingBikingPicnic tables
Raccoon Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking- Ridley Creek State ParkHikingBikingPicnic tables
Trough Creek State ParkHikingBikingPicnic tables
White Clay Creek PreserveHikingBikingHorse trails
Yellow Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
South Carolina
- Baker Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchPavilion
- Calhoun Falls State ParkCampingBeachHiking
- Tyger River ParkHikingGolfPlayground
Tennessee
Burgess Falls State ParkHikingPlaygroundPicnic tables
Cummins Falls State ParkHikingPicnic tablesRestrooms
Fall Creek Falls State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center- Harpeth Scenic River State ParkPaddling
Panther Creek State ParkHikingBoat launchNature center- Pogue Creek State Natural AreaHikingParking
Texas (Austin)
- Brushy Creek Lake ParkHikingPlaygroundPavilion
Bull Creek District ParkProvided grillsPicnic tablesRestrooms- Camp Creek Park (LCRA)Boat launchProvided grillsPicnic tables
McKinney Falls State ParkCampingHikingBiking- Sandy Creek Park (Travis County)Boat launchProvided grillsPicnic tables
Texas (Central)
- Bee Creek ParkPoolPlaygroundPavilion
Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth)
- River Legacy Park (Arlington)HikingPlaygroundPavilion
- Rocky Creek Park (Benbrook Lake)HikingBoat launchPicnic tables
Texas (East Texas)
- Banita Creek Park (Nacogdoches)HikingPavilionPicnic tables
Martin Creek Lake State ParkHikingProvided grillsPicnic tables
Purtis Creek State ParkProvided grillsPicnic tablesRestrooms
Village Creek State ParkHikingProvided grillsPicnic tables
Texas (Hill Country)
Guadalupe River State ParkHikingPicnic tablesRestrooms
Pedernales Falls State ParkHikingPaddlingBiking
South Llano River State ParkHikingProvided grillsPicnic tables
Texas (Houston)
Bear Creek Pioneers ParkHikingPlaygroundPavilion- Jones Creek Ranch ParkPavilionProvided grillsPicnic tables
- Oyster Creek Park (Sugar Land)HikingPavilionProvided grills
- Spring Creek Park (Tomball)PlaygroundPavilionProvided grills
Texas (West Texas)
- Spring Creek Park (San Angelo)PlaygroundProvided grillsPicnic tables
Utah
Quail Creek State ParkCampingPaddlingParking
Vermont
Little River State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Virginia
Bear Creek Lake State ParkCampingBeachHiking
James River State ParkHikingBoat launchBiking
New River Trail State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch- Sailor's Creek Battlefield State ParkHikingNature centerMuseum
- Shenandoah River State ParkHikingBoat launchShower
- Staunton River Battlefield State ParkHikingBikingNature center
Staunton River State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch- Willis River Natural AreaCampingHikingNature center
York River State ParkHikingBoat launchFishing pier
Washington (Coast)
Rainbow Falls State ParkCampingHikingBiking
Washington (Eastern)
- Palouse Falls State Park
Twenty-Five Mile Creek State ParkBeachHikingBoat launch
Washington (Puget Sound)
- Cedar River Regional ParkHikingHorse trailsParking
- North Creek County ParkPlaygroundPavilionPicnic tables
- River Meadows County ParkCampingHikingPavilion
Wallace Falls State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
West Virginia
Blackwater Falls State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Camp Creek State ParkCampingHikingBiking
Cedar Creek State ParkHikingBoat launch
Holly River State ParkCampingHiking
Lost River State ParkCampingHiking- New River Gorge National Park and PreserveCampingHikingBoat launch
Twin Falls Resort State ParkCampingHikingBiking
Wisconsin
Amnicon Falls State ParkCampingHikingPavilion- Big Falls County ParkCampingHikingPavilion
- Daves Falls ParkCampingHikingPlayground
- Fox River ParkHikingBoat launchPaddling
Hartman Creek State ParkCampingHikingBoat launch
Lion's Den Gorge Nature PreserveHikingPavilionPicnic tables- Wyalusing River State ParkHikingBoat launchPaddling