Based on your personal experience for hiking and camping
2006-09-09 17:50:35 · 5 answers · asked by DayTripper 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Other - Outdoor Recreation
Are you wanting just State Parks? If so then my two favorites are Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park near Crescent City California, you camp right among the Redwoods, the beautiful Smith River flows through the park.. You can do it all, camp,hike,kayak etc...I have been to every state except Alaska to camp,backpack,kayak and JS is the most spectacular by far..
Another I enjoy is Buffalo River State Park(Buffalo Point) in North Central Arkansas. Nice place to camp and canoe/kayak, there are some nice trails also...
If you want National parks also, then I would have to include in my favorites, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain and Great Smoky Mountains. Yosemite being far and away #1, especially in the late spring, when the valley roars from the waterfalls!
If you want to do overnight, backcountry backpacking then go with Yosemite, if you want spectacular scenery and are more into day hikes and camping Jedidiah Smith is the place to go...
2006-09-10 05:19:20 · answer #1 · answered by jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lake Texoma, Texas is a very nice state park. Some National Parks, like Grand Teton, and Rocky Mountain N.P. are even better.
2006-09-09 17:58:34 · answer #2 · answered by Answer Master Dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand Teton National park around Jackson Hole, Wy, or Sam Houston National Park in Huntsville, Tx.
but thats just my opion.
2006-09-09 17:53:47 · answer #3 · answered by redneck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow...
there are so many...
i've camped and hiked all over the country... and the best places i've found are in the nat'l forests... no money to enter or camp.. great trails nearby.. no noisy generators or tv..
some of my favs:
sequoia nat'l forest, cali
big sur, cali
big horns, wyo
valley of fire, nev
fishlake nat'l forest, utah
rio grand nat'l forest, colo
black hills, sd
big bend, texas
mark twain nat'l forest, missouri
red river gorge, ky
cumberland gap, va/ky/tn
pisgah nat'l forest, nc
nantahala nat'l forest, nc
outer banks, nc
george wash nat'l forest, va
new river gorge, wv
green mtn nat'l forest, vermont
man, i was even selective here...
2006-09-13 15:02:34 · answer #4 · answered by nikkicfox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yosemite, http://www.nps.gov/archive/yose/home.
2006-09-12 03:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by Papa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋