Best National Parks for Picnicking

161 parks offer picnicking

Showing 21–40 of 161 parks with picnicking

A large bluff shelter near Buffalo Point.

Buffalo National River

National River · AR

A small cabin sits beneath the branches of a Live Oak in the Oakland Plantation Quarters.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

National Historical Park · LA

The first-order Fresnel lens is visible in the lantern room of the Bodie Island Lighthouse.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

National Seashore · NC

Emancipation Group Memorial

Capitol Hill Parks

National Park · DC

Wingate Sandstone cliffs behind historic barn and farmhouse

Capitol Reef National Park

National Park · UT

A heron at sunset in the waters and marshes of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · VA, MD, DE, DC, PA, NY

Photo of Giant Dome and Twin Domes in the Big Room.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

National Park · NM

eathern building under modern roof structure

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

National Monument · AZ

Rock formation with mountains in the background

Catoctin Mountain Park

Park · MD

The ground falls away from the viewer creating brilliant rock formations of pink, red, and orange.

Cedar Breaks National Monument

National Monument · UT

a bench next to a tree with U.S. and Mexican flags flying against a mountain background

Chamizal National Memorial

National Memorial · TX

Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.

Channel Islands National Park

National Park · CA

1828 Lowcountry cottage and grounds

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

National Historic Site · SC

Kelley Cabin

Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park

National Military Park · GA, TN

Lincoln Bridge with Travertine Creek flowing below

Chickasaw National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · OK

Many rock pinnacles with a valley and mountain range in background

Chiricahua National Monument

National Monument · AZ

View of the Christiansted NHS complex

Christiansted National Historic Site

National Historic Site · VI

Snow dusted granite formations jut up from a mountainous juniper covered landscape.

City Of Rocks National Reserve

National Reserve · ID

Historic Fort Davis

Civil War Defenses of Washington

National Park · DC, MD, VA

View of Independence Monument with Grand Valley in background. Taken from Rim Rock Rock Drive.

Colorado National Monument

National Monument · CO

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