National Recreation Area

A designation for a protected area in the United States, often centered on large reservoirs and emphasizing water-based recreation for a large number of people. The first National Recreation Area was the Boulder Dam Recreation Area (later renamed Lake Mead National Recreation Area). Others include: Amistad National Recreation Area (Texas), Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (Montana, Wyoming), Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (Massachusetts), Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (Georgia), Chickasaw National Recreation Area (Oklahoma), Curecanti National Recreation Area (Colorado), Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area – Middle Delaware National Scenic River (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Gateway National Recreation Area (New York, New Jersey), Gauley River National Recreation Area (West Virginia), Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Utah, Arizona), Golden Gate National Recreation Area – Alcatraz Island – Presidio of San Francisco (California), Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (Washington), Lake Mead National Recreation Area – Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument (Nevada, Arizona), Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (Texas), Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (Washington), Ross Lake National Recreation Area (Washington), Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (California), and Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (California).