Maumee Bay State Park / Lake Erie

Chain O'Lakes State Park

Fort Custer State Park / Eagle Lake

Dodge #4 State Park / Cass Lake

Bald Eagle State Park / Sayers Reservoir

Keystone State Park / Lake Keystone

Bull's Island State Park / Delaware River

Spruce Run State Park / Spruce Run Reservoir

Round Valley Recreation Area

Itasca State Park

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Everglades National Park

Bahia Honda State Park / Atlantic Ocean

Blue Springs State Park / St. Johns River

Kissimmee State Park / Lake Kissimmee

Hanging Rock State Park / Hanging Rock Park Lake

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The family behind Dodge cars donated the land for the park, with the provision that it always be public.

The nine major lakes in the park cover 6,500 acres, or about 10 square miles.

More than 300 bird species have been spotted in the park.

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Gather the kids, pack the bait and tackle, hit the road, and drop your line. These are this year’s top destinations for family fishing, as decided by nearly

650,000 votes cast by anglers across the country.

When you buy a fishing license or register a boat, you are helping fund the conservation of

our waterways and natural resources through projects such as fish stocking, aquatic

education, habitat improvement, fisheries research, fishing and boating access, and more.

Take Me Fishing™, with the help of state fish and wildlife agencies, identified more than 300

family-friendly places to fish and boat across the country. Nearly 35,000 anglers and boaters cast votes

to support their favorite fishing and boating locations. For the full list of the Top 100 Family-Friendly

Fishing and Boating Spots, or to find even more places to fish and boat, visit www.TakeMeFishing.org.

Pu’u Lua Reservoir is stocked with more than 30,000 rainbow trout annually.

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Visitors can walk right across the headwaters of the Mississippi in the park.

The U.S. Army originally used the park as an induction and training center.

The deep water of Sayers Reservoir is known for some of the best bass fishing in the state.

The Delaware River supplies water to approximately 5 percent of Americans.

Round Valley Reservoir is the largest reservoir and the deepest lake in New Jersey.

This manatee refuge is home to several hundred manatees during the winter.

There are five large waterfalls in the park.

Everglades National Park topped our Top 100 list last year.Bahia Honda means “deep bay” in Spanish.

As many as 50 threatened or endangered species live in the park.

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Clear Lake State Park / Clear Lake

Brannan Island State Park / Sacramento River

Dockweiler State Beach / Santa Monica Bay

Koke'e State Park

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Surf fishers regularly catch halibut, corbina, croaker and surfperch from the beach.

The record largemouth bass caught in Clear Lake is 17.52 pounds.

700 miles of channels and sloughs wind through a chain of islands and marshes.

The mountains in Yosemite are still growing 1 foot every 1,000 years.

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Wailoa River State Park / Hilo Bay

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge / San Francisco Bay

Malaekahana State Recreational Area / Pacific Ocean

Big Lake Recreation Area/ Big Lake

Lake Havasu State Park / Lake Havasu

Birch Lake State Park / Birch Lake

Aurora Reservoir Park / Aurora Reservoir

Rocky Mountain National Park

Lake Shasta / Bridge Bay

Chatfield State Park / Chatfield Lake

Boyd Lake State Park / Boyd Lake

Borough Park/ Chena Lake

Lake Pleasant Regional Park / Lake Pleasant

Doran Regional Park / Bodega Bay

Waimea State Recreational Pier / Waimea Bay

Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area / Fool Hollow Lake

Kepler-Bradley Lake State Recreation Area / Kepler + Bradley Lakes

Echo Park / Echo Park Lake

Deadhorse Ranch State Park

Olympic National Park

Cedar River State Harbor / Cedar River & Green Bay

Starved Rock State Park / Illinois River

Carlyle Lake

Bayshore County Park / Green Bay

Father Hennepin State Park / Mille Lacs Lake

North Point Marina / Lake Michigan

East Fork State Park / East Fork Lake

Grand River Park / Grand River

Eagle Creek Park / Eagle Creek Reservoir

Alum Creek Lake State Park / Alum Creek Lake

Governor Nelson State Park / Lake Mendota

High Cliff State Park / Lake Winnebago

Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area / Lake McConaughy

Mitchell State Park / Lake Cadillac & Lake Mitchell

Potato Creek State Park / Worster Lake

Carson Park / Half Moon Lake

Fort Harrison State Park

Fort Snelling State Park / Minnesota River

Lake of the Ozarks State Park / Lake of the Ozarks

Pymatuning Lake State Park / Pymatuning Lake

John Heinz at Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge

Belmont Lake State Park / Belmont Lake

Presque Isle State Park / Lake Erie

Lackawanna State Park / Lake Lackwanna

Gifford Pinchot State Park / Pinchot Lake

Cape Cod National Seashore / Atlantic Ocean

Irondequoit Bay / Lake Ontario

Lake Champlain

Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park / Mohansice Lake

Gantry Plaza State Park / East River

Oneida Shores Park / Oneida Lake

Mansfield Hollow State Park / Mansfield Hollow Lake

Sherwood Island State Park / Long Island Sound

Mohegan Park / Spaulding Pond

Prince Gallitzin State Park / Glendale Lake

Taughannock Falls State Park / Cayuga Lake

Mauch Chunk Lake Park / Mauch Chunk Lake

Hempstead Lake State Park / Hempstead Lake

Ellacoya State Park / Lake Winnipesaukee

Niawanda Park / Niagara River

Guntersville State Park / Guntersville Lake

Lake James State Park / Lake James

Suwannee River Wilderness Trail / Suwannee River

Lake Cumberland State Resort Park / Lake Cumberland

Wheeler State Park / Wheeler Reservoir

Dale County Lake / Ed Lisenby Lake

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Galveston Island State Park / Gulf of Mexico & Galveston Bay

Hickory Point / The Harris Chain of Lakes

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park / Kentucky Lake

Harris Lake Park / Harris Lake

John Prince Park / Lake Osborne

Okeeheelee Park/ Lake Okeeheelee

Blanco State Park / Blanco River

Cedar Hill State Park / Joe Pool Lake

Lake Wheeler Park / Lake Wheeler + Simpkins Pond

McDowell Nature Center and Preserve / Lake Wylie

Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge

Assateague State Park / Chincoteague Bay & Atlantic Ocean

Lake Ouachita State Park / Lake Ouachita

Top 25 Family Fishing & Boating Spots in the West

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Wailoa River State Park / Hilo Bay

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge / San Francisco Bay

Malaekahana State Recreational Area / Pacific Ocean

Big Lake Recreation Area/ Big Lake

Lake Havasu State Park / Lake Havasu

Birch Lake State Park / Birch Lake

Aurora Reservoir Park / Aurora Reservoir

Rocky Mountain National Park

Lake Shasta / Bridge Bay

Chatfield State Park / Chatfield Lake

Boyd Lake State Park / Boyd Lake

Borough Park/ Chena Lake

Lake Pleasant Regional Park / Lake Pleasant

Doran Regional Park / Bodega Bay

Waimea State Recreational Pier / Waimea Bay

Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area / Fool Hollow Lake

Kepler-Bradley Lake State Recreation Area / Kepler + Bradley Lakes

Echo Park / Echo Park Lake

Deadhorse Ranch State Park

Olympic National Park

When you buy a fishing license or register a boat, you are helping fund the conservation of

our waterways and natural resources through projects such as fish stocking, aquatic

education, habitat improvement, fisheries research, fishing and boating access, and more.

Take Me Fishing™, with the help of state fish and wildlife agencies, identified more than 300

family-friendly places to fish and boat across the country. Nearly 35,000 anglers and boaters cast votes

to support their favorite fishing and boating locations. For the full list of the Top 100 Family-Friendly

Fishing and Boating Spots, or to find even more places to fish and boat, visit www.TakeMeFishing.org.

Pu’u Lua Reservoir is stocked with more than 30,000 rainbow trout annually.

Clear Lake State Park / Clear Lake

Brannan Island State Park / Sacramento River

Dockweiler State Beach / Santa Monica Bay

Koke'e State Park

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Surf fishers regularly catch halibut, corbina, croaker and surfperch from the beach.

The record largemouth bass caught in Clear Lake is 17.52 pounds.

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The mountains in Yosemite are still growing 1 foot every 1,000 years.

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Maumee Bay State Park / Lake Erie

Chain O'Lakes State Park

Fort Custer State Park / Eagle Lake

Dodge #4 State Park / Cass Lake

Itasca State Park

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The family behind Dodge cars donated the land for the park, with the provision that it always be public.

The nine major lakes in the park cover 6,500 acres, or about 10 square miles.

More than 300 bird species have been spotted in the park.

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Visitors can walk right across the headwaters of the Mississippi in the park.

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Cedar River State Harbor / Cedar River & Green Bay

Starved Rock State Park / Illinois River

Carlyle Lake

Bayshore County Park / Green Bay

Father Hennepin State Park / Mille Lacs Lake

North Point Marina / Lake Michigan

East Fork State Park / East Fork Lake

Grand River Park / Grand River

Eagle Creek Park / Eagle Creek Reservoir

Alum Creek Lake State Park / Alum Creek Lake

Governor Nelson State Park / Lake Mendota

High Cliff State Park / Lake Winnebago

Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area / Lake McConaughy

Mitchell State Park / Lake Cadillac & Lake Mitchell

Potato Creek State Park / Worster Lake

Carson Park / Half Moon Lake

Fort Harrison State Park

Fort Snelling State Park / Minnesota River

Lake of the Ozarks State Park / Lake of the Ozarks

Pymatuning Lake State Park / Pymatuning Lake

Top 25 Family Fishing & Boating Spots in the Midwest

When you buy a fishing license or register a boat, you are helping fund the conservation of

our waterways and natural resources through projects such as fish stocking, aquatic

education, habitat improvement, fisheries research, fishing and boating access, and more.

Take Me Fishing™, with the help of state fish and wildlife agencies, identified more than 300

family-friendly places to fish and boat across the country. Nearly 35,000 anglers and boaters cast votes

to support their favorite fishing and boating locations. For the full list of the Top 100 Family-Friendly

Fishing and Boating Spots, or to find even more places to fish and boat, visit www.TakeMeFishing.org.

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Bald Eagle State Park / Sayers Reservoir

Keystone State Park / Lake Keystone

Bull's Island State Park / Delaware River

Spruce Run State Park / Spruce Run Reservoir

Round Valley Recreation Area

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Both warm-water and cold-water fish thrive in this man-made lake.

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The deep water of Sayers Reservoir is known for some of the best bass fishing in the state.

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Round Valley Reservoir is the largest reservoir and the deepest lake in New Jersey.

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John Heinz at Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge

Belmont Lake State Park / Belmont Lake

Presque Isle State Park / Lake Erie

Lackawanna State Park / Lake Lackwanna

Gifford Pinchot State Park / Pinchot Lake

Cape Cod National Seashore / Atlantic Ocean

Irondequoit Bay / Lake Ontario

Lake Champlain

Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park / Mohansice Lake

Gantry Plaza State Park / East River

Oneida Shores Park / Oneida Lake

Mansfield Hollow State Park / Mansfield Hollow Lake

Sherwood Island State Park / Long Island Sound

Mohegan Park / Spaulding Pond

Prince Gallitzin State Park / Glendale Lake

Taughannock Falls State Park / Cayuga Lake

Mauch Chunk Lake Park / Mauch Chunk Lake

Hempstead Lake State Park / Hempstead Lake

Ellacoya State Park / Lake Winnipesaukee

Niawanda Park / Niagara River

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Top 25 Family Fishing & Boating Spots in the Northeast

When you buy a fishing license or register a boat, you are helping fund the conservation of

our waterways and natural resources through projects such as fish stocking, aquatic

education, habitat improvement, fisheries research, fishing and boating access, and more.

Take Me Fishing™, with the help of state fish and wildlife agencies, identified more than 300

family-friendly places to fish and boat across the country. Nearly 35,000 anglers and boaters cast votes

to support their favorite fishing and boating locations. For the full list of the Top 100 Family-Friendly

Fishing and Boating Spots, or to find even more places to fish and boat, visit www.TakeMeFishing.org.

Everglades National Park

Bahia Honda State Park / Atlantic Ocean

Blue Springs State Park / St. Johns River

Kissimmee State Park / Lake Kissimmee

Hanging Rock State Park / Hanging Rock Park Lake

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This manatee refuge is home to several hundred manatees during the winter.

There are five large waterfalls in the park.

Everglades National Park topped our Top 100 list last year.Bahia Honda means “deep bay” in Spanish.

As many as 50 threatened or endangered species live in the park.

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Guntersville State Park / Guntersville Lake

Lake James State Park / Lake James

Suwannee River Wilderness Trail / Suwannee River

Lake Cumberland State Resort Park / Lake Cumberland

Wheeler State Park / Wheeler Reservoir

Dale County Lake / Ed Lisenby Lake

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Galveston Island State Park / Gulf of Mexico & Galveston Bay

Hickory Point / The Harris Chain of Lakes

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park / Kentucky Lake

Harris Lake Park / Harris Lake

John Prince Park / Lake Osborne

Okeeheelee Park/ Lake Okeeheelee

Blanco State Park / Blanco River

Cedar Hill State Park / Joe Pool Lake

Lake Wheeler Park / Lake Wheeler + Simpkins Pond

McDowell Nature Center and Preserve / Lake Wylie

Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge

Assateague State Park / Chincoteague Bay & Atlantic Ocean

Lake Ouachita State Park / Lake Ouachita

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Top 25 Family Fishing & Boating Spots in the South

When you buy a fishing license or register a boat, you are helping fund the conservation of

our waterways and natural resources through projects such as fish stocking, aquatic

education, habitat improvement, fisheries research, fishing and boating access, and more.

Take Me Fishing™, with the help of state fish and wildlife agencies, identified more than 300

family-friendly places to fish and boat across the country. Nearly 35,000 anglers and boaters cast votes

to support their favorite fishing and boating locations. For the full list of the Top 100 Family-Friendly

Fishing and Boating Spots, or to find even more places to fish and boat, visit www.TakeMeFishing.org.