There are currently 18 National Recreation Areas in the United States

US National Recreation Areas
- Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana and 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, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey and New York
- Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona and Utah
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona and Nevada
- 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
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, California