Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park, Washington

With an intriguing landscape thousands years in the making, Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park is a 4,027-acre camping park with nearly 74,000 feet of freshwater shoreline. Park features are defined by Ice Age floods that swept through the area 15,000 years ago, the most notable of which is Dry Falls. Once quadruple the size of Niagara Falls, the former waterfall is now a daunting cliff, 400 feet high and 3.5 miles wide, overlooking a desert oasis filled with lakes and teeming wildlife. Visitors take advantage of hiking, boating, fishing, golfing (regular and miniature), swimming, and mountain biking. There are also special programs, talks, a museum and visitor center to learn more about the area’s storied past. The park can experience high winds, so pack dem layers and maybe leave the skirts at home unless you’re staging a wardrobe malfunction.