Annadel State Park

This 5000-acre park offers 30-plus miles of hiking trails and fire roads, a network that leads hikers under a dense canopy of Douglas firs, over rolling hills and green meadows, and past a cornucopia of buttercups, poppies, and mule ears. Anglers can try their luck fishing for bluegill and bass in Lake Ilsanjo. The park offers a pristine refuge from traffic, crowds, and the rigors of work and is considered by area biologists to be one of the state's finest (and last) examples of northern oak woodlands.