America's State Parks Editorial Team

America's State Parks is an independent online guide to state parks and other public lands in the United States. Our editorial team compiles park profiles from official agency and operator sources and other identified references, and follows our published editorial policy and review methodology. Where a profile shows a source-check date, that date applies to the detail it names. We correct errors when we find them or when readers report them.

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Ocoee River State Park

Olympic Whitewater — The River That Hosted the 1996 Games Ocoee River State Park encompasses a 17-mile corridor of the

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Lake Francis State Park

Last Frontier Camping — New Hampshire’s Northernmost Lake Lake Francis State Park sits on the shore of the 2,000-acre Lake

Pack Monadnock Mountain (New Hampshire)

Miller State Park

New Hampshire’s First State Park — A Summit With 135 Years of History Miller State Park, established in 1891, is

Umbagog Lake State Park (New-Hampshire)

Umbagog Lake State Park

Great North Woods Basecamp — Where Loons, Moose, and Eagles Rule Umbagog Lake State Park sits on the wild shore

Rhododendron State Park

A Living National Landmark — New England’s Largest Wild Rhododendron Grove Rhododendron State Park in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, protects a

Pisgah State Park

New Hampshire’s Largest Wilderness — 13,000 Acres Without a Single Campsite Pisgah State Park is a 13,300-acre wilderness in southwestern

Green River Reservoir State Park (Vermont)

Green River Reservoir State Park

Paddle-In Wilderness — Vermont’s Quietest Lake Green River Reservoir State Park is Vermont’s premier wilderness paddling destination — a remote,

Mount Ascutney State Park (Vermont)

Mount Ascutney State Park

🏆 Mount Ascutney State Park — A 3,144-foot monadnock in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley with a 3.7-mile scenic auto road,

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Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Hidden Falls and the Last Big Woods — Minnesota’s Ancient Forest Nerstrand Big Woods State Park preserves one of the

Whitefish Lake State Park (Montana)

Whitefish Lake State Park

Gateway to Glacier — Montana’s Alpine Lake Campground Whitefish Lake State Park sits on the wooded shores of Whitefish Lake

Missouri Headwaters State Park (Montana)

Missouri Headwaters State Park

🏛️ Where America’s Greatest River Begins — The exact confluence where the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers form the Missouri,

Judge C. R. Magney State Park (Minnesota)

Judge C. R. Magney State Park

Where Waterfalls Swallow Rivers — Minnesota’s Greatest Geological Mystery Judge C.R. Magney State Park, perched on Minnesota’s rugged North Shore

Humaston Brook State Park

Quiet Woodland Park in the Litchfield Hills of Northwestern Connecticut — Hiking Trails Through Mature Hardwood Forest With Oak Maple

Huliheʻe Palace (Hawaii)

Huliheʻe Palace

Hawaiian Royal Palace Museum — Built 1838 by Governor Kuakini, King Kalākaua and Queen Kapiʻolani Summer Residence, Lava Rock Construction,

Horseshoe Bay State Marine Park

Remote Prince William Sound Marine Park — Latouche Island Anchorage, Boat-Access Only Camping, Latouche Passage Views, Alaska Wilderness Boating Horseshoe

Hopemead State Park (Connecticut)

Hopemead State Park

Undeveloped 60-Acre Gardner Lake Preserve — Connecticut’s Quiet Shoreline, Informal Trails, Fishing, Birdwatching, Bozrah-Montville Border Hopemead State Park is an

Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park

1,345-Acre Wildlife Sanctuary on Penobscot Bay — No Motors Allowed, Kayaking, Hiking Through Forests and Meadows, Free Admission, Brooksville ME

Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area

707-Acre Hilltop Recreation Area — 60-Foot Observation Tower with Panoramic Dunn County Views, Hiking Trails Through Restored Prairie and Wetlands,

Hochatown State Park

🏆 Hochatown State Park — Oklahoma’s premier mountain lake destination, now part of Beavers Bend State Park, centered on crystal-clear

Hereford Inlet Lighthouse (New-Jersey)

Hereford Inlet Lighthouse

1874 Swiss Carpenter Gothic Lighthouse — Active Navigational Aid, Award-Winning Victorian Gardens, Keeper Museum, North Wildwood Cape May County NJ

Hemlock Gorge Reservation (Massachusetts)

Hemlock Gorge Reservation

🏆 Hemlock Gorge Reservation — A 23-acre urban oasis where the Charles River rushes through a rocky gorge beneath the

Heery Woods State Park

ℹ️ County-managed state park: Heery Woods is still an Iowa state park. The Iowa DNR lists it among the state

Hazen’s Notch State Park

307-Acre Undeveloped Vermont Mountain Park — Long Trail Through-Hike Access, 273-Acre Serpentine Cliff Natural Area, Historic Peregrine Falcon Nesting Habitat,

Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area

Coastal Lagoon Recreation on California’s Redwood Coast — Big Lagoon Shoreline, Fishing and Non-Motorized Boating on 1,500-Acre Big Lagoon, Day-Use

Harding Lake State Recreation Area

Interior Alaska’s Largest Campground Near Fairbanks — 169 Campsites on 1,600-Acre Harding Lake, Electric Hookup and Tent Sites, Swimming Beach,

Hatcher Pass East Special Management Area

Alpine Recreation in Alaska’s Talkeetna Mountains — 300,000-Acre Management Area, Independence Mine State Historical Park, Summit Lake Recreation Site, Alpine

Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau State Monument State Park Hawaii

Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau State Monument

ℹ️ State Monument / Sacred Site: Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau is a sacred Hawaiian archaeological site and state monument. There are no

Haddam Island State Park (Connecticut)

Haddam Island State Park

Boat-Access-Only Connecticut River Island — 14-Acre Undeveloped Wilderness, Bird Banding Research Site, Fishing for Bass Catfish and Pike, No Camping

Greycourt State Park (Massachusetts)

Greycourt State Park

Tenney Castle Ruins — 1893 French Château Destroyed by Fire, Gothic Arches and Pillars, Walking Trails, 24 Acres, Methuen Essex

Grave Creek Mound (West-Virginia)

Grave Creek Mound

Largest Adena Culture Burial Mound in North America — National Historic Landmark, Built Between 250 and 150 BC, 62 Feet

Grandview (West-Virginia)

Grandview

Where the New River Bends 1,400 Feet Below Your Feet Standing at the Main Overlook in Grandview, you’re looking down

Governor's Mansion State Historic Park (California)

Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park

🏛️ Where 13 Governors Lived — Sacramento’s Victorian Mansion That Tells California’s Political Story — Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park

Gray Whale Cove State Beach (California)

Gray Whale Cove State Beach

🐋 A Hidden Cove Below the Cliffs Where Gray Whales Pass Close to Shore — Gray Whale Cove State Beach

Goodale State Park (South-Carolina)

Goodale State Park

🌿 Paddle Through a Cypress Cathedral — South Carolina’s Hidden Swamp Park Near Camden — Goodale State Park near Camden,

George W. Childs State Park

🌊 Three Waterfalls in a Hemlock Canyon — Pennsylvania’s Hidden Waterfall Trail in the Poconos — George W. Childs Recreation

Gifford Woods State Park (Vermont)

Gifford Woods State Park

🌲 Camp in an Old-Growth Forest Where the Appalachian Trail Meets the Long Trail — Gifford Woods State Park near

George Dudley Seymour State Park

🌳 A Hilltop Above the Connecticut River Where One Man’s Gift Became Everyone’s Forest — George Dudley Seymour State Park

Garden Island State Recreation Area

🏝️ A Walleye Island on the Wildest Lake in Minnesota — Accessible Only by Boat — Garden Island State Recreation

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Garrapata State Park

🌊 Big Sur’s Secret — Two Miles of Wild Coast Without the Crowds or the Parking Lot — Garrapata State

Franks Tract State Recreation Area (California)

Franks Tract State Recreation Area

🌊 The Drowned Island — California’s Underwater State Park Where Bass Hide in Sunken Fields — Franks Tract State Recreation

Frenchtown Pond State Park (Montana)

Frenchtown Pond State Park

🏊 Montana’s Warm Water Secret — A Spring-Fed Pond Where Missoula Families Come to Swim — Frenchtown Pond State Park

Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area (Oregon)

Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area

⚔️ Where the Army Watched the Reservation — Oregon’s Darkest Chapter Preserved in State Parkland — Fort Yamhill State Heritage

Fort Owen State Park (Montana)

Fort Owen State Park

🏚️ Where Montana Began — The Adobe Ruins of the First White Settlement in the Bitterroot Valley — Fort Owen

Fort Phoenix State Reservation (Massachusetts)

Fort Phoenix State Reservation

🏖️ Revolutionary War Cannons on a Swimming Beach — Where America’s First Naval Battle Happened — Fort Phoenix State Reservation

Fort Mott (New-Jersey)

Fort Mott

🏰 Three Forts. One River. The Defensive Triangle That Protected Philadelphia. — Fort Mott State Park in Pennsville, New Jersey,

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