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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Hawn State Park (Missouri)

Hawn State Park

Hawn State Park is a Missouri Ozarks gem—featuring the stunning Pickle Creek Trail
through sandstone canyons, 10-mile Whispering Pines…

Sunset Bay State Park (Oregon)

Sunset Bay State Park

Sunset Bay State Park features Oregon’s most protected beach cove, 8 year-round
yurts, and trail connections to Cape Arago’s tidepools and…

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park (California)

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park features the Robert Ferguson Observatory—largest public
observatory in the western US—with a 40-inch telescope, 25+…

Potholes State Park (Washington)

Potholes State Park

Potholes State Park is a desert oasis—181 campsites, 5 cabins, and a massive
14,000-acre reservoir teeming with walleye, bass, and perch in…

Rockport State Park

Rockport State Park is a pristine day-use only sanctuary preserving 400-600
year old Douglas-fir, western red cedar, and hemlock giants…

Jones Gap State Park (South Carolina)

Jones Gap State Park

Jones Gap State Park is part of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness—featuring 50-ft and 120-ft
waterfalls, SC’s first scenic river, 30+ miles of…

Morrow Mountain State Park (North Carolina)

Morrow Mountain State Park

Morrow Mountain State Park is a Uwharrie Mountains oasis—106 campsites, 6 rustic cabins, an
Olympic-sized swimming pool, and 15+ miles of…

220-foot High Point Monument obelisk surrounded by fall foliage at New Jersey highest point

High Point State Park

High Point State Park is home to New Jersey’s highest elevation (1,803 ft) and the
iconic 220-foot High Point Monument. Climb 291 stairs for…

Wawayanda State Park (New Jersey)

Wawayanda State Park

Wawayanda State Park features 60+ miles of trails, the famous “Stairway to
Heaven” hike, 19.6 miles of Appalachian Trail, and Lake Wawayanda…

Larrabee State Park (Washington)

Larrabee State Park

Larrabee State Park—Washington’s first state park—features 8,100 feet of Samish Bay
shoreline, Clayton Beach tidepools, 18+ miles of…

Rockhound State Park (New Mexico)

Rockhound State Park

Rockhound State Park is unique—one of the only state parks where you can collect
gems! Take home up to 15 lbs of geodes, thundereggs, agates,…

Tomlinson Run State Park

Tomlinson Run State Park is West Virginia’s northern gem—yurts, camper cabins, a 23-acre
stocked trout lake, and 8+ miles of forested hiking…

Lake Hartwell State Park (South Carolina)

Lake Hartwell State Park

Lake Hartwell State Park sits on the shores of a 56,000-acre reservoir—109 paved
campsites, camper cabins with A/C, 140ft fishing pier, and…

Sunset over Lake Michigan beach with Petoskey stones at Petoskey State Park Michigan

Petoskey State Park

Michigan’s Treasure Hunting Beach Park — Mile-long Lake Michigan beach famous for Petoskey stones, stunning sand dunes, and million-dollar…

Chenango Valley State Park (New York)

Chenango Valley State Park

Chenango Valley State Park offers two glacial kettle lakes, 24 rental cabins, an 18-hole
golf course, and 184 campsites in New York’s Southern…

Silver Sands State Park (Connecticut)

Silver Sands State Park

Silver Sands State Park is Connecticut’s birding paradise—297 acres with a mile-long beach, 3/4-mile
boardwalk, and access to Charles Island…

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Greenfield State Park

Greenfield State Park is New Hampshire’s largest campground—255 sites on scenic
Otter Lake. Reopened June 2025 after major renovations!

Camano Island State Park (Washington)

Camano Island State Park

Camano Island State Park offers 6,700 feet of beach on Puget Sound, 77 campsites, 5
forest cabins, and stunning views of the Olympics and Mt. Rainier!

Milo McIver State Park (Oregon)

Milo McIver State Park

Milo McIver State Park features a world-class 27-hole disc golf course, Clackamas
River fishing, and 44 campsites—just 45 minutes from Portland!

Fly fishermen casting in the crystal clear spring-fed trout stream at Bennett Spring State Park Missouri

Bennett Spring State Park

Missouri’s Premier Trout Fishing Destination — Where a spring gushing 100 million gallons daily feeds one of America’s finest trout streams,…

Dosewallips State Park (Washington)

Dosewallips State Park

Dosewallips State Park is the eastern gateway to the Olympic Peninsula—with 5 miles
of Hood Canal shoreline, year-round oyster harvesting, and…

Camp Creek State Park (West Virginia)

Camp Creek State Park

Camp Creek State Park covers 6,000 acres of Appalachian forest with 35
miles of trails, Mash Fork Falls, and 7 miles of trout-stocked streams!

Bullards Beach State Park (Oregon)

Bullards Beach State Park

Bullards Beach State Park offers 4.5 miles of beach, the historic Coquille
River Lighthouse, 13 yurts, and 8 equestrian campsites on Oregon’s…

Visit Columbia River Waterfalls

Columbia State Historic Park

Columbia State Historic Park is California’s living Gold Rush town—the largest
collection of 1850s structures in the state! Walk car-free…

Seneca Creek State Park (Maryland)

Seneca Creek State Park

Seneca Creek State Park spans 6,300 acres in Montgomery County with 50+
miles of trails and the 90-acre Clopper Lake—a peaceful escape near DC!

Bethpage Black Course championship golf hole with bunkers and morning dew Long Island

Bethpage State Park

Bethpage State Park: Where Championships Meet the Public

Dash Point State Park (Washington)

Dash Point State Park

Dash Point State Park offers 3,300 feet of Puget Sound shoreline, 111 campsites, 7
cabins, and 11 miles of forested trails—all minutes from Tacoma!

Henrys Lake State Park (Idaho)

Henrys Lake State Park

Henrys Lake State Park on Idaho’s trophy trout lake is just 15 miles from
Yellowstone’s west entrance! Land cutthroat averaging 3-5 pounds and…

Mounds State Park (Indiana)

Mounds State Park

Mounds State Park protects 10 Native American earthworks built by the
Adena-Hopewell cultures over 2,000 years ago. The Great Mound—Indiana’s…

Berkeley Springs State Park West Virginia

Berkeley Springs State Park

Berkeley Springs State Park—”America’s First Spa”—is the only state-run spa in the
United States! Experience the same 74.3°F warm mineral…

Goosenecks State Park (Utah)

Goosenecks State Park

Goosenecks State Park offers jaw-dropping views of the San Juan River’s entrenched meanders from
1,000 feet above! With 8 primitive campsites and…

Stone observation tower on Mount Constitution with panoramic views of San Juan Islands and Mount Baker

Moran State Park

Moran State Park: The Crown Jewel of the San Juan Islands

Lincoln State Park (Indiana)

Lincoln State Park

Lincoln State Park preserves the Indiana boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln. From ages
7-21, young Abe lived here—now explore history with 269…

Los Angeles State Historic Park (California)

Los Angeles State Historic Park

Los Angeles State Historic Park—called “The Cornfields” by locals—is a 32-acre urban
oasis in the heart of downtown LA! Enjoy green space,…

Fort Boonesborough State Park (Kentucky)

Fort Boonesborough State Park

Fort Boonesborough State Park commemorates Kentucky’s second settlement, founded by Daniel
Boone in 1775. Explore the reconstructed working…

Central Canal Walk with pedal boats and Indianapolis skyline at sunset in White River State Park

White River State Park

America’s Only Urban Cultural State Park — Where world-class museums, minor league baseball, and canal-side kayaking converge in the heart of…

Clough State Park (New Hampshire)

Clough State Park

Clough State Park features New Hampshire’s best-kept secret—a stunning 900-foot sandy
beach on Everett Lake! Perfect for swimming,…

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Woolly Hollow State Park

Woolly Hollow State Park is a peaceful retreat in the Ozark foothills featuring 40-acre Lake
Bennett. With 40 campsites, a sandy swimming…

sunset peeking through the trees at a state park in new hampshire

Ellacoya State Park

Ellacoya State Park offers the only state-owned 600-foot sandy beach on Lake
Winnipesaukee—New Hampshire’s largest lake! Perfect for swimming,…

Shakamak State Park (Indiana)

Shakamak State Park

Shakamak State Park showcases Depression-era CCC craftsmanship on the National
Register of Historic Places. Three man-made lakes offer 400 acres of…

East Canyon State Park (Utah)

East Canyon State Park

East Canyon State Park offers a mountain escape just 45 minutes from Salt Lake City. With a
680-acre reservoir, unique camping options (yurts,…

Summersville Lake State Park (West Virginia)

Summersville Lake State Park

Summersville Lake State Park is known as “The Little Bahamas of the East”—with 20-45 feet of
crystal-clear visibility and dramatic sandstone…

Eagle Island State Park

Eagle Island State Park

Eagle Island State Park is Boise’s ultimate summer destination—a man-made lake with sandy beach,
water slide, and paddleboard rentals surrounded…

Steamboat Rock State Park (Washington)

Steamboat Rock State Park

Steamboat Rock State Park features an 800-foot basalt butte rising dramatically
from Banks Lake—a geological wonder sculpted by Ice Age floods….

Echo Lake State Park (New Hampshire)

Echo Lake State Park

Echo Lake State Park offers a pristine swimming beach and access to Cathedral
Ledge—a dramatic 700-foot granite cliff with panoramic White…

Misty morning in old-growth Appalachian forest with cascading stream at Holly River State Park

Holly River State Park

Appalachian Wilderness Haven — West Virginia’s 2nd largest state park covers 8,294 acres of dense virgin forest with 42+ miles of trails, 88…

Topanga State Park (California)

Topanga State Park

Topanga State Park is the world’s largest wildland within a major city—36 miles of
trails through the Santa Monica Mountains, just minutes…

Goose Creek State Park (North Carolina)

Goose Creek State Park

Goose Creek State Park offers a peaceful coastal retreat on the Pamlico River, where Spanish moss
drapes the pines and kayakers paddle through…

Tumalo State Park

Tumalo State Park

Tumalo State Park sits just 4 miles from downtown Bend along the scenic Deschutes River. With
year-round camping, 7 yurts, and easy access to the…

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