Author name: America's State Parks Editorial Team

America's State Parks is an independent online guide to the state parks of the United States. Our editorial team compiles and reviews each park profile from official state park agency sources and other primary references, and follows a published editorial and review methodology (see /editorial-review-methodology/). We update profiles and correct errors on an ongoing basis.

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Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area (Oregon)

Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area

âš”ī¸ 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

đŸšī¸ 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

đŸ–ī¸ 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,

Fort Bridger (Wyoming)

Fort Bridger

â›ē Where the Oregon Trail Stopped for Supplies — Jim Bridger’s Trading Post at the Crossroads of the West —

Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area (Arizona)

Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area

đŸŽŖ Arizona White Mountain Fishing Lake, Year-Round Camping Under Ponderosa Pines at 6,300 Feet — Rainbow trout, bass, walleye, and

Finley Point State Park

đŸ”ī¸ A Peninsula on the Largest Natural Freshwater Lake West of the Mississippi — Finley Point State Park on Flathead

Farm River State Park (Connecticut)

Farm River State Park

đŸŒŋ Where the Farm River Meets the Sound — Connecticut’s Hidden Salt Marsh Wilderness Minutes from New Haven — Farm

Farm Island Recreation Area

đŸ•ī¸ The State Capital’s Island Getaway — Camping on the Missouri River in the Heart of South Dakota — Farm

Fairport State Recreation Area (Iowa)

Fairport State Recreation Area

đŸŽŖ Missouri River Camping Where Iowa Meets Nebraska — Catfish, Cottonwoods, and Lewis & Clark Country — Fairport State Recreation

Emma Wood State Beach (California)

Emma Wood State Beach

🌊 Where the Mountains Meet the Pacific — Camping on the Beach Between Ventura and the Rincon — Emma Wood

Elmore State Park (Vermont)

Lake Elmore State Park

đŸ”Ĩ The Beauty Spot of Vermont — A Fire Tower, a Lake, and Fall Colors That Stop Traffic — Elmore

East Matunuck State Beach (Rhode-Island)

East Matunuck State Beach

🏄 Rhode Island’s Best Surf Break — Where New England Learns to Ride Waves — East Matunuck State Beach in

East Beach State Beach

đŸ–ī¸ Rhode Island’s Wild Side — A 3-Mile Barrier Beach Where the Only Way In Is 4WD — East Beach

East Bay Bike Path State Park (Rhode-Island)

East Bay Bike Path State Park

🚴 14 Miles Along the Bay — New England’s Most Beautiful Urban Bike Path — East Bay Bike Path State

Dry Creek State Recreation Site

đŸ”ī¸ A Creek Campground on the Richardson Highway — Where Alaska’s Interior Gets Quiet and the Mountains Get Big —

Eagle Beach State Recreation Area (Alaska)

Eagle Beach State Recreation Area

đŸĻ… Juneau’s Longest Beach — Eagles, Glaciers, and the Biggest View in Southeast Alaska — Eagle Beach State Recreation Area

E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park

🏃 Louisville’s Active Living Room — A State Park Built for Moving, Not Just Looking — E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State

Donnelly Creek State Recreation Site

đŸ”ī¸ Alaska Range Views from Your Campsite — 12 Sites on the Richardson Highway Where the Mountains Are the Neighbors

Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site (Oregon)

Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site

🌊 Driftwood Sculptures, Tide Pools, and the Quiet Side of the Oregon Coast — Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site on

Doug’s Beach

đŸĒ The Windiest Beach in the Pacific Northwest — Where the Gorge Funnels the World’s Best Wind Sports — Doug’s

Donnell Pond

đŸ”ī¸ 14,000 Acres of Downeast Wilderness — Granite Summits, Crystal Ponds, and Acadia’s Quiet Neighbor — Donnell Pond Public Reserved

Drake Well State Park (Pennsylvania)

Drake Well Museum and Park

â›Ŋ Where the Oil Age Began — The Spot That Changed the World on August 27, 1859 — Drake Well

Dreher Island State Park

đŸī¸ Three Islands Connected by Bridges on South Carolina’s Largest Lake — Dreher Island State Park on Lake Murray, Newberry

Dodge No. 4 State Park

🏊 The Dodge Brothers’ Gift to Michigan — A Beach on the Biggest Lake in Metro Detroit — Dodge No.

Dodge Point

🌊 Maine’s Secret River Beach — Hidden Coves on the Damariscotta Where You Might Be the Only One — Dodge

Dockweiler State Beach (California)

Dockweiler State Beach

đŸ”Ĩ Beach Bonfires Under the Flight Path — LA’s Most Cinematic Beach Experience — Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del

Current River State Park (Missouri)

Current River State Park

đŸ›ļ Missouri’s Most Beautiful River — Ozark Springs, Gravel Bars, and Float Trips Through Deep Forest — Current River State

Cutler Coast (Maine)

Cutler Coast

🌊 Maine’s Boldest Coast — 50-Foot Cliffs, Zero Guardrails, and the Edge of America — Cutler Coast Public Reserved Land

D.A.R. State Park

đŸ•ī¸ Swim in Lake Champlain. Sleep Under Vermont Stars. Wake Up to the Adirondacks. — D.A.R. State Park on Lake

Crow Butte Park (Washington)

Crow Butte Park

đŸī¸ A Desert Island in the Columbia River — Swimming, Camping, and Nothing Else for Miles — Crow Butte Park

Crissey Field State Recreation Site (Oregon)

Crissey Field State Recreation Site

🌊 Oregon’s First Beach — Where Highway 101 Crosses From California Into the Oregon Coast — Crissey Field State Recreation

Croft State Park (South-Carolina)

Croft State Park

🏇 7,000 Acres Where 250,000 Soldiers Once Trained — South Carolina’s Military-to-Park Conversion — Croft State Park near Spartanburg, South

Constitution Beach (Massachusetts)

Constitution Beach

đŸ™ī¸ Boston’s Best-Kept Urban Beach — 747s Landing Over Your Beach Towel — Constitution Beach in East Boston, Massachusetts, managed

Corona del Mar State Beach (California)

Corona del Mar State Beach

đŸ–ī¸ Orange County’s Postcard Beach — Fire Pits, Tide Pools, and Catalina Island on the Horizon — Corona del Mar

Clam Gulch State Recreation Area (Alaska)

Clam Gulch State Recreation Area

đŸĻĒ Alaska’s Razor Clam Capital — A Beach Named for What You Dig There — Clam Gulch State Recreation Area

Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Site (Alaska)

Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Site

đŸģ Watch Brown Bears Fish for Salmon — 10 Miles From Town, No Guide Required — Chilkoot Lake State Recreation

Cheraw State Park (South-Carolina)

Cheraw State Park

â›ŗ South Carolina’s Oldest State Park — Where the CCC Built a Golf Course in the Longleaf Pines — Cheraw

Caspar Headlands State Beach (California)

Caspar Headlands State Beach

🌊 Where the Mendocino Coast Turns Wild — A Secret Headland Above the Pacific — Caspar Headlands State Beach and

Charles River Reservation (Massachusetts)

Charles River Reservation

đŸ™ī¸ America’s Most Famous Urban River — Kayak Past Harvard, MIT, and the Boston Skyline — Charles River Reservation along

Cayucos State Beach (California)

Cayucos State Beach

đŸŽŖ The Last Old-Fashioned California Beach Town — With a Pier That Doesn’t Need a Fishing License — Cayucos State

Cedar Island State Park

đŸī¸ Camp on Your Own Island — Accessible Only by Boat in the Thousand Islands — Cedar Island State Park

Castaic Lake State Recreation Area (California)

Castaic Lake State Recreation Area

â„šī¸ Who runs it (verified August 2026): The land belongs to California State Parks and the reservoir is part of

Cardiff State Beach (California)

Cardiff State Beach

🏄 Southern California’s Reef Break — Where Surfers, Tide Pools, and a Coastal Lagoon Share a Mile of Pacific Shoreline

Captree State Park (New-York)

Captree State Park

đŸšĸ Long Island’s Fishing Fleet — Where Charter Boats Launch for Stripers, Blues, and Fluke in the Shadow of Fire

Captain Cook State Recreation Area (Alaska)

Captain Cook State Recreation Area

🌋 Camp on a Bluff Above Cook Inlet — With Three Active Volcanoes Across the Water — Captain Cook State

Campbellsport Drumlins State Park

🧊 Where Glaciers Left Hills That Look Like Overturned Spoons — Wisconsin’s Drumlin Field — Campbellsport Drumlins State Park in

Camp Plymouth State Park (Vermont)

Camp Plymouth State Park

â›ī¸ Pan for Real Gold Where a President Grew Up — Vermont’s Forgotten Gold Rush on Echo Lake — Camp

Buskin River State Recreation Site

đŸģ Kodiak Island’s Road-Accessible Salmon River — Where Brown Bears Fish 4 Miles from Town — Buskin River State Recreation

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