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.

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

Holmes County State Park (Mississippi)

Holmes County State Park

Mississippi State Park Near Durant — 28 Campsites, Cabin Rentals, Two Fishing Lakes, Disc Golf, Playground, Currently Closed for Renovations

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

🏆 Official Guide: Hochatown State Park — Oklahoma’s premier mountain lake destination, now part of Beavers Bend State Park, centered

Hidden Springs (Illinois)

1,200-Acre Illinois State Forest — Primitive Camping at Possum Creek Campground, Hiking and Foot Trails Through Hardwoods, Group Camping at

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

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

Heery Woods State Park

ℹ️ Formerly a State Park: Heery Woods was established as a state park in the 1930s but is now managed

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

Granite Ghost Town State Park

⛏️ The Richest Silver Mine on Earth — And the Ghost Town It Left Behind in the Montana Mountains —

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

Giant Springs State Park (Montana)

Giant Springs State Park

💧 156 Million Gallons Per Day — One of the Largest Freshwater Springs on Earth, Right in Great Falls —

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,

Fort Bridger (Wyoming)

Fort Bridger

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

Fort Dummer State Park

🏕️ Where Vermont Began — Camping Above the First English Settlement in the Green Mountain State — Fort Dummer State

Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area (Arizona)

Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area

🌲 Arizona’s Mountain Lake — Ponderosa Pines, Rainbow Trout, and Elk at 6,300 Feet — Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Finley Point State Park

🏔️ 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

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

Farm Island Recreation Area

🏕️ 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

🎣 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

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