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.

Elmore State Park (Vermont)

Elmore State Park

🔥 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

🏖️ 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

🏔️ 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

🦅 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

Doug’s Beach

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

Donnell Pond

🏔️ 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 State Park

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

Dreher Island State Park

🏝️ 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

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

De Veaux Woods State Park

🌳 300-Year-Old Oaks in the Shadow of Niagara Falls — The Old-Growth Forest Most Tourists Miss — De Veaux Woods

Current River State Park (Missouri)

Current River State Park

🛶 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

🏕️ 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

🏝️ 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

Hero image for Council Grove State Park

Council Grove State Park

🌲 Where Lewis and Clark Held Council — A Cottonwood Grove on the Clark Fork River — Council Grove State

Constitution Beach (Massachusetts)

Constitution Beach

🏙️ 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

🏖️ 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

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

Cheraw State Park (South-Carolina)

Cheraw State Park

⛳ 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

🏙️ America’s Most Famous Urban River — Kayak Past Harvard, MIT, and the Boston Skyline — Charles River Reservation along

Chain O” Lakes (Illinois)

⛵ 6,500 Acres of Interconnected Lakes — Where Chicago Goes Boating — Chain O’ Lakes State Park in Lake and

Cayucos State Beach (California)

Cayucos State Beach

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

Cedar Island State Park

🏝️ 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

🏊 LA’s Escape Valve — A 2,200-Acre Reservoir Where the City Goes to Breathe — Castaic Lake State Recreation Area

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

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

Campbellsport Drumlins State Park

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

Canaan Valley Resort State Park (West-Virginia)

Canaan Valley Resort State Park

🏔️ The Highest Valley East of the Rockies — Where Bogs, Beavers, and Ski Slopes Share a Mountain Plateau —

Camp Plymouth State Park (Vermont)

Camp Plymouth State Park

⛏️ Pan for Real Gold Where a President Grew Up — Vermont’s Forgotten Gold Rush on Echo Lake — Camp

Buskin River State Recreation Site

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

Bulls Island (New-Jersey)

Bulls Island

🌉 A Forested Island Between a Canal and the Delaware River — With a Footbridge to Pennsylvania — Bulls Island

Camel's Hump State Park (Vermont)

Camel’s Hump State Park

⛰️ Vermont’s Most Iconic Mountain — The Highest Undeveloped Peak in the State With True Arctic-Alpine Tundra — Camel’s Hump

A scenic state park with a river and trees showcasing their vibrant autumn colors.

Bryant Creek State Park

🏞️ 2,900 Acres of Untouched Ozarks — Where a Crystal-Clear Creek Cuts Through Dolomite Bluffs — Bryant Creek State Park

Caines Head State Recreation Area (Alaska)

Caines Head State Recreation Area

🏚️ A WWII Fortress Hidden in an Alaskan Coastal Rainforest — Only Accessible at Low Tide — Caines Head State

Button Bay State Park

🔘 The Lake Named for Buttons — Where 500-Million-Year-Old Fossils Wash Up on a Champlain Beach — Button Bay State

Brookhaven State Park (New-York)

Brookhaven State Park

🚴 2,500 Acres of Pine Barrens on Long Island — New York City’s Biggest Backyard Trail System — Brookhaven State

Braddock Bay State Park

🦅 One of North America’s Premier Hawk Migration Funnels — Where 100,000+ Raptors Follow Lake Ontario Every Spring — Braddock

Scroll to Top