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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.

Lovers Leap State Park (Connecticut)

Lovers Leap State Park

Lovers Leap State Park is a public state park in Connecticut in Litchfield County. Spanning 127 acres and established in 1971, this park offers a…

Milliken State Park (Michigan)

Milliken State Park

Milliken State Park. Established in 2004, Located in Michigan, the park is a cherished destination for outdoor enthusiasts, families, and nature…

Rocky Bayou State Park (Florida)

Rocky Bayou State Park

Rocky Bayou State Park. Established in 1966, Located in Florida, the park is a cherished destination for outdoor enthusiasts, families, and nature…

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Wolf Den Run State Park

Wolf Den Run State Park is a public state park in Maryland in Garrett County. Spanning 2,042 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Barnacle Historic State Park (Florida)

Barnacle Historic State Park

Barnacle Historic State Park. Established in 1973, the park offers visitors the chance to take to the water by boat, explore scenic trails, pursue…

Chapel Point State Park (Maryland)

Chapel Point State Park

Chapel Point State Park is a public state park in Maryland in Charles County. Spanning 821 acres and established in 1972, this park offers a peaceful…

Emigrant Springs State Park (Oregon)

Emigrant Springs State Park

Emigrant Springs State Park. Located in Oregon, the park is a cherished destination for outdoor enthusiasts, families, and nature lovers. Whether…

Kilen Woods State Park (Minnesota)

Kilen Woods State Park

Kilen Woods State Park is a public state park in Minnesota in Jackson County. Spanning 202 acres and established in 1945, this park offers a peaceful…

Lake Maria State Park (Minnesota)

Lake Maria State Park

Lake Maria State Park is a public state park in Minnesota in Wright County. Spanning 1,475 acres and established in 1963, this park offers a peaceful…

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Rice Lake State Park

Rice Lake State Park is a public state park in Illinois in Steele and Dodge County. Spanning 712 acres and established in 1910, this park offers a…

Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail

Sakatah Lake State Park

A Minnesota Transition Zone
Sakatah Lake State Park
Where the Big Woods Meet the Oak Barrens on the Cannon River

Sakatah Lake…

Beaver Creek Valley State Park Minnesota

Beaver Creek Valley State Park

Beaver Creek Valley State Park is a public state park in Minnesota in Houston County. Spanning 715 acres and established in 1907, this park offers…

Buffalo River State Park (Minnesota)

Buffalo River State Park

Buffalo River State Park is a public state park in Arkansas in Clay County. Spanning 1,068 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Crow Wing State Park (Minnesota)

Crow Wing State Park

Crow Wing State Park is a public state park in Minnesota in Crow Wing, Cass, and Morrison County. Spanning 2,335 acres and established in 1959, this…

Franz Jevne State Park (Minnesota)

Franz Jevne State Park

Franz Jevne State Park is a public state park in Minnesota in Koochiching County. Spanning 118 acres and established in 1967, this park offers a…

Great River Bluffs State Park (Minnesota)

Great River Bluffs State Park

Mississippi River Valley’s Greatest Lookout — 500-foot bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River, rare goat prairies, eagle migration corridor,…

Hayes Lake State Park (Minnesota)

Hayes Lake State Park

Hayes Lake State Park is a public state park in Minnesota in Roseau County. Spanning 2,118 acres and established in 1967, this park offers a peaceful…

Benson State Recreation Area (Oregon)

Benson State Recreation Area

Benson State Recreation Area is a public state park in Oregon. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

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Brighton Recreation Area

Brighton Recreation Area is a public state park in Michigan. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

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Hobbs State Park

Arkansas’ Largest State Park: 12,000 Acres of Ozark Trails and Monument-Class Mountain Biking
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area is Arkansas’ largest…

Palo Pinto Mountains State Park

Palo Pinto State Park

Texas’ Newest State Park: Opening in 2026 After 25 Years
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park is the most anticipated state park opening in Texas in over…

fire watchtower in a state park near hinkley minnesota

St. Croix State Park

Minnesota’s Largest State Park: 34,000 Acres of Rivers, Forests, and Wilderness
St. Croix State Park is a colossus of the Minnesota state park system…

Guntersville State Park (Alabama)

Guntersville State Park

Alabama’s Premier Lakeside Destination: Eagles, Bass, and Mountain Trails
Lake Guntersville State Park is the crown jewel of Alabama’s state park…

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park (Minnesota)

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

Minnesota’s Most Iconic Landmark on Lake Superior’s North Shore
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park is home to one of America’s most photographed…

William O'Brien State Park (Minnesota)

William O’Brien State Park

Twin Cities’ Gateway to the Wild St. Croix River
William O’Brien State Park offers the easiest access to the St. Croix National Wild and Scenic River

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Whitewater State Park

Pristine Trout Streams in Minnesota’s Driftless Bluffs
Whitewater State Park sits in the heart of Minnesota’s Driftless Area — a region untouched by…

Minneopa State Park (Minnesota)

Minneopa State Park

Where Bison Roam and Water Falls Twice
Minneopa State Park, located just west of Mankato in southern Minnesota, offers two extraordinary experiences in…

Governor Dodge State Park (Wisconsin)

Governor Dodge State Park

Wisconsin’s Driftless Area Gem: Waterfalls, Caves, and Twin Lakes
Governor Dodge State Park sprawls across 5,270 acres of the scenic Driftless Area in…

Gooseberry Falls State Park (Minnesota)

Gooseberry Falls State Park

Minnesota’s Most Visited Waterfall Park on Lake Superior
Gooseberry Falls State Park is the crown jewel of Minnesota’s North Shore and one of the most

Frontenac State Park

Frontenac State Park

Minnesota’s Premier Birdwatching Destination on the Mississippi
Perched atop ancient bluffs overlooking Lake Pepin — a natural widening of the…

Cottonwood Canyon State Park (Oregon)

Cottonwood Canyon State Park

Oregon’s Hidden High Desert Wilderness
Cottonwood Canyon State Park is Oregon’s second-largest state park, protecting over 8,000 acres of
dramatic…

Afton State Park (Minnesota)

Afton State Park

Rugged Bluffs and Quiet Prairies Along the St. Croix
Afton State Park presents a rare combination of rugged terrain and restored prairie landscapes…

Cascade River State Park (Minnesota)

Cascade River State Park

Where a Mountain River Plunges 120 Feet to Lake Superior
Cascade River State Park captures the wild essence of Minnesota’s North Shore in 2,865 acres…

Park sign and picnic table at Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

Researched by State Park Experts — Based on Florida State Parks
data, National Register of Historic Places records, and National Underground…

sunset behind rock overlook at cheaha state park in alabama

Cheaha State Park

Researched by State Park Experts — Based on Alabama State Parks
data, CCC historical records, Pinhoti Trail Association resources, and…

Religious underwater statue encrusted in corals at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Researched by State Park Experts — Based on Florida State Parks
data, NOAA coral reef monitoring reports, and Florida Fish and Wildlife…

A couple sits on a rocky ledge at Custer State Park, overlooking a forest and distant hills. Nearby, rugged rock formations rise vertically amidst the trees.

Cathedral State Park

Michigan’s Best-Preserved Ghost Town on the Upper Peninsula Coast
Fayette Historic State Park is one of the most unique destinations in the entire…

pavilion at big spring state park in texas

Big Spring State Park

Researched by State Park Experts — Based on Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department data, verified CCC historical records, and Howard County…

Blue Licks State Park (Kentucky)

Blue Licks State Park

Researched by State Park Experts — Based on Kentucky Department of
Parks data, verified battlefield records, and Robertson County historical…

Anasazi State Park (Utah)

Anasazi State Park

Researched by State Park Experts — Based on Utah Division of State
Parks data and verified archaeological records from the Coombs Site…

Viento State Park (Oregon)

Viento State Park

Researched by State Park Experts — Based on Oregon Parks and Recreation Department data, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area records, and…

The edge of the lake on site #7 at Pawtuckaway State Park

Sculptured Rocks Natural Area

Researched by State Park Experts — Based on NH Division of Parks and Recreation data and verified visitor experiences at this 272-acre glacial…

San Luis Reservoir overhead view

San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area

Researched by State Park Experts — Based on California State Parks data, Bureau of Reclamation records, and verified angler reports across…

Hill Country State Natural Area (Texas)

Hill Country State Natural Area

Researched by State Park Experts — Based on Texas Parks & Wildlife Department data and verified visitor experiences across 5,369 acres of…

montauk hero

Montauk State Park

At the headwaters of the famed Current River, Montauk State Park is an angler’s holy grail.
Located in the heart of the Ozarks near Salem,…

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