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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.

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Harriet Hollister Spencer State Park

The Rooftop of the Finger Lakes
Harriet Hollister Spencer State Park offers the finest panoramic view in the western Finger Lakes.
Perched at an…

aerial photo of the bridge at Bear Mountain State Park

Selkirk Shores State Park

Green Lakes State Park features two rare meromictic lakes – among only 36 worldwide – where water layers never mix. The stunning blue-green colors,…

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Gilbert Lake State Park

Long Point State Park occupies a scenic peninsula on the east shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region. This day-use park offers swimming,…

Mark Twain State Park (Missouri)

Mark Twain State Park

Mark Twain State Park & Soaring Eagles Golf Course near Elmira honors America’s beloved author who spent many summers in this area. The park offers…

Newtown Battlefield State Park (New York)

Newtown Battlefield State Park

Newtown Battlefield State Park preserves the site of the pivotal August 29, 1779 Battle of Newtown, the only major engagement of the Sullivan…

long exposure photo of a waterfall at Hickory Run State Park

Bowman Lake State Park

Bowman Lake State Park: A Birder’s Paradise in New York’s Hidden Hills

Fillmore Glen State Park (New York)

Fillmore Glen State Park

Fillmore Glen State Park preserves a spectacular narrow gorge in the Finger Lakes region, featuring five stunning waterfalls carved by Dry Creek. Named…

Fair Haven Beach State Park (New York)

Fair Haven Beach State Park

Fair Haven Beach State Park features one of upstate New York’s finest public lakefronts along Lake Ontario. With 1,500 feet of sandy beach, extensive…

Moreau Lake State Park (New York)

Moreau Lake State Park

Moreau Lake State Park occupies a scenic stretch of the Adirondack foothills in Saratoga County, just 10 miles north of Saratoga Springs. With over 20…

Grafton Lakes State Park (New York)

Grafton Lakes State Park

Grafton Lakes State Park encompasses nearly 2,500 acres between the Taconic Mountains and Hudson Valley, offering one of the Capital Region’s premier…

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Cherry Plain State Park

Cherry Plain State Park is a tranquil 175-acre retreat centered around scenic Black River Pond, a 34.6-acre lake perfect for swimming, fishing, and…

Schodack Island State Park (New York)

Schodack Island State Park

Schodack Island State Park occupies a scenic 1,052-acre stretch along the eastern shore of the Hudson River, just south of Albany. This unique park…

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Skylandia State Park

Skylandia State Park is a public state park in California in Placer County County. Spanning 24 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park (California)

The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

Aptos Creek Fire Road is a public state park in California near Rio del Mar in Santa Cruz County County. The park offers visitors the chance to cast a…

Lava Trees State Park (Hawaii)

Lava Trees State Park

Lava Trees State Park is a public state park in Hawaii. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park landscape

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park

America’s Ultimate Paynes Prairie Guide — Built from 4,120+ Google
reviews, ranger insights, and dozens of visits to Florida’s first state…

Looking northward over Jackson Lake from Tommy Been Road at Jackson Lake State Park

Fisher Peak State Park

Fisher Peak State Park is a public state park in Colorado in Mineral County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all…

Koberg Beach State Recreation Site (Oregon)

Koberg Beach State Recreation Site

Koberg Beach State Recreation Site is a public state park in Oregon in Hood River County County. Established in 1953, the park offers a peaceful…

Savoy Mountain State Forest (Massachusetts)

Savoy Mountain State Forest

Savoy Mountain State Forest is a public state park in Massachusetts near Florida in Berkshire County County. Spanning 10,457 acres and established in…

Willowdale State Forest (Massachusetts)

Willowdale State Forest

Willowdale State Forest is a public state park in Massachusetts near Ipswich in Essex County County. Spanning 2,491 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

pedal boats on the lake at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park

Arnold State Recreation Area

Arnold State Recreation Area is a public state park in Nebraska in Custer County County. The park offers visitors the chance to explore scenic trails.

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Scott Gulf Wilderness

Scott Gulf Wilderness is a public state park in Tennessee. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Bell Isle State Park (Virginia)

Bell Isle State Park

Bell Isle State Park is a public state park in Virginia near Smithfield in Isle of Wight County County. The park offers visitors the chance to take to…

Sweetwater Lake

Kentucky Dam Village SRP

Kentucky Dam Village SRP is a public state park in Kentucky. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Dramatic Oregon Coast sunset with sea stacks and waves at Beverly Beach State Park

Reifschneider Park

Reifschneider Park is a public state park in Oregon. Spanning 1,388 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Centennial Trail (Washington)

Centennial Trail

Centennial Trail is a public state park in Washington near Spokane in Spokane County County. Spanning 525 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Unity Lake State Recreation Site (Oregon)

Unity Lake State Recreation Site

Unity Lake State Recreation Site is a public state park in Oregon near Unity in Baker County County. Spanning 39 acres and established in 1959, this…

Lincoln Trail Lake autumn colors with fishing boat Illinois

Jim Edgar Panther Creek SP

Jim Edgar Panther Creek SP is a public state park in Illinois in Cass County County. Spanning 16,550 acres and established in 1993, this park offers a…

a trail through snow-covered trees at Bogue Chitto State Park

Bob Dearing Memorial Park

Bob Dearing Memorial Park is a public state park in Louisiana. Located in Louisiana, the park is a cherished destination for outdoor enthusiasts,…

A view of a grove of trees at the start of autumn with leaves changing colors and a field in the foreground at Sica Hollow State Park

Stockade Lake Campground

Stockade Lake Campground is a public state park in South Dakota in Custer County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of…

Chain O Lakes State Park Illinois - sunrise fishing on connected lakes

Edward R. Madigan State Park

Edward R. Madigan State Park is a public state park in Illinois in Logan County County. Spanning 3.94 acres and established in 1971, this park offers a…

Blake Island Marine State Park with Mount Rainier in background

Hope Island State Park

Hope Island State Park is a public state park in Washington in Island County County. Spanning 106 acres and established in 1990, this park offers a…

Windsor Locks Canal State Park (Connecticut)

Windsor Locks Canal State Park

Windsor Locks Canal State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Windsor Locks in Capitol Planning Region County. The park offers a peaceful…

A tree in front of Cliff Pond at Nickerson State Park

Scusset Beach State Reservation

Scusset Beach State Reservation is a public state park in Massachusetts near Sandwich in Barnstable County County. Spanning 459 acres and established…

Starvation Creek Falls Oregon two-tiered waterfall Columbia River Gorge

Golden and Silver Falls State NPS

Golden and Silver Falls State NPS is a public state park in Oregon in Coos County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors…

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Waconda Lake State Park

Waconda Lake State Park is a public state park in Kansas in Mitchell County County. Spanning 1,451 acres and established in 1968, this park offers a…

Dramatic red sandstone canyon overlook 2000 feet above the Colorado River at Dead Horse Point State Park

Danger Cave State Monument

Danger Cave State Park is a public state park in Utah near Wendover in Tooele County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Rudd Pond Area (New York)

Rudd Pond Area

Taconic Mountains Lake Escape – Updated 2025

John Dickinson Plantation (Delaware)

John Dickinson Plantation

John Dickinson Plantation is a public state park in Delaware in Kent County County. Established in 1961, Located in Delaware, the park is a cherished…

Bald Cypress and Yellow Lotus Water Plants in a Lake with Clouds Overhead at Sheldon Lake State Park

W.G. Jones State Forest

W.G. Jones State Forest is a public state park in Texas. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

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La Fitte Woods State Preserve

La Fitte Woods State Preserve is a public state park in Louisiana. Spanning 41 acres and established in 1998, this park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Cabins on the edge of the lake at Roy Lake State Park

Lake Cochrane Recreation Area

Lake Cochrane Recreation Area is a public state park in South Dakota in Deuel County. Spanning 88 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

Glacial Lakes State Park (Minnesota)

Glacial Lakes State Park

Glacial Lakes State Park is a public state park in Minnesota in Pope County County. Spanning 2,423 acres and established in 1963, this park offers a…

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Old Mulkey Meetinghouse SHP

Old Mulkey Meetinghouse SHP is a public state park in Kentucky. Spanning 20 acres and established in 1931, this park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Oconee Station SHP (South Carolina)

Oconee Station SHP

Oconee Station SHP is a public state park in South Carolina in Oconee County. Spanning 210 acres and established in 1976, this park offers a peaceful…

Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area (New Hampshire)

Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area

Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area is a public state park in New Hampshire near Chesterfield in Cheshire County County. Spanning 13 acres and established…

Lake Dennison Recreation Area (Massachusetts)

Lake Dennison Recreation Area

Lake Dennison Recreation Area is a public state park in Massachusetts in Worcester County. Spanning 121 acres and established in 1917, this park offers…

Dells of the Eau Claire (Wisconsin)

Dells of the Eau Claire

Eau Claire Dells is a public state park in Wisconsin near Aniwa in Marathon County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors…

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Viking Lake State Park

Viking Lake State Park lies nestled within the rolling farmland of Montgomery County,
Iowa, a 1,000-acre outdoor haven centered around a…

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