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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.

Fort Gibson Historic Site (Oklahoma)

Fort Gibson Historic Site

Fort Gibson State Park is a public state park in Oklahoma near Fort Gibson in Muskogee County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

Green River Gorge Resort (Washington)

Green River Gorge Resort

Green River Gorge Resort is a public state park in Washington in King County County. Spanning 13 acres and established in 1925, this park offers a…

red pine lily in a field at Wingate Creek State Park

Dunn Creek State Natural Area

Dunn Creek State Natural Area is a public state park in Florida near Jacksonville in Duval County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Turquoise spring water in basalt Box Canyon at Thousand Springs State Park Idaho

Coeur dAlene Trail State Park

Coeur dAlene Trail State Park is a public state park in Idaho. Located in Idaho, the park is a cherished destination for outdoor enthusiasts, families,…

Weymouth Woods-Sandhills NP (North Carolina)

Weymouth Woods-Sandhills NP

Weymouth Woods-Sandhills NP is a public state park in North Carolina near Southern Pines in Moore County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat…

Hennepin Canal State Park (Illinois)

Hennepin Canal State Park

Hennepin Canal State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Geneseo in Henry County County. Spanning 104.5 miles and established in 1970, this…

Ontario Beach Park (New York)

Ontario Beach Park

Ontario Beach Park is a public state park in New York near City of Rochester in Monroe County County. Spanning 39 acres and established in 1884, this…

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Clark Island Marine State Park

Clark Island Marine State Park is a public state park in Washington in San Juan County County. Spanning 55 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Sproul State Forest (Pennsylvania)

Sproul State Forest

Sproul State Forest is a public state park in Pennsylvania in Clinton County County. Established in 1898, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP (California)

El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP

El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP is a public state park in California in Santa Barbara County. Spanning 5.8 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Elkhorn Ghost Town State Park (Montana)

Elkhorn Ghost Town State Park

Elkhorn Ghost Town State Park is a public state park in Montana in Jefferson County. Spanning 1 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

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Paynetown SRA

Your Gateway to Monroe Lake Fun – Updated 2025

Sunset over Lake Michigan beach with Petoskey stones at Petoskey State Park Michigan

Little Presque Isle Recreation Area

Little Presque Isle is a public state park in Michigan near Marquette Township in Marquette County County. Established in 1921, the park offers a…

Connecticut Valley Railroad SP (Connecticut)

Connecticut Valley Railroad SP

Connecticut Valley Railroad SP is a public state park in Connecticut near Essex in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region County. Spanning 136…

Cache River SNA (Illinois)

Cache River SNA

Cache River SNA is a public state park in Illinois in Pulaski County County. Spanning 57.93 acres and established in 1970, this park offers a peaceful…

Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial SP (Missouri)

Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial SP

Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial SP is a public state park in Missouri. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

creek running through Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

Dos Rios Ranch Preserve

Dos Rios Ranch Preserve is a public state park in California near Modesto in Stanislaus County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

a view of the lake at Hopkinton State Park

Boston Harbor Islands NRA

Boston Harbor Islands NRA is a public state park in Massachusetts near Quincy in Norfolk County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

McGrath State Beach (California)

McGrath State Beach

McGrath State Beach is a public state park in California near Oxnard in Ventura County County. Spanning 312 acres and established in 1948, this park…

Point Sal State Beach (California)

Point Sal State Beach

Point Sal State Beach is a public state park in California in Santa Barbara County County. Spanning 80 acres and established in 1940, this park offers…

Posey Island SMP (Washington)

Posey Island SMP

Posey Island SMP is a public state park in Washington in San Juan County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Cockaponset State Forest (Connecticut)

Cockaponset State Forest

Cockaponset State Forest is a public state park in Connecticut near Chester in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region County. Spanning 17,186…

McArthur-Burney Falls SP (California)

McArthur-Burney Falls SP

McArthur-Burney Falls SP is a public state park in California in Shasta County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of…

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Bur Oak State Park

Ohio’s Buckeye Trail Lakeside Gem – Updated 2025

stairs leading to the springs at Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park

T. H. Stone Memorial Peninsula SP

T. H. Stone Memorial Peninsula SP is a public state park in Florida. Spanning 1,750 acres and established in 1967, this park offers a peaceful retreat…

Pennsbury Manor (Pennsylvania)

Pennsbury Manor

Pennsbury Manor is a public state park in Pennsylvania near Falls Township in Bucks County County. Spanning 43 acres and established in 1939, this park…

Vero Beach Oceanside (Florida)

Vero Beach Oceanside

Vero Beach Oceanside is a public state park in Florida near Vero Beach in Indian River County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

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Siesta Key Beach

America’s #1 Beach – The Complete Guide – Updated 2025

Jug Handle State Reserve (California)

Jug Handle State Reserve

Jug Handle State Reserve is a public state park in California near Caspar in Mendocino County County. Spanning 776 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

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Greensboro Reservoir State Park

Greensboro Reservoir State Park is a public state park in Vermont. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Frank Gotch State Park (Iowa)

Frank Gotch State Park

Frank Gotch State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Jones Siding in Humboldt County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Housatonic Meadows State Park (Connecticut)

Housatonic Meadows State Park

Housatonic Meadows State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Sharon in Northwest Hills Planning Region County. Spanning 452 acres and…

Monson Lake State Park pelicans Minnesota

Rum River State Forest

Rum River State Forest is a public state park in Minnesota near Kathio Township in Mille Lacs County County. Established in 1935, the park offers a…

Gazebo in the gardens at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park

Letchworth-Love Mounds SP

Letchworth-Love Mounds SP is a public state park in Florida. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Findlay State Park (Ohio)

Findlay State Park

Ohio’s Family-Friendly Lake & Trail Escape – Updated 2025

Sprewell Bluff State Park (Georgia)

Sprewell Bluff State Park

Sprewell Bluff State Park is a public state park in Georgia in Talbot County County. Spanning 1,372 acres and established in 1993, this park offers a…

Dungeness Recreation Area (Washington)

Dungeness Recreation Area

Dungeness Recreation Area is a public state park in Washington in Clallam County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of…

South Whidbey State Park (Washington)

South Whidbey State Park

South Whidbey State Park is a public state park in Washington in Island County County. Spanning 347 acres and established in 1960, this park offers a…

Lake Oroville SRA (California)

Lake Oroville SRA

Lake Oroville SRA is a public state park in California in Butte County. Spanning 29,447 acres and established in 1967, this park offers a peaceful…

Blake Island Marine State Park with Mount Rainier in background

The Lodge at St. Edward

The Lodge at St. Edward is a public state park in Washington in Pierce County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of…

Haines Memorial State Park sign, Barrington, Rhode Island

Funter Bay State Marine Park

Funter Bay State Marine Park is a public state park in Alaska in Unorganized Borough County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Panoramic view of Kachemak Bay State Park

Shuyak Island State Park

Shuyak Island State Park is a public state park in Alaska in Kodiak Island Borough County. Spanning 47,000 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Beacon Rock State Park Washington

Fort Townsend Historical SP

Fort Townsend Historical SP is a public state park in Washington in Jefferson County. Spanning 367 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Robert Moses State Park beach with Fire Island Lighthouse at sunset

Robert V. Riddell State Park

Robert V. Riddell State Park is a public state park in New York near Town of Maryland in Otsego County County. Spanning 2,163 acres and established in…

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail (New York)

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is a public state park in New York near New York in New York County County. Spanning 216 acres and established in 1968, this…

Fort Simcoe State Park (Washington)

Fort Simcoe State Park

Fort Simcoe State Park is a public state park in Washington in Yakima County County. Spanning 200 acres and established in 1856, this park offers a…

Rockefeller State Park Preserve carriage trail through autumn foliage

Beaverkill Campground and Day Use Area

Beaverkill State Park is a public state park in New York near City of Albany in Albany County County. The park offers visitors the chance to explore…

Mentor Headlands Beach SP (Ohio)

Mentor Headlands Beach SP

Mentor Headlands Beach SP is a public state park in Ohio. Spanning 120 acres and established in 1953, this park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

Sweetwater Lake

Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery

Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery is a public state park in Missouri in Taney County County. Spanning 1,011 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Lake Jackson Mounds SP (Florida)

Lake Jackson Mounds SP

Lake Jackson Mounds SP is a public state park in Florida. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

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