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.

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Hampton Plantation SHP

Hampton Plantation SHP is a public state park in South Carolina in Charleston County. Spanning 300 acres and established in 1971, this park offers a…

Camp site along the shore of Lake Seminole at Three Rivers State Park

Bulow Plantation Ruins SHP

Bulow Plantation Ruins SHP is a public state park in Florida. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Ocotillo Wells SVRA (California)

Ocotillo Wells SVRA

Ocotillo Wells SVRA is a public state park in California in Imperial and San Diego County. Spanning 85,000 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Point Washington State Forest (Florida)

Point Washington State Forest

Point Washington State Forest is a public state park in Florida near Santa Rosa Beach in Walton County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into…

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Texana Park

Trusted Guide to Lake Texana’s Premier Recreation Area – Updated 2025

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Billingsley Creek State Park

Billingsley Creek State Park is a public state park in Idaho in Gooding County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of…

Tea-colored Black Moshannon Lake with autumn foliage reflection and boardwalk into sphagnum bog

Moshannon State Forest

Moshannon State Forest is a public state park in Pennsylvania in Clearfield County County. Spanning 131,622 acres and established in 1898, this park…

Wild Horse State Park (Nevada)

Wild Horse State Park

Wild Horse State Park is a public state park in Nevada in Elko County County. Spanning 120 acres and established in 1979, this park offers a peaceful…

Quaddick State Park Connecticut Reservoir Beach

Quinebaug Valley State Fish Hatchery

Quinebaug Valley State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Killingly in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region County. Spanning 181 acres…

aerial photograph of Ano Nuevo State Park

George H. Hatfield SRA

George H. Hatfield SRA is a public state park in California. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Antelope Valley Indian Museum view from southeast

Hungry Valley State Vehicular RA

Hungry Valley State Vehicular RA is a public state park in California in Los Angeles County County. Spanning 19,000 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

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Shoup Bay State Marine Park

Shoup Bay State Marine Park is a public state park in Alaska near Valdez in Unorganized Borough County. Spanning 4,560 acres and established in 1983,…

Floras Lake State Natural Area (Oregon)

Floras Lake State Natural Area

Floras Lake State Natural Area is a public state park in Oregon in Curry County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of…

view from the top of the mountain hiking trail at Devil's Den State Park

Lower White River Museum SP

Lower White River Museum SP is a public state park in Arkansas near Des Arc in Prairie County County. Spanning 0.4 acres and established in 1970, this…

Lopez Island State Park (Washington)

Lopez Island State Park

Lopez Island State Park is a public state park in Washington near Lopez Village in San Juan County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into…

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Trails of Tears State Park

Trails of Tears State Park is a public state park in Missouri. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Jenkins Ferry State Park (Arkansas)

Jenkins Ferry State Park

Jenkins Ferry State Park is a public state park in Arkansas in Grant County County. Spanning 40.15 acres and established in 1961, this park offers a…

Desert landscape with clouds overhead at San Angelo State Park

Dolan Falls Preserve

Dolan Falls Preserve is a public state park in Texas in Val Verde County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Saint Edwards State Park (Washington)

Saint Edwards State Park

Saint Edwards State Park is a public state park in Washington near Seattle in King County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Point Cabrillo Light Station SHP (California)

Point Cabrillo Light Station SHP

Point Cabrillo Light Station SHP is a public state park in California in Mendocino County. Spanning 297 acres and established in 1909, this park offers…

Rock Creek Station SHP (Nebraska)

Rock Creek Station SHP

Rock Creek Station SHP is a public state park in Nebraska in Jefferson County County. Located in Nebraska, the park is a cherished destination for…

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Prentice Cooper State Forest

Prentice Cooper State Forest is a public state park in Tennessee near Signal Mountain in Marion County County. Spanning 24,685 acres and established in…

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Sideling Hill Creek State Park

Sideling Hill Creek State Park is a public state park in Maryland in Allegany County County. Spanning 865 acres and established in 2021, this park…

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Rocky Hill Dinosaur Track

Rocky Hill Dinosaur Track is a public state park in Connecticut. Spanning 80 acres and established in 1968, this park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Branched Oak State Recreation Area (Nebraska)

Branched Oak State Recreation Area

Branched Oak State Recreation Area is a public state park in Nebraska in Lancaster County County. Located in Nebraska, the park is a cherished…

Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park (Alaska)

Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park

Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park is a public state park in Alaska in Kodiak Island Borough County. Established in 1969, the park offers a…

Columbia Plateau Trail State Park (Washington)

Columbia Plateau Trail State Park

Columbia Plateau Trail State Park is a public state park in Washington near Cheney in Franklin County County. Spanning 3,880 acres and established in…

Missouri Mines State Historic Site (Missouri)

Missouri Mines State Historic Site

Missouri Mines State Historic Site is a public state park in Missouri near Park Hills in Saint Francois County County. Spanning 64.59 acres and…

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Thompson Chain of Lakes SP

Thompson Chain of Lakes SP is a public state park in Montana. Spanning 3,000 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all…

Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area (California)

Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area is a public state park in California near Los Angeles in Los Angeles County County. Spanning 401 acres and…

Houghton Lake State Forest (Michigan)

Houghton Lake State Forest

Houghton Lake State Forest is a public state park in Michigan. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

William G. Stratton State Park (Illinois)

William G. Stratton State Park

William G. Stratton State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Morris in Grundy County County. Spanning 7 acres and established in 1958, this…

aerial photograph of Mosquito Lake State Park

Big Delta State Historical Park

Big Delta State Historical Park is a public state park in Alaska near Big Delta in Unorganized Borough County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Bennetts Pond State Park (Connecticut)

Bennetts Pond State Park

Bennetts Pond State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Ridgefield in Western Connecticut Planning Region County. Spanning 460 acres, the…

Massive 215-foot natural limestone arch over Cedar Creek gorge at Natural Bridge State Park Virginia

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation is a public state park in Massachusetts near Princeton in Worcester County County. Spanning 3,000 acres and…

Jim Hogg Historic Site (Texas)

Jim Hogg Historic Site

Jim Hogg Historic Site is a public state park in Texas. Spanning 65.7 acres and established in 1958, this park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

Tunnel Hill State Trail (Illinois)

Tunnel Hill State Trail

Tunnel Hill State Trail is a public state park in Illinois near Harrisburg in Saline County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

old oil rig at Oil Creek State Park

M.K. Goddard State Park

M.K. Goddard State Park is a public state park in Pennsylvania near Gibson Township in Cameron County County. Spanning 2,856 acres and established in…

Carlyle Lake boat marina

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial is a public state park in Illinois. Spanning 162 acres and established in 1938, this park offers a peaceful…

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Soldier Hollow State Park

Soldier Hollow State Park is a public state park in Utah in Wasatch County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Taylor Falls Interstate State Park (Minnesota)

Taylor Falls Interstate State Park

Taylor Falls Interstate State Park is a public state park in Minnesota. Spanning 298 acres and established in 1895, this park offers a peaceful retreat…

Industrial gantry cranes framing Manhattan skyline with Pepsi-Cola neon sign at blue hour in Gantry Plaza State Park

Moffitt Beach State Forest

Moffitt Beach State Forest is a public state park in New York. Established in 1932, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all…

Withlacoochee River Park (Florida)

Withlacoochee River Park

Withlacoochee River Park is a public state park in Florida. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Harrington Manor State Park (Maryland)

Harrington Manor State Park

Harrington Manor State Park is a public state park in Maryland in Baltimore County County. Spanning 365 acres and established in 1964, this park offers…

Missouri River Headwaters State Park (Montana)

Missouri River Headwaters State Park

Where America’s Greatest River Begins — The exact confluence where the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers form the Missouri, Lewis &…

Corson Inlet State Park (New Jersey)

Corson Inlet State Park

Corson Inlet State Park is a public state park in New Jersey near Upper Township in Cape May County County. The park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Franklin Creek State Natural Area (Illinois)

Franklin Creek State Natural Area

Franklin Creek State Natural Area is a public state park in Illinois in Lee County County. Spanning 3.57 acres and established in 1982, this park…

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