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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.

Westport Light State Park (Washington)

Westport Light State Park

Westport Light State Park is a public state park in Washington near Westport in Grays County. Spanning 560 acres and established in 1975, this park…

Iron Horse State Park (Washington)

Iron Horse State Park

Iron Horse State Park is a public state park in Washington near North Bend in Kittitas, King County. Spanning 1,612 acres and established in 1980, this…

Lahontan State Recreation Area (Nevada)

Lahontan State Recreation Area

Lahontan State Recreation Area is a public state park in Nevada near Fallon in Churchill, Lyon County. Spanning 28,892 acres and established in 1971,…

Dolliver Memorial State Park copperas beds Iowa

Wilson Island State Recreation Area

Wilson Island State Recreation Area is a public state park in Iowa near Missouri Valley in Harrison County County. Spanning 544 acres and established…

sun lighting the shore at a state park near champaign illinois

Clinton Lake State Recreation Area

Clinton Lake State Recreation Area is a public state park in Illinois near Clinton in DeWitt County. Spanning 38 acres and established in 1978, this…

Cape Florida State Park (Florida)

Cape Florida State Park

Cape Florida State Park is a public state park in Florida near Key Biscayne. Established in 1967, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Goosepond Mountain State Park (New York)

Goosepond Mountain State Park

Goosepond Mountain State Park is a public state park in New York near Chester in Orange County. Spanning 1,706 acres and established in 1960, this park…

Hell Creek State Park

Hell Creek State Park

Hell Creek State Park is a public state park in Montana near Jordan in Garfield County. Spanning 337 acres and established in 1966, this park offers a…

Indian Shores State Park (Florida)

Indian Shores State Park

Indian Shores State Park is a public state park in Florida near Indian Shores. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Peace Arch State Park (Washington)

Peace Arch State Park

Peace Arch State Park is a public state park in Washington near Blaine in Whatcom County. Spanning 20 acres and established in 1931, this park offers a…

Enders State Forest (Connecticut)

Enders State Forest

Enders State Forest is a public state park in Connecticut near Granby in Hartford County. Spanning 2,105 acres and established in 1970, this park…

Haystack Mountain State Park (Connecticut)

Haystack Mountain State Park

Haystack Mountain State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Norfolk in Litchfield County. Spanning 292 acres and established in 1917, this…

Mackinac Island harbor with Fort Mackinac on limestone bluffs, sailboats, horse-drawn carriages, and Mackinac Bridge in background

Ocqueoc Falls Bicentennial Pathway

Ocqueoc Falls Bicentennial Pathway is a public state park in Michigan near Onaway. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Holmes County State Park (Mississippi)

Holmes County State Park

Holmes County State Park is a public state park in Mississippi near Durant. Spanning 538 acres and established in 1935, this park offers a peaceful…

Davidsonville Historic State Park (Arkansas)

Davidsonville Historic State Park

Davidsonville Historic State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Murfreesboro. Established in 1957, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Hardy Lake State Recreation Area (Indiana)

Hardy Lake State Recreation Area

Hardy Lake State Recreation Area is a public state park in Indiana near Austin. Spanning 2,448 acres and established in 1970, this park offers a…

Fort Humboldt State Historic Park (California)

Fort Humboldt State Historic Park

Fort Humboldt State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Eureka in Humboldt County. Spanning 6,885 acres and established in 1934,…

San Luis Reservoir overhead view

Humboldt Lagoons State Park

Humboldt Lagoons State Park is a public state park in California near Trinidad in Humboldt County. Spanning 2,256 acres and established in 1931, this…

Scantic River State Park (Connecticut)

Scantic River State Park

Scantic River State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near East Windsor in Hartford County. Spanning 784 acres and established in 1967, this…

Lincoln Homestead State Park (Kentucky)

Lincoln Homestead State Park

Lincoln Homestead State Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Springfield in Washington County County. Spanning 120 acres and established in…

Steptoe Butte State Park (Washington)

Steptoe Butte State Park

Steptoe Butte State Park is a public state park in Washington near Oakesdale in Whitman County. Spanning 150 acres and established in 1946, this park…

Boston Harbor Islands State Park (Massachusetts)

Boston Harbor Islands State Park

Boston Harbor Islands State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Boston in Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk42°19′11.6″N…

Mount Pilchuck State Park (Washington)

Mount Pilchuck State Park

Mount Pilchuck State Park is a public state park in Washington near Granite Falls in Snohomish County. Spanning 1,903 acres and established in 1951,…

Sweetwater Lake

Douglas State Forest

Douglas State Forest is a public state park in Massachusetts near Douglas in Worcester42°3′30″N 71°47′13″W / 42.05833°N 71.78694°W…

Mastodon State Historic Site (Missouri)

Mastodon State Historic Site

Mastodon State Historic Site is a public state park in Missouri near Imperial. Spanning 431 acres and established in 1976, this park offers a peaceful…

A sign for Ashley Lake State Park, Montana.

Ackley Lake State Park

Discover Ackley Lake State Park in Montana. Plan your visit with trail info, best times to go, camping tips, and everything you need for a great outdoor adventure.

Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park (California)

Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park

Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Petaluma in Sonoma County. Spanning 41 acres and established in 1970, this…

Refugio State Beach (California)

Refugio State Beach

Refugio State Beach is a public state park in California near Goleta in Santa Barbara County. Spanning 20 acres and established in 1950, this park…

Ecola State Park Oregon dramatic coastal headland with sea stacks at sunset

North Santiam State Recreation Site

North Santiam State Recreation Site is a public state park in Oregon near Marion Forks. Established in 1937, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Chemin-A-Haut State Park Louisiana

Chemin-A-Haut State Park

Chemin-A-Haut State Park is a public state park in Louisiana near Bastrop. Spanning 503 acres and established in 1935, this park offers a peaceful…

Bolton Notch State Park (Connecticut)

Bolton Notch State Park

Bolton Notch State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Bolton in Tolland County. Spanning 95 acres and established in 1918, this park…

Walter J. Hayes State Park (Michigan)

Walter J. Hayes State Park

Walter J. Hayes State Park is a public state park in Michigan near Onsted. Established in 1920, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

camp floyd

Camp Floyd State Park

Camp Floyd State Park is a public state park in Utah near Fairfield in Utah County. Spanning 40 acres and established in 1958, this park offers a…

Gravel road walk through the forest at a state park near Richmond Virginia

Andy Guest Shenandoah River State Park

Andy Guest Shenandoah River State Park is a public state park in Virginia near Bentonville. Located in Virginia, the park is a cherished destination…

Fort Harrison State Park Indiana

Starve Hollow State Recreation Area

Starve Hollow State Recreation Area is a public state park in Indiana near Vallonia. Spanning 280 acres and established in 1938, this park offers a…

Belleplain State Forest (New Jersey)

Belleplain State Forest

Belleplain State Forest is a public state park in New Jersey near Belleplain in Cape May, Cumberland County. Spanning 21,324 acres and established in…

Shine Tidelands State Park (Washington)

Shine Tidelands State Park

Shine Tidelands State Park is a public state park in Washington near Shine in Jefferson County. Spanning 249 acres and established in 1967, this park…

Sweetwater Lake

Battle Island State Park

Battle Island State Park is a public state park in New York near Fulton in Oswego County. Spanning 235 acres and established in 1938, this park offers…

John U. Lloyd Beach State Park (Florida)

John U. Lloyd Beach State Park

John U. Lloyd Beach State Park is a public state park in Florida near Dania Beach. Spanning 310 acres and established in 1953, this park offers a…

Vaughn Woods State Park (Maine)

Vaughn Woods State Park

Vaughn Woods State Park is a public state park in Maine near South Berwick. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Kinnickinnic State Park (Wisconsin)

Kinnickinnic State Park

Kinnickinnic State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near River Falls in Pierce County. Spanning 1,239 acres and established in 1972, this park…

Fairview-Riverside State Park (Louisiana)

Fairview-Riverside State Park

Fairview-Riverside State Park is a public state park in Louisiana near Madisonville. Spanning 98 acres and established in 1962, this park offers a…

Lake Warren State Park (South Carolina)

Lake Warren State Park

Lake Warren State Park is a public state park in South Carolina near Monticello. Spanning 440 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Olompali State Historic Park (California)

Olompali State Historic Park

Olompali State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Novato in Marin County. Spanning 700 acres and established in 1977, this park…

Haw River State Park (North Carolina)

Haw River State Park

Haw River State Park is a public state park in North Carolina near Browns Summit in Rockingham, Guilford County. Spanning 1,485 acres and established…

Shot Tower Historical State Park (Virginia)

Shot Tower Historical State Park

Shot Tower Historical State Park is a public state park in Virginia near Austinville in Austinville County. Spanning 10 acres and established in 1968,…

Triton Cove State Park (Washington)

Triton Cove State Park

Triton Cove State Park is a public state park in Washington near Dabob Bay in Jefferson County. Spanning 30 acres and established in 1990, this park…

long exposure photo of a waterfall at Hickory Run State Park

DeVeaux Woods State Park

DeVeaux Woods State Park is a public state park in New York near Lewiston. Established in 2001, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

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