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.

Hallock State Park Preserve (New York)

Hallock State Park Preserve

Hallock State Park Preserve is a public state park in New York near Riverhead in Suffolk County. Spanning 225 acres and established in 2005, this park…

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William Tugman State Park

William Tugman State Park is a public state park in Oregon near Lakeside. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Beeds Lake State Park Iowa

Lake of Three Fires State Park

Lake of Three Fires State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Bedford in Taylor County County. Spanning 1,155 acres and established in 1935, this…

reeds on the edge of the lake at Fairfield Lake State Park

Isle Du Bois State Park

Isle Du Bois State Park is a public state park in Texas near Pilot Point in Denton, Cooke, Grayson County. Spanning 3,777 acres and established in…

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Haena State Park

Located at the literal “end of the road” on the legendary North Shore of Kauai, Haena State Park is a 230-acre natural masterpiece that offers some of…

view of Westmoreland State Park from the Potomac River

Seashore State Park and Natural Area

Seashore State Park and Natural Area is a public state park in Virginia near Virginia Beach. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Kiholo State Park Reserve (Hawaii)

Kiholo State Park Reserve

Kiholo State Park Reserve is a public state park in Hawaii near Waimea. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park (Michigan)

Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park

Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park is a public state park in Michigan near Cass City in Sanilac County. Spanning 240 acres and established in…

aerial photograph of Ward Charcoal Ovens State Park

Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs

Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs is a public state park in Nevada near Las Vegas. Established in 1964, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

The Breaks Interstate Park (Kentucky)

The Breaks Interstate Park

The Breaks Interstate Park is a public state park in Virginia near Breaks. Spanning 4,500 acres and established in 1954, this park offers a peaceful…

Gallitzin State Forest (Pennsylvania)

Gallitzin State Forest

Gallitzin State Forest is a public state park in Pennsylvania near Patton. Spanning 24,370 acres and established in 1916, this park offers a peaceful…

Michaux State Forest (Pennsylvania)

Michaux State Forest

Michaux State Forest is a public state park in Pennsylvania near Fayetteville. Spanning 85,500 acres and established in 1897, this park offers a…

Fort Columbia State Park (Washington)

Fort Columbia State Park

Fort Columbia State Park is a public state park in Washington near Chinook in Pacific County. Spanning 593 acres and established in 1950, this park…

Trione-Annadel State Park (California)

Trione-Annadel State Park

Trione-Annadel State Park is a public state park in California near Santa Rosa in Sonoma County. Spanning 5,092 acres and established in 1971, this…

Dennis Hill State Park (Connecticut)

Dennis Hill State Park

Dennis Hill State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Norfolk in Litchfield County. Spanning 240 acres and established in 1935, this park…

Stephen C. Foster State Park (Georgia)

Stephen C. Foster State Park

Stephen C. Foster State Park is a public state park in Georgia near Fargo in 1954 County. Spanning 120 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

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Selden Neck State Park

Selden Neck State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Lyme in New London County. Spanning 607 acres and established in 1917, this park…

Jughandle State Natural Reserve (California)

Jughandle State Natural Reserve

Jughandle State Natural Reserve is a public state park in California near Fort Bragg. Spanning 776 acres and established in 1976, this park offers a…

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Eagle Creek State Park

Eagle Creek State Park is a public state park in Indiana near Zionsville in Shelby County. Spanning 45 acres and established in 1963, this park offers…

Rye Beach Recreation Area (New Hampshire)

Rye Beach Recreation Area

Rye Beach Recreation Area is a public state park in New Hampshire near Rye. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Sisters Rock State Park (Oregon)

Sisters Rock State Park

Sisters Rock State Park is a public state park in Oregon near Gold Beach. Spanning 75 acres and established in 2003, this park offers a peaceful…

Chimney Bluff State Park (New York)

Chimney Bluff State Park

Chimney Bluff State Park is a public state park in New York near Wolcott. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

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Puaa Kaa State Wayside

Puaa Kaa State Wayside is a public state park in Hawaii near Hana. Spanning 5 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all…

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Land of the Yankee Fork State Park

Land of the Yankee Fork State Park is a public state park in Idaho near Challis in Custer County. Spanning 521 acres and established in 1990, this park…

James Island State Park (Maryland)

James Island State Park

James Island State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Crisfield in San Juan County. Spanning 113 acres and established in 1964, this park…

Kalopa State Recreation Area (Hawaii)

Kalopa State Recreation Area

Kalopa State Recreation Area is a public state park in Hawaii near Honokaa. Spanning 100 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Eagle Landing State Park (Connecticut)

Eagle Landing State Park

Eagle Landing State Park is a public state park in North Dakota near Manvel in Middlesex County. Spanning 16 acres and established in 2003, this park…

Black River State Forest (Wisconsin)

Black River State Forest

Black River State Forest is a public state park in Wisconsin near Black River Falls. Established in 1957, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Jenny Jump State Forest (New Jersey)

Jenny Jump State Forest

Jenny Jump State Forest is a public state park in New Jersey near Hope in Warren County. Spanning 4,466 acres and established in 1931, this park offers…

William OBrien State Park (Minnesota)

William OBrien State Park

William OBrien State Park is a public state park in Minnesota near Marine on St. Croix. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of…

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Sandbar State Park

Sandbar State Park is a public state park in Vermont near Milton. Spanning 15 acres and established in 1933, this park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Wiggin Pass State Park (Florida)

Wiggin Pass State Park

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

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Pikes Point State Park

Pikes Point State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Spirit Lake in Dickinson County County. Spanning 15 acres and established in 1931, this park…

Callahan State Park (Massachusetts)

Callahan State Park

Callahan State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Framingham in Middlesex42°20′35″N 71°26′55″W / 42.34306°N…

Sliding Rock Recreation Area (North Carolina)

Sliding Rock Recreation Area

Sliding Rock Recreation Area is a public state park in North Carolina near Brevard. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all…

Bullard Beach State Park (Oregon)

Bullard Beach State Park

Bullard Beach State Park is a public state park in Oregon near Bandon. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Rough Rider State Recreation Site (North Dakota)

Rough Rider State Recreation Site

Rough Rider State Recreation Site is a public state park in North Dakota near Medora in Billings County. Spanning 63 acres and established in 1970,…

The ski area entrance at Laurel Mountain State Park

Pine Grove State Park

Pine Grove State Park is a public state park in Pennsylvania near Pine Grove. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Dickinson State Park (Florida)

Dickinson State Park

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

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park (California)

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is a public state park in California near San Diego in San Diego County. Spanning 29.08 acres and established in…

aerial photograph of Sully Creek State Park

Shepherd of the Hills State Park

Ozark Mountain State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Branson. Spanning 1,011 acres and established in 2016, this park offers a peaceful…

Ritter Island State Park (Idaho)

Ritter Island State Park

Ritter Island State Park is a public state park in Idaho near Hagerman. Spanning 66 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors…

This Is The Place Heritage Park (Utah)

This Is The Place Heritage Park

This Is The Place Heritage Park is a public state park in Utah near Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County. Spanning 450 acres and established in 1957,…

Sunset during Autumn at Union Grove State Park

Elinor Bedell State Park

Elinor Bedell State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Spirit Lake in Dickinson County County. Spanning 80 acres and established in 1998, this…

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Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park

Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park is a public state park in New York near Schenevus in Otsego County. Spanning 223 acres and established in 2001, this…

Hook Mountain State Park (New York)

Hook Mountain State Park

Hook Mountain State Park is a public state park in New York near Nyack in Rockland County. Spanning 676 acres and established in 1911, this park offers…

Beall Woods State Park Illinois

Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area

Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area is a public state park in Illinois near Newton in Jasper County. Spanning 4.8 acres and established in 1960, this…

Chief Plenty Coups State Park (Montana)

Chief Plenty Coups State Park

Chief Plenty Coups State Park is a public state park in Montana near Pryor in Big Horn County. Spanning 195 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

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