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.

Lake Murphysboro State Park (Illinois)

Lake Murphysboro State Park

Lake Murphysboro State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Murphysboro in Jackson County. Spanning 1,022 acres and established in 1948, this…

Mount Monadnock State Park (New Hampshire)

Mount Monadnock State Park

Mount Monadnock State Park is a public state park in New Hampshire near Jaffrey. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park ancient towering redwoods with Smith River and morning mist

Great Valley Grasslands State Park

Great Valley Grasslands State Park is a public state park in California near Gustine in Merced County. Spanning 2,826 acres and established in 1982,…

New Glarus Woods State Park (Wisconsin)

New Glarus Woods State Park

New Glarus Woods State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near New Glarus in Green County. Spanning 435 acres and established in 1934, this park…

Schramm Park State Recreation Area (Nebraska)

Schramm Park State Recreation Area

Schramm Park State Recreation Area is a public state park in Nebraska near Gretna. Spanning 331 acres and established in 1882, this park offers a…

Withlacoochee State Forest (Florida)

Withlacoochee State Forest

Spanning over 157,479 acres across multiple counties in west-central Florida, Withlacoochee State
Forest is Florida’s second-largest state…

First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park

Buffalo Jump State Park

Buffalo Jump State Park is a public state park in Montana near Three Forks. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Los Encinos State Historic Park (California)

Los Encinos State Historic Park

Los Encinos State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Encino in Los Angeles County. Spanning 4.7 acres and established in 1949,…

San Elijo State Beach (California)

San Elijo State Beach

San Elijo State Beach is a public state park in California near Cardiff in San Diego County. Spanning 588 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

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West Shore State Park

West Shore State Park is a public state park in Montana near Lakeside. Spanning 129 acres and established in 1955, this park offers a peaceful retreat…

creek running through Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

Black Miners Bar

Negro Bar State Park is a public state park in California near Folsom. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Newtowne Neck State Park (Maryland)

Newtowne Neck State Park

Newtowne Neck State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Compton in St. Mary’s County. Spanning 794 acres and established in 2009, this park…

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve (New York)

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve is a public state park in New York near Smithtown in Suffolk County. Spanning 545 acres and established in 1963, this…

John Boyd Thacher State Park Helderberg Escarpment New York

Mexico Point State Park

Mexico Point State Park is a public state park in New York near Mexico in Oswego County. Spanning 122 acres and established in 1992, this park offers a…

Blake Island Marine State Park with Mount Rainier in background

Blake Island Marine State Park

Official Guide: Blake Island Marine State Park — A 1,127-acre marine camping park featuring 5 miles of saltwater beach shoreline, accessible…

Hilgard Junction State Park (Oregon)

Hilgard Junction State Park

Hilgard Junction State Park is a public state park in Oregon near La Grande. Spanning 232.5 acres and established in 1951, this park offers a peaceful…

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Schunnemunk Mountain State Park

Schunnemunk Mountain State Park is a public state park in New York near Highland Mills in Orange County. Spanning 2,700 acres and established in 2003,…

El Vado Lake State Park (New Mexico)

El Vado Lake State Park

El Vado Lake State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Tierra Amarilla in Rio Arriba County. Spanning 1,730 acres, the park offers a…

Bohemia River State Park Maryland

Bohemia River State Park

Bohemia River State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Chesapeake City in Cecil County. Spanning 466 acres and established in 2017, this park…

trees reflecting in the water at Big Hill Pond State Park

Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park

Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Eva in Benton County. Spanning 2,587 acres and established in 1929, this…

Carr Creek State Park Kentucky

Carr Creek State Park

Carr Creek State Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Sassafras in Knott County County. Spanning Lake: 750 acres and established in 1997, this…

Dans Mountain State Park (Maryland)

Dans Mountain State Park

Dans Mountain State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Lonaconing in Allegany County. Spanning 482 acres and established in 1952, this park…

Tomales Bay State Park (California)

Tomales Bay State Park

Tomales Bay State Park is a public state park in California near Inverness in Marin County. Spanning 2,000 acres and established in 1952, this park…

Multicolored sandstone cliffs of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore rising above turquoise Lake Superior waters

Lakeshore State Park

Lakeshore State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near Milwaukee in Milwaukee County. Spanning 22 acres and established in 1998, this park…

Cerrillos Hills State Park New Mexico

Morphy Lake State Park

Morphy Lake State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Mora in Mora County. Spanning 30 acres and established in 1965, this park offers a…

Alexander Springs Recreation Area (Florida)

Alexander Springs Recreation Area

Welcome to Alexander Springs Recreation Area
Dive into the crystal-clear, 72-degree waters of one of Florida’s most pristine

Seagull perched on wood post at Sherwood Island State Park

Campbell Falls State Park Reserve

Campbell Falls State Park Reserve is a public state park in Connecticut near Norfolk in Litchfield County. Spanning 102 acres and established in 1923,…

Patoka Lake (Indiana)

Patoka Lake

Patoka Lake is a public state park in Indiana near Birdseye. Spanning 26,000 acres and established in 1978, this park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Cacapon Resort State Park (West Virginia)

Cacapon Resort State Park

Cacapon Resort State Park is a public state park in West Virginia near Berkeley Springs. Established in 1937, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Lake Seminole State Park (Florida)

Lake Seminole State Park

Lake Seminole State Park is a public state park in Georgia near Donalsonville. Spanning 604 acres and established in 1958, this park offers a peaceful…

Connetquot River State Park Preserve (New York)

Connetquot River State Park Preserve

Connetquot River State Park Preserve is a public state park in New York near Oakdale in Suffolk County. Spanning 3,473 acres and established in 1973,…

Tree stump and wooden fence in front of a wooded tree line with a green field of grass in Lauren Hill State Park in Pennsylvania

Chapman Dam State Park

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

Red Canyon State Park (California)

Red Canyon State Park

Red Canyon State Park is a public state park in California near Cantil. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Pontiac Lake Recreation Area (Michigan)

Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

Pontiac Lake Recreation Area is a public state park in Michigan near Waterford in Oakland County. Spanning 3,745 acres and established in 1959, this…

Rancocas State Park (New Jersey)

Rancocas State Park

Rancocas State Park is a public state park in New Jersey near Hainesport in Burlington County. Spanning 1,252 acres and established in 1965, this park…

Carvers Creek State Park

Carvers Creek State Park

Discover Carvers Creek State Park in North Carolina. Plan your visit with trail info, best times to go, camping tips, and everything you need for a great outdoor adventure.

Lodi Point State Park (New York)

Lodi Point State Park

Lodi Point State Park is a public state park in New York near Lodi in Seneca County. Spanning 12 acres and established in 1963, this park offers a…

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Rough River Dam State Resort Park

Rough River Dam State Resort Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Falls of Rough. Spanning 637 acres and established in 1961, this park offers…

snowy mountains behind the North Platte River in the edness k wilkins state park in wyoming

Kimball State Park

Kimball State Park is a public state park in Oregon near Fort Klamath. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

South Cape Beach State Park (Massachusetts)

South Cape Beach State Park

South Cape Beach State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Mashpee in Barnstable County. Spanning 460 acres and established in 1982, this…

Port Orford Heads State Park (Oregon)

Port Orford Heads State Park

Port Orford Heads State Park is a public state park in Oregon near Port Orford. Spanning 103 acres and established in 1976, this park offers a peaceful…

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Eel Weir State Park

Eel Weir State Park is a public state park in New York near Ogdensburg in St. Lawrence County. Spanning 16 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Oconee State Park mountain lake South Carolina

Camp Croft State Park

Camp Croft State Park is a public state park in South Carolina near Spartanburg. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

James H. Floyd State Park (Georgia)

James H. Floyd State Park

James H. Floyd State Park is a public state park in Georgia near Summerville in 1973 County. Spanning 561 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

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Bomoseen State Park

Bomoseen State Park is a public state park in Vermont near Castleton. Established in 1960, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors…

Kittatinny Valley State Park (New Jersey)

Kittatinny Valley State Park

Kittatinny Valley State Park is a public state park in New Jersey near Andover in Sussex County. Spanning 5,656 acres and established in 1994, this…

Forbes State Forest (Pennsylvania)

Forbes State Forest

Forbes State Forest is a public state park in Pennsylvania near Laughlintown. Spanning 388 acres and established in 1926, this park offers a peaceful…

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Robert G. Wehle State Park

Robert G. Wehle State Park is a public state park in New York near Henderson in Jefferson County. Spanning 1,067 acres and established in 2004, this…

High Tor State Park (New York)

High Tor State Park

High Tor State Park is a public state park in New York near Haverstraw in Rockland County. Spanning 691 acres and established in 1943, this park offers…

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