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.

Harry S. Truman State Park (Missouri)

Harry S. Truman State Park

Harry S. Truman State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Warsaw in Benton County. Spanning 1,440 acres and established in 1976, this park…

Highland Lakes State Park (New York)

Highland Lakes State Park

Highland Lakes State Park is a public state park in New York near Middletown in Orange County. Spanning 3,115 acres and established in 1964, this park…

Buckhorn Island State Park (New York)

Buckhorn Island State Park

Buckhorn Island State Park is a public state park in New York near Grand Island in Erie County. Spanning 895 acres and established in 1935, this park…

Pio Pico State Historic Park (California)

Pio Pico State Historic Park

Pio Pico State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Whittier in Los Angeles County. Spanning 5 acres and established in 1927, this…

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Granite Ghost Town State Park

Granite Ghost Town State Park is a public state park in Montana near Philipsburg. Spanning 0.6 acres and established in 1875, this park offers a…

Cerrillos Hills State Park New Mexico

Cerrillos Hills State Park

Cerrillos Hills State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Cerrillos in Santa Fe County. Spanning 1,116 acres and established in 2009, this…

pile of rocks at City of Rocks State Park on a cloudy day

Pancho Villa State Park

Pancho Villa State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Columbus in Luna County. Spanning 60 acres and established in 1959, this park offers…

Moore State Park (Massachusetts)

Moore State Park

Moore State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Paxton in Worcester County. Spanning 737 acres and established in 2004, this park offers…

Federation Forest State Park (Washington)

Federation Forest State Park

Federation Forest State Park is a public state park in Washington near Enumclaw in King County. Spanning 619 acres and established in 1949, this park…

Big Arm State Park Montana

Cooney State Park

Cooney State Park is a public state park in Montana near Boyd in Carbon County. Spanning 309 acres and established in 1970, this park offers a peaceful…

Corson's Inlet State Park (New Jersey)

Corson’s Inlet State Park

Corson’s Inlet State Park is a public state park in New Jersey near Ocean City in Cape May County. Spanning 341 acres and established in 1963, this…

Lizard Mound State Park (Wisconsin)

Lizard Mound State Park

Lizard Mound State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near West Bend in Washington County. Spanning 22 acres and established in 1950, this park…

Yatesville Lake State Park (Kentucky)

Yatesville Lake State Park

Yatesville Lake State Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Louisa in Lawrence County County. Spanning 39 acres and established in 1992, this…

Plumas-Eureka State Park (California)

Plumas-Eureka State Park

Plumas-Eureka State Park is a public state park in California near Blairsden in Plumas County. Spanning 4,424 acres and established in 1959, this park…

Malad Gorge State Park (Idaho)

Malad Gorge State Park

Malad Gorge State Park is a public state park in Idaho near Hagerman. Established in 2005, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors…

Orient Beach State Park (New York)

Orient Beach State Park

Orient Beach State Park is a public state park in New York near Orient in Suffolk County. Spanning 363 acres and established in 1929, this park offers…

Harmony Headlands State Park (California)

Harmony Headlands State Park

Harmony Headlands State Park is a public state park in California near Harmony in San Luis Obispo County. Spanning 748 acres and established in 2003,…

Wharton State Forest (New Jersey)

Wharton State Forest

Wharton State Forest is a public state park in New Jersey near Hammonton in Burlington, Camden , Atlantic County. Spanning 122,880 acres and…

California Citrus State Historic Park (California)

California Citrus State Historic Park

California Citrus State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Riverside in Riverside County. Spanning 248 acres and established in…

Nyack Beach State Park (New York)

Nyack Beach State Park

Nyack Beach State Park is a public state park in New York near Nyack in Rockland County. Spanning 61 acres and established in 1911, this park offers a…

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Wailoa River State Park

Wailoa River State Park is a public state park in Hawaii near Hilo. Spanning 132 acres and established in 1969, this park offers a peaceful retreat…

Napeague State Park (New York)

Napeague State Park

Napeague State Park is a public state park in New York near Montauk in Suffolk County. Spanning 1,364 acres and established in 1978, this park offers a…

Wahconah Falls State Park (Massachusetts)

Wahconah Falls State Park

Wahconah Falls State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Dalton in Berkshire County. Spanning 48 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

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Falls Creek State Recreation Site

Falls Creek State Recreation Site is a public state park in Oregon near Silverton. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Namesake stream, Hyner Run State Park, Clinton County, Pennsylvania

Vosburg Neck State Forest

Vosburg Neck State Forest is a public state park in Pennsylvania near Forksville in Wyoming County County. Spanning 669 acres and established in 2022,…

Ames Nowell State Park Massachusetts

Dunn State Park

Dunn State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Gardner in Worcester42°34′48″N 71°58′12″W / 42.58000°N 71.97000°W /…

Quinsigamond State Park (Massachusetts)

Quinsigamond State Park

Quinsigamond State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Worcester in Worcester County. Spanning 38 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

Weeks State Park (New Hampshire)

Weeks State Park

Weeks State Park is a public state park in New Hampshire near Lancaster in Coös County. Spanning 446 acres and established in 1941, this park offers a…

Demarest Lloyd State Park (Massachusetts)

Demarest Lloyd State Park

Demarest Lloyd State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Dartmouth in Bristol41°31′44″N 70°59′0″W / 41.52889°N…

Half Moon Pond State Park (Vermont)

Half Moon Pond State Park

Half Moon Pond State Park is a public state park in Vermont near Hubbardton. Spanning 1,034 acres and established in 1960, this park offers a peaceful…

Waterloo Recreation Area (Michigan)

Waterloo Recreation Area

Waterloo Recreation Area is a public state park in Michigan near Chelsea in Jackson, Washtenaw County. Spanning 21,000 acres and established in 1935,…

view of Lake Tahoe from Van Sickle State Park on a snowy day

Hearst San Simeon State Park

Hearst San Simeon State Park is a public state park in California near San Simeon in San Luis Obispo County. Spanning 3,409 acres and established in…

ATV at Ouachita National Forest

Ouachita State Park

Ouachita State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Hot Springs. Spanning 360 acres and established in 1953, this park offers a peaceful…

Frontier Homestead State Park Museum (Utah)

Frontier Homestead State Park Museum

Frontier Homestead State Park Museum is a public state park in Utah near Cedar City in Iron County. Spanning 11 acres and established in 1973, this…

DeWolf Point State Park (New York)

DeWolf Point State Park

DeWolf Point State Park is a public state park in New York near Wellesley Island in Jefferson County. Spanning 13 acres and established in 1898, this…

A tree in front of Cliff Pond at Nickerson State Park

Myles Standish State Forest

Myles Standish State Forest is a public state park in Massachusetts near South Carver in Plymouth County. Spanning 12,029 acres and established in…

The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park (California)

The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park is a public state park in California near Aptos in Santa Cruz County. Spanning 10,223 acres and established in…

Old Sacramento State Historic Park (California)

Old Sacramento State Historic Park

Old Sacramento State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Sacramento in Sacramento County. Spanning 28 acres and established in…

Red Clay State Historic Park (Tennessee)

Red Clay State Historic Park

Red Clay State Historic Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Cleveland in Bradley County. Spanning 263 acres and established in 1979, this…

Parkin Archeological State Park (Arkansas)

Parkin Archeological State Park

Parkin Archeological State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Parkin. Spanning 17 acres and established in 1994, this park offers a peaceful…

Fort Townsend State Park (Washington)

Fort Townsend State Park

Fort Townsend State Park is a public state park in Washington near Port Townsend. Established in 1953, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

Legion State Park (Mississippi)

Legion State Park

Location & Getting There
Legion State Park is located in Mississippi. The park’s coordinates are 33.1514, -89.0422. Check the park’s official…

Ahern State Park (New Hampshire)

Ahern State Park

Ahern State Park is a public state park in New Hampshire near Laconia in Belknap County. Spanning 128 acres and established in 1994, this park offers a…

Bicentennial Capitol Mall Park

Mousetail Landing State Park

Mousetail Landing State Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Linden in Perry County. Spanning 1,247 acres and established in 1979, this park…

Lakeside Beach State Park (New York)

Lakeside Beach State Park

Lakeside Beach State Park is a public state park in New York near Waterport in Orleans County. Spanning 744 acres and established in 1962, this park…

A.H Stephens State Park statue

A.H. Stephens State Park

Discover A.H. Stephens State Park in Georgia. Plan your visit with trail info, best times to go, camping tips, and everything you need for a great outdoor adventure.

Haddam Meadows State Park (Connecticut)

Haddam Meadows State Park

Haddam Meadows State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Haddam in Middlesex County. Spanning 175 acres and established in 1944, this park…

Detroit Lake State Recreation Area (Oregon)

Detroit Lake State Recreation Area

Detroit Lake State Recreation Area is a public state park in Oregon near Detroit. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Goblin Valley State Park Utah with thousands of mushroom-shaped hoodoos

Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation

Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation is a public state park in Utah near Duchesne in Duchesne County. Spanning 3,500 acres and established in 1972,…

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