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.

Nauvoo State Park (Illinois)

Nauvoo State Park

Nauvoo State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Nauvoo in Hancock County. Spanning 148 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

Wallis Sands State Beach (New Hampshire)

Wallis Sands State Beach

Wallis Sands State Beach is a public state park in New Hampshire near Rye in Rockingham County. Spanning 30 acres and established in 1964, this park…

Park sign at Buccaneer State Park

John Kyle State Park

John Kyle State Park is a public state park in Mississippi near Sardis. Spanning 990 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors…

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Mollidgewock State Park

Mollidgewock State Park is a public state park in New Hampshire near Errol in Coös County. Spanning 46 acres and established in 1994, this park offers…

the lake at Tishomingo State Park on a clear day

Shepard State Park

Shepard State Park is a public state park in Mississippi near Gautier in Jackson County. Spanning 395 acres and established in 2013, this park offers a…

William C. Sterling State Park (Michigan)

William C. Sterling State Park

William C. Sterling State Park is a public state park in Michigan near Monroe. Spanning 1,300 acres and established in 1935, this park offers a…

Pickwick Landing State Park (Tennessee)

Pickwick Landing State Park

Pickwick Landing State Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Counce in Hardin County. Spanning 681 acres and established in 1969, this park…

Shikellamy State Park

Shikellamy State Park

Shikellamy State Park is a public state park in Pennsylvania near Sunbury in Northumberland and Union Counties County. Spanning 240 acres and…

Wildcat Den sandstone bluffs Iowa

McIntosh Woods State Park

McIntosh Woods State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Ventura in Cerro Gordo County County. Spanning 60 acres and established in 1943, this…

Red Haw State Park (Iowa)

Red Haw State Park

Red Haw State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Chariton in Lucas County County. Spanning 649 acres and established in 1939, this park offers a…

Bluewater Lake State Park New Mexico

Storrie Lake State Park

Storrie Lake State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Las Vegas in San Miguel County. Spanning 81 acres and established in 1960, this park…

Bayou Segnette State Park Louisiana

St. Bernard State Park

St. Bernard State Park is a public state park in Louisiana near Braithwaite. Spanning 358 acres and established in 1971, this park offers a peaceful…

Monterey State Historic Park (California)

Monterey State Historic Park

Monterey State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Monterey in Monterey County. Spanning 80.3 acres and established in 1970, this…

Ellisville Harbor State Park (Massachusetts)

Ellisville Harbor State Park

Ellisville Harbor State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Plymouth in Plymouth41°50′34″N 70°32′13″W / 41.84278°N…

Glen Elder State Park (Kansas)

Glen Elder State Park

Glen Elder State Park is a public state park in Kansas near Glen Elder. Spanning 1,451 acres and established in 1968, this park offers a peaceful…

Rosaryville State Park (Maryland)

Rosaryville State Park

Rosaryville State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County. Spanning 1,227 acres and established in 1976,…

Argyle Lake State Park Illinois

Argyle Lake State Park

Argyle Lake State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Colchester in McDonough County. Spanning 6.9 acres and established in 1948, this park…

South Cumberland State Park (Tennessee)

South Cumberland State Park

South Cumberland State Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Monteagle in Franklin, Marion, Grundy County. Spanning 12,166 acres and…

Roche-a-Cri State Park (Wisconsin)

Roche-a-Cri State Park

Roche-a-Cri State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near Friendship in Adams County. Spanning 605 acres and established in 1948, this park…

Franny Reese State Park (New York)

Franny Reese State Park

Franny Reese State Park is a public state park in New York near Highland in Ulster County. Spanning 251 acres and established in 2009, this park offers…

Eagle Nest Lake State Park (New Mexico)

Eagle Nest Lake State Park

Eagle Nest Lake State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Eagle Nest in Colfax County. Spanning 3,488 acres and established in 2004, this…

James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park (Colorado)

James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park

James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park is a public state park in Colorado near Grand Junction in Mesa County. Spanning 890 acres and established in…

Sweetwater Lake

Pammel State Park

Pammel State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Winterset in Madison County County. Spanning 350 acres and established in 1928, this park offers…

Lake Wappapello State Park (Missouri)

Lake Wappapello State Park

Lake Wappapello State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Wappapello in Wayne County. Spanning 1,854 acres and established in 1956, this park…

Wilson-Tuscarora State Park (New York)

Wilson-Tuscarora State Park

Wilson-Tuscarora State Park is a public state park in New York near Wilson in Niagara County. Spanning 477 acres and established in 1965, this park…

waterfall at Matthiessen State Park

Gebhard Woods State Park

Gebhard Woods State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Morris in Grundy County. Spanning 30 acres and established in 1934, this park offers a…

West Rock Ridge State Park (Connecticut)

West Rock Ridge State Park

West Rock Ridge State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near New Haven in New Haven County. Spanning 1,691 acres and established in 1975, this…

the pond at Lewis and Clark State Park

Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area

Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area is a public state park in Illinois near Carlyle in Clinton County. Spanning 12 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

Thousand Hills State Park (Missouri)

Thousand Hills State Park

Thousand Hills State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Kirksville in Adair County. Spanning 3,086 acres and established in 1952, this park…

Lake Frierson State Park (Arkansas)

Lake Frierson State Park

Lake Frierson State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Jonesboro in Greene County. Spanning 114 acres and established in 1975, this park…

Pacheco State Park (California)

Pacheco State Park

Pacheco State Park is a public state park in California near Hollister in Merced and Santa Clara County. Spanning 6,890 acres and established in 1997,…

Yellowstone Lake State Park (Wisconsin)

Yellowstone Lake State Park

Yellowstone Lake State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near Blanchardville in Lafayette County. Spanning 968 acres and established in 1970,…

Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (North Carolina)

Jordan Lake State Recreation Area

Jordan Lake State Recreation Area is a public state park in North Carolina near Apex. Spanning 4,558 acres and established in 1982, this park offers a…

Tallman Mountain State Park (New York)

Tallman Mountain State Park

Tallman Mountain State Park is a public state park in New York near Sparkill in Rockland County. Spanning 687 acres and established in 1928, this park…

Walnut Point State Park (Illinois)

Walnut Point State Park

Walnut Point State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Oakland in Douglas County. Spanning 671 acres and established in 1968, this park offers…

Illini State Park (Illinois)

Illini State Park

Illini State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Marseilles in LaSalle County. Spanning 510 acres and established in 1934, this park offers a…

Hat Rock State Park (Oregon)

Hat Rock State Park

Hat Rock State Park is a public state park in Oregon near Hermiston. Spanning 719 acres and established in 1951, this park offers a peaceful retreat…

Oasis State Park (New Mexico)

Oasis State Park

Oasis State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Portales in Roosevelt County. Spanning 193 acres and established in 1961, this park offers a…

Lapakahi State Historical Park (Hawaii)

Lapakahi State Historical Park

Lapakahi State Historical Park is a public state park in Hawaii near Kohala. Spanning 2,560 acres and established in 1973, this park offers a peaceful…

Pricketts Fort State Park (West Virginia)

Pricketts Fort State Park

Pricketts Fort State Park is a public state park in West Virginia near Fairmont in Marion 39°31′01″N 80°05′40″W / 39.51694°N…

Sweetwater Lake

Fall River State Park

Fall River State Park is a public state park in Kansas near Fall River in Bristol41°45′28″N 71°3′48″W / 41.75778°N 71.06333°W /…

Fort Ebey State Park (Washington)

Fort Ebey State Park

Fort Ebey State Park is a public state park in Washington near Coupeville in Island County. Spanning 645 acres and established in 1965, this park…

Joemma Beach State Park (Washington)

Joemma Beach State Park

Joemma Beach State Park is a public state park in Washington near Longbranch in Pierce County. Spanning 122 acres and established in 1961, this park…

Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park (New Mexico)

Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park

Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Las Cruces in Doña Ana County. Spanning 305 acres and established in 2003,…

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Olallie State Park

Olallie State Park is a public state park in Washington near North Bend in King County. Spanning 2,329 acres and established in 1950, this park offers…

Cochituate State Park (Massachusetts)

Cochituate State Park

Cochituate State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Natick in Middlesex42°18′45″N 71°22′27″W / 42.31250°N…

Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area (Oregon)

Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area

Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area is a public state park in Oregon near Meacham. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all…

Beeds Lake State Park Iowa

Nine Eagles State Park

Nine Eagles State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Davis City in Decatur County County. Spanning 1,100 acres and established in 1100, this park…

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