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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.

Fort Trumbull State Park (Connecticut)

Fort Trumbull State Park

Fort Trumbull State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near New London in New London County. Spanning 16 acres and established in 2000, this…

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…

lake at stagecoach state park

Trinidad State Park

Trinidad State Park is a public state park in Colorado near Trinidad in Humboldt County. Spanning 159 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Navajo Lake State Park (New Mexico)

Navajo Lake State Park

Navajo Lake State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Navajo Dam in Rio Arriba and San Juan County. Spanning 15,590 acres and established in…

Manchester State Park (California)

Manchester State Park

Manchester State Park is a public state park in California near Point Arena in Mendocino County. Spanning 5,272 acres and established in 1935, this…

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Preparation Canyon State Park

Preparation Canyon State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Mondamin in Monona County County. Spanning 344 acres and established in 1934, this…

Pocomoke River State Park (Maryland)

Pocomoke River State Park

Pocomoke River State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Snow Hill in Worcester County. Spanning 916 acres and established in 1939, this park…

Cumberland Bay State Park (New York)

Cumberland Bay State Park

Cumberland Bay State Park is a public state park in New York near Plattsburgh in Clinton County. Spanning 350 acres and established in 1932, this park…

Fremont Peak State Park (California)

Fremont Peak State Park

Fremont Peak State Park is a public state park in California near San Juan Bautista in Monterey and San Benito County. Spanning 162 acres and…

Gold Head Branch State Park (Florida)

Gold Head Branch State Park

Gold Head Branch State Park is a public state park in Florida near Keystone Heights. Established in 1935, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park (Arkansas)

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Prairie Grove in Washington County. Spanning 900 acres and established in…

Point au Roche State Park (New York)

Point au Roche State Park

Point au Roche State Park is a public state park in New York near Plattsburgh in Clinton County. Spanning 856 acres and established in 1972, this park…

Medicine Rocks State Park (Montana)

Medicine Rocks State Park

Medicine Rocks State Park is a public state park in Montana near Ekalaka in Carter County. Spanning 330 acres and established in 1957, this park offers…

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Grass Point State Park

Grass Point State Park is a public state park in New York near Fineview in Jefferson County. Spanning 114 acres and established in 1926, this park…

Cypremort Point State Park (Louisiana)

Cypremort Point State Park

Cypremort Point State Park is a public state park in Louisiana near Jeanerette. Spanning 185 acres and established in 1970, this park offers a peaceful…

crowder state park

Crowder State Park

Crowder State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Trenton in Grundy County. Spanning 1,912.10 acres and established in 1938, this park offers…

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park landscape

Prairie State Park

Prairie State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Mindenmines in Sacramento County. Spanning 3,955 acres and established in 1980, this park…

Sinkyone Wilderness State Park (California)

Sinkyone Wilderness State Park

Sinkyone Wilderness State Park is a public state park in California near Whitethorn in Mendocino and Humboldt County. Spanning 7,100 acres, the park…

Mackworth Island State Park (Maine)

Mackworth Island State Park

Mackworth Island State Park is a public state park in Maine near Falmouth in Cumberland County. Spanning 100 acres and established in 1946, this park…

Stratton Brook State Park (Connecticut)

Stratton Brook State Park

Stratton Brook State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Simsbury in Hartford County. Spanning 145 acres and established in 1949, this park…

the lake at Hartford Beach State Park at night

Lake Poinsett State Park

Lake Poinsett State Park is a public state park in South Dakota near Arlington in Brookings County. Spanning 132 acres and established in 1963, this…

Beachside State Recreation Site (Oregon)

Beachside State Recreation Site

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

Rollins State Park (New Hampshire)

Rollins State Park

Rollins State Park is a public state park in New Hampshire near Warner in Merrimack County. Spanning 118.5 acres and established in 1950, this park…

Hugh White State Park (Mississippi)

Hugh White State Park

Hugh White State Park is a public state park in Mississippi near Grenada in Grenada County. Established in 1954, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Washington Crossing State Park (New Jersey)

Washington Crossing State Park

Washington Crossing State Park is a public state park in New Jersey near Titusville in Bucks County County. Spanning 3,575 acres and established in…

Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area (Minnesota)

Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area

Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area is a public state park in Minnesota near Crosby in Crow Wing County. Spanning 6,850 acres and established in 1993,…

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park (Kentucky)

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Gilbertsville. Spanning 1,352 acres and established in 1949, this park…

Lake Darling State Park (Iowa)

Lake Darling State Park

Lake Darling State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Brighton in Washington County County. Spanning 1,417 acres and established in 1950, this…

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Lake Anita State Park

Lake Anita State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Anita in Cass County County. Spanning 1,062 acres and established in 1961, this park offers a…

John Boyd Thacher State Park Helderberg Escarpment New York

Thacher State Park

Thacher State Park is a public state park in New York near Voorheesville. Spanning 2,155 acres and established in 1914, this park offers a peaceful…

waves crash against the shore at Cape Disappointment State Park

Jarrell Cove State Park

Jarrell Cove State Park is a public state park in Washington near Shelton in Mason County. Spanning 67 acres and established in 1953, this park offers…

Massive 215-foot natural limestone arch over Cedar Creek gorge at Natural Bridge State Park Virginia

Rutland State Park

Rutland State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Rutland in Worcester County. Spanning 300 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Fort Macon State Park (North Carolina)

Fort Macon State Park

Fort Macon State Park is a public state park in North Carolina near Atlantic Beach in Carteret County. Spanning 424 acres and established in 1924, this…

Mansfield Hollow State Park (Connecticut)

Mansfield Hollow State Park

Mansfield Hollow State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Mansfield in Tolland County. Spanning 251 acres and established in 1952, this…

Barnwell State Park South Carolina

Barnwell State Park

Barnwell State Park is a public state park in South Carolina near Blackville. Established in 1937, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Swartswood State Park (New Jersey)

Swartswood State Park

Swartswood State Park is a public state park in New Jersey near Swartswood in Sussex County. Spanning 3,460 acres and established in 1915, this park…

Carter Caves State Resort Park (Kentucky)

Carter Caves State Resort Park

Carter Caves State Resort Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Olive Hill. Established in 1946, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

Fort Casey Historical State Park (Washington)

Fort Casey Historical State Park

Fort Casey Historical State Park is a public state park in Washington near Coupeville in Island County. Spanning 467 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

Greenbo Lake State Resort Park (Kentucky)

Greenbo Lake State Resort Park

Greenbo Lake State Resort Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Greenup. Established in 1970, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

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Lovewell State Park

Lovewell State Park is a public state park in Kansas near Webber in Jewell County. Spanning 1,160 acres and established in 1967, this park offers a…

Robertsville State Park (Missouri)

Robertsville State Park

Robertsville State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Robertsville in Franklin County. Spanning 1,225 acres and established in 1979, this…

Mayo River State Park (North Carolina)

Mayo River State Park

Mayo River State Park is a public state park in North Carolina near Mayodan in Rockingham County. Spanning 2,778 acres and established in 2003, this…

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park (California)

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Coloma in El Dorado County. Spanning 576 acres and established in…

waterfall at mcarthur-burney falls memorial state park

McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park

McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park is a public state park in California near Burney in Shasta County. Spanning 910 acres and established in…

Sangchris Lake State Park (Illinois)

Sangchris Lake State Park

Sangchris Lake State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Rochester in Christian, Sangamon County. Spanning 3,022 acres and established in…

Beacon Rock State Park Washington

Beacon Rock State Park

Beacon Rock State Park is a public state park in Washington near Skamania in Skamania County. Spanning 5,100 acres and established in 1935, this park…

Moraine Hills State Park (Illinois)

Moraine Hills State Park

Moraine Hills State Park is a public state park in Illinois near McHenry in McHenry County. Spanning 2,200 acres and established in 1939, this park…

Governor Nelson State Park (Wisconsin)

Governor Nelson State Park

Governor Nelson State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near Madison in Dane County. Spanning 422 acres and established in 1975, this park…

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

Manzano Mountains State Park

Manzano Mountains State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Mountainair in Torrance County. Spanning 160 acres and established in 1973, this…

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