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.

Starvation State Park (Utah)

Starvation State Park

Starvation State Park is a public state park in Utah near Duchesne. Spanning 3,500 acres and established in 1972, this park offers a peaceful retreat…

Bull Shoals-White River State Park

Bull Shoals-White River State Park

Discover Bull Shoals-White River State Park in Arkansas. Plan your visit with trail info, best times to go, camping tips, and everything you need for a great outdoor adventure.

Fort Ross State Historic Park (California)

Fort Ross State Historic Park

Fort Ross State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Jenner in Sonoma County. Spanning 3,393 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park (Michigan)

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a public state park in Michigan near Copper Harbor in Keweenaw County. Spanning 987 acres and established in 1923,…

Mashamoquet Brook State Park (Connecticut)

Mashamoquet Brook State Park

Mashamoquet Brook State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Pomfret in Windham County. Spanning 900 acres and established in 1918, this…

Bear Head Lake State Park Minnesota

Bear Head Lake State Park

Discover Bear Head Lake State Park in Minnesota. Plan your visit with trail info, best times to go, camping tips, and everything you need for a great outdoor adventure.

Santa Rosa Lake State Park (New Mexico)

Santa Rosa Lake State Park

Santa Rosa Lake State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Santa Rosa in Guadalupe County. Spanning 550 acres and established in 1981, this…

State Park featuring the forever wild Walls of Jericho tract.

Jericho State Park

Jericho State Park is a public state park in New Hampshire near Berlin in Franklin County. Spanning 750 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Sunapee State Park (New Hampshire)

Sunapee State Park

Sunapee State Park is a public state park in New Hampshire near Newbury in Merrimack County. Spanning 2,893 acres and established in 1948, this park…

Governor Thompson State Park (Wisconsin)

Governor Thompson State Park

Governor Thompson State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near Crivitz in Marinette County. Spanning 2,800 acres and established in 2000, this…

Ha Ha Tonka castle ruins on cliff overlooking Lake of the Ozarks Missouri with autumn colors

Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area

Busiek State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Rogersville. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Ames Nowell State Park Massachusetts

Ames Nowell State Park

Discover Ames Nowell State Park in Massachusetts. Plan your visit with trail info, best times to go, camping tips, and everything you need for a great outdoor adventure.

Conchas Lake State Park (New Mexico)

Conchas Lake State Park

Conchas Lake State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Conchas Dam in San Miguel County. Spanning 359 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

Sacajawea State Park (Washington)

Sacajawea State Park

Sacajawea State Park is a public state park in Washington near Pasco. Established in 1931, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors…

Rocky Arbor State Park (Wisconsin)

Rocky Arbor State Park

Rocky Arbor State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near Wisconsin Dells in Juneau County. Spanning 244 acres and established in 1932, this park…

Nelson Dewey State Park (Wisconsin)

Nelson Dewey State Park

Nelson Dewey State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near Cassville in Grant County. Spanning 756 acres and established in 1935, this park…

Zachary Taylor State Park (Florida)

Zachary Taylor State Park

Zachary Taylor State Park is a public state park in Louisiana near St. Gabriel. Spanning 87 acres and established in 1973, this park offers a peaceful…

cane creek state park arkansas

Cane Creek State Park

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

Historic Washington State Park (Arkansas)

Historic Washington State Park

Historic Washington State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Washington in Hempstead County. Spanning 101 acres and established in 1973, this…

Jack London State Historic Park (California)

Jack London State Historic Park

Jack London State Historic Park is a public state park in California near Glen Ellen in Sonoma County. Spanning 47.5 acres and established in 1960,…

Argyle Lake State Park Illinois

Wolf Creek State Park

Wolf Creek State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Windsor in Shelby County. Spanning 25,300 acres and established in 1968, this park offers…

Davy Crockett State Park (Tennessee)

Davy Crockett State Park

Davy Crockett State Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Lawrenceburg. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

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Wadleigh State Park

Wadleigh State Park is a public state park in New Hampshire near Sutton in Merrimack County. Spanning 43 acres and established in 1934, this park…

Seneca Lake State Park (New York)

Seneca Lake State Park

Seneca Lake State Park is a public state park in New York near Geneva in Seneca County. Spanning 141 acres and established in 1957, this park offers a…

James Baird State Park (New York)

James Baird State Park

James Baird State Park is a public state park in New York near Pleasant Valley in Dutchess County. Spanning 590 acres and established in 1939, this…

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Siloam Springs State Park

Siloam Springs State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Clayton in Adams, Brown County. Spanning 3,323 acres and established in 1940, this…

Sandy Island Beach State Park (New York)

Sandy Island Beach State Park

Sandy Island Beach State Park is a public state park in New York near Sandy Creek in Oswego County. Spanning 227 acres and established in 1959, this…

South Toledo Bend State Park (Louisiana)

South Toledo Bend State Park

South Toledo Bend State Park is a public state park in Louisiana near Anacoco. Spanning 1,000 acres and established in 2004, this park offers a…

Poinsett State Park (South Carolina)

Poinsett State Park

Poinsett State Park is a public state park in South Carolina near Wedgefield in Sumter County. Spanning 1,010 acres and established in 1936, this park…

Long Point State Park (New York)

Long Point State Park

Long Point State Park is a public state park in New York near Three Mile Bay in Cayuga County. Spanning 297 acres and established in 1963, this park…

Obstruction Pass State Park (Washington)

Obstruction Pass State Park

Obstruction Pass State Park is a public state park in Washington near Olga in San Juan County. Spanning 76 acres and established in 2002, this park…

Brooks Memorial State Park (Washington)

Brooks Memorial State Park

Brooks Memorial State Park is a public state park in Washington near Goldendale in Klickitat County. Spanning 700 acres and established in 1944, this…

Whipple Dam State Park (Pennsylvania)

Whipple Dam State Park

Whipple Dam State Park is a public state park in Pennsylvania near Petersburg in Huntingdon County County. Spanning 256 acres and established in 1928,…

Dighton Rock State Park (Massachusetts)

Dighton Rock State Park

Dighton Rock State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Berkley in Bristol41°48′46″N 71°6′23″W / 41.81278°N…

Coleman Camping Cot with camping mattress for couples

Coleman State Park

Coleman State Park is a public state park in New Hampshire near Stewartstown in Coös County. Spanning 1,573 acres and established in 1956, this park…

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Wekiva Springs State Park

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

Illahee State Park (Washington)

Illahee State Park

Illahee State Park is a public state park in Washington near Bremerton in Kitsap County. Spanning 82 acres and established in 1934, this park offers a…

Milford State Park (Kansas)

Milford State Park

Milford State Park is a public state park in Kansas near Milford in Geary, Clay, Dickinson County. Spanning 33,000+ acres and established in 1968, this…

DuPont State Recreational Forest (North Carolina)

DuPont State Recreational Forest

DuPont State Recreational Forest is a public state park in North Carolina near Cedar Mountain. Established in 1997, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

A serene state park exhibiting a picturesque body of water adorned with rocks and trees in the background.

Susquehanna State Park

Susquehanna State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Havre de Grace in Lycoming County County. Spanning 2,753 acres and established in 1960,…

Clarksburg State Park (Massachusetts)

Clarksburg State Park

Clarksburg State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Clarksburg in Berkshire42°44′5″N 73°4′35″W / 42.73472°N…

Poverty Point Reservoir State Park (Louisiana)

Poverty Point Reservoir State Park

Poverty Point Reservoir State Park is a public state park in Louisiana near Delhi. Spanning 2,700 acres and established in 2005, this park offers a…

Springbrook State Park (Iowa)

Springbrook State Park

Springbrook State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Guthrie Center in Guthrie County County. Spanning 930 acres and established in 1926, this…

Saratoga Spa State Park (New York)

Saratoga Spa State Park

Saratoga Spa State Park is a public state park in New York near Saratoga Springs in Saratoga County. Spanning 2,379 acres and established in 1962, this…

Lake Fausse Pointe State Park (Louisiana)

Lake Fausse Pointe State Park

Lake Fausse Pointe State Park is a public state park in Louisiana near St. Martinville. Spanning 6,000 acres and established in 1974, this park offers…

Merchants Millpond State Park (North Carolina)

Merchants Millpond State Park

Merchants Millpond State Park is a public state park in North Carolina near Gatesville in Gates County. Spanning 3,520 acres and established in 1973,…

Scenic State Park (Minnesota)

Scenic State Park

Scenic State Park is a public state park in Minnesota near Bigfork in Ontonagon County. Spanning 3,936 acres and established in 1921, this park offers…

Council Grounds State Park (Wisconsin)

Council Grounds State Park

Council Grounds State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near Merrill in Lincoln County. Spanning 509 acres and established in 1938, this park…

Cape Arago State Park (Oregon)

Cape Arago State Park

Cape Arago State Park is a public state park in Oregon near Coos Bay. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Natchez State Park (Mississippi)

Natchez State Park

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

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