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.

Penrose Point State Park (Washington)

Penrose Point State Park

Penrose Point State Park is a public state park in Washington near Lakebay in Pierce County. Spanning 165 acres and established in 1953, this park…

Chittenango Falls State Park (New York)

Chittenango Falls State Park

Chittenango Falls State Park is a public state park in New York near Chittenango in Madison County. Spanning 195 acres and established in 1922, this…

Kelleys Island State Park (Ohio)

Kelleys Island State Park

Kelleys Island State Park is a public state park in Ohio near Kelleys Island in Erie County. Spanning 677 acres and established in 1956, this park…

Daroga State Park (Washington)

Daroga State Park

Daroga State Park is a public state park in Washington near Orondo in Douglas County. Spanning 90 acres and established in 1981, this park offers a…

Gathland State Park (Maryland)

Gathland State Park

Gathland State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Burkittsville in Frederick, Washington County. Spanning 144 acres and established in 1949,…

Katy Trail State Park (Missouri)

Katy Trail State Park

Katy Trail State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Rocheport in Boone, Callaway, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Montgomery, Pettis, St. Charles,…

Brantley Lake State Park (New Mexico)

Brantley Lake State Park

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

Mammoth Spring State Park (Arkansas)

Mammoth Spring State Park

Mammoth Spring State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Mammoth Spring in Fulton County. Spanning 62.5 acres and established in 1957, this…

Stonewall Resort State Park (West Virginia)

Stonewall Resort State Park

Stonewall Resort State Park is a public state park in West Virginia near Roanoke. Established in 1990, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

Fenton Lake State Park (New Mexico)

Fenton Lake State Park

Fenton Lake State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Jemez Springs in Sandoval County. Spanning 700 acres and established in 1984, this…

Devils River State Natural Area (Texas)

Devils River State Natural Area

Devils River State Natural Area is a public state park in Texas near Del Rio in Val Verde County. Spanning 37,000 acres and established in 1988, this…

Samuel P. Taylor State Park (California)

Samuel P. Taylor State Park

Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a public state park in California near Lagunitas in Marin County. Spanning 2,700 acres and established in 1945, this…

Bigelow Hollow State Park (Connecticut)

Bigelow Hollow State Park

Bigelow Hollow State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Union in Tolland County. Spanning 516 acres and established in 1949, this park…

Ike Kinswa State Park (Washington)

Ike Kinswa State Park

Ike Kinswa State Park is a public state park in Washington near Mossyrock in Lewis County. Spanning 421 acres and established in 1963, this park offers…

Oliver Lee Memorial State Park (New Mexico)

Oliver Lee Memorial State Park

Oliver Lee Memorial State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Alamogordo in Otero County. Spanning 640 acres and established in 1980, this…

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Hopatcong State Park

Hopatcong State Park is a public state park in New Jersey near Landing in Morris, Sussex County. Spanning 163 acres and established in 1922, this park…

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Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park

Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Carlisle. Established in 1927, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Mississippi River State Park (Arkansas)

Mississippi River State Park

Mississippi River State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Marianna in Jersey, Calhoun County. Spanning 98.69 acres and established in 2008,…

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Redwood State Park

Redwood State Park is a public state park in California near Orick in Humboldt County. Spanning 1,164 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into…

Lake DeGray State Park (Arkansas)

Lake DeGray State Park

Lake DeGray State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Bismarck. Spanning 984 acres and established in 1974, this park offers a peaceful…

Voorhees State Park (New Jersey)

Voorhees State Park

Voorhees State Park is a public state park in New Jersey near High Bridge in Hunterdon County. Spanning 1,400 acres and established in 1929, this park…

Tugman State Park (Oregon)

Tugman State Park

Tugman State Park is a public state park in Oregon near Lakeside. Spanning 560 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of…

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Bull Shoals State Park

Bull Shoals State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Bull Shoals. Established in 1955, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for…

Wind-twisted Monterey cypress trees on granite cliffs with turquoise cove at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve

Discover Point Lobos State Natural Reserve in California. Plan your visit with trail info, best times to go, camping tips, and everything you need for a great outdoor adventure.

Ainsworth State Park Oregon

Ainsworth State Park

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

Aerial photograph of Crawford State Park

Elk City State Park

Elk City State Park is a public state park in Kansas near Independence in Montgomery County. Spanning 857 acres and established in 1967, this park…

historic cabin at a state park near frederick maryland

Fort Frederick State Park

Fort Frederick State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Big Pool in Washington County. Spanning 722 acres and established in 1922, this park…

Roberto Clemente State Park (New York)

Roberto Clemente State Park

Roberto Clemente State Park is a public state park in New York near Bronx in Bronx County. Spanning 25 acres and established in 1973, this park offers…

La Pine State Park (Oregon)

La Pine State Park

La Pine State Park is a public state park in Oregon near La Pine. Established in 1966, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of…

Priest Lake State Park (Idaho)

Priest Lake State Park

Priest Lake State Park is a public state park in Idaho near Coolin in Bonner County. Spanning 755 acres and established in 1973, this park offers a…

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White Oak Lake State Park

White Oak Lake State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Bluff City in Ouachita, Nevada County. Spanning 725 acres and established in 1967,…

China Camp State Park (California)

China Camp State Park

China Camp State Park is a public state park in California near San Rafael in Marin County. Spanning 1,514 acres and established in 1976, this park…

Dabney State Recreation Area (Oregon)

Dabney State Recreation Area

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

Bluff Point State Park (Connecticut)

Bluff Point State Park

Bluff Point State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Groton in New London County. Spanning 806 acres and established in 1971, this park…

Skinner State Park (Massachusetts)

Skinner State Park

Skinner State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Hadley in Hampshire County. Spanning 843 acres and established in 1940, this park…

A State Park bridge over a river with trees on either side.

Glendalough State Park

Glendalough State Park is a public state park in Minnesota near Battle Lake in Otter Tail County. Spanning 2,931 acres and established in 1992, this…

Pickett State Park Natural Bridge Tennessee

Richard B. Russell State Park

Richard B. Russell State Park is a public state park in Georgia near Elberton in 1987 County. Spanning 2,508 acres and established in 1987, this park…

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Paradise Point State Park

Paradise Point State Park is a public state park in Washington near Ridgefield in Clark County. Spanning 88 acres and established in 1958, this park…

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Jenny Wiley State Resort Park

Jenny Wiley State Resort Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Prestonsburg. Established in 1954, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

Pike Lake State Park welcome sign

Jesse Owens State Park

Jesse Owens State Park is a public state park in Ohio near McConnelsville in Morgan County. Spanning 5,735 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

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Carley State Park

Carley State Park is a public state park in Minnesota near Mankato in Wabasha County. Spanning 209 acres and established in 1949, this park offers a…

the beach at Sandy Point State Park with a water tower in the background

Martinak State Park

Martinak State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Denton in Caroline County. Spanning 105 acres and established in 1964, this park offers a…

Heron Lake State Park (New Mexico)

Heron Lake State Park

Heron Lake State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Rutheron in Rio Arriba County. Spanning 5,900 acres and established in 1971, this park…

Grand Gulf State Park (Missouri)

Grand Gulf State Park

Grand Gulf State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Thayer in Oregon County. Spanning 321.96 acres and established in 1939, this park offers…

Millwood State Park (Arkansas)

Millwood State Park

Millwood State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Ashdown in Little River County. Spanning 824 acres and established in 1976, this park…

Knox Farm State Park (New York)

Knox Farm State Park

Knox Farm State Park is a public state park in New York near East Aurora in Erie County. Spanning 633 acres and established in 2001, this park offers a…

Villanueva State Park (New Mexico)

Villanueva State Park

Villanueva State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Villanueva in San Miguel County. Spanning 1,600 acres and established in 1967, this…

Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park (Montana)

Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park

Tucked beneath limestone cliffs along the Jefferson River, Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park protects one of the most spectacular cave systems in the…

Dworshak State Park (Idaho)

Dworshak State Park

Dworshak State Park is a public state park in Idaho near Orofino in Clearwater County. Spanning 850 acres and established in 1989, this park offers a…

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