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.

Cowan Lake State Park (Ohio)

Cowan Lake State Park

Cowan Lake State Park is a public state park in Ohio near Wilmington in Clinton County. Spanning 1,775 acres and established in 1968, this park offers…

Reelfoot Lake State Park (Tennessee)

Reelfoot Lake State Park

Reelfoot Lake State Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Tiptonville in Lake, Obion County. Spanning 280 acres and established in 1925, this…

Cross Timbers State Park Kansas

Hillsdale State Park

Hillsdale State Park is a public state park in Kansas near Hillsdale in Miami County. Spanning 12,000 acres and established in 1994, this park offers a…

Crystal-clear turquoise sky lake surrounded by autumn foliage and white quartz cliffs at Minnewaska State Park

Westcott Beach State Park

Westcott Beach State Park is a public state park in New York near Henderson Harbor in Jefferson County. Spanning 318 acres and established in 1946,…

Hamlin Beach State Park (New York)

Hamlin Beach State Park

Hamlin Beach State Park is a public state park in New York near Hamlin in Monroe County. Spanning 1,287 acres and established in 1938, this park offers…

Rockland Lake State Park (New York)

Rockland Lake State Park

Rockland Lake State Park is a public state park in New York near Valley Cottage in Rockland County. Spanning 1,133 acres and established in 1958, this…

Watkins Mill State Park (Missouri)

Watkins Mill State Park

Watkins Mill State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Lawson. Spanning 1,500 acres and established in 1964, this park offers a peaceful…

Valley Stream State Park (New York)

Valley Stream State Park

Valley Stream State Park is a public state park in New York near Valley Stream in Nassau County. Spanning 635 acres and established in 1928, this park…

Shabbona Lake State Park (Illinois)

Shabbona Lake State Park

Shabbona Lake State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Shabbona in DeKalb County. Spanning 1,550 acres and established in 1978, this park…

Kettletown State Park (Connecticut)

Kettletown State Park

Kettletown State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Southbury in New Haven County. Spanning 605 acres and established in 1950, this park…

Mount Spokane State Park (Washington)

Mount Spokane State Park

Mount Spokane State Park is a public state park in Washington near Spokane in Spokane County. Spanning 12,444 acres and established in 1927, this park…

Conconully State Park (Washington)

Conconully State Park

Conconully State Park is a public state park in Washington near Conconully in Okanogan County. Spanning 81 acres and established in 1945, this park…

waves at jones beach state park at sunset

Jones Beach State Park

Jones Beach State Park is a public state park in New York near Wantagh in Nassau County. Spanning 2,413 acres and established in 1929, this park offers…

Horseshoe Lake State Park (Illinois)

Horseshoe Lake State Park

Horseshoe Lake State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Granite City in Madison County. Spanning 2,960 acres and established in 1966, this…

Hayes State Park (Michigan)

Hayes State Park

Hayes State Park is a public state park in Michigan near Onsted in Lenawee, Jackson, Washtenaw County. Spanning 654 acres and established in 1920, this…

Wakonda State Park (Missouri)

Wakonda State Park

Wakonda State Park is a public state park in Missouri near La Grange in Lewis County. Spanning 1,054 acres and established in 1960, this park offers a…

Kenlake State Resort Park (Kentucky)

Kenlake State Resort Park

Kenlake State Resort Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Aurora. Spanning 1,795 acres and established in 1948, this park offers a peaceful…

Green River State Park (Utah)

Green River State Park

Green River State Park is a public state park in Utah near Green River in Lee County. Spanning 53 acres and established in 1965, this park offers a…

Sam Houston Jones State Park

Sam Houston Jones State Park

Sam Houston Jones State Park is a public state park in Louisiana near Lake Charles. Spanning 1,087 acres and established in 1944, this park offers a…

clouds over the water at a state park near clarksville tennessee

Paris Landing State Park

Paris Landing State Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Buchanan in Henry County. Spanning 841 acres and established in 1945, this park…

Lake Walcott State Park (Idaho)

Lake Walcott State Park

Lake Walcott State Park is a public state park in Idaho near Rupert in Minidoka County. Spanning 65 acres and established in 1999, this park offers a…

Buffalo Bill's house at Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park

Two Rivers State Recreation Area

Two Rivers State Recreation Area is a public state park in Nebraska near Waterloo in Tioga County. Spanning 644 acres and established in 1960, this…

Bull Shoals-White River State Park

Lake Sylvia Recreation Area

Lake Sylvia Recreation Area is a public state park in Arkansas near Perryville in Perry County. Spanning 18 acres and established in 1936, this park…

Quechee State Park (Vermont)

Quechee State Park

Quechee State Park is a public state park in Vermont near Quechee. Established in 1965, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of…

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Lake Erie State Park

Lake Erie State Park is a public state park in New York near Brocton in Chautauqua County. Spanning 355 acres and established in 1928, this park offers…

Willamette Mission State Park (Oregon)

Willamette Mission State Park

Willamette Mission State Park is a public state park in Oregon near Gervais. Spanning 1,680 acres and established in 1834, this park offers a peaceful…

Fox Ridge State Park (Illinois)

Fox Ridge State Park

Fox Ridge State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Charleston in Coles County. Spanning 8.35 acres and established in 1930, this park offers…

Kerr Lake State Recreation Area (North Carolina)

Kerr Lake State Recreation Area

Kerr Lake State Recreation Area is a public state park in North Carolina near Henderson. Spanning 3,376 acres and established in 1952, this park offers…

Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area Arkansas

Cossatot River State Park

Cossatot River State Park is a public state park in Arkansas near Wickes in Howard, Polk County. Spanning 5,230 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

Mill Bluff State Park (Wisconsin)

Mill Bluff State Park

Mill Bluff State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near Camp Douglas in Monroe and Juneau County. Spanning 1,337 acres and established in 1936,…

evergreen trees at tuckahoe state park in maryland

Tuckahoe State Park

Tuckahoe State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Queen Anne in Caroline, Queen Anne’s County. Spanning 3,994 acres and established in 1963,…

Mount San Jacinto State Park (California)

Mount San Jacinto State Park

Mount San Jacinto State Park is a public state park in California near Idyllwild in Riverside County. Spanning 14,000 acres and established in 1933,…

Cuivre River State Park (Missouri)

Cuivre River State Park

Cuivre River State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Troy in Lincoln County. Spanning 6,393.94 acres and established in 1946, this park…

Heyburn State Park (Idaho)

Heyburn State Park

Heyburn State Park is a public state park in Idaho near Plummer in Benewah County. Spanning 8,076 acres and established in 1908, this park offers a…

Jekyll Island State Park (Georgia)

Jekyll Island State Park

Jekyll Island State Park is a public state park in Georgia near Jekyll Island in 1950 County. Spanning 5,700 acres and established in 1947, this park…

Pillsbury State Park (New Hampshire)

Pillsbury State Park

Pillsbury State Park is a public state park in New Hampshire near Washington in Sullivan County. Spanning 4,456 acres and established in 1920, this…

ashland state park massachusetts

Ashland State Park

Ashland State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Ashland in Middlesex42°14′30″N 71°27′58″W / 42.24167°N 71.46611°W…

Hyde Memorial State Park (New Mexico)

Hyde Memorial State Park

Hyde Memorial State Park is a public state park in New Mexico near Santa Fe in Santa Fe County. Spanning 350 acres and established in 1938, this park…

Wildcat Den sandstone bluffs Iowa

Pine Lake State Park

Pine Lake State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Eldora in Hardin County County. Spanning 654 acres and established in 1926, this park offers a…

Blake Island Marine State Park with Mount Rainier in background

Fairhaven Bay State Park

Fairhaven Bay State Park is a public state park in Washington near Bellingham. The park offers a peaceful retreat into nature for visitors of all ages.

Fort Snelling State Park (Minnesota)

Fort Snelling State Park

Fort Snelling State Park is a public state park in Minnesota near St. Paul in Ramsey, Hennepin, and Dakota County. Spanning 1,825 acres and established…

Harkness Memorial mansion Long Island Sound Connecticut

Lake Waramaug State Park

Lake Waramaug State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near New Preston in Litchfield County. Spanning 95 acres and established in 1920, this…

Wells State Park (Massachusetts)

Wells State Park

Wells State Park is a public state park in Massachusetts near Sturbridge in Menominee County. Spanning 1,445 acres and established in 1968, this park…

Route 66 State Park (Missouri)

Route 66 State Park

Route 66 State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Eureka in St. Louis County. Spanning 424 acres and established in 1997, this park offers a…

Navarro River Redwoods State Park (California)

Navarro River Redwoods State Park

Navarro River Redwoods State Park is a public state park in California near Albion in Mendocino County. Spanning 660 acres and established in 1988,…

Jimmie Davis State Park (Louisiana)

Jimmie Davis State Park

Jimmie Davis State Park is a public state park in Louisiana near Chatham. Spanning 294 acres and established in 1996, this park offers a peaceful…

Hyrum State Park (Utah)

Hyrum State Park

Hyrum State Park is a public state park in Utah near Hyrum in Cache County. Spanning 264 acres and established in 1959, this park offers a peaceful…

Kingdom Come State Park (Kentucky)

Kingdom Come State Park

Kingdom Come State Park is a public state park in Kentucky near Cumberland in Harlan County County. Spanning Park: 1,027 acres and established in 1961,…

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