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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.

waterfall at john bryan state park in ohio

John Bryan State Park

John Bryan State Park is a public state park in Ohio near Yellow Springs in Greene County. Spanning 752 acres and established in 1951, this park offers…

Ocean City State Park (Washington)

Ocean City State Park

Ocean City State Park is a public state park in Washington near Westport in Grays Harbor County. Spanning 170 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Washington Monument State Park (Maryland)

Washington Monument State Park

Washington Monument State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Boonsboro in Frederick, Washington County. Spanning 191 acres and established in…

Bledsoe creek state park sign located within a serene state park.

Bledsoe Creek State Park

Bledsoe Creek State Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Gallatin in Sumner County. Spanning 164 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Lake Lincoln State Park (Mississippi)

Lake Lincoln State Park

Lake Lincoln State Park is a public state park in Mississippi near Wesson. Spanning 550 acres and established in 1965, this park offers a peaceful…

Gay City State Park (Connecticut)

Gay City State Park

Gay City State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Hebron in Tolland County. Spanning 1,569 acres and established in 1944, this park offers…

Macedonia Brook State Park (Connecticut)

Macedonia Brook State Park

Macedonia Brook State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Kent in Litchfield County. Spanning 2,302 acres and established in 1918, this…

long exposure shot of a waterfall at Frozen Head State Park

Warriors Path State Park

Warriors Path State Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Kingsport in Bedford County County. Spanning 950 acres and established in 1952, this…

Nolte State Park (Washington)

Nolte State Park

Nolte State Park is a public state park in Washington near Enumclaw in King County. Spanning 117 acres and established in 1971, this park offers a…

Tolmie State Park (Washington)

Tolmie State Park

Tolmie State Park is a public state park in Washington near Lacey in Thurston County. Spanning 154 acres and established in 1965, this park offers a…

Wall Doxey State Park (Mississippi)

Wall Doxey State Park

Wall Doxey State Park is a public state park in Mississippi near Holly Springs in Marshall County. Spanning 750 acres and established in 1935, this…

Moose Lake State Park (Minnesota)

Moose Lake State Park

Moose Lake State Park is a public state park in Minnesota near Moose Lake in Carlton County. Spanning 1,194 acres and established in 1971, this park…

Norris Dam State Park (Tennessee)

Norris Dam State Park

Norris Dam State Park is a public state park in Tennessee near Rocky Top in Anderson, Campbell County. Spanning 4,038 acres and established in 1953,…

Fort Ord Dunes State Park (California)

Fort Ord Dunes State Park

Fort Ord Dunes State Park is a public state park in California near Marina in Monterey County. Spanning 980 acres and established in 2009, this park…

Evangola State Park (New York)

Evangola State Park

Evangola State Park is a public state park in New York near Irving in Erie County. Spanning 733 acres and established in 1954, this park offers a…

Cedar Point State Park (New York)

Cedar Point State Park

Cedar Point State Park is a public state park in New York near Clayton in Jefferson County. Spanning 48 acres and established in 1898, this park offers…

Rib Mountain State Park (Wisconsin)

Rib Mountain State Park

Rib Mountain State Park is a public state park in Wisconsin near Wausau in Marathon County. Spanning 1,528 acres and established in 1927, this park…

Graham Cave State Park (Missouri)

Graham Cave State Park

Graham Cave State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Montgomery City in Montgomery County. Spanning 386 acres and established in 1964, this…

Sam A. Baker State Park (Missouri)

Sam A. Baker State Park

Sam A. Baker State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Patterson in Wayne County. Spanning 5,323 acres and established in 1926, this park…

Squantz Pond State Park (Connecticut)

Squantz Pond State Park

Squantz Pond State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near New Fairfield in Fairfield County. Spanning 172 acres and established in 1926, this…

Lowden State Park (Illinois)

Lowden State Park

Lowden State Park is a public state park in Illinois near Oregon in Ogle County. Spanning 207 acres and established in 1945, this park offers a…

Keowee-Toxaway State Park (South Carolina)

Keowee-Toxaway State Park

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the northern shoreline of Lake Keowee, Keowee-Toxaway State Park sits at the crossroads of…

kayak on the beach in a state park near baltimore maryland

Janes Island State Park

Janes Island State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Crisfield in Somerset County. Spanning 3,160 acres and established in 1963, this park…

Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (Missouri)

Rock Bridge Memorial State Park

Rock Bridge Memorial State Park is a public state park in Missouri near Columbia in Boone County. Spanning 2,273 acres and established in 1967, this…

Volcanic basalt formations along Snake River at sunset Massacre Rocks State Park Idaho

Massacre Rocks State Park

Oregon Trail’s Most Feared Passage — The narrow rock gateway that terrified 19th-century emigrants, pioneer inscriptions at Register Rock,…

Rainbow Falls State Park (Washington)

Rainbow Falls State Park

Rainbow Falls State Park is a public state park in Washington near Chehalis in Lewis County. Spanning 129 acres and established in 1935, this park…

Hug Point State Recreation Site (Oregon)

Hug Point State Recreation Site

Hug Point State Recreation Site is a public state park in Oregon near Cannon Beach. Spanning 43 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat into nature…

Burr Pond State Park (Connecticut)

Burr Pond State Park

Burr Pond State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Torrington in Litchfield County. Spanning 438 acres and established in 1949, this park…

Historic grist mill at Babcock State Park

Huntington State Park

Huntington State Park is a public state park in Connecticut near Redding in Orange County. Spanning 111 acres and established in 1966, this park offers…

Oswald West State Park (Oregon)

Oswald West State Park

Oswald West State Park is a public state park in Oregon near Manzanita. Spanning 2,448 acres and established in 1958, this park offers a peaceful…

Dolliver Memorial State Park copperas beds Iowa

Honey Creek State Park

Honey Creek State Park is a public state park in Iowa near Moravia in Comal County. Spanning 828 acres and established in 1985, this park offers a…

Castle Crags State Park (California)

Castle Crags State Park

Castle Crags State Park is a public state park in California near Castella in Shasta County. Spanning 3,905 acres, the park offers a peaceful retreat…

Finger Lakes State Park (Missouri)

Finger Lakes State Park

Built on a reclaimed strip mine where environmental restoration created a landscape of lakes, ridges, and valleys, Finger Lakes State Park is one of…

Lake Cascade State Park (Idaho)

Lake Cascade State Park

Lake Cascade State Park is a public state park in Idaho near Cascade in Valley County. Spanning 500 acres and established in 1999, this park offers a…

Jones Lake State Park (North Carolina)

Jones Lake State Park

Jones Lake State Park is a public state park in North Carolina near Elizabethtown in Bladen County. Spanning 2,208 acres and established in 1939, this…

Seven Lakes State Park (Michigan)

Seven Lakes State Park

Seven Lakes State Park is a public state park in Michigan near Fenton in Oakland County. Spanning 1,434 acres and established in 1971, this park offers…

Sweetwater Lake

Harmonie State Park

Harmonie State Park is a public state park in Indiana near New Harmony in Posey County. Spanning 3,465 acres and established in 1966, this park offers…

Kring Point State Park (New York)

Kring Point State Park

Kring Point State Park is a public state park in New York near Alexandria Bay in Jefferson County. Spanning 61 acres and established in 1898, this park…

A State Park featuring a river surrounded by trees and grass.

Big Lake State Park

625-acre lake with swimming, fishing, and nature center.

Spencer Spit State Park (Washington)

Spencer Spit State Park

Spencer Spit State Park is a public state park in Washington near Lopez Island in San Juan County. Spanning 138 acres and established in 1967, this…

Three Island Crossing State Park (Idaho)

Three Island Crossing State Park

Three Island Crossing State Park is a public state park in Idaho near Glenns Ferry in Elmore County. Spanning 613 acres and established in 1971, this…

aerial photograph of Lake Sammamish State Park

Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park

Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park is a public state park in Washington near Coulee City in Grant County. Spanning 3,774 acres and established in 1933,…

Highland Hammocks State Park (Florida)

Highland Hammocks State Park

Highland Hammocks State Park is a public state park in Florida near Sebring. Spanning 9,000 acres and established in 1931, this park offers a peaceful…

Donner Memorial State Park (California)

Donner Memorial State Park

Donner Memorial State Park is a public state park in California near Truckee in Nevada and Placer County. Spanning 3,293 acres and established in 1928,…

South Yuba River State Park (California)

South Yuba River State Park

South Yuba River State Park is a public state park in California near Nevada City in Nevada County. Spanning 11,000 acres, the park offers a peaceful…

Father Hennepin State Park (Minnesota)

Father Hennepin State Park

Father Hennepin State Park is a public state park in Minnesota near Isle in Mille Lacs County. Spanning 275 acres and established in 1941, this park…

Clarkco State Park Mississippi (1)

Clarkco State Park

65-acre lake with fishing, swimming, and Caddo village site.

Sweetwater Lake

Craig Lake State Park

Craig Lake State Park is a public state park in Michigan near Champion in Baraga County. Spanning 9,732 acres and established in 1967, this park offers…

New Germany State Park (Maryland)

New Germany State Park

New Germany State Park is a public state park in Maryland near Grantsville in Garrett County. Spanning 508 acres and established in 1930, this park…

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