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.

America's State Parks Editorial Team
Monson Lake State Park pelicans Minnesota

Monson Lake State Park

Official Guide: Monson Lake State Park — A small, remarkably quiet park focused entirely on the preservation of tranquil lake ecology and…

Fort Ridgely State Park landscape Minnesota

Fort Ridgely State Park

Official Guide: Fort Ridgely State Park — Preserving crucial Minnesota history from the Dakota War of 1862, alongside hundreds of acres of…

dock on a pond at a state park near nisswa minnesota

Sibley State Park

Sibley State Park is one of western Minnesota’s most popular outdoor destinations—a 2,936-acre
landscape of rolling hills, hardwood forests, and…

Camden State Park river Minnesota

Camden State Park

Official Guide: Camden State Park — An oasis of deep woods and a spring-fed river in southwestern Minnesota, famous for its excellent brown…

Lac Qui Parle State Park (Minnesota)

Lac Qui Parle State Park

Lac Qui Parle State Park is one of Minnesota’s premier birding destinations—a sprawling complex of
river floodplains, prairie wetlands, and…

Upper Sioux Agency State Park (Minnesota)

Upper Sioux Agency State Park

PARK PERMANENTLY CLOSED – February 16, 2024
Upper Sioux Agency State Park was permanently closed on February 16, 2024. The 1,280 acres of

Skidaway Island State Park (Georgia)

Skidaway Island State Park

Skidaway Island State Park is Savannah’s secret escape—a 588-acre barrier island sanctuary where
Spanish moss-draped live oaks meet shimmering…

Paris Mountain State Park (South Carolina)

Paris Mountain State Park

Paris Mountain State Park is Greenville’s backyard wilderness—a 1,540-acre retreat just minutes from
downtown that showcases some of the finest…

Kodachrome Basin State Park

Kodachrome Basin State Park

Kodachrome Basin State Park is one of Utah’s most colorful hidden gems—a surreal landscape of
67 monolithic sandstone spires rising from a…

Jordanelle State Park (Utah)

Jordanelle State Park

Jordanelle State Park is Utah’s premier watersports playground—a 3,300-acre reservoir just minutes
from Park City. With an 8-lane boat launch,…

Sweetwater Creek State Park (Georgia)

Sweetwater Creek State Park

Sweetwater Creek State Park is a 2,549-acre wilderness escape just 15 miles from downtown
Atlanta—where Civil War history meets Hollywood…

Ecola State Park Oregon dramatic coastal headland with sea stacks at sunset

Ecola State Park

Where Ancient Rainforest Meets the Pacific on Oregon’s Most Cinematic Coastline

Antelope Island

Antelope Island State Park

Antelope Island State Park is Utah’s largest island in the Great Salt Lake—and one
of America’s most surreal landscapes. Here you can float…

Haunted Village returns to Spring Mill State Park

Spring Mill State Park

Spring Mill State Park offers a rare journey through time—and space. At its heart lies a
meticulously restored 1814 pioneer village with a…

Fort Mountain State Park (Georgia)

Fort Mountain State Park

Fort Mountain State Park is shrouded in mystery. At its summit stands one of Georgia’s most
enigmatic archaeological features—a 855-foot-long…

Raven Rock State Park (North Carolina)

Raven Rock State Park

Cape Fear’s Ancient Stone Giant — Home of a dramatic 150-foot crystalline rock outcrop
stretching over a mile along the Cape Fear…

Red Top Mountain State Park (Georgia)

Red Top Mountain State Park

Atlanta’s Lake Peninsula Paradise — On 12,000-acre Lake Allatoona with sandy swim beach,
15+ miles of trails, 140+ campsites,…

A wooden path leading to a sandy beach in a State Park.

Kohler-Andrae State Park

Lake Michigan’s Dune Paradise — 2.5 miles of sandy beach, ancient sand dunes,
and the famous Cordwalk through protected natural…

Stone Mountain Park (Georgia)

Stone Mountain Park

Stone Mountain Park: Atlanta’s Iconic Granite Landmark

Stone Mountain State Park (North Carolina)

Stone Mountain State Park

National Natural Landmark — Experience the 600-foot granite dome rising from the Blue
Ridge,
200-foot waterfalls, 21…

Buttermilk Falls State Park (New York)

Buttermilk Falls State Park

Finger Lakes Waterfall Paradise — Experience the 165-foot Buttermilk Falls,
swim in a natural pool beneath the cascade, hike through…

South Mountains State Park (North Carolina)

South Mountains State Park

North Carolina’s Foothill Wilderness — Home to the spectacular 80-foot High Shoals
Falls,
50 miles of hiking trails,…

Allegany State Park

Allegany State Park

New York’s Largest State Park — 65,000 acres of forested wilderness with 375 cabins,
two scenic lakes, Bear Caves, Thunder Rocks,…

Potato Creek State Park (Indiana)

Potato Creek State Park

Northern Indiana’s Premier Lake Destination — Centered around 327-acre Worster Lake,
featuring year-round cabins, 287 electric…

Clifty Falls State Park dramatic waterfall cascading into forested canyon in Indiana

Clifty Falls State Park

Indiana’s Waterfall Wonderland — Four stunning waterfalls plunging up to 83 feet,
a 300-foot deep canyon carved by glacial…

Pipestem Resort State Park aerial tramway descending into Bluestone River Gorge with autumn colors

Pipestem Resort State Park

West Virginia’s Premier Family Adventure Resort — Ride the aerial tramway
1,200 feet into the Bluestone River Gorge, stay at a lodge…

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park ancient towering redwoods with Smith River and morning mist

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

World Heritage Site & Home to 7% of the World’s Old-Growth Redwoods —
Walk among 2,000-year-old giants over 300 feet tall, camp…

kids riding a toboggan at a state park

Pokagon State Park

Indiana’s Premier Winter Destination — Home to a legendary 1,780-foot
refrigerated toboggan run reaching 40 mph, the historic…

High Falls Park

High Falls State Park

Georgia’s Hidden Waterfall Treasure — The tallest cascading waterfall south of Atlanta,
featuring a 650-acre lake ranked among…

Nehalem Bay State Park

Nehalem Bay State Park

Oregon Coast Spit Paradise — A 4-mile sand spit between the Pacific
Ocean and Nehalem Bay, with 265 campsites, 18 yurts,…

Leo Carrillo State Park

Leo Carrillo State Park

Malibu’s Most Iconic State Park — Hollywood’s favorite filming beach featuring sea
caves, tide pools, 1.5 miles of coastline, and…

Beachfront along Lake Michigan in Indiana Dunes State Park

Indiana Dunes State Park

Lake Michigan’s Natural Wonder — 3 miles of pristine beach, towering 200-foot dunes, and
the legendary 3 Dune Challenge….

Niagara Falls State Park

Niagara Falls State Park

America’s Oldest State Park (1885) — Updated for 2026 with current attraction prices, seasonal schedules, and visitor tips

Snow Canyon State Park (Utah)

Snow Canyon State Park

Utah’s red rock masterpiece — 7,400 acres of ancient lava flows, petrified dunes, and
sandstone slot canyons near St. George

Liberty State Park (New Jersey)

Liberty State Park

Liberty State Park: New York Harbor’s Front Row Seat

Wooden boardwalk beneath Alum Cave rock overhang with Middle Fork River at Audra State Park West Virginia

Audra State Park

Official West Virginia State Park – Barbour County

Lake Minnewaska sky lake with white cliffs and autumn foliage at Minnewaska State Park Preserve New York

Minnewaska State Park Preserve

New York’s Sky Lake Paradise — Nearly 24,000 acres atop the Shawangunk Ridge, home to
three pristine “sky lakes” perched 2,000…

Aerial view of Big Bay State Park sandy beach on Madeline Island Lake Superior Wisconsin

Big Bay State Park

Official Wisconsin State Park – Apostle Islands Region

Taughannock Falls 215-foot waterfall plunging into rocky gorge Finger Lakes New York

Taughannock Falls State Park

The Tallest Single-Drop Waterfall East of the Rockies — 215-foot plunge into a 400-foot gorge, flat gorge trail, rim overlooks, Cayuga Lake…

Lake Trahlyta with fall foliage and CCC cabin at Vogel State Park Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains

Vogel State Park

Official Georgia State Park – Established 1931

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