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.

Hard Labor Creek State Park (Georgia)

Hard Labor Creek State Park

Hard Labor Creek State Park offers an 18-hole championship golf course, 20 cozy
cottages, and two stocked fishing lakes—all within an hour of…

Lake Easton State Park (Washington)

Lake Easton State Park

Trusted Guide to Washington’s Cascade Foothills Lake – Updated 2025

Lost River State Park (West Virginia)

Lost River State Park

Trusted Guide to West Virginia’s Lee Family Retreat – Updated 2025

Wildwood State Park (New York)

Wildwood State Park

Wildwood State Park offers 600 acres of hardwood forest with dramatic
bluffs overlooking Long Island Sound! Camp among the trees, hike 12 miles of…

Amnicon Falls State Park Wisconsin

Amnicon Falls State Park

Amnicon Falls State Park features four stunning waterfalls along the Amnicon River,
a historic 55-foot covered bridge, and rustic camping—a…

Millersylvania State Park (Washington)

Millersylvania State Park

Millersylvania State Park features 138 campsites on beautiful Deep
Lake, old-growth forests, and 16 miles of trails through towering cedar and…

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Elijah Clark State Park

Trusted Guide to Georgia’s Revolutionary War Heritage – Updated 2025

Gunlock State Park (Utah)

Gunlock State Park

Trusted Guide to Utah’s Red Rock Swimming Hole – Updated 2025

Heckscher State Park (New York)

Heckscher State Park

Trusted Guide to Long Island’s Bayfront Park – Updated 2025

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Beartown State Park

Beartown State Park: Walking Through a Sandstone Labyrinth in West Virginia’s Mountains

Deep Creek Lake State Park (Maryland)

Deep Creek Lake State Park

Deep Creek Lake State Park in Maryland’s Garrett County features 112 campsites on
Maryland’s largest lake, 20 miles of trails, and proximity to…

Dinosaur State Park (Connecticut)

Dinosaur State Park

Trusted Guide to Connecticut’s Jurassic Trackway – Updated 2025

Roan Mountain State Park (Tennessee)

Roan Mountain State Park

Roan Mountain State Park in Tennessee features spectacular rhododendron gardens,
access to the Appalachian Trail, year-round cabins, and stunning…

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Big Bone Lick State Historic Site

Big Bone Lick State Park in northern Kentucky—the “Birthplace of American Vertebrate
Paleontology”—features a living bison herd, Ice Age…

Harkness Memorial mansion Long Island Sound Connecticut

Harkness Memorial State Park

Official Guide: Harkness Memorial State Park — Home to an incredible historic 1920s Romanesque mansion, sprawling formal botanical gardens, and…

Shawnee State Park (Pennsylvania)

Shawnee State Park

Shawnee State Park in Bedford County, Pennsylvania features the beautiful 451-acre Shawnee
Lake, 200 campsites, Shawnee Lodge on a private…

Cuyamaca Rancho State Park (California)

Cuyamaca Rancho State Park

Cuyamaca Rancho State Park in San Diego County features 100+ miles of trails,
Stonewall Peak with ocean-to-desert views, camping at Paso Picacho,…

Pere Marquette State Park (Illinois)

Pere Marquette State Park

Pere Marquette State Park in Illinois features a historic CCC lodge with a 700-ton
stone fireplace, bald eagle watching (peak: January-February),…

Mount Magazine State Park (Arkansas)

Mount Magazine State Park

Mount Magazine State Park features Arkansas’s highest point at 2,753 feet, a
stunning 60-room lodge with panoramic views, 13 bluff-side cabins with…

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park (California)

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is a 14,000-acre redwood sanctuary featuring the
iconic Fern Canyon (from Jurassic Park!), Roosevelt elk, and…

Sunken Meadow State Park (New York)

Sunken Meadow State Park

Sunken Meadow State Park (officially Governor Alfred E. Smith State Park) is a 1,287-acre coastal gem on Long Island’s north shore, where three miles…

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Fort Yargo State Park

Fort Yargo State Park is a 1,816-acre outdoor destination just one mile south of Winder, Georgia — perfectly positioned between Atlanta and Athens…

Shades State Park (Indiana)

Shades State Park

Shades State Park is Indiana’s rugged canyon country — a 3,082-acre wilderness where sandstone cliffs tower above Sugar Creek, deep ravines shelter…

Lucifer Falls waterfall cascading through the gorge at Robert H. Treman State Park

Robert H. Treman State Park

Official Guide: Robert H. Treman State Park — Home to 12 waterfalls including the 115-foot Lucifer Falls.

Eno River State Park (North Carolina)

Eno River State Park

Eno River State Park is a 4,319-acre urban wilderness just 10 miles from downtown Durham, North Carolina — a green corridor where nearly 30 miles of…

Indian Springs State Park (Georgia)

Indian Springs State Park

Indian Springs State Park is Georgia’s oldest state park and one of the oldest public recreation areas in the entire United States. Located near the…

Watoga State Park (West Virginia)

Watoga State Park

Watoga State Park is a 10,100-acre mountain wilderness in the heart of Pocahontas County, West Virginia — making it the largest state park in the…

Grandfather Mountain State Park

Grandfather Mountain State Park

Grandfather Mountain State Park protects rugged high country surrounding one of NC’s highest peaks
(5,964 ft), with 12 miles of backcountry trails….

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Hartwick Pines State Park

Hartwick Pines State Park protects the largest remaining stand of old-growth white
pines in the Lower Peninsula—a 49-acre virgin forest with…

The Kinzua Bridge, a former railway bridge of the Erie Railroad in McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA, which collapsed in 2003 due to a tornado

Kinzua Bridge State Park

Kinzua Bridge State Park transforms engineering tragedy into triumph! The original 1882
Kinzua Viaduct—once the world’s highest and longest…

Crooked River State Park (Georgia)

Crooked River State Park

Crooked River State Park is your gateway to Cumberland Island and Georgia’s coastal
wilderness! Located on the Crooked River near the Florida…

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Bear Brook State Park

Bear Brook State Park is New Hampshire’s largest developed state park at over
10,000 acres! With 40+ miles of trails for hiking and mountain…

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