Local Parks

Parks run by a city, county, township or local park district. They are in our directory because they were once state parks or are commonly listed as state parks; each profile names the current operator.

Most are in Minnesota (7), Oklahoma (6), Washington (6). Counts are taken live from our profiles.

How we assign park types

Since October 2026 we take the type from the official name the managing state agency uses. A unit is a State Park only if the agency calls it “… State Park”. Otherwise it gets the type its official name states, such as State Recreation Area or State Historic Site. Every profile carries one type at most.

Units run by federal agencies, tribes or private operators, and parts of a larger park, carry no type. Their profiles say who runs them. Older assignments are being checked against the agencies, so a profile can still change type. More on our sources: editorial and review methodology.

Local Parks by state

All 68 profiles, by state

Alabama

California

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Iowa

Kentucky

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Nebraska

Nevada

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Texas

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Other park types

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