Genesee Valley Greenway
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 90-Mile Mega Trail — 90-mile multi-use trail from Rochester to Cuba — one of the LONGEST rail trails in […]
State Parks
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Use this directory to browse America's State Parks profiles by destination, activity, facilities, and nearby trip ideas. The finder is built from our park profile database and is designed for planning decisions: compare parks, open detailed profiles, then use official park links for current fees, permits, closures, and reservations.
Current public scope: 2,900+ state park profiles across all 50 states. See our editorial review methodology for how ASP researches, updates, and reviews park information.
Galop Island State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 War of 1812 Stronghold — Strategic island at the head of the St. Lawrence River — site of the
Frenchman Island State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Thousand Islands Gem — Undeveloped island in the St. Lawrence River — part of the 1,864-island archipelago at the
Deans Cove Boat Launch
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Cayuga Launch — Boat launch on Cayuga Lake — the longest Finger Lake at 38.2 miles and one of
Croil Island State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 St. Lawrence Island — Island park on the St. Lawrence River — part of the legendary Thousand Islands region,
Crab Island State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Revolutionary War Island — Island in Lake Champlain where American forces staged the FIRST naval battle of the Revolution
Conesus Lake Boat Launch
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Western Finger Lake — Public boat launch on Conesus Lake — the westernmost of the Finger Lakes, known for
Catharine Valley Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Finger Lakes Wine Trail — 12-mile multi-use trail through the Catharine Valley — connecting Watkins Glen to Mark Twain
Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Finger Lakes Icon — Marine park on Canandaigua Lake — one of the most beautiful Finger Lakes, whose Seneca
Canadarago State Marine Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Finger Lake Launch — State marine park on Canadarago Lake — access point to one of the lesser-known Finger
Bonavista State Park Golf Course
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Adirondack Golf — 18-hole state park golf course in the Adirondack foothills — one of the most affordable public
Central Ferry Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Snake River Gateway — 185-acre park on the Snake River in southeastern Washington — where the Palouse Hills meet
Cutts Island Marine State Park
🏆 Official Guide: Cutts Island Marine State Park — A water-access-only island in Washington’s South Puget Sound, known locally as
Fort Okanogan
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 First American Fort — Site of the FIRST American-built fort in the Pacific Northwest (1811) — where the Pacific
Fort Ward Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Bainbridge Island Fort — Historic harbor defense fort on Bainbridge Island — guarding the entrance to Rich Passage in
Griffin Bay
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 San Juan Islands — Protected bay on San Juan Island — in the heart of Washington’s stunning San Juan
Hanging Gardens
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Cascade Cliff Garden — Unique cliff-face garden ecosystem along the Columbia River Gorge — where mist from waterfalls creates
Jackson House State Park Heritage Site
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 First American Home in WA — The OLDEST American-built home in Washington state (1845) — built by John R.
Lake Isabella
🏆🏆🏆 Cascade Lake — Small mountain lake in the Cascade Range foothills — quiet fishing and camping in the Pacific
Loomis Lake
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Pacific Coast Dunes — Coastal dune lake on the Long Beach Peninsula — the longest continuous sand beach in
Matia Island Marine State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 San Juan Wilderness Island — 145-acre wilderness island in the San Juan archipelago — old-growth forest, bald eagles, and
Matilda N. Jackson State Park Heritage Site
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Pioneer Woman — Heritage site honoring Matilda N. Jackson — the first American woman to settle permanently north of
McMicken Island Marine State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Puget Sound Gem — 11-acre island in southern Puget Sound — boat-access-only camping on a tiny forested island with
Mukilteo Lighthouse Park
🏆 Official Guide: Mukilteo Lighthouse Park — Home to the historic 1906 wood-frame Mukilteo Lighthouse and the site of the
Osoyoos Lake
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Canadian Border Lake — Washington’s WARMEST lake straddling the US-Canada border — the warmest freshwater lake in the state
Pacific Pines
🏆🏆🏆 Coastal Pines — Pacific coast pine forest on the Long Beach Peninsula — where old-growth Sitka spruce meets the
Patos Island Marine State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Northernmost San Juan — Remote 207-acre island near the Canadian border — the northernmost island in the San Juan
Posey Island Marine State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Smallest Marine Park — Just 1 acre! — The SMALLEST state park in Washington, a tiny rock island in
Saddlebag Island Marine State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Padilla Bay Island — Small island in Padilla Bay near Anacortes — kayaker’s paradise with tidepools and seabird colonies
Skagit Island Marine State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Skagit Delta Island — Forested island at the mouth of the Skagit River — where the largest river in
Skull Island
🏆🏆🏆🏆 San Juan Rock — Tiny rocky islet in the San Juan Islands — dramatic rock formation rising from the
Spring Creek Hatchery
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Salmon Conservation — Historic fish hatchery on the Columbia River — one of the oldest hatcheries in the Pacific
Square Lake
🏆🏆🏆 Cascade Mountain Lake — Small mountain lake surrounded by old-growth forest in the Cascade Range foothills Square Lake State
Stuart Island Marine State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Turn Point Lighthouse — Remote 153-acre island with one of the most dramatic lighthouses in the Pacific Northwest —
Turn Island Marine State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Friday Harbor Island — 35-acre island just a 10-minute paddle from Friday Harbor — the most accessible island park
Upright Channel
🏆🏆🏆🏆 San Juan Channel — Protected channel between Lopez and Shaw Islands — calm waters for kayaking through the heart
West Hylebos Wetlands Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Urban Ancient Wetland — 120-acre ancient peat bog inside the city of Federal Way — a 10,000-year-old wetland surrounded
Willapa Hills
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Rail Trail Pioneer — 56-mile rail trail through the forested hills of southwestern Washington — following the historic Northern
Bakers Lake State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Coastal Plain Gem — Rare Carolina bay lake ecosystem — one of the mysterious elliptical depressions that dot the
Bay Tree State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Pocosin Wilderness — Ancient pocosin bog ecosystem — the “swamp on a hill” that once covered 2.5 million acres
Bear Paw State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Appalachian Rock Garden — High-elevation rock outcrop ecosystem in the Blue Ridge Mountains — rare plant community with species
Bobs Creek State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Mountain Bog Headwaters — Southern Appalachian bog ecosystem at the headwaters of Bobs Creek — one of the rarest
Brunswick Town
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Colonial Capital Ruins — Ruins of colonial Brunswick Town + Civil War Fort Anderson — two layers of dramatic
Bullhead Mountain State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Blue Ridge Summit — Remote high-elevation summit in the Blue Ridge — protecting rare spruce-fir forest and rock outcrop
Bushy Lake State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Longleaf Savanna — Longleaf pine savanna with Carolina bays — one of the best remaining examples of the fire-maintained
Charles B. Aycock Birthplace
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Education Governor — Birthplace of NC Governor Charles B. Aycock (1859–1912) — the “Education Governor” who championed public schools
Chowan Swamp State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Ancient Blackwater — 14,000-acre pristine blackwater swamp — one of the largest and least-disturbed swamp forests remaining in the
Frutchey State Park
🏆🏆🏆 Piedmont Retreat — Developing state park in the NC Piedmont — future recreational hub for the growing Charlotte-Raleigh corridor
Hemlock Bluffs State Natural Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Urban Old-Growth — 150-acre old-growth forest with 200-year-old eastern hemlocks — a nature miracle inside suburban Raleigh (population 470,000!)
James Iredell House
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Founding Father’s Home — Home of James Iredell, one of the first US Supreme Court Justices — appointed by