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.

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…

Harris Beach State Park (Oregon)

Harris Beach State Park

Harris Beach State Park showcases the most dramatic sea stack scenery on the Oregon
Coast, featuring the offshore Bird Island—a National…

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Gorges State Park

A Temperate Rainforest in the Southern Appalachians — Where 90 Inches of Rain Create North Carolina’s Waterfall Capital

Hawks Nest State Park (West Virginia)

Hawks Nest State Park

Hawks Nest State Park perches atop the rim of the spectacular New River Gorge in
West Virginia, offering breathtaking panoramic views from 585 feet…

Salt Point State Park (California)

Salt Point State Park

Salt Point State Park protects 6,000 acres of rugged Sonoma Coast wilderness along
6+ miles of dramatic California coastline. This diving and…

Carolina Beach State Park North Carolina

Carolina Beach State Park

Carolina Beach State Park is a coastal treasure where rare Venus flytraps grow wild
in their native habitat—one of only a few places on Earth!…

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Lake James State Park

Lake James State Park: North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountain Lake

South Beach State Park (Oregon)

South Beach State Park

South Beach State Park: Oregon’s Premier Coastal Camping Destination

Oconee State Park mountain lake South Carolina

Oconee State Park

Official Guide: Oconee State Park — A classic, rustic Appalachian retreat known for its quiet mountain lakes, historic civilian conservation…

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Gillette Castle State Park

Gillette Castle State Park is home to one of the most eccentric estates in America—a
medieval-style stone castle built by William Gillette, the…

FDR State Park hiking trail along Pine Mountain rocky overlook at sunset

Tugaloo State Park

Tugaloo State Park occupies a scenic peninsula on Lake Hartwell, a 55,590-acre
reservoir on the Georgia-South Carolina border. This lakeside…

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