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.

pedal boats on the lake at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park

Eugene T. Mahoney State Park

Discover Eugene T. Mahoney State Park in Nebraska. Plan your visit with trail info, best times to go, camping tips, and everything you need for a great outdoor adventure.

Visitor Center at Good Earth State Park

Good Earth State Park

[caption id="attachment_34488" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Visitor Center at Good Earth State Park. Photo: Park Facebook…

Ridges in Chadron State Park

Chadron State Park

Ridges in Chadron State Park. Photo: dvs from Vermont, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Chadron State Park is a great place to escape into nature…

sign at Ash Hollow State Historical Park

Ash Hollow State Historical Park

Oregon Trail Landmark — One of the most significant emigrant trail sites in the American West, where thousands of wagon trains descended into…

Arbor Lodge at Arbor Lodge State Historical Park

Arbor Lodge State Historical Park

[caption id="attachment_34450" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Arbor Lodge. Photo: JonClee86, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons[/caption]

For…

A gorgeous view of the rocky landscape of Bear Butte State Park, South Dakota

Bear Butte State Park

Official Guide: Bear Butte State Park — A sacred geological laccolith formation rising out of the plains, considered highly spiritual by…

Sunset on Long Island Sound from Hammonasset State Park with lens flare

Hammonasset Beach State Park

Hammonasset Beach State Park is Connecticut’s largest shoreline park, stretching
over two miles of sandy beach along the shimmering waters of Long…

Haines Memorial State Park sign, Barrington, Rhode Island

Haines Memorial State Park

[caption id="attachment_34440" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Haines Memorial State Park sign, Barrington, Rhode Island. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel,…

The entrance to Grand Isle State Park.

Grand Isle State Park

[caption id="attachment_34437" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] The entrance to Grand Isle State Park. Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia…

Goddard Park in Warwick, Rhode Island

Goddard Memorial State Park

[caption id="attachment_34388" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Goddard Park in Warwick, Rhode Island. Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 3.0, via…

Fort Wetherill State Park. The fort is just behind the trees.

Fort Wetherill State Park

Fort Wetherill State Park. The fort is just behind the trees. Photo: JMPelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sitting on the East Passage of…

The marina at Fort Stevenson State Park

Fort Stevenson State Park

[caption id="attachment_34382" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] The marina at Fort Stevenson State Park. Photo: Park Facebook page.[/caption]

Named…

Emerald Lake in Vermont on a cloudy day

Emerald Lake State Park

Serene Emerald Lake State Park lies along beautiful turquoise waters surrounded by woods and mountains 10 miles north of Manchester and 24 miles south…

people standing on top of chimney rock

Chimney Rock State Park

North Carolina’s Most Iconic Vista – 535 million year old granite
spire. 75-mile panoramic views. Home to the 404-foot Hickory…

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Deception Pass State Park

This article has been carefully researched and contains up-to-date information on
trails, fees, camping, and visitor tips for Deception…

waves crash against the shore at Cape Disappointment State Park

Cape Disappointment State Park

Cape Disappointment State Park stands at one of the most significant crossroads in American
history—where the mighty Columbia River meets the…

waves crash against the rocky coast at Halibut Point State Park

Halibut Point State Park

Halibut Point State Park sits at the northernmost tip of Cape Ann, where dramatic granite shores
meet the Atlantic Ocean. This historic site…

Greenbrier Lake at Greenbrier State Park on a cloudy day

Greenbrier State Park

Maryland’s Mountain Beach — 42-acre freshwater lake at 1,400 feet elevation with sandy
beach, 164 campsites, and 11 miles of…

Goblin Valley State Park Utah with thousands of mushroom-shaped hoodoos

Goblin Valley State Park

Goblin Valley State Park is one of the most otherworldly landscapes in the American West — a
three-square-mile valley filled with thousands of…

water towers with Fort Robinson State Park written on them

Fort Robinson State Park

Of all Nebraska’s eight state parks, none are quite as enchanting as Fort Robinson State Park.

Situated in western Nebraska, about a two hour drive…

entrance to Fort Adams at Fort Adams State Park

Fort Adams State Park

Fort Adams State Park is a picturesque Rhode Island state park located in the seaside city of Newport.
Located on the shore of Narragansett Bay, it was…

Colt State Park (Rhode Island)

Colt State Park

Situated just a 5 minute drive from Bristol and a 30 minute drive from its state capital Providence, Colt State Park is a lovely, coastal, public…

sunset over the pacific ocean at Cape Lookout State Park

Cape Lookout State Park

Oregon Coast Hiking & Camping Paradise — 5-mile cape trail with 39-mile ocean views,
WWII B-17 memorial, year-round camping with…

Watchaug Pond at Burlingame State Park

Burlingame State Park

[caption id="attachment_34197" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Watchaug Pond at Burlingame State Park. Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain, via…

Newport Portuguese Discovery Monument at Brenton Point State Park

Brenton Point State Park

[caption id="attachment_34193" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Newport Portuguese Discovery Monument at Brenton Point State Park. Photo: travelview -…

An aerial view of a lighthouse on an island located in a State Park.

Beavertail State Park

Situated on the southernmost point of Conanicut Island, Beavertail State Park is one of the most beautiful and scenic parks in Rhode…

One of the lakes of Bottomless Lakes State Park in the distance

Bottomless Lakes State Park

Bottomless Lakes State Park: New Mexico’s First State Park and Desert Cenote Wonderland

aerial photo of the bridge at Bear Mountain State Park

Bear Mountain State Park

New York’s Most Iconic State Park — Over 5,000 acres in the Hudson
Highlands with 360° views from Perkins Tower, the historic…

Historic grist mill at Babcock State Park

Babcock State Park

Home of West Virginia’s Most Photographed Icon — The Glade Creek Grist Mill,
4,127 acres of Appalachian wilderness, and a gateway…

group of abandoned buildings at Bannack State Park

Bannack State Park

Established in 1954, Bannack State Park is a historic park located in southwestern Montana, about an hour and 20 minutes from Butte.

Covering an…

Eroded siltstone spires at Cathedral Gorge State Park Nevada at sunset

Cathedral Gorge State Park

Nevada’s Desert Cathedral — Eroded slot canyons in million-year-old siltstone, towering spires, Miller Point panorama, dark-sky camping, and…

Cliff towering over Sinking Creek at Echo Bluff State Park

Echo Bluff State Park

Echo Bluff State Park is Missouri’s premier Ozarks resort destination—a stunning modern lodge and
cabin retreat perched above crystal-clear…

Walking trail by Lake Melvin at Eisenhower State Park

Eisenhower State Park

Kansas Tallgrass Prairie Paradise — 1,785 acres of tallgrass prairie and woodland
on Melvern Lake, home to the 20-mile Crooked Knee…

view of the lake at Farragut State Park

Farragut State Park

From WWII Naval Base to Outdoor Paradise — Site of the second-largest Navy training
station
in the world, now 4,000 acres on…

a trail through snow-covered trees at Bogue Chitto State Park

Bogue Chitto State Park

Louisiana’s Adventure Playground — 1,760 acres along the Bogue Chitto River with river tubing, 25 miles of mountain bike trails, sandy swimming…

trees growing through the water at Chicot State Park

Chicot State Park

More than 6,400 acres of rolling hills, hardwood forest, marshy swampland, lake, and beech-magnolia trees lie within Chicot State Park. This beautiful…

Rocky outcropping near a waterfall at Devil's Den State Park

Devil’s Den State Park

Arkansas’s Ozark Masterpiece — 2,500 acres of sandstone crevices, bluffs,
and caves in the Lee Creek Valley. One of the finest…

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Denali State Park

Where Alaska’s Greatest Mountain Towers Over 324,000 Acres of Pure Wilderness

View of the bridge at Delaware Seashore State Park at sunset

Delaware Seashore State Park

Delaware Seashore State Park stretches across 2,700+ acres of barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and the Rehoboth and Indian River Bays,…

View of Crystal Cove State Park from the cliffs above

Crystal Cove State Park

Official California State Park – 3.2 Miles of Pristine Coastline &
Historic Beach Cottages

Aerial photograph of Crawford State Park

Crawford State Park (Kansas)

Aerial photograph of crawford state park. Photo: Park Facebook Page
Considered one of the most beautiful state parks in Kansas, Crawford State Park…

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