All State Parks
Showing 73–96 of 864 state parks🔤 Listings are sorted alphabetically by state, then by park name.
Oracle State Park
Oracle State Park sits in the northern foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains and serves as an environmental education park. Its oak-studded hillsides and quiet trails make it a…
Patagonia Lake State Park
Patagonia Lake State Park sits hidden in the oak woodland of southern Arizona, near the artsy town of Patagonia. The 265-acre lake is a rare and beautiful stretch of water in the b…
Picacho Peak State Park
Picacho Peak State Park rises about 1,500 feet above the desert between Phoenix and Tucson, a landmark visible for miles along the interstate. The rocky peak is a striking sight, e…
Red Rock State Park
Red Rock State Park in Sedona is a 286-acre nature preserve set along Oak Creek, with the famous red rock cliffs rising above the water. The park combines striking scenery with qui…
Riordan Mansion State Historic Park
Riordan Mansion State Historic Park in Flagstaff preserves a remarkable 1904 mansion built by the Riordan family, who were leaders of the local lumber industry. The house is made u…
River Island State Park
River Island State Park near Parker is a small riverside park on the Colorado River, with a sandy beach and easy access to the water. The park's compact size gives it a friendly, r…
Rockin' River Ranch State Park
Rockin' River Ranch State Park near Camp Verde is one of Arizona's newest state parks, set on a scenic ranch property along the Verde River. The mix of open pasture, cottonwoods an…
Roper Lake State Park
Roper Lake State Park near Safford is a desert lake park set beneath the towering bulk of Mount Graham in southeastern Arizona. The blue lake and green shoreline create a striking …
San Rafael State Natural Area
San Rafael State Natural Area in southern Arizona protects a remote and ecologically important landscape near Patagonia. The area includes the headwaters of Sonoita Creek and rare …
Slide Rock State Park
Slide Rock State Park near Sedona is one of Arizona's most popular summer destinations, known for a natural rock waterslide on Oak Creek. The creek flows over smooth red sandstone …
Sonoita Creek State Natural Area
Sonoita Creek State Natural Area protects about 9,000 acres of pristine creek corridor and surrounding hills in southern Arizona. Cottonwood and willow trees line the water, creati…
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park in Tombstone preserves the 1882 Cochise County courthouse, which served the famous mining boomtown at the height of its Wild West fame. The…
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park near Payson is home to one of the largest natural travertine bridges in the world. The massive arch spans Pine Creek, and the bridge is about 400 fe…
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park in Tubac preserves the site of one of Arizona's oldest European settlements. The Spanish established a presidio here in 1752, and the ruins of th…
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park preserves the prison that held some of the Arizona Territory's most notorious criminals between 1876 and 1909. Perched on a bluff above …
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve SNR
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve near Lancaster is one of the best places in California to see the state flower in bloom. In wet springs, the rolling hillsides turn a brill…
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California's largest state park, covering more than 600,000 acres of desert landscape in the southeastern part of the state. Badlands, slot canyon…
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Boulder Creek is California's oldest state park, established in 1902 to protect its ancient coast redwoods. Towering trees, some among the larges…
Bodie State Historic Park
Bodie State Historic Park near Bridgeport is America's best-preserved gold-mining ghost town, kept in a state of "arrested decay." Rows of weathered wooden buildings stand at 8,375…
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Calaveras Big Trees State Park near Arnold protects groves of giant sequoias in the central Sierra Nevada, including trees that were first brought to the world's attention in 1852.…
Castle Crags State Park
Castle Crags State Park near Castella is known for dramatic granite spires that rise to about 6,000 feet above the Sacramento River in far northern California. The jagged peaks sta…
China Camp State Park
China Camp State Park near San Rafael preserves a rare piece of California's Chinese American history. In the 1880s, a village of Chinese shrimp fishermen thrived here on the shore…
Chino Hills State Park
Chino Hills State Park covers about 14,000 acres of rolling grasslands, oak woodlands and canyons between Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. It is an important wildlife corridor an…
Columbia State Historic Park
Columbia State Historic Park in Columbia is a living gold rush town from the 1850s, often called the "Gold Rush West." Its carefully preserved business district feels like stepping…