Today we’re going to show you the absolute best state park in each of the 50 states and hidden among them, one of these parks has also been ranked the best State Park in America. 

There are nearly 7,000 state parks in America but we narrowed it down so you don’t have to.

Grab your hiking gear and maybe even a tent. Trust me, in 5 years you won’t remember what you were watching on your phone today but you and your family will remember that state park you visited.

Official Park Website List

• DeSoto State Park, Alabama
• Chugach State Park, Alaska
• Red Rock State Park, Arizona
• Mount Magazine State Park, Arkansas
• Mount Magazine State Park, Arkansas
• Humboldt Redwoods State Park
• State Forest State Park, Colorado
• Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut
• Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware
• Ichetucknee Springs State Park, Florida
• Cloudland Canyon State Park, Georgia
• Waimea Canyon State Park, Hawaii
• Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho
• Starved Rock State Park, Illinois
• Brown County State Park, Indiana
• Backbone State Park, Iowa
• Historic Lake Scott State Park, Kansas
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park, Kentucky
• Fontainebleau State Park, Louisiana
• Baxter State Park, Maine
• Assateague State Park, Maryland
• Bash Bish Falls State Park, Massachusetts
• Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Michigan
• Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota
• Tishomingo State Park, Mississippi
• Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Missouri
• Giant Springs State Park, Montana
• Fort Robinson State Park, Nebraska
• Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
• Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire
• Liberty Park State Park, New Jersey
• City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico
• Letchworth State Park, New York
• Jockey’s Ridge State Park, North Carolina
• Fort Ransom State Park, North Dakota
• Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
• Lake Murray State Park, Oklahoma
• Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
• Ricketts Glen State Park, Pennsylvania
• Lincoln Woods State Park, Rhode Island
• Myrtle Beach State Park, South Carolina
• Custer State Park, South Dakota
• Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
• Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah
• Smugglers’ Notch State Park, Vermont
• First Landing State Park, Virginia
• Deception Pass State Park, Washington
• Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia
• Devil’s Lake State Park, Wisconsin
• Buffalo Bill State Park, Wyoming