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Best State Parks To Visit In The U.S.

Redwood National is a string of protected forests, beaches and along Northern California’s coast. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park has trails through dense old-growth woods.

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Redwood State Park

Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon.

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Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Custer State Park is a South Dakota state park and wildlife sanctuary in the Black Hills, United States. The park is the largest and first state park in South Dakota.

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Custer State Park

Monument Valley, a red-sand desert region on the Arizona-Utah border, is known for the towering sandstone buttes of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

Elephant Rocks State Park is a state-owned geological reserve and recreation area that includes a granite outcrop in the Saint Francois Mountains in the US state of Missouri.

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Elephant Rocks State Park

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is a state park in Monterey County, California, near the area of Big Sur on the state's Central Coast. It covers about 1,006 acres of land.

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Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

Starved Rock State Park is a wilderness area on the Illinois River in the US state of Illinois. It is known for its steep sandstone valleys formed by glacial melt water.

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Starved Rock State Park

Kohler-Andrae State Park comprises two adjacent Wisconsin state parks located in the Town of Wilson, a few miles south of the city of Sheboygan.

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Kohler-Andrae State Park

Hocking Hills State Park is a state park in the United States. Within the park are over 25 miles of hiking trails, rock formations, waterfalls, and recess caves.

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Hocking Hills State Park

Colorado Bend State Park is a 5,328.3-acre state park in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the Texas Hill Country region.

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Colorado Bend State Park

St. Andrews State Park is a 1,200-acre Florida State Park located three miles east of Panama City Beach Florida, off U.S. 98.

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St. Andrews State Park