Best State Parks
120 places · 120 rated by visitors · ranked honestly, never by who pays.
These are the best places we track for state park visits, ranked purely by real visitor approval. We show every qualifying place; any without enough reviews yet carries an Insufficient ranking data marker instead of a guessed score.
Top of the list right now: Letchworth State Park at 98% approval.
- Letchworth State Park
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Gooseberry Falls State Park
- Silver Falls State Park
- Kinzua Bridge State Park
- Smith Rock State Park
- Waimea Canyon State Park
- Petit Jean State Park
- Mount Mitchell State Park
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park
- Mt. Washington State Park
- Tettegouche State Park
- Elephant Rocks State Park
- Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
- Itasca State Park
- Jay Cooke State Park
- South Mountains State Park
- Shore Acres State Park
- Beavertail State Park
- Grayson Highlands State Park
- Grand Portage State Park
- Worlds End State Park
- Temperance River State Park
- Quoddy Head State Park
- Hyner View State Park
- Savage Gulf State Park
- Sinks Canyon State Park
- Jones Gap State Park
- Cook Forest State Park
- Rock Island State Park
- Snow Canyon State Park Petrified Sand Dunes
- Niagara Falls State Park
- Watkins Glen State Park
- Blue Spring State Park
- Valley of Fire State Park
- Hocking Hills State Park
- Amicalola Falls State Park
- Presque Isle State Park
- Deception Pass State Park
- Devil's Lake State Park
- St. Andrews State Park
- Custer State Park
- Palo Duro Canyon State Park
- Taughannock Falls State Park
- Tahquamenon Falls State Park
- Gantry Plaza State Park
- Ohiopyle State Park
- Chimney Rock State Park
- Sand Harbor State Park
- Huntington Beach State Park
- Henderson Beach State Park
- Fall Creek Falls State Park
- Cape Henlopen State Park
- Natural Bridge State Park
- Ichetucknee Springs State Park
- Turkey Run State Park
- Franconia Notch State Park
- Hanging Rock State Park
- Green Lakes State Park
- Cloudland Canyon State Park
- Crystal Cove State Park
- Brown County State Park
- Sonoma Coast State Park
- Anastasia State Park
- Fort Macon State Park
- Grandfather Mountain State Park
- Tallulah Gorge State Park
- Blackwater Falls State Park
- Dead Horse Point State Park
- Saratoga Spa State Park
- Brazos Bend State Park
- Hunting Island State Park
- Fort Clinch State Park
- Ricketts Glen State Park
- Matthiessen State Park
- Ha Ha Tonka State Park
- Florida Caverns State Park
- Peninsula State Park
- Longhorn Cavern State Park
- Crowders Mountain State Park
- Minnewaska State Park Preserve
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park
- Beavers Bend State Park and Nature Center
- Assateague State Park Headquarters
- Snow Canyon State Park
- Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
- Colt State Park
- Cape May Point State Park
- Vogel State Park
- Fort Worden Historical State Park
- Burgess Falls State Park
- Interstate State Park
- Providence Canyon State Park
- Jekyll Island State Park
- Robert H. Treman State Park
- McCormick's Creek State Park
- Silver Lake State Park
- Eldorado Canyon State Park
- Bennett Spring State Park
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Common questions
How many places are on this list?
120 places, 120 of them rated by visitors.
What is the top pick for state park visits?
Letchworth State Park leads with 98% approval from 12,635 reviews.
How does ParksRanked decide the order?
By real visitor approval only. Membership reflects our curated selections from the directory; no advertising or partnership ever influences the ranking, and sparse-data places are clearly marked.