A wildfire burning in Makoshika State Park has scorched over 100 acres since it ignited Wednesday night, prompting the ...

All roads, trails, campgrounds, day-use areas and other facilities are closed and visitors will be turned away.

Since the 1990s, New Hampshire has operated the only self-funded state park system. Today, N.H. State Parks rely on a mix of park fees, volunteers, partnerships and visitors respecting the land.

As he said he would, Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure to protect Florida’s 175 state parks from development such as golf courses, luxury lodges and pickleball and tennis courts.

In 2022, state-run parks collectively welcomed 877 million visitors, Mr. McCormack said, compared with 332 million at the 433 N.P.S. sites.

State Parks Day, an annual fee-free holiday organized by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, is celebrated every year on the first Saturday of June. In 2025, it will fall on June 7.

Despite being Wisconsin's most-visited state park, I find that many people I talk to don't know about Devil's Lake in Baraboo. However, it's my favorite of Wisconsin's 50 state parks. In my ...

Across Montana, visits to state parks have dropped a bit from record highs in 2021 and 2022 – years that saw more than 3.2 million visitors. In 2023, the last year for which numbers have been ...

1,170,291 March visits to Texas state parks, making it the most popular month for park use. 483,040 Total 2024 visits to Garner State Park, west of San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country.

Google Maps users have noticed and started documenting the way parks are being labeled in B.C. and Canada. Screenshots provided to Global News show B.C. provincial parks are identified as “state ...

Arizona State Parks camping and tour fee increases Camping fees at Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area in Show Low will increase, ranging from $25 for rustic sites with no hookups to $75 for ...

After traveling to many US national parks, I've found that state parks are just as beautiful. State parks tend to be less crowded, cheaper to visit, and easier to get to than national parks.