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Seven best US state parks, selected based on reader feedback, are highlighted. Each park's unique features, activities, and fees are described.
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- 7 State Parks That You Really Love. You Told Us So.
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- Readers Recommend Top US State Parks 2025
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- Seven best US state parks, selected based on reader feedback, are highlighted. Each park's unique features, activities, and fees are described.
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7 State Parks That You Really Love. You Told Us So. By Ruffin Prevost Aug. 27, 2025 In May, after a series of federal staffing cuts in the national park system, we offered a look at five state parks that feel like national parks — duplicate destinations for readers worried about long waits, service reductions or other issues in marquee spots like Yellowstone, Zion or Great Smoky Mountains. Readers offered prodigious and detailed comments, weighing in with unvarnished opinions about parks we should have included, while admonishing us to not expose their off-the-radar favorites. We’ve taken those suggestions to heart, and chosen seven blockbuster parks most cited in hundreds of comments. So don’t wait for a reason to gas up, download a road trip playlist and get moving. These parks will endure for years to come, but summer will be gone before you know it. South Dakota Custer State Park More than two million visitors travel annually to the Black Hills of South Dakota to explore C...
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Simplified: Visitors Anza-Borrego Desert State Park California see wildflower superblooms after wet winters
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Simplified: Readers said they missed some favorite state parks last spring after five state parks were recommended
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Simplified: More than two million visitors travel annually to Custer State Park South Dakota
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Simplified: Custer State Park has 71000 acres of mountains prairies and wildlife
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Simplified: The 18-mile Wildlife Loop Road is a way to see wildlife in Custer State Park
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(Don’t feed them.)0.500Simplified: Do not feed the begging burros in Custer State Park
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Simplified: Explore the 14-mile Needles Highway in Custer State Park
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Simplified: Adria Hagg said spring is a great time to see newborn buffalo in Custer State Park
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Simplified: The Buffalo Roundup draws thousands every fourth Friday in September
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Simplified: Custer State Park entry fee is $25 per vehicle for seven days
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Simplified: Waimea Canyon State Park is a geological wonder on Kauai
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Simplified: Waimea Canyon and Kokee State Parks offer scenic drives hikes and 6200 acres of landscapes
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Simplified: Birds are a major draw in Kokee State Park
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Simplified: Nonresident entry fee is $5 per person and parking is $10 per vehicle for Waimea Canyon and Kokee State Parks
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Simplified: Adirondack Park was created in 1892
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Simplified: Adirondack Park is larger than Yellowstone Yosemite Grand Canyon Glacier and Great Smoky Mountains national parks combined
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Simplified: There is no entry fee for Adirondack Park
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Simplified: Lindsay Turner recommends multiday paddling trips in Adirondack Park
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Simplified: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park encompasses almost 586000 acres
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Simplified: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park has mountain lions desert kit foxes and more than 50 reptile species
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At least four species of scorpions also live in the park, so check inside your boots in the morning.0.500Simplified: At least four scorpion species live in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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Simplified: Check inside your boots in the morning in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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Simplified: Spring superblooms of wildflowers occur after wet winters in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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Simplified: Get email updates or call the wildflower hotline for Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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Simplified: Avoid summer and plan a fall winter or spring visit to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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Simplified: Anza-Borrego is a designated International Dark Sky Park
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Simplified: $10 is a typical day use fee at popular sites in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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Simplified: Percival P Baxter donated land for Baxter State Park starting in the 1930s
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Simplified: There is no electricity or running water in Baxter State Park
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Simplified: Mount Katahdin is Maine's highest peak at 5267 feet
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Simplified: Baxter State Park is home to black bears white-tailed deer beavers and other carnivores
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Simplified: Moose are the main attraction in Baxter State Park
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Simplified: Bring your own canoe or rent one on the honor system in Baxter State Park
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Simplified: Nonresident entry fee is $20 per vehicle for Baxter State Park
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Simplified: Big Bend Ranch State Park stretches for 23 miles along the Rio Grande
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Simplified: Big Bend Ranch State Park welcomed fewer than 14000 visitors last year
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Simplified: Big Bend National Park had more than 561000 visitors in 2024