state park
noun
: an area of land that is owned and protected by a U.S. state because of its natural beauty or its importance in history
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Chief among those concerns is access to Boca Chica Beach, a public state park that’s popular among people fishing for speckled trout, flounder and redfish.
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Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Antelope Island State Park This island and state park is located within the Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the oldest state park in California, is in the Santa Cruz Mountains and is about a 60-mile drive southeast from San Francisco.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
Sweetwater Creek This state park is a still refuge just a few minutes from Atlanta’s bustling city center.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Antelope Island State Park This island and state park is located within the Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the oldest state park in California, is in the Santa Cruz Mountains and is about a 60-mile drive southeast from San Francisco.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
Sweetwater Creek This state park is a still refuge just a few minutes from Atlanta’s bustling city center.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
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“State park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20park. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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