COLONIAL MICHILIMACKINAC HISTORIC STATE PARK PHOTOS Conlonial Michilimackinac Historic State Park is located on the shore of the Straits of Makinac. Visitors of all ages can enjoy the unique perspective from the palisade walls. Treasures from the past come to life at this 18th-century fort and fur trading village. Reconstructed based on maps and more […]
FORT WILKINS HISTORIC STATE PARK
FORT WILKINS HISTORIC STATE PARK PHOTOS Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, in the northern Keweenaw Peninsula, offers camping and day use facilities and features a restored 1844 army military outpost and one of the first lighthouses on Lake Superior built in 1866. Fort Wilkins became a State Park in 1923. Extensive restoration work and development […]
HISTORIC MILL CREEK DISCOVERY PARK
HISTORIC MILL CREEK DISCOVERY PARK PHOTOS Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park offers an example of life in the 1700s as the industrial age began to alter saw mills across northern Michigan. The Mackinac Island Historic Parks web site, includes more detailed information. Visitors can witness the power of the creek harnessed to cut timber into […]
A. H. STEPHENS STATE PARK
This pretty park west of Augusta is best known for it’s equestrian facilities, Confederate museum and lakeside group camp. Horseback riders can explore 19 miles of trails and stay overnight in their own campground. Overnight guests can choose from lakeside cottages or a modern campground, while large groups can enjoy privacy in the park’s group […]
AMICALOLA FALLS STATE PARK & LODGE
Spectacular scenery and hiking trails make this one of Georgia’s most popular state parks. At 729 feet, Amicalola Falls is the tallest cascading waterfall in the Southeast. Visitors have choices on how to best view the tumbling waters, ranging from an accessible pathway to a challenging trail with staircases. Those who tackle the latter can […]
MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK
MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK PHOTOS Mackinac Island State Park was established in 1895. It is Michigan’s first state park. For twenty years before that, it had been Mackinac National Park, the United States’ second national park. Today, over eighty percent of Mackinac Island is State Park property. Most of the parks land remains in its […]
CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK
Located on the western edge of Lookout Mountain, this is one of the most scenic parks in the state, offering rugged geology and exceptional hiking. The park straddles a deep gorge cut into the mountain by Sitton Gulch Creek, and elevation differs from 800 to 1,980 feet. Overnight guests can choose from quirky yurts, cottages near the […]
BICENTENNIAL MALL STATE PARK
BICENTENNIAL MALL STATE PARK PHOTOS Bicentennial Mall State Park is located in the shadow of the Capitol in downtown Nashville. Bicentennial Capitol Mall gives visitors a taste of Tennessee’s history, as well as natural wonders. It also serves as a lasting monument to Tennessee’s Bicentennial Celebration, which was June 1, 1996. During the urban building […]
DUNBAR CAVE STATE PARK
DUNBAR CAVE STATE PARK PHOTOS Dunbar Cave State Park is located 60 minutes northwest of Nashville and about one and a half miles northeast of downtown Clarksville in Montgomery County. Dunbar Cave, at over eight miles in length, is one of the largest caves in Montgomery County. In the roomy mouth of the cave, square […]
FALL CREEK FALLS STATE PARK
FALL CREEK FALLS STATE PARK PHOTOS Fall Creek Falls State Park is Tennessee’s largest and most visited state park. The park encompasses more than 26,000 acres sprawled across the eastern top of the rugged Cumberland Plateau. Laced with cascades, gorges, waterfalls, streams and lush stands of virgin hardwood timber, the park beckons those who enjoy […]
BUCK HOLLOW RANCH
BUCK HOLLOW RANCH in Pocahontas, Arkansas is unequaled in it’s management procedures and in the quality of animals that call Buck Hollow home. Trophy Elk and Whitetail Deer, as well as mature Wild Turkeys are a testament to the stringent care and management that takes place every day at Buck Hollow Ranch. The ranch is […]
NATCHEZ STATE PARK
NATCHEZ STATE PARK PHOTOS Natchez State Park is located just 10 miles north of historic Natchez. Natchez is the oldest settlement on the Mississippi River. Prior to the Civil War, over half of the millionaires in the entire United States lived in Natchez. They also constructed elegant mansions unrivaled in size and elegance by any […]
ROXBOROUGH STATE PARK
ROXBOROUGH STATE PARK PHOTOS Roxborough is a Colorado Natural Area and a National Natural Landmark for good reason. The park, with close to 4000-acres, is filled with dramatic red-rock formations, distinct plant communities, as well as, a host of wildlife ranging from black bears to mule deer. Visitors can take in all of Roxborough’s geological wonders via a […]
Old Fort Harrod State Park
Established in 1927 Originally known as Pioneer Memorial State Park, the modern version of the fort was a third smaller and just south of the original structure. The reconstructed fort gives visitors a glimpse of life on the Kentucky frontier. The 22-acre park contains the fort, the Mansion Museum, a Greek Revival house built in […]
Lincoln Homestead State Park
Established June 19, 1936 Many of the leading citizens of the Washington County area felt that a monument to the Lincoln family’s stay in Washington County would be an appropriate way to celebrate the Lincoln heritage. Since the father and mother of Abraham Lincoln married in Washington County, the area would serve as a focal […]
MALABAR FARM STATE PARK
Malabar Farm in Pleasant Valley was the dream of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Louis Bromfield. Today, visitors can see the house and farm existing just as they did in Bromfield’s time. The outbuildings and pastures still house chickens, goats and beef cattle. The hills are ribboned with strips of corn, wheat, oats and hay while […]
MARBLEHEAD LIGHTHOUSE STATE PARK
Marblehead Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the Great Lakes, has guided sailors safely along the rocky shores of Marblehead Peninsula since 1822 and is one of Lake Erie’s best known and most-photographed landmarks. Marblehead Lighthouse rests on the Marblehead Peninsula, a rocky headland of Columbus Limestone that juts into Lake Erie. (“Marblehead” […]
QUAIL HOLLOW STATE PARK
Quail Hollow is a 701-acre landscape of rolling meadows, marshes, pine and deciduous woods surrounding a 40-room manor. Scenic woodland trails, gardens and the house offer a variety of natural and cultural experiences for visitors. The small farm house on the Minnie Taylor Farm was built in 1838. During the first few years the Stewards […]
SALT FORK STATE PARK
The landscape of rural Guernsey County appears as a patchwork of forested hills, open meadows and misty valleys threaded by numerous streams. At the heart of this region is Salt Fork State Park, encompassing the woodlands and fields flanking Salt Fork Reservoir. As Ohio’s largest state park, Salt Fork boasts 17,229-acres of recreational facilities to […]
SCIOTO TRAIL STATE PARK
Small, quiet, and nestled in beautiful 9,000-acre Scioto Trail State Forest, this 218-acre state park is an undisturbed wooded refuge just south of Chillicothe. The ridgetops and winding forest roads offer breathtaking vistas of the Scioto River Valley. The beauty and remoteness of Scioto Trail offers the best of escapes to park visitors. Initial purchases of […]
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