Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay
Cliffs above one of the world’s longest fjords, with belugas below, multi-day trails and kayaking from Baie-Éternité to Tadoussac.
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Parc national Kuururjuaq
The Torngat Mountains and the Koroc River in Nunavik, rising to Mont D’Iberville, the highest point in mainland Quebec.
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Kachemak Bay State Park
Alaska’s first state park: glaciers, fjords and cabins across the bay from Homer, reached only by boat.
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Denali State Park
The quieter neighbour of Denali National Park: a 35-mile (56 km) alpine ridge with road-accessible views of the mountain.
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Chugach State Park
Half a million acres (2,000 km²) of mountains, glaciers and bear country on Anchorage’s doorstep, from Flattop to Crow Pass.
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
California’s largest state park: palm oases, slot canyons, badlands and wildflower blooms in the Colorado Desert east of San Diego.
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Wood-Tikchik State Park
The largest U.S. state park: 1.6 million acres (6,500 km²) of fly-in lakes, rivers and brown bear country near Dillingham.
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Castle Crags State Park
Granite spires 6,000 feet (1,830 m) high above the Sacramento River, with the Pacific Crest Trail and views of Shasta.
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park
California’s oldest state park, rising again after the 2020 fire: ancient redwoods, waterfalls and a trail from the ridge to the sea.
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Henry W. Coe State Park
Northern California’s largest state park: 87,000 acres (350 km²) of steep, empty Diablo Range backcountry near San Jose.
