Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Mountain meadows, aspens and backcountry shelters within an hour of Denver, looking out on the Continental Divide.
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Pedernales Falls State Park
The Pedernales River spilling over tilted limestone ledges in the Hill Country, 30 miles (48 km) from Austin.
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Amicalola Falls State Park
Georgia’s tallest waterfall and the start of the Approach Trail to Springer Mountain, where the Appalachian Trail begins.
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Myakka River State Park
Old Florida wilderness near Sarasota: river, wetlands and palm hammocks, a 39-mile (63 km) backpacking trail and alligators.
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State Forest State Park
Colorado’s moose capital: 71,000 acres (290 km²) of forest, peaks and alpine lakes below Cameron Pass, with yurts.
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Cheaha State Park
Alabama’s highest point, an island in the sky at the southern end of the Appalachians, on the Pinhoti Trail.
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Fort Mountain State Park
A mysterious 855-foot (261 m) stone wall, a CCC fire tower and 60 miles (97 km) of trail by the Cohutta Wilderness.
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Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
The top of Missouri: rocky glades, Mina Sauk Falls and the start of the Ozark Trail’s toughest section, in the ancient St. Francois Mountains.
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Devil’s Den State Park
A CCC-built park in an Ozark valley, with crevices, bluffs and the Butterfield backpacking loop into the national forest.
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Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park
The Kalalau Trail: 11 miles (18 km) of cliffs, hanging valleys and stream crossings on Kauaʻi’s north shore.
