Kettle Moraine State Forest
Glacial kames, kettles and eskers an hour from Milwaukee, with backpack shelters on the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
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Ohiopyle State Park
Whitewater in the Youghiogheny gorge, the start of the 70-mile (113 km) Laurel Highlands Trail and the Great Allegheny Passage.
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Worlds End State Park
A deep canyon on Loyalsock Creek with overlooks, rock gardens and the rugged Loyalsock Trail.
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Gorges State Park
Temperate rainforest on the Blue Ridge Escarpment, with 26 waterfalls, deep river gorges and the Foothills Trail.
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Mount Mitchell State Park
The highest point east of the Mississippi, 6,684 feet (2,037 m) up in the Black Mountains, with the Black Mountain Crest Trail.
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South Mountains State Park
A backcountry park in the foothills east of Asheville, with an 80-foot (24 m) waterfall and 50 miles (80 km) of trail.
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Jones Gap State Park
A deep mountain cove on the Middle Saluda River, with Rainbow Falls and trails into the Mountain Bridge Wilderness.
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Caesars Head State Park
A granite overlook on the Blue Ridge Escarpment and the trail to 420-foot (128 m) Raven Cliff Falls.
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Fiery Gizzard State Park
One of the Southeast’s classic hikes: a rugged gorge of boulders, pools and waterfalls on the Cumberland Plateau.
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Fall Creek Falls State Park
Tennessee’s highest waterfall, a 256-foot (78 m) plunge into a gorge on the Cumberland Plateau, with backcountry loops.
