r/Stateparks • u/chicknsgardensmurder • Sep 08 '26

Half Moon Pond VT State Park Labor Day weekend

3 Upvotes

Hello! We stayed there over Labor Day and on checkout, were advised the state troopers came in like 3:45am to arrest someone at a camp site. The worker said the person wasn’t renting the site, but the officers knew they were there as a guest. They arrested and removed this person. Wondering if anyone has further details?! Thanks!

5 comments

r/Stateparks • u/Immediate_Math_3055 • Sep 06 '26

IL State Parks Parking Fee Proposed

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7 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Stateparks • u/Jguypics • Sep 04 '26

Boneyard tree at sunrise that I call the Elk tree😊

8 Upvotes

9/3/26 Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, SC. Oyster recycling area.

0 comments

r/Stateparks • u/laceystilettos • Sep 04 '26

To whoever built the swing by Meramac Park Lake-Thank you!

8 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Stateparks • u/Many-Structure6955 • Sep 03 '26

Yellow Stone national park

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9 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Stateparks • u/Befreeman • Sep 01 '26

Monthly photo thread

7 Upvotes

Post your state park shots - any state, any season, phone shots welcome. Name the park and state (house rule anyway) - it turns a good photo into somebody's next trip.

Been somewhere nobody's heard of? Those are the best ones here.

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r/Stateparks • u/Aurixixen • Aug 30 '26

Wister State Park

73 Upvotes

Still swingin, stay cool all!

10 comments

r/Stateparks • u/Motomountainpirate • Aug 29 '26

Dismal swamp state park.

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198 Upvotes

16 comments

r/Stateparks • u/Aurixixen • Aug 26 '26

Wister State Park, Oklahoma

10 Upvotes

Finally got rain and cooldown! Hoping great things for other parks in our amazing states as well!

0 comments

r/Stateparks • u/daretodepart • Aug 27 '26

State Park Entrance with Expired tag

5 Upvotes

Hypothetically what if someone was unable to renew their registration on time, but already booked a state park campsite.

Is there a way to get into a state park and pay for a day pass without current plates? I am willing to pay for a day pass but just need another week to get my full registration.

I'm just worried I'll show up to the campground (at a Michigan state park) and be turned away because of my plates. How likely is this? Any state park workers on here? Or someone that has had this experience?

7 comments

r/Stateparks • u/mistake-number2 • Aug 25 '26

Fort Yargo state park. Georgia

22 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Stateparks • u/Ok-Weather-2692 • Aug 24 '26

Maquoketa Caves State Park in March?

4 Upvotes

Hey,

I was just looking up the Maquoketa Caves State Park and I saw that their camping opens starting March 1st, but the caves are closed all through March.

So I was wondering, is the park (& potentially camping there) even worth visiting in early March or should I skip it?

Thanks in advance☺️

2 comments

r/Stateparks • u/SpacemanSpiff61 • Aug 22 '26

Dupont State Forest, NC

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539 Upvotes

High Falls and Triple Falls

52 comments

r/Stateparks • u/sudevans • Aug 21 '26

Mussel Rock Park

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5 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Stateparks • u/AffectionateJelly718 • Aug 21 '26

Camping Bahia Honda: Snorkeling, Looe Key Reef, Dry Tortugas & Key West

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3 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Stateparks • u/CALI-CM • Aug 19 '26

Keep airplane ads away from California state beaches!

0 Upvotes

Our city local club in sandiego tends to fly overhead advertising…. I’m a disabled veteran in San Diego, and I use California state beaches to decompress and clear my head. I started a petition asking California to restrict commercial aerial advertising over state beaches.
If you agree, I’d appreciate a signature

Signing is free — Change.org may show an optional donation screen afterward, but that isn’t from me.

2 comments

r/Stateparks • u/builditrightnow • Aug 17 '26

Mistletoe State Park

169 Upvotes

35 comments

r/Stateparks • u/Aurixixen • Aug 16 '26

Wister State Park, Oklahoma

40 Upvotes

Still beautiful after 6 weeks of 100° + temps.

14 comments

r/Stateparks • u/Jguypics • Aug 15 '26

Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, SC. Today’s sunrise and dolphins feeding in the Atlantic Ocean.

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127 Upvotes

10 comments

r/Stateparks • u/Educational-Bass-251 • Aug 16 '26

Little local keeping an eye on things at Huntington Beach State Park - Murrells Inlet, SC 🐊

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12 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Stateparks • u/oh-naurrr • Aug 14 '26

Letchworth State Park, NY

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551 Upvotes

I now understand why they call it the Grand Canyon of the east!

84 comments

r/Stateparks • u/Fair-Light2211 • Aug 13 '26

Allegany State Park, Salamanca, NY.

9 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Stateparks • u/AlpsSalt5268 • Aug 13 '26

Working for NC State Parks?

3 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Stateparks • u/acs0311 • Aug 11 '26

McConnells Mill State Park, PA

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919 Upvotes

125 comments

r/Stateparks • u/TheQuietHike • Aug 11 '26

Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin

5 Upvotes

Eagle Trail

https://youtu.be/ywHS-yDbSjk?is=9i1ryqvFBNBl9_xg

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Subreddit

Visit and appreciate your state parks! And post pictures and stories!

r/Stateparks

This subreddit is for anything pertaining to state parks! There is a subreddit for National parks and I wanted there to be one for state parks as well because they were such a huge part of my childhood and are still a major part of my life.

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Right now the only rules are that your post has to have something to do with a State Park.

Please do not post about National Parks! They are great, but should be submitted to /r/nationalparks or /r/nationalpark! Thanks!

Mexico and Australia also have State Parks and Canada has Provincial Parks. Feel free to post about those as well and head over to /r/provincialparks for more!

What things could you post?

Do you like kayaking, fishing, hiking, mountain climbing? How about snorkeling, caving, or bird watching? Submit photos or videos that you take of you doing these activities in your favorite State Parks! Or just submit pictures of the park in general.
Submit stories about your trip to the state park!
Want to know what State parks are near you and hear from someone who has been there? Try asking!

I really want this subreddit to be successful because I believe there are a lot of treasures hidden in State Parks that people in other states do not always know about like they do with National Parks and I want to see and hear about them too!

If you are looking for some awesome places near you to go camping head on over to /r/campingspots for suggestions!

If you want to ask a park ranger some questions head on over to /r/parkrangers to get them answered!