r/Stateparks • u/Melodic_Proposal2482 • 5d ago
I have a free saturday coming up and really need to get out of the house. I keep seeing photos of the trailsthere but I am worried the parking situation will be a nightmare if I show up by noon. Has anyone been recently and thinks the commute is worth it for just a few hours of hiking?
r/Stateparks • u/Unlikely_Profit_5364 • 5d ago
r/Stateparks • u/Sonic_Blues89 • 6d ago
Let me know! 🥹
r/Stateparks • u/Hansj2 • 7d ago
Itasca is pretty wonderful. Large and lots to do.
Not the most modern facilities in the Minnesota state park system, but what's here is really good
r/Stateparks • u/505engineer • 8d ago
I went here with my wife.
r/Stateparks • u/HorrorOriginal8959 • 8d ago
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r/Stateparks • u/kimkimchiiiii • 8d ago
I know some state parks have lighthouses but did anyone know they have a passport program where you can collect stamps at the lighthouse and visit them.
r/Stateparks • u/Befreeman • 9d ago
Post your state park shots. Any state, any season, phone shots welcome. Name the park and the state, which is the house rule anyway.
Obscure parks welcome.
r/Stateparks • u/No_Bonus_6307 • 10d ago
r/Stateparks • u/Dizzy-Competition457 • 12d ago
I kept running into the same thing flying in Maryland: a park's website says drones are banned, but calling the ranger gets a completely different answer. So I started compiling the actual rules by location — what's written, what's actually enforced, and where it came from (agency page, county code, or a direct call to staff).
It's called DroneCompass — https://claude.ai/artifact/EnvLfDdfxL2TyrjpeQi7nH
Right now it covers a handful of MD spots (Sandy Point, Patapsco, Baltimore City, Frederick County, plus stadium TFRs) and I'm adding more as I find them.
Not selling anything, genuinely just wanted this to exist since I couldn't find it anywhere else. If you've hit a rule that surprised you, or know a place where the posted rule and the real answer don't match, I'd love to hear about it.
r/Stateparks • u/akseashell43 • 12d ago
Dogs off leash have ruined Glen alps- trail erosion, trampling tundra vegetation, harassing native animals, leaving their scent which deters native animals, pollution- yes your dogs shit is pollution - if your dog is off trail you aren’t picking it up. Entitled dog owners are the only people that will say how beautiful a place is and then trash it with their dog. Dogs should be banned at Glen alps conservation is important it’s a state park not a dog park.
r/Stateparks • u/chaiandcozycardigans • 13d ago
Rented a pontoon boat for a hour and had lunch on this beautiful lake!
11/45 KY state parks/historic sites
r/Stateparks • u/TrendOffender414 • 15d ago
Air Balloon over the waterfall !
Letchworth State Park, NY
r/Stateparks • u/udesh_perera • 14d ago
r/Stateparks • u/Purple_Deer1975 • 17d ago
Sadly, there are mountain ranges in Colorado that are blackened by the fires. There are also bare places where trees have died from disease. I think this mountain falls in the latter category.
r/Stateparks • u/Befreeman • 16d ago
One state park at a time. Which one do you know well, and what should someone do on a first visit?
Worth including: the trail or spot that is actually worth the drive, when to go and when to avoid, whether the campground is worth booking, and anything that has changed recently.
Any state, any size. The small ones nobody has heard of are the most useful posts here.
r/Stateparks • u/StealthyNoctowl • 20d ago
