state park
noun
: an area of land that is owned and protected by a U.S. state because of its natural beauty or its importance in history
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Volunteers working with the nonprofit RiversEdge West gathered behind a levee at a state park there during an April snow squall to plant native willows and cottonwoods.
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Rockefeller later constructed the Museum of Automobiles on Petit Jean to house his antique car collection, and this facility later became part of the state park.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
Three possible routes are under consideration, including one that would pass just south of the state park.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The dunes themselves are estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000 years old (this area wasn’t open to the public as a state park until 1963).
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Rockefeller later constructed the Museum of Automobiles on Petit Jean to house his antique car collection, and this facility later became part of the state park.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
Three possible routes are under consideration, including one that would pass just south of the state park.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The dunes themselves are estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000 years old (this area wasn’t open to the public as a state park until 1963).
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for state park
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“State park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20park. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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