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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Family Friendly Summersville Lake may share a shore with West Virginia’s newest state park as of 2023, but paddlers have flocked here for decades to cruise the lake’s clear waters and 60-plus miles of shoreline. Outside Online, 12 May 2025 Camp and stargaze at Watoga State Park Courtesy of West Virginia Tourism Keep that off-grid energy going with a night under the stars at Watoga State Park, West Virginia’s largest state park and an official International Dark Sky Park. West Virginia Tourism Office, AFAR Media, 9 May 2025 An amateur rock collector recently hit the jackpot while exploring a state park in Arkansas. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025 Clark said the group plans to work with California’s state parks department to try to add the property to San Gregorio State Beach, an adjacent, popular state park that touches its southern border. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 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 22 May. 2025.

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