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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The Best Time to Visit the Okefenokee The state park occasionally hosts nighttime programs, providing public access to the park ranger’s telescope and other educational teachings about the night sky.
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Sheeka Sanahori, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
Be sure to purchase your day pass or state park pass online in advance of your visit.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
This column is the second installment in a three-part series about hiking many of the state park’s trails.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Something sent monkeys at a Florida state park cannonballing into the water earlier this month, and a woman on a kayaking trip captured the hilarious moment on camera.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Sheeka Sanahori, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
Be sure to purchase your day pass or state park pass online in advance of your visit.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
This column is the second installment in a three-part series about hiking many of the state park’s trails.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Something sent monkeys at a Florida state park cannonballing into the water earlier this month, and a woman on a kayaking trip captured the hilarious moment on camera.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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