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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Currently, Belle Isle is run as a state park by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
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Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
This state park is located on the land of the Ner’-er’nerh/Coastal Yurok People and lies on the sandy edge of ocean and forest, according to the California State Parks website.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Half of that money, or $25 million, went to Prophetstown State Park, which is just north of Lafayette and is Indiana’s newest state park.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
The state has established only one new state park, Dos Rios near Modesto, since 2009, when the last one, Fort Ord Dunes north of Monterey, was opened on the former Fort Ord Army base.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
This state park is located on the land of the Ner’-er’nerh/Coastal Yurok People and lies on the sandy edge of ocean and forest, according to the California State Parks website.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Half of that money, or $25 million, went to Prophetstown State Park, which is just north of Lafayette and is Indiana’s newest state park.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
The state has established only one new state park, Dos Rios near Modesto, since 2009, when the last one, Fort Ord Dunes north of Monterey, was opened on the former Fort Ord Army base.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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“State park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20park. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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