Parks & Gardens

Covering most of Mount Desert Island and other coastal islands, Acadia features the tallest mountain on the Atlantic coast of the United States, granite peaks, ocean shoreline, woodlands, and lakes. There are freshwater, estuary, forest, a... Read more >

The Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park is a state historic park of California, interpreting Native American cultures of the Great Basin and surrounding regions. The park and its grounds are situated on the Antelope Valley's ... Read more >

This site features more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, with some of the most popular arches in the park being Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch and Double Arch. Millions of years of erosion have created these structures located in a dese... Read more >

The Badlands are a collection of buttes, pinnacles, spires, and mixed-grass prairies. The White River Badlands contain the largest assemblage of known late Eocene and Oligocene mammal fossils. The wildlife includes bison, bighorn sheep, bl... Read more >

Named for the prominent bend in the Rio Grande along the U.S./Mexico border, this park encompasses a large and remote part of the Chihuahuan Desert. Its main attraction is backcountry recreation in the arid Chisos Mountains and in canyons ... Read more >

Located in Biscayne Bay, this park at the north end of the Florida Keys has four interrelated marine ecosystems: mangrove forest, the Bay, the Keys, and coral reefs. Threatened animals include the West Indian manatee, American crocodile, v... Read more >

The park protects a quarter of the Gunnison River, which slices sheer canyon walls from dark Precambrian-era rock. The canyon features some of the steepest cliffs and oldest rock in North America, and is a popular site for river rafting an... Read more >

Bryce Canyon is a geological amphitheater on the Paunsaugunt Plateau with hundreds of tall, multicolored sandstone hoodoosformed by erosion. The region was originally settled by Native Americans and later by Mormon pioneers. The park is 35... Read more >

Encompasses a hidden valley with a historic ranch established in 1857. The ranch became a 1,325-acre (536 ha) park in 1979. It was purchased by the State of California in 1983.

TRAIL USE:
Hiking Trails, Horseback Riding
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California Citrus State Historic Park is an open-air museum in the state park system of California, interpreting the historic cultural landscape of the citrus industry. The story of the citrus industry's role in the history and development... Read more >

California Department of Parks and Recreation manages 280 park units, which contain the finest and most diverse collection of natural, cultural, and recreational resources to be found within California. Our mission is to provide for the he... Read more >

The California State Capitol Museum consists of a museum in and grounds around the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California. The State Capitol Museum has been a property in the California state park system since 1982. Offers exhi... Read more >

This landscape was eroded into a maze of canyons, buttes, and mesas by the combined efforts of the Colorado River, Green River, and their tributaries, which divide the park into three districts. The park also contains rock pinnacles and ar... Read more >

The park's Waterpocket Fold is a 100-mile (160 km) monocline that exhibits the earth's diverse geologic layers. Other natural features include monoliths, cliffs, and sandstone domes shaped like the United States Capitol. The park is 241,90... Read more >

Carlsbad Caverns has 117 caves, the longest of which is over 120 miles (190 km) long. The Big Room is almost 4,000 feet (1,200 m) long, and the caves are home to over 400,000 Mexican free-tailed bats and sixteen other species. Above ground... Read more >

Five of the eight Channel Islands are protected, and half of the park's area is underwater. The islands have a unique Mediterranean ecosystem originally settled by the Chumash people. They are home to over 2,000 species of land plants and ... Read more >