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The largest island in Lake Superior is a place of isolation and wilderness. Along with its many shipwrecks, waterways, and hiking trails, the park also includes over 400 smaller islands within 4.5 miles (7.2 km) of its shores. There are on... Read more >

Jack London State Historic Park, also known as Jack London Home and Ranch, is a California State Historic Park near Glen Ellen, California, situated on the eastern slope of Sonoma Mountain. It includes the ruins of a house burned a few mon... Read more >

La Purisima Mission State Historic Park is a state park unit of California, containing La Purisima Mission, considered to be the most completely restored Spanish mission in California. Ten of the original buildings are fully restored and f... Read more >

Lighthouse Field State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California. It is located in the city of Santa Cruz at the north end of Monterey Bay. The beach overlooks the Steamer Lane surfing hotspot. It also contains the ... Read more >

Little River State Beach is a protected beach of California, in Humboldt County. It is located at the mouth of the Little River, 13 miles north of Eureka right off U.S. Route 101. This State beach comprises 152 acres.

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Los Angeles State Historic Park (LASHP) is a state park unit in development within the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Also known as the Cornfield, the former brownfield consists of a long open space between Spring Stree... Read more >

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is a state park unit preserving the largest hydraulic mining site in California. The mine pit and several Gold Rush-era buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Malakoff ... Read more >

Malibu Lagoon State Beach is a state protected beach of California, and a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Also known as Surfrider Beach, it has a long-standing reputation as a premier surfing beach. This State ... Read more >

With more than 400 miles (640 km) of passageways explored, Mammoth Cave is the world's longest known cave system. Subterranean wildlife includes eight bat species, Kentucky cave shrimp, Northern cavefish, and cave salamanders. Above ground... Read more >

Manresa State Beach rewards visitors with sweeping views of bluff-backed sand and sea, including the Santa Cruz Mountains to the northwest and the forested hills of the Monterey Peninsula to the southwest. Sunset and Manresa state beaches ... Read more >

Montara State Beach is a beach located eight miles north of Half Moon Bay on State Route 1 in California. It is operated by the California State Department of Parks and Recreation under the San Mateo Coast Sector Office. It is one of the c... Read more >

Moonlight State Beach is a state beach in Encinitas, California. It is located one fifth of a mile beyond the point where Encinitas Boulevard turns into B Street after it crosses Highway 101.

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Offshore fishing, surfing, windsurfing and horseback riding are popular activities. The beach is a favorite place for picnics because the dunes protect it from afternoon winds. This area is an important stop along the Pacific Flyway so bir... Read more >

Natural Bridges State Beach is a 65-acre (26 ha) California state park in Santa Cruz, California in the United States. The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach. It is also well known as a hotspot to see monarch butt... Read more >

New Brighton State Beach is a 95 acre beach park on Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County, California, consisting of a beach and campgrounds. The park is located east of Santa Cruz in Capitola, on Park Avenue off of Highway 1.

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The North Carolina Arboretum (434 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest southwest of Asheville, North Carolina. The arboretum includes many hiking and bi... Read more >