Gorgeous State Parks That Are Crowded National Park Alternatives

by Will McGough

While we await the reopening of national parks across the country, you may want to turn to your local state parks for a dose of natural beauty. Many of them still fly under the radar, and plenty offer similarly jaw-dropping landscapes as big-name parks. These are our favorite state parks with comparable sights and terrain to major national parks.

While we await the reopening of national parks across the country, you may want to turn to your local state parks for a dose of natural beauty. Many of them still fly under the radar, and plenty offer similarly jaw-dropping landscapes as big-name parks. These are our favorite state parks with comparable sights and terrain to major national parks.

Canyon State Park / iStock / Alisha Bube

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