Here’s How Many State Parks Are There In Every State


Have you ever been curious about how many state parks there are in the United States? I was curious, and so I did the research to find out the answer for all 50 United States. It took me a lot of time to research and find the answers, but I think having all of this information in one place is very convenient and useful. The table summarizes the information quite nicely, but if you scroll down past it some states have some fun facts to go along with them.

So, how many state parks are there in every state? The number of state parks varies state by state drastically, but Nebraska has the fewest state parks with 8, and California has the most with 284. See the table for the number of state parks for all 50 states.

U.S. StateHow Many State Parks?
Alabama22
Alaska8 units
Arizona35
Arkansas52
California284
Colorado43
Connecticut139
Delaware17
Florida175
Georgia48
Hawaii51
Idaho25
Illinois142
Indiana34
Iowa71
Kansas28
Kentucky46
Louisiana21
Maine48
Maryland66
Massachusetts151
Michigan74
Minnesota67
Mississippi25
Missouri56
Montana55
Nebraska8
Nevada28
New Hampshire93
New Jersey50
New Mexico34
New York180
North Carolina41
North Dakota13
Ohio83
Oklahoma31
Oregon255
Pennsylvania121
Rhode Island12
South Carolina47
South Dakota63
Tennessee56
Texas99
Utah44
Vermont55
Virginia42
Washington142
West Virginia45
Wisconsin66
Wyoming12

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Alabama

The state of Alabama has 22 State ParksOpens in a new tab..

Alaska

The state of Alaska has 8 State Park Units.Opens in a new tab. Included in those park units is a vast number of state parks and other state-operated natural resources. Alaska is also the state with the most publicly owned land, which isn’t surprising since Alaska is the biggest U.S. state by far. It is actually 2 timesOpens in a new tab. as big as the second-largest state of Texas. It is also one with the wildest and most natural features. You can fit the smallest U.S. state of Rhode Island into Alaska 425 timesOpens in a new tab..

Arizona

The state of Arizona has 35 State ParksOpens in a new tab..

Arkansas

The state of Arkansas has 52 state parksOpens in a new tab.. There are no entry fees into Arkansas State Parks according to their Frequently Asked Questions (FAQOpens in a new tab.) page.

California

The state of California has 284 State Parks.Opens in a new tab. The state of California was found to have the most State Parks of any U.S. state at 284 with a “state park” designation. Many states have state-operated sites, but a designation as a “state park” is what deemed California to have the most. California needs to have all of these state parks since they carry the title of having the highest population of any other U.S. state.

Colorado

The state of Colorado has 43 State ParksOpens in a new tab..

Connecticut

The State of Connecticut has 139 State ParksOpens in a new tab..

Delaware

The state of Delaware has 17 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Florida

The state of Florida has 175 State Parks.Opens in a new tab. As the third most populated U.S. state, Florida must maintain many recreational sites to fill the time of all the retirees looking for some adventure in their golden years.

Georgia

The state of Georgia has 48 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Hawaii

The state of Hawaii has 51 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Idaho

The state of Idaho has 25 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Illinois

The state of Illinois has 142 State ParksOpens in a new tab..

Indiana

The state of Indiana has 34 State ParksOpens in a new tab..

Iowa

The state of Iowa has 71 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Kansas

The state of Kansas has 28 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Kentucky

The state of Kentucky has 46 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Louisiana

The state of Louisiana has 21 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Maine

The state of Maine has 48 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Maryland

The state of Maryland has 66 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Massachusetts

The state of Massachusetts has 151 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Michigan

The state of Michigan has 74 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Minnesota

The state of Minnesota has 67 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Mississippi

The state of Mississippi has 25 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Missouri

The state of Missouri has 56 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Montana

The state of Montana has 55 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Nebraska

The state of Nebraska has 8 State Parks.Opens in a new tab. The state of Nebraska was found to have the fewest amount of State Parks coming in at just 8 state parks. Wow, I live within 30 minutes of more than 8 state parks in my state.

Nevada

The state of Nevada has 28 State Parks.Opens in a new tab. Nevada is the U.S. state with the second most publicly owned land (Alaska has them beat by a long shot). The amount of publicly owned land in Nevada is quite astonishing because it is a supermajority of the land. In fact, 79.6% of the land in Nevada is held by the federal government according to the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). This leaves very little land for the state government to operate state parks, but they still managed to get 28 of them, so congratulations Nevada.

New Hampshire

The state of New Hampshire has 93 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

New Jersey

The state of New Jersey has 50 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

New Mexico

The state of New Mexico has 34 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

New York

The state of New York has 180 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

North Carolina

The state of North Carolina has 41 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

North Dakota

The state of North Dakota has 13 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Ohio

The state of Ohio has 83 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Oklahoma

The state of Oklahoma has 31 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Oregon

The state of Oregon has 255 State Parks.Opens in a new tab. The state of Oregon comes in at close second to California for the number of state parks it operates.

Pennsylvania

The state of Pennsylvania has 121 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island has 12 State Parks.Opens in a new tab. For such a small state coming in at only 1,045 square milesOpens in a new tab., I was very surprised that it has more state parks than the large U.S. Nebraska which has 76,874 square milesOpens in a new tab. of land. This small state also has just as many state parks as Wyoming, the 10th largest, yet the least populated U.S. state.

South Carolina

The state of South Carolina has 47 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

South Dakota

The state of South Dakota has 63 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Tennessee

The state of Tennessee has 56 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Texas

The state of Texas has 99 State Parks.Opens in a new tab. Being the second-largest state, It is surprising that Texas had only a modest number of state parks in its state park system. What makes it even more surprising is that Texas maintains the record as the second most populated U.S. state.

Utah

The state of Utah has 44 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Vermont

The state of Vermont has 55 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Virginia

The state of Virginia has 42 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Washington

The state of Washington has 142 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

West Virginia

The state of West Virginia has 45 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Wisconsin

The state of Wisconsin has 66 State Parks.Opens in a new tab.

Wyoming

The state of Wyoming has 12 State Parks.Opens in a new tab. The reason for them havings so few state parks must be because Wyoming is the least populated state in the United States. The U.S. Census BureauOpens in a new tab. estimated that in July 2018 there were approximately 577,737 people living in this state with a landmass of 97,093.14 square miles.

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