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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This 10,000-acre state park, an International Dark Sky Park, is considered one of the best places in West Virginia to see fireflies, including the synchronous type.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
All year, the coastline is a unique, peaceful, and untouched place, thanks to its state park status (no one’s rolling a cooler and beach umbrella onto these rocks).
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Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
It's located in the Blue Hills reservation, a 7,000-acre state park that's about 10 miles south of Boston.
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Neal Riley,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Now an Illinois state park, the site includes an excellent archaeological museum, the reconstruction of an ancient astronomical observatory called Woodhenge and scores of earthen mounds.
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Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
All year, the coastline is a unique, peaceful, and untouched place, thanks to its state park status (no one’s rolling a cooler and beach umbrella onto these rocks).
—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
It's located in the Blue Hills reservation, a 7,000-acre state park that's about 10 miles south of Boston.
—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Now an Illinois state park, the site includes an excellent archaeological museum, the reconstruction of an ancient astronomical observatory called Woodhenge and scores of earthen mounds.
—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
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“State park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20park. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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