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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Plop down to eat your picnic just about anywhere, such as a free concert, at a playground, or in a state park. — Parents, 11 June 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 Idaho will open a new state park on the site of a former ranch this weekend, marking the first addition to the state Parks and Recreation system since the early 2000s. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for state park

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“State park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20park. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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