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. State | How Many State Parks? |
| Alabama | 22 |
| Alaska | 8 units |
| Arizona | 35 |
| Arkansas | 52 |
| California | 284 |
| Colorado | 43 |
| Connecticut | 139 |
| Delaware | 17 |
| Florida | 175 |
| Georgia | 48 |
| Hawaii | 51 |
| Idaho | 25 |
| Illinois | 142 |
| Indiana | 34 |
| Iowa | 71 |
| Kansas | 28 |
| Kentucky | 46 |
| Louisiana | 21 |
| Maine | 48 |
| Maryland | 66 |
| Massachusetts | 151 |
| Michigan | 74 |
| Minnesota | 67 |
| Mississippi | 25 |
| Missouri | 56 |
| Montana | 55 |
| Nebraska | 8 |
| Nevada | 28 |
| New Hampshire | 93 |
| New Jersey | 50 |
| New Mexico | 34 |
| New York | 180 |
| North Carolina | 41 |
| North Dakota | 13 |
| Ohio | 83 |
| Oklahoma | 31 |
| Oregon | 255 |
| Pennsylvania | 121 |
| Rhode Island | 12 |
| South Carolina | 47 |
| South Dakota | 63 |
| Tennessee | 56 |
| Texas | 99 |
| Utah | 44 |
| Vermont | 55 |
| Virginia | 42 |
| Washington | 142 |
| West Virginia | 45 |
| Wisconsin | 66 |
| Wyoming | 12 |
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Alabama
The state of Alabama has 22 State Parks.
Alaska
The state of Alaska has 8 State Park Units. 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 times 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 times.
Arizona
The state of Arizona has 35 State Parks.
Arkansas
The state of Arkansas has 52 state parks. There are no entry fees into Arkansas State Parks according to their Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.
California
The state of California has 284 State Parks. 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 Parks.
Connecticut
The State of Connecticut has 139 State Parks.
Delaware
The state of Delaware has 17 State Parks.
Florida
The state of Florida has 175 State Parks. 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.
Hawaii
The state of Hawaii has 51 State Parks.
Idaho
The state of Idaho has 25 State Parks.
Illinois
The state of Illinois has 142 State Parks.
Indiana
The state of Indiana has 34 State Parks.
Iowa
The state of Iowa has 71 State Parks.
Kansas
The state of Kansas has 28 State Parks.
Kentucky
The state of Kentucky has 46 State Parks.
Louisiana
The state of Louisiana has 21 State Parks.
Maine
The state of Maine has 48 State Parks.
Maryland
The state of Maryland has 66 State Parks.
Massachusetts
The state of Massachusetts has 151 State Parks.
Michigan
The state of Michigan has 74 State Parks.
Minnesota
The state of Minnesota has 67 State Parks.
Mississippi
The state of Mississippi has 25 State Parks.
Missouri
The state of Missouri has 56 State Parks.
Montana
The state of Montana has 55 State Parks.
Nebraska
The state of Nebraska has 8 State Parks. 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. 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.
New Jersey
The state of New Jersey has 50 State Parks.
New Mexico
The state of New Mexico has 34 State Parks.
New York
The state of New York has 180 State Parks.
North Carolina
The state of North Carolina has 41 State Parks.
North Dakota
The state of North Dakota has 13 State Parks.
Ohio
The state of Ohio has 83 State Parks.
Oklahoma
The state of Oklahoma has 31 State Parks.
Oregon
The state of Oregon has 255 State Parks. 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.
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island has 12 State Parks. For such a small state coming in at only 1,045 square miles, I was very surprised that it has more state parks than the large U.S. Nebraska which has 76,874 square miles 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.
South Dakota
The state of South Dakota has 63 State Parks.
Tennessee
The state of Tennessee has 56 State Parks.
Texas
The state of Texas has 99 State Parks. 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.
Vermont
The state of Vermont has 55 State Parks.
Virginia
The state of Virginia has 42 State Parks.
Washington
The state of Washington has 142 State Parks.
West Virginia
The state of West Virginia has 45 State Parks.
Wisconsin
The state of Wisconsin has 66 State Parks.
Wyoming
The state of Wyoming has 12 State Parks. 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 Bureau 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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