If camping’s your style, you’ll want to take a look at this collection of the most popular national and state parks in each state. And it should be your style: this is the most inexpensive way to travel and also often the most spiritually satisfying, as we set our technology aside to enjoy nature’s hospitality. Insuranks, which put together a list of each state’s most popular parks, reports that two out of three Americans will be camping this year. Fun fact: one in four people try to keep their favorite camping spot a secret so it doesn’t get too crowded. Mother Nature, get a spread ready; we’re coming.
Here is the listing of the most popular park by state. Have you visited the one in yours?
Alabama: Oak Mountain State Park
Alaska: Denali National Park
Arizona: Grand Canyon National Park
Arkansas: Hot Springs National Park
California: Joshua Tree National Park
Colorado: Rocky Mountain National Park
Connecticut: Rocky Neck State Park
Delaware: Cape Henlopen State Park
Florida: Blue Spring State Park
Georgia: Amicalola Falls State Park
Hawaii: Haleakalā National Park
Idaho: Yellowstone National Park
Illinois: Starved Rock State Park
Indiana: Turkey Run State Park
Iowa: Backbone State Park
Kansas: Kanopolis State Park
Kentucky: Mammoth Cave National Park
Louisiana: Fontainebleau State Park
Maine: Acadia National Park
Maryland: Greenbrier State Park
Massachusetts: Castle Island State Park
Michigan: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Minnesota: Itasca State Park
Mississippi: Paul B. Johnson State Park
Missouri: Echo Bluff State Park
Montana: Glacier National Park
Nebraska: Indian Cave State Park
Nevada: Valley of Fire State Park
New Hampshire: Pawtuckaway State Park
New Jersey: Island Beach State Park
New Mexico: White Sands National Park
New York: Letchworth State Park
North Carolina: Blue Ridge Parkway
North Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio: Mohican State Park
Oklahoma: Beavers Bend State Park
Oregon: Silver Falls State Park
Pennsylvania: Cherry Springs State Park
Rhode Island: Colt State Park
South Carolina: Huntington Beach State Park
South Dakota: Badlands National Park
Tennessee: Fall Creek Falls State Park & Rock Island State Park
Texas: Abilene State Park
Utah: Zion National Park
Vermont: Little River State Park
Virginia: Shenandoah National Park
Washington: Olympic National Park
West Virginia: Pipestem State Park
Wisconsin: Peninsula State Park
Wyoming: Yellowstone National Park