Lake Dardanelle State Park is a scenic Arkansas park spread across two sites near Russellville and Dardanelle on the 34,300-acre Lake Dardanelle, a reservoir on the Arkansas River.
Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area, Minnesota's only state-managed off-road park, spans 1,864 acres (with a 3,500-acre expansion underway) east of Lake Ore-be-gone near Gilbert in St. Louis County on former iron ore mining land reclaimed since 1981.
Ellacoya State Park is a 167-acre recreation area on the southwest shore of Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford, New Hampshire's Lakes Region, featuring a 600-foot sandy beach with stunning views of the Sandwich and Ossipee mountains.
Manatee Springs State Park in Florida is known for its stunning first-magnitude spring that releases about 100 million gallons of clear water every day and is surrounded by a beautiful cypress forest traversed by an 800-foot boardwalk.
The Dinosaur Place in Connecticut is a 60-acre dinosaur-themed adventure park located in Montville and is known as the largest dinosaur park in New England, featuring more than 60 life-sized dinosaur models along 1.5 miles of scenic trails.
The Black Hills National Forest spans over 1.2 million acres across western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming, characterized by rugged pine-covered hills that rise dramatically above the surrounding plains.
South Toledo Bend State Park covers about 1,000 acres on scenic bluffs overlooking Toledo Bend Reservoir in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, near Anacoco, opened in 2004 after land acquisition in 1979.
Fontainebleau Las Vegas is a luxurious mega-resort on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, USA, that opened on December 13, 2023, after a tumultuous two-decade development saga marked by bankruptcy, stalled construction, and multiple ownership changes.
Saugatuck Dunes State Park is a 1,000‑acre state park on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, located between Holland and Saugatuck in Allegan County, Michigan.
Holy Land USA in Waterbury, Connecticut, is a religious theme park created in the 1950s by John Baptist Greco, a local attorney inspired to depict the life of Christ through biblical scenes.
Hard Labor Creek State Park, Georgia's second-largest at nearly 6,000 acres between Rutledge and Bostwick, features two lakes—Rutledge and Brantley—created by Civilian Conservation Corps workers in the 1930s on former overworked farmland.
VictoryLand is a gaming venue in Shorter, Alabama, known for its historical horse racing and a large casino floor, but its operations have been shaped by ongoing legal challenges over electronic bingo.
Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State Natural Area is a 126-acre day-use state park in northern Hood River County, Oregon, USA, located 5.3 miles west of Hood River in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, donated by the Lausmann family in memory of Vinzenz Lausmann and administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
Widewater State Park is a 1,089-acre recreation area on a peninsula where Aquia Creek meets the Potomac River in Stafford County, Virginia, USA, about 40 miles south of Washington, D.C., and 20 miles northeast of Fredericksburg, featuring non-contiguous parcels surrounded by private property.
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park preserves a 135‑acre Sierra foothills site where a marbleized limestone outcrop called Chaw’se contains the largest known collection of bedrock mortars in North America—about 1,185 mortar holes used by the Miwok to grind acorns and seeds for thousands of years.
Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site in Missouri preserves 40 acres near Butler in Bates County, marking the spot of the October 28-29, 1862, Civil War skirmish where the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry—mostly former slaves from Missouri and Arkansas—fought Confederate guerrillas for the first time as African American troops.
