State-Level Public Lands Resource Guide

State-Level Public Lands Resource Guide

Explore public lands at the state level with this comprehensive guide. For each state, we've compiled resources to find areas for outdoor activities, including state parks, BLM lands (where applicable), US Forest Service resources, National Park Service parks, and ways to keep up with current events through state wildlife agencies or park departments. This guide helps you plan your adventures on free public lands while staying informed about updates like access changes or events. Links are to official sites for reliable information.

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  • State Parks: Alaska State Parks
  • BLM Lands: BLM Alaska
  • USFS Resources: USFS in Alaska
  • NPS Parks:
    • Alagnak Wild River (Link)
    • Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (Link)
    • Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (Link)
    • Cape Krusenstern National Monument (Link)
    • Denali National Park and Preserve (Link)
    • Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (Link)
    • Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Link)
    • Katmai National Park and Preserve (Link)
    • Kenai Fjords National Park (Link)
    • Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Link)
    • Kobuk Valley National Park (Link)
    • Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (Link)
    • Noatak National Preserve (Link)
    • Sitka National Historical Park (Link)
    • Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (Link)
    • Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Alaska Department of Fish and Game News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Arizona State Parks
  • BLM Lands: BLM Arizona
  • USFS Resources: USFS in Arizona
  • NPS Parks:
    • Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Link)
    • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (Link)
    • Chiricahua National Monument (Link)
    • Coronado National Memorial (Link)
    • Fort Bowie National Historic Site (Link)
    • Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Grand Canyon National Park (Link)
    • Hohokam Pima National Monument (Link)
    • Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site (Link)
    • Montezuma Castle National Monument (Link)
    • Navajo National Monument (Link)
    • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Link)
    • Petrified Forest National Park (Link)
    • Pipe Spring National Monument (Link)
    • Rainbow Bridge National Monument (Link)
    • Saguaro National Park (Link)
    • Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (Link)
    • Tonto National Monument (Link)
    • Tumacácori National Historical Park (Link)
    • Tuzigoot National Monument (Link)
    • Walnut Canyon National Monument (Link)
    • Wupatki National Monument (Link)
    • Yucca House National Monument (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Arizona Game and Fish Department News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Arkansas State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: USFS in Arkansas
  • NPS Parks:
    • Arkansas Post National Memorial (Link)
    • Buffalo National River (Link)
    • Fort Smith National Historic Site (Link)
    • Hot Springs National Park (Link)
    • Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site (Link)
    • Pea Ridge National Military Park (Link)
    • President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site (Link)
    • Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: California State Parks
  • BLM Lands: BLM California
  • USFS Resources: USFS in California
  • NPS Parks:
    • Alcatraz Island (Link)
    • Cabrillo National Monument (Link)
    • California National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Castle Mountains National Monument (Link)
    • Cesar E. Chavez National Monument (Link)
    • Channel Islands National Park (Link)
    • Death Valley National Park (Link)
    • Devils Postpile National Monument (Link)
    • Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site (Link)
    • Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Link)
    • John Muir National Historic Site (Link)
    • Joshua Tree National Park (Link)
    • Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Lassen Volcanic National Park (Link)
    • Lava Beds National Monument (Link)
    • Manzanar National Historic Site (Link)
    • Mojave National Preserve (Link)
    • Muir Woods National Monument (Link)
    • Pinnacles National Park (Link)
    • Point Reyes National Seashore (Link)
    • Pony Express National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial (Link)
    • Presidio of San Francisco (Link)
    • Redwood National and State Parks (Link)
    • Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park (Link)
    • San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (Link)
    • Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (Link)
    • Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Yosemite National Park (Link)
  • Current Events/News: California Department of Fish and Wildlife News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Colorado State Parks
  • BLM Lands: BLM Colorado
  • USFS Resources: USFS in Colorado
  • NPS Parks:
    • Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Link)
    • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Link)
    • Colorado National Monument (Link)
    • Curecanti National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Dinosaur National Monument (Link)
    • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Link)
    • Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (Link)
    • Hovenweep National Monument (Link)
    • Mesa Verde National Park (Link)
    • Rocky Mountain National Park (Link)
    • Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (Link)
    • Yucca House National Monument (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Colorado Parks and Wildlife News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Georgia State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: USFS in Georgia
  • NPS Parks:
    • Andersonville National Historic Site (Link)
    • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (Link)
    • Cumberland Island National Seashore (Link)
    • Fort Frederica National Monument (Link)
    • Fort Pulaski National Monument (Link)
    • Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (Link)
    • Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (Link)
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (Link)
    • Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (Link)
    • Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Georgia Department of Natural Resources News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Hawaii State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: N/A
  • NPS Parks:
    • Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Haleakalā National Park (Link)
    • Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Link)
    • Honouliuli National Historic Site (Link)
    • Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Link)
    • Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park (Link)
    • Pearl Harbor National Memorial (Link)
    • Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park (Link)
    • Pu'ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Iowa State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: N/A
  • NPS Parks:
    • Effigy Mounds National Monument (Link)
    • Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (Link)
    • Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Pathways of Pioneers National Historic Trail (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Iowa Department of Natural Resources News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Maryland State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: Monongahela National Forest (shared with WV)
  • NPS Parks:
    • Antietam National Battlefield (Link)
    • Assateague Island National Seashore (Link)
    • Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Link)
    • Catoctin Mountain Park (Link)
    • Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Link)
    • Clara Barton National Historic Site (Link)
    • Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (Link)
    • Fort Washington Park (Link)
    • George Washington Memorial Parkway (Link)
    • Glen Echo Park (Link)
    • Greenbelt Park (Link)
    • Hampton National Historic Site (Link)
    • Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park (Link)
    • Monocacy National Battlefield (Link)
    • Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm (Link)
    • Piscataway Park (Link)
    • Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Suitland Parkway (Link)
    • Thomas Stone National Historic Site (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Maryland Department of Natural Resources News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Massachusetts State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: N/A
  • NPS Parks:
    • Adams National Historical Park (Link)
    • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Boston African American National Historic Site (Link)
    • Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Boston National Historical Park (Link)
    • Cape Cod National Seashore (Link)
    • Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Link)
    • John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (Link)
    • Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site (Link)
    • Lowell National Historical Park (Link)
    • Minute Man National Historical Park (Link)
    • New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (Link)
    • Salem Maritime National Historic Site (Link)
    • Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (Link)
    • Springfield Armory National Historic Site (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Missouri State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: USFS in Missouri
  • NPS Parks:
    • Gateway Arch National Park (Link)
    • George Washington Carver National Monument (Link)
    • Harry S Truman National Historic Site (Link)
    • Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Link)
    • Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Link)
    • Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park (Link)
    • Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (Link)
    • Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (Link)
    • Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Pony Express National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Santa Fe National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Missouri Department of Conservation News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Nebraska State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: USFS in Nebraska
  • NPS Parks:
    • Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (Link)
    • Chimney Rock National Historic Site (Link)
    • Homestead National Historical Park (Link)
    • Niobrara National Scenic River (Link)
    • Scotts Bluff National Monument (Link)
    • California National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Pony Express National Historic Trail (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: New Jersey State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: N/A
  • NPS Parks:
    • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area (Link)
    • Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Ellis Island (Link)
    • Gateway National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River (Link)
    • Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River (Link)
    • Maurice National Scenic and Recreational River (Link)
    • Morristown National Historical Park (Link)
    • Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (Link)
    • Thomas Edison National Historical Park (Link)
    • Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (Link)
  • Current Events/News: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Fish and Wildlife News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: New Mexico State Parks
  • BLM Lands: BLM New Mexico
  • USFS Resources: USFS Southwestern Region
  • NPS Parks:
    • Aztec Ruins National Monument (Link)
    • Bandelier National Monument (Link)
    • Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Capulin Volcano National Monument (Link)
    • Carlsbad Caverns National Park (Link)
    • Chaco Culture National Historical Park (Link)
    • El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail (Link)
    • El Malpais National Monument (Link)
    • El Morro National Monument (Link)
    • Fort Union National Monument (Link)
    • Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (Link)
    • Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Link)
    • Old Spanish National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Pecos National Historical Park (Link)
    • Petroglyph National Monument (Link)
    • Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (Link)
    • Santa Fe National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Valles Caldera National Preserve (Link)
    • White Sands National Park (Link)
  • Current Events/News: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: New York State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: Finger Lakes National Forest
  • NPS Parks:
    • African Burial Ground National Monument (Link)
    • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Castle Clinton National Monument (Link)
    • Chesapeake Bay (Link)
    • Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Link)
    • Ellis Island (Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument) (Link)
    • Federal Hall National Memorial (Link)
    • Fire Island National Seashore (Link)
    • Fort Stanwix National Monument (Link)
    • Gateway National Recreation Area (Link)
    • General Grant National Memorial (Link)
    • Governors Island National Monument (Link)
    • Hamilton Grange National Memorial (Link)
    • Harriet Tubman National Historical Park (Link)
    • Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site (Link)
    • Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site (Link)
    • Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (Link)
    • National Parks of New York Harbor (Link)
    • North Country National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (Link)
    • Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site (Link)
    • Saratoga National Historical Park (Link)
    • Statue OfLiberty National Monument (Link)
    • Stonewall National Monument (Link)
    • Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site (Link)
    • Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site (Link)
    • Thomas Cole National Historic Site (Link)
    • Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River (Link)
    • Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (Link)
    • Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Women's Rights National Historical Park (Link)
  • Current Events/News: New York Department of Environmental Conservation News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Ohio State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: Wayne National Forest
  • NPS Parks:
    • Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (Link)
    • Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Link)
    • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (Link)
    • First Ladies National Historic Site (Link)
    • Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (Link)
    • James A Garfield National Historic Site (Link)
    • Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (Link)
    • North Country National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial (Link)
    • William Howard Taft National Historic Site (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Ohio Department of Natural Resources News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Pennsylvania State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: Allegheny National Forest
  • NPS Parks:
    • Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (Link)
    • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument (Link)
    • Chesapeake Bay (Link)
    • Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site (Link)
    • Eisenhower National Historic Site (Link)
    • First State National Historical Park (Link)
    • Flight 93 National Memorial (Link)
    • Fort Necessity National Battlefield (Link)
    • Friendship Hill National Historic Site (Link)
    • Gettysburg National Military Park (Link)
    • Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site (Link)
    • Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (Link)
    • Independence National Historical Park (Link)
    • Johnstown Flood National Memorial (Link)
    • Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River (Link)
    • North Country National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Steamtown National Historic Site (Link)
    • Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial (Link)
    • Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River (Link)
    • Valley Forge National Historical Park (Link)
    • Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Pennsylvania Game Commission News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Tennessee State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: Cherokee National Forest
  • NPS Parks:
    • Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (Link)
    • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Link)
    • Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park (Link)
    • Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (Link)
    • Fort Donelson National Battlefield (Link)
    • Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Link)
    • Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Link)
    • Natchez Trace Parkway (Link)
    • Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Obed Wild and Scenic River (Link)
    • Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Shiloh National Military Park (Link)
    • Stones River National Battlefield (Link)
    • Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Texas State Parks
  • BLM Lands: BLM New Mexico (covers Texas)
  • USFS Resources: National Forests and Grasslands in Texas
  • NPS Parks:
    • Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (Link)
    • Amistad National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Big Bend National Park (Link)
    • Big Thicket National Preserve (Link)
    • Blackwell School National Historic Site (Link)
    • Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Chamizal National Memorial (Link)
    • El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail (Link)
    • El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Fort Davis National Historic Site (Link)
    • Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Link)
    • Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park (Link)
    • Padre Island National Seashore (Link)
    • Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (Link)
    • Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River (Link)
    • San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (Link)
    • Waco Mammoth National Monument (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Utah State Parks
  • BLM Lands: BLM Utah
  • USFS Resources: USFS Intermountain Region
  • NPS Parks:
    • Arches National Park (Link)
    • Bryce Canyon National Park (Link)
    • California National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Canyonlands National Park (Link)
    • Capitol Reef National Park (Link)
    • Cedar Breaks National Monument (Link)
    • Dinosaur National Monument (Link)
    • Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Golden Spike National Historical Park (Link)
    • Hovenweep National Monument (Link)
    • Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Natural Bridges National Monument (Link)
    • Old Spanish National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Pony Express National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Rainbow Bridge National Monument (Link)
    • Timpanogos Cave National Monument (Link)
    • Zion National Park (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Virginia State Parks
  • BLM Lands: N/A
  • USFS Resources: George Washington & Jefferson National Forests
  • NPS Parks:
    • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (Link)
    • Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial (Link)
    • Assateague Island National Seashore (Link)
    • Blue Ridge Parkway (Link)
    • Booker T Washington National Monument (Link)
    • Cape Henry Memorial (Part of Colonial National Historical Park) (Link)
    • Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park (Link)
    • Chesapeake Bay (Part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed) (Link)
    • Civil War Defenses of Washington (Partially in VA) (Link)
    • Colonial National Historical Park (Link)
    • Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (Link)
    • Fort Monroe National Monument (Link)
    • Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (Link)
    • George Washington Memorial Parkway (Link)
    • George Washington Birthplace National Monument (Link)
    • Great Falls Park (Link)
    • Green Springs (National Historic Landmark District) (Link)
    • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Partially in VA) (Link)
    • Historic Jamestowne (Part of Colonial National Historical Park) (Link)
    • Maggie L Walker National Historic Site (Link)
    • Manassas National Battlefield Park (Link)
    • Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Petersburg National Battlefield (Link)
    • Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (Link)
    • Prince William Forest Park (Link)
    • Richmond National Battlefield Park (Link)
    • Shenandoah National Park (Link)
    • Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (Link)
    • Yorktown Battlefield (Part of Colonial National Historical Park) (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources News (No RSS; check for updates)
  • State Parks: Washington State Parks
  • BLM Lands: BLM Oregon-Washington
  • USFS Resources: USFS in Washington
  • NPS Parks:
    • Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Link)
    • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (Link)
    • Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail (Link)
    • Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park (Link)
    • Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (Link)
    • Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (Link)
    • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (Link)
    • Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Link)
    • Minidoka National Historic Site (Link)
    • Mount Rainier National Park (Link)
    • Nez Perce National Historical Park (Link)
    • North Cascades National Park (Link)
    • Olympic National Park (Link)
    • Oregon National Historic Trail (Link)
    • San Juan Island National Historical Park (Link)
    • Whitman Mission National Historic Site (Link)
    • Wing Luke Museum (Affiliated Area) (Link)
  • Current Events/News: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife News (No RSS; check for updates)

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