Bear Mountain State Park. Hills, flower fields and the great Hudson River make up the landscape of the park, giving visitors opportunities for many activities.
Though you can see these massive trees in other places like Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, at Calaveras Big Trees State Park, you won't have to deal with the crowds.
Part of the park is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, so there are numerous trails, including some in the Appalachian Trail.
Pilot Mountain's famous peak, Big Pinnacle, is truly something to behold. The white rock walls are covered in vegetation.
Florida's water activities go well beyond the beach, as this mesmerizing state park proves. Blue Spring offers clear spring water that allow you to see right through the bottom.
The protected land is near the border with Louisiana, so you can expect wetlands and bayous as well as resident alligators.
Due to its elevated height, the peak of the mountain for which the park is named rewards you with panoramic views of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
If you wanted to climb Maine’s tallest mountain, you wouldn’t go to Acadia National Park but to Baxter State Park instead.