How to Use state park in a Sentence

state park

noun
Definition of state parknext
  • North Texas hasn’t seen a new state park open since Lake Tawakoni, east of Dallas, in 2002.
    — Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
  • After more than a decade of cleanup, the emptied town became a state park.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • This will be the first summer Arizona’s newest state park is open.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
  • The free state park is full of hiking trails to waterfalls and stunning views.
    — Kathleen Wong, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Here's a list of the Michigan state park fall harvest festivals in 2024.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Next, scientists and state park officials will study and care for the tooth.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2023
  • Simply put, this state park west of Colorado Springs is a beauty.
    — Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Israel has zoned Jabal Mukaber as part of a state park.
    — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
  • It’s likely found in every Indiana state park along the trails, but not all of them will fruit.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The site of the public fossil dig is in a spot adjacent to a gravel road in a North Dakota state park.
    — Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The video was taken by a woman at the beach and shows a state park officer talking to three men near the Cybertruck.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Officials also said that the event would mark the first in the department’s plan to open a new state park every two years.
    — Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
  • Many locals say the current status — an empty state park — suits them just fine.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
  • These days, Aconcagua is part of a vast state park with helpful rangers and a helicopter rescue service.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Read Next National Bear takes a dip in reservoir at Colorado state park.
    — Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2024
  • The lumber and mill business ended in 1960, and West Virginia’s state park system bought the rolling stock, engines, and right of way soon after.
    — Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023
  • That location is near a hugely popular state park that’s fully booked with campers much of the year.
    — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
  • Whenever drones spot a shark in an area, swimming is suspended at state park beaches in the area for at least one hour.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Anybody else looking to drive to a state park without paying to park should stop by their public library ahead of their trip.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • An Amber Alert has been issued for a 9-year-old girl who police said may have been abducted from a New York state park.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • That same year, the General Assembly voted to turn it into a state park.
    — Tony Holt, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2023
  • For the last two decades, the Sutter Buttes have also been home to a California state park that almost no one is allowed to visit.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
  • Four park options As Steiner cooled his heels waiting for the Claims Commission to act, the state moved ahead with the plan to turn the property into a full-fledged state park.
    — Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
  • Seven people were killed when a tour helicopter crashed in a remote area of a state park on Kauai in December 2019.
    — Sara Smart, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • Wildflowers just might take over the desert state park this year, bringing flocks of San Diegans and out-of-town visitors to the Anza-Borrego.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Some are doable as day trips: Mystery Cave, located in a state park about 20 miles from Niagara Cave, is also open to the public.
    — Kyle Stokes, Axios, 21 July 2024
  • The uncrewed booster failed to make orbit and caused extensive damage in and around the launch site, including to nearby tidal flats and a Texas state park.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Valley of Fire, Nevada’s first state park, has one through road, two campgrounds and several rock-climbing spots.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
  • Once the summer home of a wealthy financier, this 52-acre estate is now a historic park and one of only two public gardens owned and run by the New York state park system.
    — Wendy O'Dea, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Lost Dutchman State Park was closed until further notice, state park officials said.
    — Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024

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