@visitusparks.bsky.socialTurn your next park visit into a scavenger hunt!
Search for stone bridges at Acadia (ME), unusual rock formations at Joshua Tree (CA), waterfalls at Letchworth (NY), or colorful sandstone at Valley of Fire (NV)
What's the best park you've explored with a scavenger hunt?
@visitusparks.bsky.socialFall isn't just about the changing leaves. It's migration season! 🐦
From hawks soaring over Acadia (ME) and Cape May Point (NJ) to shorebirds at Hammonasset Beach (CT), parks are incredible places to watch birds heading south.
What's your best bird sighting?
@witchspace.eurosky.socialTime for another #BenchOfTheDay, a vintage image dating all the way back to ... oh yes, yesterday. Wonderful late afternoon to watch the sunset around Gifford Pinchot State Park here in York County, PA.
@visitusparks.bsky.socialSome of the best history lessons happen in our parks!
From the ancient cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde (CO) and Civil War battlefields at Gettysburg (PA) to the Gold Rush ghost town of Bodie (CA), there's so much to discover.
Which park taught you something unforgettable?
@jaxkarma.bsky.socialFrederico Fantasma and Pablo Paranormales take a little jaunt into the south central Pennsylvania woods
#playmobil #toyphotography #figurephotography #stateparks #takeahike
@visitusparks.bsky.socialWhat if your next workday came with a better view?
Imagine working near Acadia (ME), taking lunch breaks at Cuyahoga Valley (OH), or enjoying NYC skyline views at Liberty State Park (NJ).
Just make sure you've got Wi-Fi!
Where would you work remotely?
@kellypaal.bsky.socialFall Leaves on Green Moss, Forbes State Forest 2023
#naturephotography #fineartphotography #stateparks #publicland #autumnvibes #fallcolor #forest #leaves #moss #noAIused
@visitusparks.bsky.socialRainy day where you are? Some state parks thrive on it!
From the misty forests of Oswald West (OR) to the waterfalls of Wallace Falls (WA) and ʻAkaka Falls (HI), rain makes these landscapes unforgettable.
Ever explored a park in the pouring rain?
@ahronnee.bsky.socialWhat is the most beautiful sight to see at the end of an all day, 15 mile hike around Hickory Run State Park? Your car at the Visitor's Center parking lot, of course! #VisitPA #StateParks #KeepOpenSpaces #OpenSpaces #GoGreen #Hiking #Walking #outside #outdoors
@visitusparks.bsky.socialSome parks have a spooky side!
From Gettysburg's ghost stories (PA) and Fort Delaware's haunted history (DE) to Bodie's abandoned streets (CA) and Death Valley's ghost towns (CA), these parks have some eerie tales to tell.
Have you visited? Experienced anything strange?
@visitusparks.bsky.socialWho says you have to leave the city to find a great state park?
Liberty State Park (NJ) has incredible NYC views, Gantry Plaza (NY) brings history to the waterfront, and McKinney Falls (TX) has waterfalls right in Austin!
What's your favorite urban park?
@visitusparks.bsky.socialWinter adventures start with a little planning!
From skiing at Wachusett Mountain (MA) and tobogganing at Pokagon (IN) to snow-dusted red rocks at Dead Horse Point (UT), state parks have plenty to offer when temperatures drop.
What's on your winter park bucket list?
@kellypaal.bsky.socialForbes State Forest, PA, Autumn 2023
It was such a nice contrast of green fern with fall leaves on the ground. #naturephotography #autumn #fallcolor #fallleaves #ferns #forbesstateforest #stateparks #publicland
@kengoering.bsky.socialGood morning to all! The settings on my camera somehow got temporarily messed up and the images from one morning last week at John Martin Reservoir State Park in southeastern #Colorado aren't great. However, this was the first sandhill crane I'd seen in several years. #Birds #Migration #StateParks
@adamjewell.bsky.socialBright fall foliage lights up the landscape at Jonathan Run Falls deep in the woods at Ohiopyle State Park in the Laurel Highlands of western Pennsylvania.
#stateparks #nature #fallfoliage #photography #laurelhighlands #waterfalls #autumn #forest #wallart
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@visitusparks.bsky.social🍁 Fall colors are calling!
From the mountain views of Franconia Notch (NH) to the waterfalls of Letchworth (NY) and sweeping vistas of Talcott Mountain (CT), state parks put on an incredible autumn show! 🍂
Where's your favorite place to see fall foliage?
@riverrockpubs.bsky.socialIndiana State Park Hike of the Week
Chain O’Lakes Trail 6
Visit the Chain’s quiet east side on a rolling hike passing three glacial lakes. Memorable fall color!
Distance: 3 miles; Rating: 4/5 stars
Learn more in my book Hike Indiana State Parks.
#indiana #stateparks #hiking #chainolakes
@aferguson.bsky.socialMore at 1st hop Hocking Hills State Park of the Park Hopper trip: part of state encircling Buckeye Trail goes through the park. Here we're picking our way through and even inside the rock-strewn trail.
#photography #StateParks #Ohio #hiking
@kengoering.bsky.socialA migrating American avocet stands in Lake Hasty's #BlueWater in southeastern #Colorado last week. The lake is on the east side of the dam within John Martin Reservoir State Park. This was the first time I'd seen an one of these lovely birds in non-breeding colors. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #StateParks
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