Minnesota's natural beauty is getting a little love from USA Today. The publication's 10Best has released its list of the best state parks in the country, and Gooseberry Falls in Two Harbors ...

The top three state parks were New York’s Letchworth State Park in the No. 1 spot, Florida’s Blue Spring State Park at No. 2 and Minnesota’s Gooseberry Falls State Park at No. 3.

Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, a 60,000-acre park, is nominated for USA TODAY's10Best state parks. The park offers various activities including hiking, camping, fishing ...

Vermont’s most popular family-friendly state parks. Hartford’s Quechee State Park placed first in Vermont and 162nd in the nation, according to the survey.

Letchworth won the 2025 USA Today Readers' Choice Award for Best State Park. It was selected by travel experts and nominated alongside 20 state parks nationwide.

Voting was open on the USA Today website through May 12, and the top 10 was announced on May 21. Letchworth State Park was voted No. 1 in the 2025 USA Today Readers’ Choice Award for Best State ...

Other Upper Midwest parks got some love as well, including Peninsula State Park in Wisconsin's Door County, and Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Ontonagon, Mich. Here's the complete ...