Adirondack SP - New York

Address:1133 NYS Route 86
Ray Brook, New York

Known as the new mountains from old rocks, the Adirondack Mountain range forms a circular dome, 160 miles wide and one mile high. Though the structure itself is a fairly new development in terms of geology, the rocks themselves are over 100 million years old. Aside from impressive geology, the Park is also the largest in the United States and boasts native fauna such as the American Beaver, moose, lynx and osprey, and flora such as pine, maple, and birch, to name a few. There are more than 3,000 lakes here and the Park contains the highest peaks in New York State. Along with great camping, gift shops and interpretive programs, the opportunities for fun are endless at Adirondack State Park.

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park is a 7,470-acre park with year-round camping at Wanapum recreational area. The park features 27,000 feet of freshwater shoreline on the Wanapum Reservoir on the Columbia River. Petrified wood was discovered in the region in the early 1930s, which led to creation of the park as a national historic preserve.