State park

State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational potential. There are state parks under the administration of the government of each U.

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state, some of the Mexican states, and in Brazil.
The term is also used in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales.

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