St. Francois State Park

St. Francois State Park (pronounced "St. Francis") is a state park in the U.S. state of Missouri consisting of 2,734.97 acres (1,106.80 ha) located approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Park Hills in St. Francois County. The park features a campground, trails for hiking and horseback riding, and fishing on the Big River.

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State park

State parks or provincial parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" or "province" 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.S. state, and of some states of Mexico. The term is also used in Australia, though the distinction between state and national parks there is different. The Canadian equivalent term is provincial park. Similar systems of local government maintained parks exist in other countries, but the terminology varies.

State parks are thus similar to national parks, but under state rather than federal administration. Similarly, local government entities below state level may maintain parks, e.g., regional parks or county parks. In general, state parks are smaller than national parks, with a few exceptions such as the Adirondack Park in New York and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California.

Saint-François

Saint-François is the French form of Saint Francis, and is the name of many locations:

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