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Finalists

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Population 50,000+

Asheville NC / Mount Mitchell State Park
Chattanooga TN / Harrison Bay State Park
Greenville SC / Table Rock State Park
Harrisonburg VA / New Market Battlefield State Historic Park
Johnson City TN / Roan Mountain State Park
Kingsport TN / Warriors’ Path State Park
Knoxville TN / Norris Dam State Park
Roanoke VA / Smith Mountain Lake State Park

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Population 10,000 – 49,000

Ashland KY / Greenbo Lake State Resort Park
Beckley WV / Little Beaver State Park
Blacksburg VA / Claytor Lake State Park
Boone NC / Elk Knob State Park
Bristol TN / Warriors’ Path State Park
Clemson SC / Sadlers Creek State Park
Cleveland TN / Red Clay State Historic Park
Easley SC / Paris Mountain State Park
Elizabethton TN / Sycamore Shoals State Park
Gaffney SC / Kings Mountain State Park Living History Farm
Greeneville TN / David Crockett Birthplace State Park
Hendersonville NC / Chimney Rock State Park
Martinsburg WV / Berkeley Springs State Park
Maryville TN / Fort Loudon State Park
Oak Ridge TN / Frozen Head State Park
Radford VA / Claytor Lake State Park
Sevierville TN / Seven Islands State Birding Park
Staunton VA / Natural Chimneys Regional Park
Winchester VA / Sky Meadows State Park

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Population Less Than 10,000

Abingdon VA / Hungry Mother State Park
Amherst VA / James River State Park
Banner Elk NC / Grandfather Mountain State Park
Big Stone Gap VA / Natural Tunnel State Park
Black Mountain NC / Chimney Rock State Park
Blowing Rock NC / Grandfather Mountain State Park
Blue Ridge GA / Fort Mountain State Park
Brevard NC / Gorges State Park
Bridgewater VA / New Market Battlefield State Historical Park
Dahlonega GA /Amicalola Falls State Park
Dillard GA / Tallulah Gorge State Park
Fayetteville WV / Hawks Nest State Park
Floyd VA / Fairy Stone State Park
Gatlinburg TN / Seven Islands State Birding Park
Hiawassee GA / Moccasin Creek State Park
Jefferson NC / New River State Park
Jonesborough TN / David Crockett Birthplace State Park
Lewisburg WV / Moncove Lake State Park
Lexington VA / Natural Bridge State Park
Marion VA / Hungry Mother State Park
Marlinton WV / Beartown State Park
Olive Hill KY / Carters Caves State Resort Park
Paintsville KY / Paintsville Lake State Park
Pickens SC / Devil’s Fork State Park
Pigeon Forge TN / Seven Islands State Birding Park
Prestonsburg KY / Jenny Wiley State Park
Pulaski VA / New River Trail State Park
Rising Fawn GA / Cloudland Canyon State Park
Sunset SC / Keowee-Toxaway State Park
Walhalla SC / Oconee State Park
Waynesville NC / Pisgah View State Park
West Jefferson, NC / New River State Park
Williamsburg KY / Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Wytheville VA / Shot Tower State Park

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