New Year’s Day hikes at state parks, 2027

140 hikes on January 1, 2027, at 103 parks in 15 states — every one we’ve found in the agencies’ own event calendars, which each list only their own parks. Pick a state for times and links.

States with listings

• Alabama15 hikes
• California1 hike
• Georgia40 hikes
• Kentucky2 hikes
• Louisiana11 hikes
• Minnesota2 hikes
• Mississippi1 hike
• North Carolina1 hike
• Oregon4 hikes
• Pennsylvania6 hikes
• South Carolina7 hikes
• South Dakota2 hikes
• Tennessee1 hike
• Texas43 hikes
• Wisconsin4 hikes

No listings yet

We read these agencies’ event calendars, and none lists a hike for January 1 yet. Where our copy of a calendar stops short of the day, that’s said.

• Arizona — See the Arizona State Parks First Day Hikes page.
• Arkansas — See the Arkansas State Parks events calendar.
• Colorado — what we have runs only to Dec 5. See the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website.
• Connecticut — See the CT State Parks events calendar.
• Idaho — See the Idaho Parks and Recreation events calendar.
• Illinois — what we have runs only to Dec 21. See the Illinois DNR First Day Hikes page.
• Indiana — See the Indiana DNR events calendar.
• Kansas — what we have runs only to Oct 24. See the Kansas Wildlife & Parks events calendar.
• Massachusetts — what we have runs only to Oct 28. See the Massachusetts DCR First Day Hikes page.
• Missouri — what we have runs only to Dec 13. See the Missouri State Parks First Day Hikes page.
• Montana — what we have runs only to Oct 30. See the Montana FWP First Day Hikes page.
• Nebraska — See the Nebraska Game and Parks events calendar.
• Nevada — what we have runs only to Dec 19. See the Nevada State Parks events calendar.
• New Mexico — what we have runs only to Dec 26. See the New Mexico State Parks events calendar.
• New York — See the NY State Parks First Day Hikes page.
• North Dakota — See the ND Parks and Rec events calendar.
• Virginia — what we have runs only to Nov 9. See the Virginia State Parks First Day Hikes page.
• Washington — what we have runs only to Dec 23. See the Washington State Parks events calendar.
• West Virginia — See the West Virginia State Parks First Day Hikes page.

States we have no events from

None of these agencies’ events are in our data right now, so their hikes can’t appear here — check their own lists.

• Alaska — see the Alaska State Parks website.
• Hawaiʻi — see the Hawaiʻi State Parks website.
• Iowa — see the Iowa DNR First Day Hikes page.
• Maryland — see the Maryland Park Service First Day Hikes page.
• New Hampshire — see the NH State Parks website.
• Oklahoma — see the Oklahoma State Parks First Day Hikes page.
• Rhode Island — see the RI State Parks events calendar.
• Utah — see the Utah State Parks First Day Hikes page.
• Vermont — see the Vermont State Parks website.
• Wyoming — see the Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails events calendar.

New Year’s Day hikes in state parks are a national tradition that America’s State Parks promotes as First Day Hikes; each state’s parks agency runs its own. Park Finder is independent and not affiliated with America’s State Parks or any agency. Agencies post their hikes through December, so the list grows as they do.