Deer Creek State Park in Wallsburg, Utah delivers that head-shaking, am-I-actually-awake experience with views so magnificent they border on hallucinatory. Remember dreams where you’re standing ...

Mount Timpanogos stands sentinel in the background, its rugged profile creating the kind of dramatic backdrop that makes even casual snapshots look like professional landscape photography.

Spend a relaxed day by the water at this state park north of Dallas, where you'll find cozy campgrounds, excellent fishing, and a few miles of hiking trails.