I Love My State Parks Week - 2026 (May 10, 2026)

Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Welcome to “I Love My State Parks Week” Join us and share your appreciation for our most cherished places – the state parks.

All National Association of State Parks Foundations (NASPF) members, state parks foundations, friends' groups, state park agencies, and partners are invited and encouraged to share and amplify the “I Love My State Parks Week” content and daily themes on their own social platforms with the help of the Social Media Kit.

“I Love My State Parks Week” ends with a Day of Service on Saturday, May 16.

We offer a Proclamation Template to engage your governors and local public officials to designate May 10 - 16, 2026 as “I Love My State Parks Week”.

We are encouraging State Parks Foundations and Friends groups to host in-park events and post photos and use the hashtags: #ILOVEMYSTATEPARKS, #ILOVEMYSTATEPARKSWEEK , and #NASPF and use graphics provided in the Social Media Kit.

Social Media Kit

Proclamation Template

EMAIL QUESTIONS TO INFO@NASPF.ORG

The National Association for State Park Foundations provides a national voice as advocates for all state parks. There are more than 8,500 state parks and forests covering 18.6 million acres with 52,600 miles of trails. NASPF supports and advocates for the army of volunteers and Friends groups that help care for these state parks and forests. As a 501(c)(3) incorporated organization, NASPF connects, builds, elevates, and empowers these member statewide non-profit partners of America’s state parks and advocates for them. Full membership is open to all nonprofit groups directly supporting their state parks and affiliate membership is open to individuals, other organizations, and corporate entities that want to support our mission and goals.

2026 NASPF Annual Conference (September 14, 2026)

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

2026 NASPF Annual Conference

September 14–17, 2026, Spokane, Washington

SAVE-THE -DATE

We're gathering where rivers converge, in a city designed by the Olmsted Brothers as a "City of Parks" and home to the first environmentally-themed World's Fair. Just minutes from downtown, you're in the 10,000-acre Riverside State Park.

This year's theme is Confluence & Connection, because Spokane shows us what partnership looks like. We’ll bike the Centennial Trail along the Spokane River, explore real-world fundraising innovation (including AI), examine agency relationships, and learn from each other both in the classroom and out in the parks.

This program reflects input from across the state parks network and is designed for everyone working to support them.

More details and registration coming in May.

National Association of State Park Foundations upcoming events

I Love My State Parks Week - 2026 (May 10, 2026)

Social Media Kit

Proclamation Template

EMAIL QUESTIONS TO INFO@NASPF.ORG

2026 NASPF Annual Conference (September 14, 2026)