The Best Park In Maryland Is...

BETHESDA, MD — From small but beautiful local parks, to popular community hubs, Money magazine has identified the best park in each state. The report also included travel costs to get to the parks — factoring in average flight, hotel, car and food prices. With help from a Yelp algorithm, the magazine named Billy Goat Trail in Montgomery County's Great Falls Park as the top park in Maryland.

The algorithm included the number of positive park reviews and its business star ratings. According to the report's data, a three-day trip for two people to visit the park and trail from out-of-state is $1,313. Admission to the park is $10 per vehicle.

The magazine noted that the Potomac park includes "stunning views of the Great Falls along the Potomac River, with three different routes to hike, depending on your desired level of intensity. Visitors can also opt to channel the trail’s namesake by scaling rocks and steep slopes along one arduous portion (called “Section A”) of the hike."

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Some of the biggest parks mentioned on the Money magazine list were Acadia National Park in Maine, Glacier National Park in Montana and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve in California.

See the full list of the Best Park In Every U.S. State here.

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PHOTO: People scramble up a rock face along the Billy Goat Trail in Great Falls National Park July 16, 2011 in Potomac, Maryland. Great Falls National Park is located on the Maryland and Virginia sides of the Potomac River around Great Falls and constrains the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)