State parks in America are protected areas of land that also fall under the name of state forests, national parks, landmarks, national grasslands and more.

The categorization pre-dates 51st state rhetoric but is getting fresh attention with concerns over sovereignty. The categorization is also used by other services including Bing and TripAdvisor.

In a Google Maps search on Feb. 24, 2025, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Alberta is labelled as a A view from Third Peak in B.C.’s Stawamus Chief Provincial Park is shown in this image taken ...

A screenshot of an Alberta provincial park labelled as a state park in Google Maps. Google Maps State parks in America are protected areas of land that also fall under the name of state forests ...

For Stephen Vandervalk, monitoring snowpack in the mountains is an important way to gauge how his farm operation near Fort Macleod, Alta., might fare the rest of the year. He watches reports from ...

Alberta has seen similar labels ... This discussion comes shortly after another controversial alteration on Google Maps, where the Gulf of Mexico was relabeled as the "Gulf of America" following an ...

When compared to how common it is for the Google search engine to boost misinformation, changing the name of a body of water ...

Google's new collaboration with location intelligence company Esri will upgrade mapping software with greater detail and ...

Google Maps is one of the most useful navigational tools on Android. It enables people to preview a trip and plan for obstacles. However, knowing how to find where you are right now on the map is ...