many citizens enjoy spacious

many citizens enjoy state parks - do you know what a state park is?

spacious - do you know this word?

well-kept - are you familiar with this concept?

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you need to pick the phrase apart

are all three of those ideas unfamiliar to you?

Many States in the US have a park 'system.' These are land areas set aside for the recreational enjoyment of the public. There are also Federal Parks. In this context, 'system' means 'group or collection.'

well-kept means that they are clean and taken care of by the State, as far as cleanliness.

here is a description and picture of many of the state perks in the united states .

http://www.stateparks.com/catskill.html

this one is not really that far away from new york city - perhaps a 90 minute drive ... and one can enjoy wilderness and nature .

here is a description and pictures of state parks in the state of georgia :

http://www.gastateparks.org/

Very nice . Its ok now.

But see they said ...point out that state parks cost far more to maintain than other state land does.

is it saying maintaining a park is costlier than a simple land ?

what does 'than other state land does' mean ? does a simple land is maintained in US . ...Does state fund for maintaining a land also ?

maintaining a park with trails , boat launching sites , washrooms and other
" amenities " is more costly than just land ; that is , a forest or a meadow - which require little or no maintenance .

Yes . That makes sense now . That helped me . Thanks for your time.