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If you’re planning to get married at a state park, these questions will be a helpful guide as you start to plan your Big Day.
Located in Padilla Bay, Saddlebag Island is a boat-in only park offering a warm pebble beach, green forest and grassy meadows with spring wildflowers.
In the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, Battle Ground Lake State Park offers hiking, biking and equestrian campsites. The spring-fed lake draws swimmers, paddlers and anglers.
Cutts Island State Park is proof that good things come in small packages. Only reachable by boat, this intriguing little island offers the perfect day at the beach.
A National Natural Landmark, Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park offers hiking and interpretive activities. Camping and water access is down the road at Wanapum Recreation Area.
Turn Island is a kayaker's dream. With its pebble beaches and shoreside campsites, this marine state park is a social destination for the paddling crowd, or a quiet retreat in the off-season.
South Fork Gold Creek Sno-park is located in the Leavenworth/Chelan region. This Sno-park features 100 miles of motorized snowmobiling trails.
Twenty-five Mile Creek Sno-park is located in the Leavenworth/Chelan region. This Sno-park features 63 miles of motorized snowmobiling trails.
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (Parks) has identified 35 public recreational mooring buoys across western Washington that are at risk of breaking in the future.
Starting this week, Parks will close these buoys, which the agency plans to replace. Even though individual buoys will close, the impacted parks will still have other mooring buoys available for use.
Washington State Parks is currently working on the Classification and Management Planning (CAMP) process for Gingko Petrified Forest State Park. State Parks started the CAMP process in January 2019; however, planning was put on hold in June 2021 when it was determined that additional environmental analysis was necessary. In August 2023, State Parks secured funding to hire PBS Engineering and Environmental to perform an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Recreation Drive Trail, located in the northern portion of the park.
Closure expected to last a full year
Olympia – Kopachuck State Park will close from June 3, 2024 until summer of 2025 for extensive construction and reimagining of the day-use park.
During the construction period, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will build an outdoor amphitheater, a new playground and a large, rentable facility in the upper day-use area. The goal of the project is to provide a park with better infrastructure, all while keeping its neighborhood park feel.
The 130-mile Columbia Plateau State Park Trail starts southwest of Spokane. Built on an abandoned railbed, the trail follows the Snake River south, ending near Pasco.
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OLYMPIA – May 1, 2024 – Schafer State Park is ready to welcome visitors to its expanded campground, just in time for its centennial anniversary as a state park.
Set on the shore of Rich Passage, Manchester State Park makes the perfect getaway for day-trippers or Puget Sound campers on a Kitsap Peninsula road trip.
By Holly Sproul (Parks Forms Manager & Web Specialist) & Nephew Evan (Age 9)
For my family, campouts have typically centered around boating and fishing. This summer, my sister and I took my 9-year-old nephew Evan to state parks in different areas of Washington. Here is our just-over-a-week campout experience with Evan’s insight and tips – and some tips from the adults as well.
Bethel Ridge / Soup Creek Sno-park is located in the Greenwater/Yakima region. This Sno-park features 28 miles of motorized, snowmobiling trails in the White Pass System.
OLYMPIA – Jan 18, 2023 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its regular in-person commission meeting Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Lacey City Council Chambers.
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its regularly scheduled commission meeting virtually on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
Commission meeting items include a camping inventory update from Parks Director Diana Dupuis that covers use and trends at existing camping areas. The Commission will also hear a financial update and discuss its December planning meeting.
Fort Flagler Historical State Park is a camping park surrounded on three sides by saltwater shoreline. Offering unparalleled views of the Olympic and Cascade mountains and Puget Sound, this historic fort features many of the original military buildings used at Fort Flagler during the turn of the 20th century including gun batteries, noncommissioned officers' quarters and the hospital building.
You'll know you've arrived at Kinney Point when you see the kayak rack. This unique "parking" feature invites you to pull in, hang up your kayak and play!
Located on Marrowstone Island, this park is only accessible by beachable watercraft, and the wide pebble beach disappears at high tide; hence, the rack. Part of the Cascadia Marine Trail, Kinney Point State Park Property is a quiet place to spend the night, explore the beach and stretch your legs after a long day of paddling.
Located on Marrowstone Island, this park is only accessible by beachable watercraft, and the wide pebble beach disappears at high tide; hence, the rack. Part of the Cascadia Marine Trail, Kinney Point State Park Property is a quiet place to spend the night, explore the beach and stretch your legs after a long day of paddling.
Steptoe Battlefield State Park Heritage Site is a three-acre day use park in Rosalia that commemorates an 1858 battle between U.S. Army forces and Native American tribes.
Learn the minimum qualifications and disqualifiers for applying to be a Washington State Park Ranger.
Earn your Junior Ranger badge at Lake Sammamish State Park.