We're updating our camping and moorage fees to continue providing great experiences for visitors amid inflation and rising costs. You will see a rate increase for camping stays booked for May 15 and beyond. Moorage fees will increase Jan. 1. Learn more here.
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Bring your completed Junior Ranger Booklet to earn your Badge and get your photo taken!
Earn your Junior Ranger badge!
Join us at the Sun Lakes-Dry Falls Amphitheater to learn about owls!
"Whoo" knows what you will hear and learn...
"Whoo" knows what you will hear and learn...
Meet Mindy's GIANT (and lovable) horses! Mindy and friends will teach us how to be safe around horses and near the horse trails at Battle Ground Lake.
OLYMPIA — Lake Sylvia State Park will reopen by the end of 2024, as Washington State Parks (Parks) completes an improvement project at the park’s entrance.
Clean up the park with the Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park!
OLYMPIA — Millersylvania State Park is temporarily closed while the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (Parks) completes its water testing protocol. The park is anticipated to reopen later this week.
Join Parks staff on a hike along Trail 100 and the Centennial Trail in Riverside State Park.
Join Park Rangers for our Summer Junior Ranger Program Series! Each week the topic will change. Topics include history, wildlife, and park stewardship. See Park Office for more information.
Join Park Rangers for our Summer Junior Ranger Program Series! Each week the topic will change. Topics include history, wildlife, and park stewardship. See Park Museum for more information.
Spend your Saturday morning exploring Deception Pass State Park and discover some of the common, and not so common, species of birds that call the park home. Each walk is an exploration of a different area of the park.
Spend your Saturday morning exploring Deception Pass State Park and discover some of the common, and not so common, species of birds that call the park home. Each walk is an exploration of a different area of the park.
Spend your Saturday morning exploring Deception Pass State Park and discover some of the common, and not so common, species of birds that call the park home. Each walk is an exploration of a different area of the park.
Spend your Saturday morning exploring Deception Pass State Park and discover some of the common, and not so common, species of birds that call the park home. Each walk is an exploration of a different area of the park.
Spend your Saturday morning exploring Deception Pass State Park and discover some of the common, and not so common, species of birds that call the park home. Each walk is an exploration of a different area of the park.
Have questions about the park, the outdoors, or anything else Washington State Parks related? Ask a Ranger!
Join the Riverside State Park Foundation for a series of informative talks at the Bowl & Pitcher amphitheater at Riverside State Park.
The Winter Recreation Program at Washington State Parks coordinates Sno-Parks across the state.
Washington State Parks proudly recognize our volunteers’ outstanding commitment in helping maintain our parks and sharing their knowledge with park visitors as we work towards a common goal of protecting our state lands.
The state is home to 21 lighthouses, nearly half of them in and around state parks. So, pick your park or parks, plan a trip and find the lighthouses of your dreams.
Join us for a cozy fire at The Lodge at Saint Edward State Park to learn more about the history of the seminary and park!
Washington State Parks has two ongoing customer feedback surveys. One is for daytime-only park visitors and the other for those who stay overnight. We hope everyone who visits our parks will let us know about their experiences so we can keep working to improve our parks for everyone.
Washington State Parks is working through the legal process to gain authority to reestablish its operation of the Fort Worden Historical State Park Upper Campus. Once we have this authority, we will begin a public planning process to explore bringing hospitality services back to the park. Park campgrounds are not impacted by this work and remain available for reservations.
State Parks will engage with the Tribes separately to get an understanding of how they want to participate in future planning.
The Washington State Parks invites you to play an active role in planning and developing your state parks.
Searching for valuable objects with a metal detector is a fun, easy outdoor activity. Metal detecting is permitted at more than 30 state parks throughout Washington.
Metal detecting areas vary in each park. Some parks allow detecting in developed public-use areas and unoccupied campsites, while other parks allow detecting in specific areas only.
Metal detecting areas vary in each park. Some parks allow detecting in developed public-use areas and unoccupied campsites, while other parks allow detecting in specific areas only.