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Silver Springs Campground Sno-Park is located in the Greenwater/Yakima region. This Sno-park features non-motorized trails for snowshoeing, cross country skiing and more.
Governmental Mineral Springs Sno-park is located in the South Cascades region. This Sno-park features 154 miles of trails for both snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.
Crow Lake Way Sno-park is located in the Greenwater/Yakima region. This Sno-park features 7 miles of groomed trails for cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and more.
Pearrygin Lake State Park is a perfect escape to enjoy camping, hiking, swimming, or even snowshoeing and Nordic skiing. With 1,186 acres to enjoy, you’ll have to find a way to be bored here.
A premier windsurfing site, Spring Creek Hatchery State Park is a day use park located in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, in southeast Skamania County.
Overlooking the Columbia River, Beacon Rock State Park is a great destination for hiking, technical climbing, horseback riding, and biking. There are endless year-round vantage points to take in the extraordinary Columbia River Gorge views.
Dune grasses, knobby shore pines, and a sandy shore create the classic Washington beach scene. This 10-acre day use park is a relaxing stop for playing in the sand, birdwatching, fishing, clamming, and watching the sunset.
North Fork Tieton Sno-Park is located in the Greenwater/Yakima region. This Sno-park features 12 miles of non-motorized trails for snowshoeing, cross country skiing and more.
Several Washington state parks have primitive sites for folks arriving by foot or by bike. They can provide a gentle introduction to backpacking before you shoulder a 40lb pack and walk into the wild.
Fort Columbia State Park is considered one of the most intact historic coastal defense sites in the U.S. In addition to its historical significance, the area offers bird watching, miles of forested hiking trails and secluded beaches.
An iconic state park, Ike Kinswa is surrounded by idyllic forest on the shore of Mayfield lake. Enjoy swimming, boating, hiking, fishing, kayaking, and nature watching or just sitting around a campfire taking in the lush natural surroundings.
Close to Seattle, Lake Sammamish State Park offers two swimming beaches, trails, sandy volleyball courts, soccer fields and more. Here, you’ll enjoy outdoor family time off the urban grid.
Set beside a charming, placid lake, Lake Sylvia is a popular park with a classic Western Washington forest feel. Cast a line from the fishing bridge in summer or take in seasonal colors on a fall hike around the lake.
Mount Pilchuck State Park is located at 3,100 feet above sea level and offers awe-inspiring alpine views. The 2.7 mile trail up to the summit and historic fire lookout is the main attraction here.
This small camping park northwest of Aberdeen features camping sites next to the roaring Pacific Ocean and a flat sandy beach to run and play on. Fly a kite, play in the sand and fall asleep to sound of crashing waves.
Washington State Parks has started a planning process for Steptoe Butte State Park and Steptoe Battlefield State Park Heritage Sites. CAMP is a multi-staged, public participation-based planning process for individual parks that culminates with adoption of park land classifications, a long-term park boundary, and a park management plan. The combination of these deliverables constitutes a land use plan.
OLYMPIA – Nov. 8, 2022 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its regular in-person commission meeting Thursday, Nov. 17 at Campbell's Resort in Chelan.
Commission action items include the proposed transfer of Riverside State Park – Sontag Park to Nine Mile Falls School District and the proposed transfer of portions of Nisqually State Park to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Maryhill State Park is a waterfront camping park right on the Columbia River. Visit for a relaxing camping weekend and experience this area's natural beauty, wonder and cultural history.
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its regularly scheduled commission meeting at the Holiday Inn and Event Center on Oct. 10.
The regular commission meeting agenda items include requests for commission approvals regarding:
Federation Forest is a day-use park next to the White River with hundreds of acres of old-growth trees and kid-friendly hiking trails. Pack a picnic and bring your family for a relaxing afternoon under the cool forest canopy.
Overnight mooring space may be limited during construction
OLYMPIA – May 20, 2024 – Washington State Parks is set to begin contracted mooring buoy repair work in several state parks. Work in the San Juan Islands begins June 10 and work on the eastern Olympic Peninsula and Hood Canal will start July 8.
Parks will also complete routine inspections and maintenance of 81 of its public mooring buoys. The maintenance project will service state-owned public mooring buoys to ensure they are in top condition for boaters this summer.
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its regular hybrid commission meeting on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at the Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop.
The public is welcome to attend in-person or online.
Agenda items include:
Wallace Falls State Park features a lush forest, two lakes and the majestic three-tiered Wallace Falls. Hikers, bikers and campers flock here to experience a pristine nature setting and explore 17 miles of hiking and biking trails.
Salmon La Sac Sno-park is located in the Blewett/I90 region. This Sno-park features 38 miles of motorized snowmobiling trails, and 4 miles of non-motorized trails for snowshoeing, cross country skiing and more.
Skagit Island Marine State park is a 25-acre island with marine camping in Skagit Bay. Located within kayaking distance of Cornet Bay in Deception Pass State park, this little island has it all.