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Empire Lake Sno-park is located in the Inland Northeast/Southeast region. This Sno-park features 57 miles of motorized, snowmobiling trails.
Kings Lake Sno-park is located in the Inland Northeast/Southeast region. This Sno-park features 134 miles of motorized snowmobiling trails.
On June 23, State Parks lowered the level of Lake Sylvia approximately five feet to relieve pressure on the Lake Sylvia dam.
The Lake Sylvia dam, which was built around 1918, is showing signs of age and requires maintenance work. Lowering the level of the lake relieves pressure on the dam, ensures visitor safety and allows State Parks and its partners to continuing monitoring the structure while preparing for next steps.
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.
Bumping Lake Sno-park is located in the Greenwater/Yakima region. This Sno-park features both groomed and ungroomed trails for cross-country skiing.
Lake Chelan State Park lies by the shores of Washington’s deepest lake, an idyllic gateway to both the wilderness of the North Cascades and the arid agricultural landscape of central Washington.
Frater Lake Sno-park is located in the Inland Northeast/Southeast region. This Sno-park features 10 miles of groomed trails for cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and more.
Alta Lake State Park is a land of fire and water. Tucked into the hills between Winthrop and Lake Chelan, Alta Lake has long been a hub for anglers, water sports enthusiasts and families that love to camp.
Pearrygin Lake Sno-Park is located in the Mount Baker/Methow region. This Sno-park features 40 miles of non-motorized trails for snowshoeing, cross country skiing and more.
State Parks is reviewing and updating Lake Sammamish State Park’s Management Plan, which was originally completed in 2004.
Take a stroll through the forest with a ranger! We'll be discussing fun facts about Lake Chelan, the forest 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.
Alta Lake State Park is located on the shores of an unusual body of water. Its namesake lake, perched 1,166 feet above sea level inside a meandering trench between the Methow and Chelan valleys, has no visible inlet or outlet.
Close to Seattle, Lake Sammamish State Park offers two swimming beaches, trails, volleyball courts, soccer fields and more. Here, you’ll enjoy outdoor family time off the urban grid.
Lake Wenatchee Airstrip Sno-park is located in the Leavenworth/Chelan region. This Sno-park features 186 miles of motorized snowmobiling trails.
Lake Sammamish State Park is one of Washington’s most popular state parks, attracting visitors from the large cities and towns nearby with its attractive beaches, picnic areas, athletic fields and open space.
Tongues of the great Pleistocene glaciers that excavated the passageways of Puget Sound also dug the nearly seven-mile-long basin of Lake Sammamish. Today’s park encompasses the floodplains of Issaquah Creek and Tibbetts Creek at the lake’s inlet.
Located between Seattle and Ellensburg off I-90, Lake Easton State Park is a magnet for urbanites who have limited time for escapes. The park is also far enough east to (sometimes) see sun when Seattle is shrouded in gray.
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.
Lake Easton State Park is a popular recreation site that lies at the nexus of historic travel and transportation routes that have been used for millennia.
Among Lake Sylvia State Park’s peaceful trails and campsites are nearly hidden stories of ventures to wrest timber and hydroelectricity from the landscape.
Indigenous Lands
Lake Sylvia State Park lies within the traditional territories of Coast Salish Indigenous people whose present-day descendants include members of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, in partnership with Outdoors for All Foundation, is excited to launch a pilot program that offers an Action Trackchair for visitor use at Lake Sammamish State Park.
Anderson Lake State Park offers a quiet place for fishing, walking or paddling in a landscape that has seen volcanoes, massive glaciers, and thousands of years of human connections.
Make a splash at the Polar Plunge at Lake Sammamish State Park !
Polar Plunge returns on New Year’s Day 2025. Festivities will begin at 10:30 a.m. with registration, music, and merriment brought to you by Clown Garage on the shores of Sunset Beach. The crowd will “plunge” at noon.
The first 300 registered participants will receive a Polar Plunge SWAG bag, including a commemorative pin from local company Pins by Design..
Spectators are welcome to come out to cheer on the athletes as they take a dunk in the chilly waters of Lake Sammamish.
Polar Plunge returns on New Year’s Day 2025. Festivities will begin at 10:30 a.m. with registration, music, and merriment brought to you by Clown Garage on the shores of Sunset Beach. The crowd will “plunge” at noon.
The first 300 registered participants will receive a Polar Plunge SWAG bag, including a commemorative pin from local company Pins by Design..
Spectators are welcome to come out to cheer on the athletes as they take a dunk in the chilly waters of Lake Sammamish.
Climb a mountain, ride a horse or try stand up paddling. Settle into your camp chair and soak your feet in an alpine lake. Kick back with a book, teach the kids to swim – or do it all – at Lake Wenatchee State Park.
A high desert adventure awaits you at this sprawling camping park located between Soap Lake and Coulee City. Experience a dramatic landscape of deep gorges and lakes where you can get out on the water, hike and play nine-hole or mini golf.