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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.
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.
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.
Joseph Whidbey State Park preserves a slice of Whidbey Island shoreline and woods on lands that were declared surplus to the needs of the active US Navy base that it adjoins.
The story of Camano Island State Park’s development is an inspirational reminder of Margaret Mead’s advice: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world.”
Doug’s Beach State Park is a legendary launch site for enjoying wind sports on the swells of the Columbia River reservoirs, situated in a place with spectacular scenery and a long cultural history.
GIG HARBOR – After more than a year of extensive renovations to improve the beloved community park, Kopachuck State Park in Gig Harbor will reopen on Aug. 2 with a public open house and celebration event.
OLYMPIA – Feb. 5, 2024 – The development of Nisqually State Park took another step forward last week as leadership from the Nisqually Tribe and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission updated their partnership agreements.
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its regular commission meeting on Oct. 16 at its headquarters in Lacey.
The public is welcome to attend in-person or online.
Agenda items include:
Deception Pass Park Foundation and Washington State Parks offer fun activities to ring in the new year
OLYMPIA – Dec. 1, 2021 – The Deception Pass Park Foundation and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invite the public to ring in the new year with an extra special New Year's weekend experience at Deception Pass State Park.
OLYMPIA — The community is invited to attend an open house to learn more about an upcoming forest thinning project at Nisqually State Park.
Between fall 2024 and summer 2025, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will complete a 189-acre forest health treatment inside Nisqually State Park. There will be intermittent trail closures in the project area during this time.
Park planners will discuss updated plans for new trail access, parking for Willapa Hills Trail
OLYMPIA – March 8, 2022 – Washington State Parks invites the public to a second open house in Pacific County to learn more about updated plans for the Willapa Hills Trail at Menlo.
WHEN:
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Thursday, March, 24
Washington’s largest state park envelops the summit and slopes of 5,887-foot Mount Spokane. The park’s roads, trails and ski runs provide access to a wide variety of habitats, from old growth forests to the splintered rock fields and meadows at the mountain’s peak. The summit features the historic Vista House, built as an emergency relief project in 1933 using blocks of the mountain’s native granite.
Two of Washington’s great rivers converge at Wenatchee Confluence State Park. This place connects different geologic terranes, Indigenous nations, fruit growers, packers and distributors, transportation networks, residents and visitors.
Pacific Pines State Park provides public access to the 27-mile-long beach fronting the Pacific Ocean on the Long Beach Peninsula, a stretch of sand and storm-driven waves dedicated to public recreation.