The Parks headquarters Information Center is moving from its current location in Tumwater to the Department of Ecology building at 300 Desmond Drive SE in Lacey. Our customer service team is located at the front desk, just inside the main entrance.
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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.
In 2018, Parks initiated a planning process to update the land use classifications and long-term park boundaries at three parks located within the Blue Mountain Area: Palouse Falls, Lyons Ferry, and Lewis and Clark Trail. After a robust planning process, in January of 2021, the Parks Commission adopted recommended updates to the land classification and long-term park boundaries for these three parks. The remaining element of the planning process is to complete a management plan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Annual permit waives watercraft launch, trailer dump and day-use parking fees in Washington State Parks.
Earth Day Celebration at Saltwater State Park. Sponsored by Friends of Saltwater State Park.
No registration is required.
No registration is required.
Washington State Parks is now operating the upper campus of Fort Worden Historical State Park. In the coming months, we will begin a planning process to inform the long-term plan for the upper campus. The parks campgrounds are open 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.
Learn about ADA recreation at State parks and use our interactive map to find parks with ADA features and amenities.
OLYMPIA — As management and operation of the upper campus at Fort Worden Historical State Park returns to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, the agency is bringing it into alignment with the other 123 parks in its system.
Book a Washington State Parks Retreat Center for youth groups, schools, families, businesses and other groups
OLYMPIA – Dec. 21, 2021 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announced the reopening of park retreat centers beginning in spring 2022. On Jan. 3 at 7 a.m., parks will begin accepting retreat center reservations for the 2022 Memorial Day weekend and beyond.