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Hundreds of positions available across Washington
OLYMPIA – Feb. 14, 2022 – Washington State Parks announces its annual statewide recruitment for park aide and senior park aide positions.
The available park aide and senior park aide positions are non-permanent.
Twanoh State Park is a delightful place on the southern reach of Hood Canal. Its attractive beach at the mouth of cold, clear Twanoh Creek has long attracted people.
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).
By Holly Sproul (Parks Forms Manager & Web Specialist) & Nephew Evan (Age 9)
Rainbow Falls State Park, a peaceful haven in an oasis of old-growth forest, was established early in the growth of the Washington State Park system. The park was envisioned to be one of the “natural beauty spots untouched by civilization and the greed of man” that Governor Roland H. Hartley and others believed would make an ideal state park.
Maryhill State Park provides recreational opportunities on a landscape that has hosted a wide diversity of human endeavors over the ages. The park is located in the eastern gateway to the Columbia River Gorge, which features some of the most dramatic scenery in Washington.
The Columbia River Gorge
The Columbia River Gorge is a product of geologic processes that have affected much of today’s Washington State.
Tolmie State Park provides access to the shores and undersea gardens of southern Puget Sound. The winding saltwater passageways of the South Sound, including Nisqually Reach in front of the park, were molded and scoured by glacial meltwaters at the close of the Pleistocene ice age.
Kitsap Memorial State Park is a testament to the value that local communities place on public parks and shoreline access.
Schafer State Park preserves the craftsmanship of Depression Era park facilities and provides a window into the story of the Satsop River Valley, dominated by the vast timber harvest operations that were undertaken in its rich forest land beginning in the early 20th Century.