Parks that support hiking
Mount Pilchuck State Park is a 1,893-acre day-use park that features mountainous alpine terrain with diverse scenic and recreation attractions. The main recreational attraction of the park is the three-mile trail to the summit and the old fire lookout. The trail begins at 3100 feet above sea level and winds […]
Millersylvania State Park is an 842-acre camping park with 3,300 feet of freshwater shoreline on Deep Lake. The park, filled with trails, is abundant in old-growth cedar and fir trees. Millersylvania was constructed almost entirely by hand in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Millersylvania’s buildings were constructed in 1935
Lewis and Clark State Park is a 621-acre camping park situated in one of the last major stands of old-growth forest in the state. Coniferous trees, streams, wetlands, dense vegetation and wet prairie comprise the park environment. Lewis and Clark State Park, which is actually separate from the Lewis and
Lake Sammamish State Park is a 512-acre day-use park with 6,858 feet of waterfront on Lake Sammamish. The area around the lake was an important culture zone for local Native American tribes for centuries. The park provides deciduous forest and wetland vegetation for the enjoyment of visitors. A salmon-bearing creek
Lake Lenore Caves State Park Heritage Site is found in central Washington, south of Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park. From the parking area, a trail climbs above the valley, passing a series of shallow basalt caves overlooking Lake Lenore.
The Kukutali Preserve State Park Heritage Site is located in the Similk Bay, off the Swinomish Reservation. This Heritage Site is co-owned and co-managed by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. There is a small parking lot that accesses an easy, forest trail that
The gently graded 31-mile Klickitat Trail runs between the town of Lyle on the Columbia River and Uecker Road near Centerville. The trail winds its way through carved gorges, unique geological formations, rolling hills and oak and Ponderosa pine woodlands. The 13-mile Klickitat River Segment—from Lyle to Klickitat—is co-managed by
Joseph Whidbey State Park is a 112-acre day-use park with 3,100 feet of saltwater shoreline on the Strait of Juan De Fuca in northern Puget Sound. The scenery is beautiful, views are magnificent, wildlife is everywhere and the beach is one of the grandest on Whidbey Island. The park and
Hope Island State Park is a 106-acre marine camping park on the western side of the state in Mason County, Puget Sound. This quiet island is reachable only by boat. Covered with old-growth forests and saltwater marshes, the park features a beach one-and-a-half miles long. Hope Island was named by
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