List of Washington state parks

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Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (logo).svg
Agency overview
Formed1913;111 years ago (1913)
Headquarters1111 Israel Road S.W.,
Olympia, Washington [1]
Annual budget$148.6 million (2011–13 biennium) [1]
Website www.parks.wa.gov

The Washington State Park System is a set of state parks owned by the state government of Washington, USA. They are managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. There are over 140 parks throughout the state, including 19 marine parks and 11 Historical Parks.

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The park system was established in 1913 by the creation of the Washington State Board of Park Commissioners. [2] The first two parks were formed from donated land in 1915, and by 1929 the state had seven parks. In 1947 the State Parks Committee was renamed to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and given authority to oversee the state park system. By 1960 the number of state parks had increased to 130.

In 2003, the Washington State Legislature introduced a $5-a-day parking fee, meant to fund park-related construction projects; more than a quarter of the fees collected went into the fee-collection system itself. [3] Park use decreased more than 15% under the fees. The fee was rescinded in early 2006, returning the state park system to its status of the only system in the West without day-use fees. [4] In 2011 the legislature enacted a $10 day-use permit and a $30 annual pass, called the Discover Pass, for vehicles to enter state parks, lands owned or managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and designated lands of the Washington Department of Natural Resources. [5] [6] Funds generated from the sale of the Discover Pass are deposited into the Recreation Access Pass Account. The new fees did not raise as much money as was hoped, though another effort to encourage donation when renewing certain state licenses (including driver's licenses) was more successful than officials expected.

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Washington State Parks (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link)

Current state parks

NameImageCountySize [7] Details
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Alta Lake Altalakestpk.jpg Okanogan 18173Camping at the north end of 2-mile-long (3.2 km) Alta Lake
Anderson Lake Anderson Lake State Park scary.jpg Jefferson 476193Trails, non-motorized boating, and lake fishing on Quimper Peninsula
Battle Ground Lake Battleground lake.jpg Clark 280110Fishing, swimming, camping, and trails in and around an ancient volcano crater
Bay View Padilla Bay seen from Bayview State Park.jpg Skagit 2510Camping, swimming, and boating on Padilla Bay
Beacon Rock Beacon rock.jpg Skamania 5,1002,100Volcanic monolith and forested uplands on the Columbia River
Belfair Belfair State Park WA.jpg Mason 6526Tidal flats, wetlands, and beaches on Hood Canal
Birch Bay BirchBay Panorama by JuliusReque.jpg Whatcom 19479Camping, shellfish harvesting on Birch Bay
Blake Island BlakeIslandWashington.jpg Kitsap 475192Island park in Puget Sound; home of Tillicum Village
Blind Island Blind Island Campsite (21229741470).jpg San Juan 31.2Part of the Cascadia Marine Trail
Bogachiel Bogachiel State Park rainforest.jpg Clallam 12350Camping on the Bogachiel River
Bottle Beach Bottle Beach sunset.jpg Grays Harbor 7530Tidal flats on the southern shore of Grays Harbor
Bridgeport Bridgeport State Park, June 2015.jpg Okanogan 748303Camping, boating on Rufus Woods Lake
Bridle Trails BridleTrails.JPG King 482195Suburban equestrian park with 28 miles (45 km) of trails
Brooks Memorial Brooks Memorial State Park Ponderosa forest.jpg Klickitat 700280Trails and camping in the southern Cascade Mountains
Cama Beach Cama Beach Resort 12.jpg Island 433175Preserved 1930s seaside tourist camp
Camano Island Camano Island beach 01.jpg Island 13454Camping and water activities on Puget Sound
Cape Disappointment Cape Disappointment and Cape Disappointment Light.jpg Pacific 1,882762Formerly called Fort Canby: World War I-era naval gun emplacements and bunkers; camping and water activities near the southern tip of Long Beach Peninsula
Centennial Trail   Spokane 52521237-mile (60 km) paved trail following the Spokane River from Nine Mile Falls to the Idaho border
Clark Island Clark Island viewed from Mount Constitution.jpg San Juan 5522Marine camping on the Strait of Georgia in the San Juan Islands
Columbia Hills Waterfall at Columbia Hills State Park - Washington.jpg Klickitat 3,3381,351Formed from the merger of Horsethief Lake and Dalles Mountain Ranch state parks with hiking trails and Columbia River water activities
Columbia Plateau Trail Columbia plateau trail IMG 1549.jpg Adams 3,8801,570130-mile (210 km) abandoned railroad right-of-way running between Cheney and Pasco
Conconully Conconully State Park.jpg Okanogan 8133Camping and water activities on Conconully Reservoir
Crawford Cave column in Gardner Cave 20130629.jpg Pend Oreille 4920Seasonal tours of the limestone formations in Gardner Cave
Curlew Lake   Ferry 12350Camping and water activities on Curlew Lake
Cutts Island Cutts Island, 01.jpg Pierce 20.81Island park in Carr Inlet at the southern end of Puget Sound
Daroga Daroga State Park, 001.jpg Douglas 9036Camping and water activities on the Columbia River
Dash Point Dash Point State Park.jpg King 398161Camping, trails, and water activities on Puget Sound
Deception Pass Deception Pass1.JPG Island 4,1341,673Camping, water activities, and old-growth forest at the northern end of Whidbey Island
Doe Island   San Juan 72.8Island park southeast of Orcas Island
Dosewallips Dosewallips state park estuary.JPG Jefferson 425172Camping and water activities on Hood Canal
Doug's Beach   Klickitat 400160 Windsurfing in the Columbia Gorge
Eagle Island State Park   Pierce 104.0Island park in southern Puget Sound
Federation Forest Federation Forest State Park.jpg King 619251Hiking amid old-growth Douglas firs on the White River
Fields Spring Puffer Butte summit.jpg Asotin 792321Trails in the Blue Mountains region
Flaming Geyser Flaming Geyser.jpg King 480190Flaming methane geysers (seeps); rafting on the Green River
Forks of the Sky King 1,300530
Fort Casey Fort Casey Disappearing gun.jpg Island 467189World War I-era naval gun emplacements and bunkers
Fort Columbia Fort Columbia buildings.jpg Pacific 593240Early 20th-century coastal artillery and historic wood-frame fort buildings
Fort Ebey Fort Ebey Park 18.jpg Island 645261Camping, paragliding, and trails on the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Fort Flagler Flagler1.jpg Jefferson 784317World War I-era naval gun emplacements and bunkers at the mouth of Puget Sound
Fort Simcoe Fort Simcoe Blockhouse.jpg Yakima 200811850s-era military installation on the Yakama Indian Reservation with army and Native American interpretive displays
Fort Townsend Fort Townsend15-12.jpg Jefferson 367149Boating, camping, and trails at the northeastern extreme of the Olympic Peninsula
Fort Worden Pt Townsend, WA Ft. Worden buildings 01.jpg Jefferson 434176Camping, water activities, and the Coast Artillery Museum
Ginkgo Petrified Forest Ginkgopark.jpg Kittitas 7,4703,020A petrified forest with more than 50 species of wood; camping and water activities on the Columbia River's Wanapum Reservoir
Goldendale Observatory Goldendale Observatory State Park - Washington.jpg Klickitat 52.0An astronomical observatory
Grayland Beach Grayland Beach State Park (33046017033).jpg Pacific 412167Saltwater beach activities on the Pacific Ocean
Griffiths-Priday Griffiths-Priday State Park 2.jpg Grays Harbor 364147Saltwater beach activities on the Pacific Ocean
Harstine Island Harstine Island, Jarrell Cove State Park.JPG Mason 471191Beach access
Hope Island (Mason County)   Mason 10643 Old-growth forest, salt marsh, beach on Puget Sound
Hope Island (Skagit County)   Skagit 20081Island camping on Skagit Bay
Ike Kinswa Ike Kinswa State Park.jpg Lewis 454184Water activities on Lake Mayfield
Illahee Illahee State Park.jpg Kitsap 7530Saltwater beach activities on Puget Sound
Iron Horse IronHorseStateParkTrailXCSkiing.JPG Kittitas,
King
1,612652 Rail trail over Snoqualmie Pass
Jackson House Jackson House near Lewis and Clark State Park (Washington); (1669687164).jpg Lewis County 1.40.57Restored 1850 cabin and homestead site of early Euro-American settlers John R. and Matilda Jackson
James Island   Looking roughly south to Decatur Island, James Island in the distance 01 (20276408790).jpg San Juan 11747Island camping in the San Juan Islands
Jarrell Cove Harstine Island, Jarrell Cove State Park.JPG Mason 4317Saltwater activities on south Puget Sound
Joemma Beach Bay Road KP S, Joemma Beach State Park, WA.jpg Pierce 12249Saltwater activities on south Puget Sound
Jones Island   San Juan 19077Island camping in the San Juan Islands
Joseph Whidbey Joseph Whidbey State Park.jpg Island 11245Saltwater beach activities on the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Kanaskat-Palmer Green River at Kanaskat-Palmer.jpg King 320130Whitewater rafting in the Green River Gorge
Kinney Point   Jefferson 7631Saltwater beach activities on south Puget Sound
Kitsap Memorial Kitsap Memorial State Park.jpg Kitsap 5823Saltwater beach activities on south Hood Canal
Kopachuck Kopachuck State Park beach, 01.jpg Pierce 10944Saltwater beach activities on south Puget Sound
Lake Chelan Lake Chelan from hwy971 - Navarre Coulee Road.jpg Chelan 12751Camping, water activities on Lake Chelan
Lake Easton Lake Easton 9081.JPG Kittitas 516209Camping, water activities on Lake Easton
Lake Isabella   Mason 18876 
Lake Sammamish 2006-08-0449lake-sammamish-washington.jpg King 512207 
Lake Sylvia Lake Sylvia State Park Dam.jpg Grays Harbor 252102 
Lake Wenatchee Lakewenatchee.jpg Chelan 489198 
Larrabee Larrabee State Park coastline.jpg Whatcom 2,6831,086 
Leadbetter Point Leadbetter Point.jpg Pacific 1,698687 
Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark State Park (Washington); Douglas Fir (6111601876).jpg Lewis 621251 
Lewis and Clark Trail   Columbia 3715 
Lime Kiln Point Lime Kiln Lighthouse 2.jpg San Juan 3615A facility for orca whale research
Lincoln Rock Lincoln Rock State Park.jpg Douglas 8032 
Lyons Ferry Franklin 1,000400Returned to Washington State Parks operation in 2015
Loomis Lake   Pacific 385156 
Manchester Manchester State Park Torpedo Building.JPG Kitsap 11145 
Maryhill Maryhill, Washington.jpg Klickitat 9940 
Matia Island   Dock at Rolfe Cove, Matia Island.jpg San Juan 14559 
Matilda N. Jackson   Matilda N. Jackson State Park Heritage Site.jpg Lewis 52.0Heritage site of early pioneer homesteader; picnic amenities and small loop trail
McMicken Island   Mason 11.54.7 
Millersylvania Deep Lake.jpg Thurston 842341 
Moran Mountain Lake in Moran State Park.JPG San Juan 5,0002,000 
Mount Pilchuck Mount Pilchuck 9176.JPG Snohomish 1,893766 
Mount Spokane Mount Spokane.jpg Spokane 13,9195,633 
Mystery Bay   Jefferson 104.0 
Nolte Nolte State Park.jpg King 11747 
Obstruction Pass Obstruction Pass State Park.jpg San Juan 7631 
Ocean City Ocean City State Park.jpg Grays Harbor 17069 
Olallie OlalliePark2.jpg King 2,338946 
Olmstead Place Olmstead Place State Park.jpg Kittitas 21788 
Packwood State Park (Skate Creek Nature Park) Lewis 17571Part of a land swap in the 1990s, the parcel has remained undeveloped. Attempts have been made to transfer the land to the county. [8] [9]
Pacific Beach Pacific Beach State Park.jpg Grays Harbor 104.0 
Pacific Pines Pacific Pines State Park.JPG Pacific 104.0 
Palouse Falls Palouse Falls.jpg Franklin, Whitman 10542 
Paradise Point Paradise Point, WA.jpg Clark 8836 
Patos Island Light house.jpg San Juan 20784 
Peace Arch Peace-Arch-3614 edit.jpg Whatcom 208.1A peace memorial on the United States-Canada border
Pearrygin Lake Pearrygin Lake State Park.jpg Okanogan 696282 
Penrose Point Penrose Point State Park Docks and Beach.JPG Pierce 15262 
Peshastin Pinnacles Peshastin Pinnacles State Park in Chelan County Washington.jpg Chelan 3414 
Pleasant Harbor   Jefferson 425172 
Posey Island Posey Campsite (20472785714).jpg San Juan 10.40 
Potholes Aerial view of Moses Lake & Potholes Reservoir, Washington 01A.jpg Grant 640260 
Potlatch   Potlatch State Park.jpg Mason 12551 
Rainbow Falls Rainbow Falls, Washington.jpg Lewis 13956 
Rasar Rasar State Park.jpg Skagit 16968 
Reed Island   Clark 510210 
Riverside Bowl and Pitcher.jpg Spokane 10,8854,405 
Rockport Green (2745211060).jpg Skagit 670270 
Sacajawea Sacajawea Museum - Pasco, WA.jpg Franklin 284115 
Saddlebag Island   San Juan 249.7 
Saint Edward Saint Edward forest.jpg King 316128 
Saltwater Saltwater State Park 01.jpg King 87.435.4 
Scenic Beach Scenic Beach State Park.jpg Kitsap 8836 
Schafer Schafer SP NRHP 10000255 Mason County, WA.jpg Mason 11948 
Seaquest Seaquest State Park, 01.jpg Cowlitz 475192 
Sequim Bay Sequim Bay State Park 2.jpg Clallam 9237 
Shine Tidelands Hood Head from Shine Tidelands.jpg Jefferson 135.3 
Skagit Island   Skagit 249.7 
Skull Island   San Juan 3.21.3 
South Whidbey Giant cedar in South Whidbey State Park.JPG Island 347140 
Spencer Spit Spencer Spit State Park.jpg San Juan 13856 
Spring Creek Hatchery Hood river windsurfers 20060701 0759.jpeg Skamania 9.63.9 
Squak Mountain Poo Poo Point.jpg King 1,545625 
Squilchuck Squilchuck State Park 1.jpg Chelan 22892 
Steamboat Rock SteamboatRock.jpg Grant 3,5221,425 
Steptoe Battlefield Steptoe Battlefield Memorial.jpg Whitman 41.6 
Steptoe Butte Steptoe Butte.jpg Whitman 15061 
Stretch Point   Mason 83.2 
Stuart Island Prevost Harbour.jpg San Juan 8534 
Sucia Island EchoBaySucia.jpg San Juan 814329 
Sun Lakes-Dry Falls Sun Lakes State Park.jpg Grant 4,0271,630 
Tilton River State Park Lewis 11045The land was donated by a retired logger in the 1990s. The parcel has remained undeveloped as the state found the park inconsistent with the overall plans within the parks system. The grounds are open only for hiking and day use activities. [8] [10]
Tolmie Tolmie State Park mud flats.jpg Thurston 10542 
Triton Cove Triton Cove State Park.jpg Jefferson 2912 
Turn Island   San Juan 3514Part of San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Twanoh Twanoh State Park, 002.jpg Mason 18274 
Twenty-Five Mile Creek Twenty-Five Mile Creek WA state.jpg Chelan 23595 
Twin Harbors Pacific Ocean at Twin Harbors State Park (1648813291).jpg Grays Harbor 17270 
Wallace Falls Middle Wallace Falls.jpg Snohomish 4,7351,916 
Wenatchee Confluence Columbia River 5129.JPG Chelan 19780 
Westhaven   Grays Harbor 7932 
Westport Light GraysHarborWestportLightNpsPhoto2000.jpg Grays 21286 
Willapa Hills Willapa Hills Trail, Chehalis Trailhead.jpg Lewis County and Pacific County 757306Park consists of a 56-mile (90 km) rail trail that is partially paved with stretches of compact gravel
Willie Keil's Grave Willie Keil's Grave State Park Heritage Site 02.jpg Pacific County 0.340.14Site is accessible to users of the Willapa Hills Trail
Yakima Sportsman Yakima Sportsman State Park.jpg Yakima 247100 

Former state parks

NameCountyAreaImageRemarks
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Central Ferry Park Whitman 18575 Administered by USACE; [11] formerly Central Ferry State Park (?–2002)
Chief Timothy Park Asotin 19880 Administered by USACE; [12] formerly Chief Timothy State Park (?–2002)
Crow Butte Park Benton 275111 Administered by Port of Benton; [13] formerly Crow Butte State Park (?–2002)
Damon Point Grays Harbor 6125 Bubo scandiacus Damon Point 4.jpg Administered by Washington Recreation and Conservation Office
Fay Bainbridge Park Kitsap 176.9 Fay Bainbridge Park, Washington, USA.JPG Administered by Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District
Fort Okanogan Okanogan 4518 Site of Fort Okanogan.jpg Administered by Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Fort Ward Park Kitsap 13755 Administered by Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District
Griffin Bay San Juan 156.1  
Hanging Gardens King 434176 Now Hanging Gardens Site within the Green River Gorge Conservation Area
Mukilteo Lighthouse Park Snohomish 124.9 Mukilteo Lighthouse.jpg Formerly Mukilteo State Park, deeded to City of Mukilteo in 2004
Osoyoos Lake Okanogan 4719 Now Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park, operated by city of Oroville
Upright Channel San Juan 208.1  
Wenberg County Park Snohomish 4619 Formerly Wenberg State Park; transferred to Snohomish County in 2009
West Hylebos Wetlands Park King 12049  
Westhaven Grays Harbor 7932 Subsumed into the expanded Westport Light State Park in 2016. [14] [15]

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