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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.
The primary entry point to the park is off of 116th Avenue NE, where a parking lot for Discover Pass holders allows access to the park's trailhead for drivers. [ 3 ] The park offers an unpaved 28-mile (45 km) trail system for horseback riding and hiking through thick forests, contrasting the suburban setting immediately surrounding the park and ...
Location: Clallam, Washington, United States: Coordinates: 1] Area: 92 acres (37 ha) Elevation: 108 ft (33 m) [1] Established: 1936 [2] Operator: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission: Website: Sequim Bay State Park
Lyons Ferry State Park is a public recreation area located near the confluence of the Snake and Palouse rivers, seven miles (11 km) northwest of Starbuck, Washington.The state park is on Route 261, abreast of Lake Herbert G. West, a reservoir on the Snake River created with the construction in the 1960s of the Lower Monumental Dam some 17 miles (27 km) downstream.
As of 2018, Washington State Parks reported its acreage as 12,293 acres (19.2 sq mi; 49.7 km 2), [6] making it Washington's largest state park, slightly ahead of Riverside State Park (11,162 acres (17.4 sq mi; 45.2 km 2)) which lies 23 miles to the southwest.
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Lewis and Clark State Park is a public recreation area located six miles (9.7 km) northeast of Winlock and immediately south of Mary's Corner in Lewis County, Washington. Named after the explorers Lewis and Clark , despite the expedition not venturing in the area during their travels, the state park occupies one of the last major stands of old ...
Dash Point State Park is a 398-acre (161 ha) Washington state park on Puget Sound that straddles the line between King and Pierce counties. The park has over 3,300 feet (1,000 m) of shoreline, 140 campsites, 11 miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking, [2] and offers beachcombing, fishing, swimming, birdwatching, windsurfing, skimboarding, and wildlife viewing.