Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Washington Natural Areas Program, part of the Washington Department of Natural Resources, manages dozens of natural areas owned by the U.S. state of Washington.These areas have received funding through the state's general fund since the Washington State Legislature enacted the Natural Areas Preserve Act in 1972. [1]
Centralia's first organized park and recreation plan began in 1963 and the agency has had plans to create a trail corridor system to link the parks in the community. [1] In 2024, the city incorporated a program known as the Hub City Greenway initiative, a plan to connect neighborhood paths and nature trails already existing in Centralia to each other, linking the system with parks, schools ...
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 ...
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.
The Chehalis Parks Department received $100,000 in funding from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) in late 2023. The grant is to be used to procure machinery to maintain the fields and turf areas of Lintott-Alexander and Stan Hedwall parks, and to renovate the restrooms on the grounds of the Recreation Park Complex ...
Kitsap Memorial State Park is a 63-acre (25 ha) public recreation area located on Hood Canal, seven miles (11 km) north of Poulsbo in Kitsap County, Washington.The state park offers 1,797 feet (548 m) of shoreline and activities that include picnicking, camping, hiking, scuba diving, fishing, swimming, clamming, crabbing, beachcombing, birdwatching, and field sports.
Griffiths-Priday State Park (formerly Griffiths-Priday Ocean State Park) is a 364-acre (147 ha) state-operated, public recreation area at the mouth of the Copalis River on the Pacific Ocean in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
Lincoln Rock State Park is a public recreation area on the east side of the Columbia River's Lake Entiat, seven miles (11 km) north of Wenatchee and one mile upstream from the Rocky Reach Dam. [1] The state park covers 86 acres (35 ha) opposite the cliff formation for which it is named. [ 2 ]