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Hovander Homestead Park is a 350-acre county park in Ferndale, Washington, in the United States. The park borders the Nooksack River , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and includes access to Tennant Lake . [ 2 ] It is named for the Hovander family, who immigrated from Sweden to the property in 1898 and designed the farmhouse, barn, and other buildings, some of ...
A proposal was introduced in 2020 that would transfer 180.0 acres (72.8 ha) of Washington state parks land to Lewis County. The undeveloped parcel, known as Skate Creek, is situated alongside the Cowlitz River near Packwood. [4] County parks were closed during the Covid-19 pandemic and fully reopened by 2023. That year, new playground equipment ...
Ferndale is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 15,048 at the 2020 census. [3] and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 15,992. [4] Ferndale is the third largest city in Whatcom County and is situated near the Lummi Nation within the Bellingham metropolitan area.
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.
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.
The state of Washington began maintaining sections of what would become US 2 with the extension of State Road 7 in 1909, from Peshastin to Spokane on the Sunset Highway and later State Road 2. In addition to State Road 2, State Road 23 was created in 1915, traveling north from Spokane to Newport, and was renumbered to State Road 6 in 1923.
The eight National Forests within the state of Washington are: Colville National Forest [5] Gifford Pinchot National Forest [5] Idaho Panhandle National Forest [5] Kaniksu National Forest [5] Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest [5] Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest [5] Olympic National Forest [5] Umatilla National Forest [5]
Wenatchee Confluence State Park is a public recreation area and nature preserve at the north end of the city of Wenatchee in Chelan County, Washington. The state park consists of 197 acres (80 ha) spanning the Wenatchee River at its confluence with the Columbia River . [ 1 ]