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The park offers camping, hiking, boating, fishing, shellfish harvesting, beachcombing, and sailboarding. [2] Potlatch State Park was opened in 1960 on a prime piece of land that was traditionally territory of the Skokomish people. The creation of this park has been the subject of land claims brought by the Skokomish people. [3]
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.
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 ...
Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park (formerly, Sun Lakes State Park) is a public recreation area located at the foot of Dry Falls, three miles (4.8 km) west of Coulee City in Grant County, Washington. The state park covers 3,774 acres (1,527 ha) along Route 17 at the head of the Lower Grand Coulee .
Fields Spring State Park is a 828-acre (3.35 km 2) public recreation area in the northwest United States, located in southeastern Washington on State Route 129, four miles (6 km), south of Anatone. Near the tripoint with Idaho and Oregon , the state park offers various routes to the top of Puffer Butte and its scenic views of the Wallowa ...
Sequim Bay State Park is a public recreation area covering 92 acres (37 ha) on the shore of Sequim Bay, on the Puget Sound side of the Olympic Peninsula in Clallam County, Washington. The state park sits within the Sequim rain shadow, has over 4,900 feet (1,500 m) of shoreline and offers picnicking, camping, hiking, boating, swimming, clam ...
Tolmie State Park is a public recreation area covering 154 acres (62 ha) on Nisqually Beach on Puget Sound, eight miles (13 km) northeast of Olympia, Washington.The state park includes 1,800 ft (550 m) of saltwater shoreline at the mouth of a creek known as Big Slough as well as forest lands, a saltwater marsh, and an underwater park with artificial reef for scuba diving.
Stuart Island State Park in San Juan County, Washington is a marine camping park in the Washington State Park System. It consists of 433 acres (175 ha) of land and waterways on and around Stuart Island , named for Frederick D. Stuart, clerk to explorer Charles Wilkes .