If your New Year's resolution involves getting more active or spending more time outdoors, you're in luck. Washington residents can access hundreds of state parks, recreation sites and wildlife areas ...

Editor’s note: The following is a press release from Washington State Parks. Your library card is also your key to checking out adventure on state-managed recreation lands, thanks to the Check Out ...

Washington State Parks officials plan to build two more small cabins in Riverside State Park, according to plans submitted to the city of Spokane.

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Monday announced that DNR-managed lands will reopen for public recreation on May 5. This will happen in conjunction with the reopening of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 17—The Washington State Parks Foundation, in partnership with Disabled Hikers and the Washington State Parks and Recreation ...

Planning a spontaneous camping trip in Washington just got easier and more accessible. As of March 2025, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has expanded same-day campsite ...

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any staffing or ...

Nineteen sites across the state, 11 in western Washington, could see reduced services or shut down entirely under proposed ...

The Check Out Washington program allows KCLS patrons to get a pass and an adventure pack that includes binoculars, and guidebooks. Editor’s note: The following is a press release from Washington State ...