Which WA campsites can be reserved? State Parks has been experimenting with their same-day reservation pilot program for a couple of years. They began with three parks in September of 2023, before ...

Starting on March 24, campers have until 2 p.m. on the expected day of arrival to make a same-day reservation, WA State Parks announced.

Washington State Parks says snowmobile registrations in Washington have declined more than 50% over the past two decades, from 38,331 in 2002 to 18,434 in 2024, resulting in a funding slump.

Washington State Parks manages about 123 developed parks, 6,000 campsites, 800 historic buildings and 1,300 miles of trails across 12,000 acres of land.

Camping in a state park is about to get more expensive in Washington. The state’s Parks and Recreation Commission announced earlier this month that it will be raising its camping fees, with the ...

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will start allowing same-day camping reservations at all state parks with reservable campgrounds, come Monday, March 24.

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 ...

Money is going to Rainier Vista Park, Capitol State Forest, Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve and Millersylvania State Park, ...

Police were called to a report of “about a half-dozen youths” jumping from the footbridge on the north side of Canada Island in Riverfront Park.