NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Washington state parks

This is a list of Washington state parks, in the United States of America. They are part of the Washington State Park System. State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Official languages None Area 184,824 kmÂ² (18th) - Land 172,587 kmÂ² - Water 12,237 kmÂ² (6. ... The Washington State Park System is a set of state parks owned by the government of Washington state, USA. The parks are primarily funded through the states general fund, but also by various usage fees. ...

Alta Lake State Park
Anderson Lake State Park
Battle Ground Lake State Park
Bay View State Park
Beacon Rock State Park
Belfair State Park
Birch Bay State Park
Blake Island State Park
Bogachiel State Park
Bridgeport State Park
Bridle Trails State Park
Brooks Memorial State Park
Camano Island State Park
Cape Disappointment State Park¹
Centennial Trail State Park
Columbia Hills State Park²
Conconully State Park
Crawford State Park
Curlew Lake State Park
Damon Point State Park
Deception Pass State Park
Dosewallips State Park
Doug's Beach State Park
Fay Bainbridge State Park
Federation Forest State Park
Fields Spring State Park
Flaming Geyser State Park
Fort Casey State Park
Fort Columbia State Park
Fort Ebey State Park
Fort Okanogan State Park
Fort Simcoe State Park
Fort Ward State Park
Fort Worden State Park
Ginkgo/Wanapum State Park
Goldendale Observatory State Park
Grayland Beach State Park
Griffith-Priday State Park
Hope Island State Park
Ike Kinswa State Park
Illahee State Park
Iron Horse State Park
Jarrell Cove State Park
Joemma Beach State Park
Joseph Whidbey State Park
Kanaskat-Palmer State Park
Kitsap Memorial State Park
Kopachuck State Park
Lake Chelan State Park
Lake Easton State Park
Lake Sammamish State Park
Lake Sylvia State Park
Lake Wenatchee State Park
Larrabee State Park
Lewis & Clark State Park
Lewis & Clark Trail State Park

Lime Kiln Point State Park
Lincoln Rock State Park
Manchester State Park
Maryhill State Park
Millersylvania State Park
Moran State Park
Mount Pilchuck State Park
Mount Spokane State Park
Mukilteo State Park
Mystery Bay State Park
Nolte State Park
Ocean City State Park
Olallie State Park
Old Fort Townsend State Park
Olmstead Place State Park
Osoyoos Lake State Park
Pacific Beach State Park
Pacific Pines State Park
Palouse Falls State Park
Paradise Point State Park
Peace Arch State Park
Pearrygin Lake State Park
Penrose Point State Park
Peshastin Pinnacles State Park
Potholes State Park
Potlatch State Park
Rainbow Falls State Park
Rasar State Park
Riverside State Park
Rockport State Park
Sacajawea State Park
Saint Edward State Park
Saltwater State Park
Scenic Beach State Park
Schafer State Park
Seaquest State Park
Sequim Bay State Park
Shine Tidelands State Park
South Whidbey State Park
Spencer Spit State Park
Squilchuck State Park
Steamboat Rock State Park
Steptoe Butte State Park
Sun Lakes State Park
Tolmie State Park
Triton Cove State Park
Twanoh State Park
Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park
Twin Harbors State Park
Wallace Falls State Park
Wenatchee Confluence State Park
Wenberg State Park
West Hylebos State Park
Westport Light State Park
Yakima Sportsman State Park

Notes: Alta Lake State Park is a 181-acre camping park located in the mountainous northwest interior of Washington State. ... Beacon Rock State Park is located in the Columbia Gorge natural scenic area. ... Bridle Trails State Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Crawford State Park is located near the Canadian border in Pend Oreille County, Washington. ... Flaming Geyser State Park is a state park of Washington, USA, named after a pair of geysers. ... Fort Columbia State Park is an old coastal artillery post along the north side of the Columbia river outlet. ... Fort Worden State Park is a 433 acre (1. ... Ginkgo/Wanapum State Park contains a small forest of over 200 petrified trees that were fossilized after being entombed in magma. ... Goldendale Observatory State Park is an educational facility near Goldendale, Washington containing the largest public telescopes in the United States. ... Griffiths-Priday State Park is a Pacific Ocean beach at the mount of the Copalis River, in Grays Harbor County, Washington. ... Lake Chelan State Park is a campground located along the scenic and popular Lake Chelan on the east side of the Cascade Mountains. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Mukilteo State Park is a very small, narrow Washington state park north of Mukilteo, Washington. ... Mystery Bay State Park is a 10 acre (40,000 mÂ²) Washington state park on Mystery Bay, a small inlet off of Scow Bay/Kilisut Harbor on the western side of Marrowstone Island. ... Spenser Spit State Park consists of two sand spits that joined to form a briny marsh lagoon. ... Sun Lakes State Park overlooks a 400-foot deep canyon near Coulee City that was formed by an Ice Age flood. ...

1) formerly Fort Canby

2) formerly Horsethief Lake

Unusual parks

Unusual and noteworthy parks include:

Several marine-access-only parks in Puget Sound
A suburban equestrian park, Bridle Trails State Park
An astronomical observatory, Goldendale Observatory State Park
A petrified wood forest, Ginkgo/Wanapum State Park
A facility for orca whale research, Lime Kiln State Park
A peace memorial on the US-Canada border, Peace Arch State Park
Flaming methane geysers (seeps), Flaming Geyser State Park

Bridle Trails State Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Categories: Stub | Astronomical observatories ... Goldendale Observatory State Park is an educational facility near Goldendale, Washington containing the largest public telescopes in the United States. ... Ginkgo/Wanapum State Park contains a small forest of over 200 petrified trees that were fossilized after being entombed in magma. ... This article is about the mammal. ... Flaming Geyser State Park is a state park of Washington, USA, named after a pair of geysers. ...

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Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

Categories: Washington state parks

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