Starting Monday, March 24, visitors will be able to reserve a campsite before heading to the park. Campers can book same-day ...

Same-day camping plans used to mean beelining for a handful of first-come, first-served sites, but Washington State Parks is ...

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.

Starting March 24, visitors can secure a campsite the same day instead of going to a park and gambling on a first-come, first ...

At the North Cascades National Park, advocates had previously been sounding the alarm over lack of staffing. The North Cascades Conservation Council recently circulated a petition to reopen the ...

The same-day reservation option was rolled out in 2023 as a pilot program for Deception Pass State Park and two other parks; in 2024, Birch Bay State Park added to the program, along with 23 other ...

With state parks still recovering from deep budget cuts following the Great Recession, proponents say the increased revenue ...

Washington’s state parks and other natural sites may soon become more expensive to visit as lawmakers are looking to increase the price of the Discover Pass. The pass allows visitors to access ...

Rather than gambling on a first-come first-serve basis, campers can secure a site the same day until 2 p.m. that day, according to a Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission news release.

About half a dozen employees at each of Washington’s three national parks are believed to have ... Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in northeast Washington, Wade said.