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Activities and events at Palouse Falls

Activities

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• 0.5 mi. ADA Hiking Trails
• Bird Watching
• Interpretive Activities
• Wildlife Viewing



The quarter-mile ADA-accessible hiking trail overlooks the falls.


Events

Free days at state parks: Visit Washington state parks for free. The Discover Pass is not required to visit a state park on ten designated free days in 2013.

The 2013 State Parks free days are as follows:

Jan. 21 – In honor of Martin Luther King Day
March 30 – In honor of Washington State Parks' 100th birthday on March 19
April 27 and 28 – National Parks Week
June 1 – National Trails Day
June 8 and 9 – National Get Outdoors Day and Department of Fish and Wildlife Free Fishing weekend
Aug. 4 – Peak season free day
Sept. 28 – National Public Lands Day
Nov. 9 through 11 – Veteran's Day weekend

Please note: A Discover Pass is still required to access lands managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife during State Parks free days. For more information, please visit www.discoverpass.wa.gov.

Events
Date/timeEvent descriptionState Park
Aug. 22 - 25
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.		 Painting in the Parks – Palouse Area: Celebrate the centennial of Washington State Parks by painting in the parks. Take a journey through a state park and find artistic inspiration. Then spend the day creating a work in Washington’s great outdoors. From Aug. 22 through 25, participants are welcome to paint at Steptoe Butte and Palouse Falls state parks. A full schedule of Painting in the Parks days is available at www.pleinairwashington.com. Presented by the Plein Air Washington Artists.

 Palouse Falls
(509) 646-9218
Full list of events at Washington State Parks


Picnic and Day-use Facilities

The park provides one picnic shelter with a table and brazier, seven uncovered braziers, 15 unsheltered picnic tables and two acres of picnicking area. Picnic sites are first come, first served.