In celebration of the agency's 100th birthday in 2013, Washington State Parks has begun a project to establish a
new state park at Nisqually-Mashel in Pierce County, near Eatonville. The first step will be the development of a
land-use plan and a master plan. As planning progresses, check back for updated project information.
The land-use planning project, also known as Classification and Management Planning (CAMP), includes the four
planning stages described below. The CAMP will address overall visitor experiences, natural and cultural resources,
recreation areas and trails, and other topics of interest to the community and park visitors.
The entire planning process includes a series of public workshops over an approximate year-long period.
There are opportunities for the public to comment at each of the stages and documents will be added below when
they are available.
Stage One – Identify issues and concerns
The purpose of this stage is to understand what is important to the park community, what to change or save
in the state park. This helps get a sense of the range and type of issues that need to be considered through
the planning process.
Stage Two – Exploring alternative approaches
At this stage, the planning team suggests potential alternative approaches to address the various issues and
concerns raised by people in stage one. No preferred alternative is established; rather this is an opportunity to
understand the range of possibilities.
Stage Three – Preparing preliminary recommendations
The best ideas from the alternative approaches developed in stage two are combined into a preliminary plan
in this stage. The plan includes recommendations for use and development of land, changes to property boundaries
and ways to address issues raised during the planning process. Another important document completed at this stage
is the SEPA checklist that describes environmental impacts of the recommendations (available for public review
upon request).
Stage Four – Preparing final recommendations
At stage four, final adjustments are made to recommendations and submitted to the seven-member Parks and
Recreation Commission for approval. The public is encouraged to attend the Commission meeting and provide
testimony or to provide written comment.
Provide comments
We are very interested in your thoughts and comments about this project. Please provide comments on this
project by:
Project lead: Nikki Fields, Puget Sound Region Planner
E-mail: Nisqually.Mashel.Planning@parks.wa.gov
Phone: (253) 288-3000
Fax: (253) 931-3921
Miscellaneous documents
Following are downloadable documents related to this project.