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For detailed information on State Parks-related Revised Codes of Washington
(RCW 79A.05) or Washington Administrative Codes (WAC 352), visit the Washington state Legislature's Web site.
Rules and Regulations
- Park hours vary depending on weather and season. However, all day-use areas close at dusk. Campers may enter parks until 10:00 p.m.
- Campground check-in begins at 2:30 p.m. Check-out is at 1 p.m.
- Quiet hours are from 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., unless otherwise noted at the park. Engine-driven electric generators may be operated only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.
- During summer months, the maximum length of stay in any one park is 10 days. From Oct. 1 through March 30, the maximum stay is 20 days.
- Campers may not "hold" campsites for parties who have not yet arrived.
- Please use the trash cans and dumpsters to help keep parks clean. Recycling is encouraged in all Washington state Parks. In parks with a pack-it-in/pack-it-out program, visitors must carry out everything they have brought in.
- Please do not harm wild plants or animals. Feeding of wildlife is strictly prohibited.
- Please do not damage or remove any park facilities, including picnic tables and park signs.
- Pets are allowed in most state parks but must be under physical control at all times on a leash no more than eight feet long. Owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets. Pets are not permitted on designated swimming beaches.
- Horses are allowed only in designated parks.
- Smoking and pets are not allowed inside vacation houses, yurts, cabins or other rustic structures.
- Glass bottles or metal cans are not allowed on swimming beaches.
- Alcoholic beverages are permitted only in designated campground and picnic areas.
- All Washington state laws are enforced in Washington state parks.
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