Donations are accepted a this station year-round. For more information about the Discover Pass and exemptions, please visit the Discover Pass web page.Īutomated pay station: An automated pay station is located at the Hyak trailhead for visitors to purchase a one-day or annual Discover Pass (April 1- Nov. Please respect private property along the trail.ĭiscover Pass: A Discover Pass is required for vehicle access to state parks for day use. The state-managed corridor is typically 50 feet on either side of the center of the trail, but this varies. Be sure to check conditions before you go. Some detours are needed around rail lines, missing bridges and private property. Plan ahead Long distance through-hikes or cycling trips require planning and extra gear and provisions, particularly water. Groups of 20 or more should call the park office at (509) 337-6457.
Individual trail users and groups of 19 and less may view trail etiquette and complete and submit the registration online. Registration can be completed up to a year in duration. Users must pre-register to use this section of the trail. Registration form - between Beverly and the Idaho border: Washington State Parks now manages the entire trail from Beverly to the Idaho border. Trail users are required to self-register at one of the two trailheads at Renslow (west) or Doris (east). The center section, between Royal City Junction and Warden has intact rail it is not used as part of the recreational trail at this time.įrom Renslow to the Columbia River: The trail runs through the Yakima Training Center, managed by the U.S Army. Improvements have been made to the portion west of the Columbia River, and plans are in place to improve the 9-mile segment from Malden to Rosalia on the eastern portion. The Milwaukee Road Railroad right-of-way, which includes the Palouse to Cascades Trail, travels east into Idaho. It is part of an emerging multi-state trail system. The 5,794-acre, 250-mile Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail reflects State Parks’ long-term commitment to developing cross-state trails. Primitive campsites are available west of Thorp along the trail. Camping can be found at Lake Easton State Park, just off the trail near Easton, and Wanapum Recreation Area, a few miles south of Vantage. Trailheads and access points are located every few miles along the trail. You can take this trail in one-day sections or as a long-distance hiking or biking trip through diverse environments. Railroad buffs, don’t miss the historic train depots at South Cle Elum and Kittitas along the way. Explorers continue through the mountain pass into dark tunnels and over high trestles, until the landscape gives way to the amber-hued farmlands of eastern Washington. Paul, and Pacific Railroad from 1909 to 1980), travelers pass lush, vast Olallie State Park, with its waterfalls and seasonal colors.
Heading east on this historic rail trail (part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. This linear park runs from west of North Bend to the Columbia River near Vantage – and continues from the town of Lind to the Idaho border.
To learn more about how this project will affect visitation, please visit our Alert Center.įrom the densely forested Cascades to the scablands carved by the Ice Age floods, Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail gives hikers, cyclists and, in some places, equestrians, a taste of Washington’s diversity. Burned, diseased, dead, and hazardous trees affected by the 2020 Babb Road Fire will be removed. State Parks is conducting a forest health treatment in the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail are near Malden from Oct.