Washington Trail Resources

 

Washington Agencies

 

Washington's State Parks System: information on trails, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing: www.parks.wa.gov/

Washington State Department of Natural Resources provides more than 1,000 miles of trails and 143 recreation sites for hiking, biking, and horseback riding

Maps, photos, and descriptions of trails in King County (Seattle area): www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/trails.aspx

For information on National Forests of Oregon and Washington: www.fs.fed.us/r6/r6nf.htm

GORP has descriptions of hiking trails in the Olympic National Forest: www.gorp.com

The state Recreation and Conservation Office works create and maintain opportunities for recreation and protect the best wild lands: http://www.rco.wa.gov/

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Washington: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Washington.html

National Park Service units in Washington: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=wa

 

 

Washington National Recreation Trails

• Browse all National Recreation Trails in Washington: There are 817.35 miles of NRTs in Washington and 45 trails!

Visit Washington's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,200 NRTs from across the country

 

Washington Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Washington

Bike rides on roads and paved pathways from road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in Washington

Trailmonkey site has several Washington Mountain Biking Maps & Trails: www.trailmonkey.com/USpages/wabike1.htm

Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club has events, newsletters, and trail information: www.twbc.org/

Free trail maps, and trail reviews, for mountain biking adventures throughout Washington from TrailMeister.com:
http://www.trailmeister.com/map_washington.htm

Whatcom Independent Mountain Pedalers work with local agencies and other user groups to enhance and preserve the trail systems in Whatcom County: www.whimpsmtb.com/

Washington Equestrian Trails

 

Back Country Horsemen of Washington promote cooperation, stewardship, and equestrian trails on public lands: www.bchw.org

Free equestrian trail maps and information on Washington horse camps from TrailMeister.com: http://www.trailmeister.com/WASHINGTON.html

Washington Greenways and Community Trails

 

Olympic Discovery Trail will stretch approximately 100 miles, from Port Townsend in the East to the Pacific Coast in the West: www.olympicdiscoverytrail.com/

Centennial Trail is a paved pathway along the Spokane River from the Idaho border 37 miles to Nine Mile Falls, northwest of Spokane: www.spokanecentennialtrail.org/ or www.riversidestatepark.org/centennial_trail.htm

Foothills Trail will be a connected system of non-motorized trails from Mt. Rainier to Puget Sound: http://piercecountytrails.org/ and www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/parks/trails.htm#foothill

Mountains to Sound Greenway is a coalition of land owners and managers working to protect and enhance scenic beauty and recreation along the 100-mile I-90 corridor: www.mtsgreenway.org/

Vancouver-Clark County Parks has maps, news, and plans for trails: www.cityofvancouver.us/parks-recreation/parks_trails/trails/index.asp

Yakima Greenway Foundation works to enhance and maintain the Yakima Greenway, a National Recreation Trail: www.yakimagreenway.org/

Washington Hiking Trails

 

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Washington

VTrail is a Washington State Outdoors Guide with database of trails and edscriptions: www.vtrail.com/

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Reviews and maps of Washington’s most popular day hikes at TrailMeister.com: http://www.trailmeister.com/map_washington.htm

Western Washington Trails has many trail desctiptions, photos, and resources: http://wwatrails.tripod.com/

Washington In-Line Skating Association, WILSA offers comprehensive coverage of in-line skating in the Pacific NW, including lower British Columbia: www.skatenw.com/

Washington Long-Distance Trails

 

Hiking trails along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in Washington at Trails.com:

• Pacific Crest Trail Hiking in Washington

Wonderland Trail is planned to encircle Mount Rainier: http://wonderlandtrail.tripod.com/index.htm

Pacific Crest Trail runs 2665 Miles from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon, and Washington: www.pcta.org/

Pacific Northwest Trail is a foot, horse, and mountain bike trail stretching from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean across Montana, Idaho, and Washington: www.pnt.org/

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation site is at: www.lewisandclark.org/ and the National Park Service site has more information on the trail at: www.nps.gov/lecl/

Oregon-California Trails Association covers the trans-Mississippi emigrant trails: www.octa-trails.org

Washington Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

Off-highway drives on backcountry roads, 4WD roads, and Jeep trails at Trails.com:

• Off-Highway Drives in Washington

Pacific Northwest Motorcycle Association site includes information on where to ride, events, and volunteer projects: http://www.pnwma.com/

Washington Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Rail-trails including maps, access points, and history from rails-to-trails books at Trails.com:

• Rail-Trails in Washington

Burke-Gilman Trail in Seattle is a long-established and widely known rail trail: www.cityofseattle.net/parks/BurkeGilman/bgtrail.htm

Cascade Trail runs 22.5 miles in length and connects Sedro Woolley and Concrete: www.skagitparksfoundation.org/cascadetrail.htm

Chehalis Western Trail runs 22 miles through Thurston County with access to Puget Sound, Chambers Lake, and the Deschutes River: www.co.thurston.wa.us/parks/trails-chehalis-western.htm

Chelatchie Prairie Rail with Trail Project of Clark County will be a multiuse trail paralleling the 33-mile county-owned Chelatchie Prairie Railroad: www.clark.wa.gov/publicworks/chelatchie/index.html

Dungeness River Center focuses on the River, trails, and a former railroad bridge: www.dungenessrivercenter.org/

The 14-mile Interurban Trail near Seattle: www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/trails/regionaltrailssystem/interurban.aspx

Iron Goat Trail is a rail trail in the Stevens Pass area of the Washington Cascades, sixty miles northeast of Seattle: http://www.irongoat.org/

Klickitat Trail Conservancy supports the 31-mile trail from Swale Canyon following all 10.5 miles of the Wild and Scenic Klickitat River to Lyle, WA at the confluence with the Columbia River: http://www.klickitat-trail.org/

Preachers Slough Trail runs four miles near Chehalis: www.thevidette.com/dgh02/chehalis.html

East Lake Sammamish Trail trail finally opening; Sonia Krishnan, Seattle Times

Snohomish County's Interurban Trail between Lynwood and Everett: www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/

Spokane Centennial Trail is a paved path running along the Spokane River from Nine Mile Falls to the Idaho State line where it links to the North Idaho Centennial Trail

Spruce Railroad Trail offers scenic views of Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles: www.portangeles.org/SpruceRailroadTrail.html

Washington Snow Trails

 

Cross-country skiing areas and ski trails with trail maps and directions at Trails.com:

• Cross-Country Skiing and Ski Trails in Washington

Snowshoeing routes and trails with detailed maps and directions at Trails.com:

• Snowshoeing and Snowshoe Trails in Washington

Washington State Trails Program winter trails: http://www.parks.wa.gov/winter

Washington State Snowmobile Association provides a variety of resources: http://www.wssa.us/

Washington Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Canoeing, water trails, and other flatwater paddling routes on lakes and rivers at Trails.com:

• Canoeing and Water Trails in Washington

Sea kayaking routes with maps and launch points from kayaking books at Trails.com:

• Sea Kayaking Routes in Washington

Washington Water Trails Association works to support boating trails along Washington's coastline and has information on several water trail routes: http://www.wwta.org

 

Washington Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Volunteers for Outdoor Washington trains and provides volunteers for trails: www.trailvolunteers.org/

Washington Trails Association site has trail reports, photos, news, and a trails discussion forum: http://www.wta.org

 

Washington State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management

State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Washington Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: www.hookandbullet.com