Recreation
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Love to camp? Live the dream and become a DNR camp host
Are you a professional, friendly, and polite person who wishes you could go camping for weeks on end? Do you have a properly-insured motor home, camper or travel trailer that supports comfortable camping in rustic, natural areas? DNR might have just the… Continue reading
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Merry Geo Mapmas: 12 maps to use on your phone
Want to navigate your favorite trails right from your smartphone? For the 12 Days of Geo Mapmas DNR brings to you 12 new georeferenced maps to help you explore DNR landscapes. Use the free Avenza PDF Maps app to find your… Continue reading
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Explore DNR-managed lands from backcountry huts
When winter wonderland seems too far away, escape to the Mount Tahoma Trails Assocation backcountry hunts in DNR’s Tahoma State Forest. Three hunts and one yurt provide unparalleled views of the Cascade Range and Mount Rainier. This time of year,… Continue reading
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Partnerships are our key to success: Thanks Cold Creek Mountain Bikers
Based in Battleground and Vancouver, Cold Creek Mountain Bikers has about 250 members who help care for trails in Yacolt Burn State Forest. Continuing a long history of partnering with DNR, this Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance chapter just finished marking a future connector… Continue reading
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Be aware of weather conditions, choose when to ride
With the opening of DNR’s Predator Trail in the Tiger Mountain State Forest and the Thrillium Trail in the Yacolt Burn State Forest, it’s no secret that mountain bikers are enjoying DNR-managed lands. With colder temperatures, rain, and snow at higher elevations,… Continue reading
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Tips to enjoy winter recreation on DNR-managed lands
With skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling just around the snowbank, now’s the time to start planning and preparing. Use our graphic (below) for tips to help you enjoy your favorite winter adventure on DNR-managed lands while preserving both Washington’s landscapes and… Continue reading
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DNR, Conservation Corps stepping up Olympic Peninsula trail
DNR is taking steps to improve one hiking-specific trail on the Olympic Peninsula, with the help of Washington Conservation Corps. A crew recently helped DNR to install rock stairs on our Cove Trail, near Port Angeles, which takes hikers down… Continue reading
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Next steps for future mountain bike trail system near Darrington
Thanks to everyone who came out this week for our open house to kick off our future 20-mile mountain bike park and trail system on North Mountain, near Darrington. It was the second in two open houses we held in… Continue reading
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Thankful today, and every day, for DNR’s volunteers
Each year, volunteers of all ages put in hundreds of thousands of hours helping DNR maintain and improve recreation sites, trails, and natural areas on DNR-managed lands. Last year, we benefited from the highest recorded volunteer hours in more than a decade, and… Continue reading
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Go take a hike on DNR-managed lands
How are you enjoying Take a Hike Day, today? Look below for our round-up of hikes worthy of getting outdoors to celebrate. Bob Bammert Grove, Capitol State Forest, near Olympia The Bob Bammert Trail is a hiker-only trail in Capitol State… Continue reading
