Federation Forest State Park Washington State Parks Things to remember 49201 Highway 410 E. "Breathe• Summer hours – Aprildeeply 1 to Sept. 30, of 6:30 the a.m. to dusk Enumclaw, WA 98022-8015 • Winter schedule – Oct. 1 to March 31, 8 a.m. to dusk. Although (360) 663-2207 Things to most parks are open year round, some parks or portions of State Parks information: Federation scentsparks are closed of during the the forestwinter. For a winter schedule andremember (360) 902-8844 information about seasonal closures, visit www.parks.wa.gov or • Hours – The park call the information center at (360) 902-8844. Reservations: Online at is open 8 a.m. to www.parks.state.wa.us or • Wildlife, plants and all park buildings, signs, tables and other Forest Listen to the songs dusk daily. call (888) CAMPOUT structures are protected; removal or damage of any kind is • Winter schedule – or (888) 226-7688 prohibited. Hunting, feeding of wildlife and gathering firewood State Park Although most parks are open year round, some on state park property is prohibited. Other state parks located in parks or portions of parks are closed during the of• One the camping birds, party is allowed the per site. Maximum of eight the general area: winter. For a winter schedule and information about Flaming Geyser, Kanaskat- people per campsite. seasonal closures, visit www.parks.state.wa.us or call Palmer and Nolte • Campsites may not be held for other parties. the information center at (360) 902-8844. whisper• Camping check-in on time the is 2:30 breezesp.m., and check-out time is 1 • Wildlife, plants and all park buildings, signs, tables p.m. and other structures are protected; removal or damage Connect with us on social media • Extra vehicle overnight - $10 per night in designated area for of any kind is prohibited. Hunting, feeding of wildlife and www.twitter.com/WAStatePks each vehicle in excess of the one allowed per site. Does not ap- in the trees and the gathering firewood on state park property is prohibited. www.facebook.com/WashingtonStateParks ply to vehicle towed by a recreational vehicle. • Observe wildlife from a distance. Never feed animals as www.youtube.com/WashingtonStateParks • Pets must be on leash and under physical control at all times. this affects their health. This includes trail areas and campsites. Pet owners must clean www.instagram.com/WAStatePks • Pets must be on leashes 8-feet-long or shorter and under 159357 roarup after petsof onthe all state river." park lands. SShare your stories and photos: Adventure Awaits.com physical control at all times. This includes trail areas. S 159357 • Quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. • Pet owners must clean up after pets on all state park lands. 2018 • Engine-driven electric generators- Author may be unknown operated only be- 2017 Pet waste bags are available near the interpretive center. 159357 If you would like to support Washington State tween the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. 159357 S Parks even more, please consider making a • Fires are allowed only in braziers in designated S donation when renewing your license plate tabs. picnic areas. 2020 You also may place a check in a donation box Other state parks located in the general area: 2019 • Possession and/or consumption of alcohol is restricted to when you visit state parks. ParadiseThe Discover Point Pass and Beaconis required Rock for day visits to state Donations are a significant part of the State Parks budget and parks and access to other state-managed recreation people 21 years of age or older and only in designated areas. are needed to keep your parks open and operating. For more information, visit www.parks.state.wa.us/donations lands. The pass provides access to millions of acres of • Bicycles are allowed on paved roads only. parks, wildlife areas, trails, natural areas and • Do your part to keep state parks beautiful; take recyclables water-access sites. The annual pass is transferable home or to a recycling center. This also helps lower between two vehicles. garbage collection costs, freeing dollars for park Washington State • Annual pass: $30 • One-day pass: $10 maintenance and improvement. Parks and Recreation Commission (transaction and dealer fees may apply) • Practice “Leave No Trace” ethics. Stay on established P.O. Box 42650 Olympia, WA 98504-2650 The Discover Pass can be trails and leave plants, rocks and other pieces of (360) 902-8500 purchased online, by phone nature where they are found. www.parks.state.wa.us or in person. For details, visit • Remember, if you “Pack it in – Pack it out.” • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • www.discoverpass.wa.gov or • Respect other hikers. Commission members: Ken Bounds Mark O. Brown call (866) 320-9933. Sophia Danenberg Michael Latimer Steve S. Milner Diana Perez Thank you for Lucinda S. Whaley Agency director: Don Hoch supporting All Washington state parks are developed and Washington state maintained for the enjoyment of all people. recreation lands. To request this brochure in an alternative format, please call (360) 902-8844 or the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at (800) 833-6388. P&R 45-83000-01 (06/20) www.parks.state.wa.us Federation Forest State Park Federation Forest State Park

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Land of the Giants Interpretive Trail: A self- 5 Vault toilet Welcome. Please remember a Discover guided .5-mile long loop takes hikers through a 3 majestic stand of old-growth conifers. Interpretive Pass is required to visit a state park or Catherine Montgomery To Greenwater 2 other state-managed recreation lands. signs alongWelcome. the way Please share Interpretiveremember interesting a Discover Centerfacts about 4 410 the forest. TravelPass is timerequired is approximately to visit a state park 40 or minutes. 7 Revenue from Discover Pass replaces other state-managed recreation lands. 1 general fund tax funding no longer 3. Naches Trail: This route traverses much of W h i t e available to cover the cost of operations. Federation RevenueForest and from was Discover originally Pass replaces used by R i v e r 6 0 950 1,900 3,800 the Native Americansgeneral fund and tax fundingsettlers no from longer Eastern Vault toilet Feet (Revised 07-29-16) Washingtonavailable on their to way cover to the Fort cost Steilacoom. of operations. On Federation Forest State Park 0 950 1,900 3,800 this trail, hikers may get a glimpse of the Guardian 49201 Highway 410 E. Enumclaw, WA 98022 • Information Center (360) 902-8844 is a 574-acre, day-use park located along the Feet Welcome. Please remember a Discover of the Forest. The trail meanders(Revised through 07-29-16) the forest White River near Enumclaw. The park is home to Pass is required to visit a state park or and over wetlands. Hikers should come prepared for 49201 Highway 410 E. Enumclaw,other state-managed WA 98022 recreation • Information lands. Center (360) 902-8844 stands of majestic, old-growth evergreen trees History Hiking trails W h i t e wet, rain forest conditions most of the year. Expect at – some more than 1,000 years old. Visitors can R i v e r least an hour one way to hike this one-mile long trail. The original park was a 62-acre tract just west ParkRevenue trails offer from many Discover opportunities Pass replaces for hikers enjoy 12 miles of easy to moderate hiking trails general fund tax funding no longer of Snoqualmie Pass, called “Big Tree Park.” This to witness firsthand the delicate fabric of nature 4. Wind in the Woods Trail: A 20-minute walk on that thread through cedar groves, along marshy available to cover the cost of operations. contribution to ecological preservation was the as well as the awe-inspiring beauty of trees that a .15-mile loop with interpretation describing the wetlands0 and950 display1,900 the beauty and3,800 strength dream of Jean Caithness Greenless, a teacher were here long before modern man. Remaining dramatic force of wind and its effects on a forest. Welcome. Please remember a Discover of the White River. The park offers an interpretiveFeet and conservationist at Everett High School. The (Revised 07-29-16) Pass is required to visit a state park or on designated trails and leaving nature as it was other state-managed recreation lands. center, three picnic areas, two reservable picnic 5. North Trail: This 2.75-mile trail is on the northern 49201 Highway 410park E. Enumclaw,was purchased WA 98022 in 1928 • Information with funds Center raised (360) 902-8844found will help protect these treasures for future shelters and barbecue braziers. by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of generations. These trails began life as animal side of Highway 410 and travels through hills, Revenue from Discover Pass replaces Anglers can enjoy fishing along four miles of Washington State (GFWC-WS) and their “Save a marshes and over recent mud slides. An ambitious general fund tax funding no longer routes, later to be used by Native Americans available to cover the cost of operations. the White River, while bird watchers may find Tree” campaign. In the early 1930s, windstorms, traveling across the mountains to trade and also hike along the Naches Trail and returning on the nearly 100 bird species in the park, including fires and nearby logging seriously damaged the by pioneers leaving0 clues950 to their1,900 presence with3,800 North Trail to the interpretive center. This hike will Feettake approximately two hours to complete. (Revised 07-29-16) woodpeckers, owls, eagles and a variety of water forest, causing park advocates to look for a new broadax-hewn logs and springboard notches birds. Two self-guided interpretive trails and an location with a stand of virgin forest. Continued from early logging operations. 492016. The Highway Esther 410Maltby E. Enumclaw, Trail on WA the 98022 River • : InformationEvery year, Center (360) 902-8844 interpretive center help visitors understand and support by the GFWC-WS and cooperation by the The Fred Cleator Interpretive Trails nature reclaims part of this trail. Experience the appreciate the circle of life in a rare old-growth state Legislature allowed Washington State Parks to are listed on the National Trail Register. power and dynamics of the White River. This trail forest. Environmental education programs and acquire the first parcel of land at the present park Conservationist and forester Fred W. is primitive and may have water obstacles. The guided interpretive walks are available upon location in 1941. The park was dedicated in 1949. Cleator worked with the GFWC-WS east end of the trail opens to a picnic area popular request. In 1958, Catherine Montgomery, a pioneering to acquire and preserve this natural among humans and elk. The trail continues over Mount Rainier’s Emmons Glacier feeds the White educator deeply interested in conservation, wilderness site. The two memorial trails, a boardwalk and up a stairway and loops back River, which now runs several feet below its old willed funds to the GFWC-WS for improvements which start and end at the interpretive to the interpretive center. This half-mile hike takes channel. The terrace above the river supports to Federation Forest State Park. This money was center, take visitors through virgin approximately 40 minutes, round trip. This trail is forest, wetlands and meadows. mature specimens of western hemlock, Douglas- used to construct the Catherine Montgomery dedicated to a GFWC early pioneer. fir and Sitka spruce. Wetlands along the river Interpretive Center, which opened in 1964. The 1. East Interpretive Trail: Also known 7. West Interpretive Loop: A self-guided, mile-long and throughout the park are home to a variety of center is open 8 a.m. to dusk daily from May as the Whispering Hemlocks interpretive trail that meets up with the Land of animal life and vegetation. through September. Contemplative Trail, this self-guided Giants Trail. There are interpretive signs along the trail to point out interesting plants and facts of the area.