Things to remember Palouse Falls State Park Washington State Parks • Park hours – Parks are generally open Park office 6:30 a.m. to dusk. 100 S.W. Main Street • Winter schedule – Although most parks are P.O. Box 541 open year-round, some parks or portions of Washtucna, WA 99371 (509) 646-9218 Palouse Falls parks are closed during the winter. For a winter schedule and information about seasonal State Parks information: closures, visit www.parks.state.wa.us or call the (360) 902-8844 State Park information center at (360) 902-8844. PALOUSE FALLS • Wildlife, plants and all park buildings, signs, tables STATE PARK Reservations: Online at and other structures are protected; removal or www.parks.state.wa.us or damage of any kind is prohibited. Hunting, feeding call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688 of wildlife and gathering firewood on state park property is prohibited. Other state parks located in • One camping party is allowed per site. Maximum of the general area: Lewis and eight people per campsite. Clark Trail and Steptoe Butte • Campsites may not be held for other parties. • Campsites are first come, first served. • Camping check-in time is 2:30 p.m., and check-out time Connect with us on social media is 1 p.m. www.twitter.com/WAStatePks • Extra vehicle overnight – $10 per night in designated area for each vehicle in excess of the one allowed per site. Does www.facebook.com/WashingtonStateParks not apply to vehicle towed by a recreational vehicle. www.youtube.com/WashingtonStateParks • Pets must be on leash and under physical control at all Share your stories and photos: times. This includes trail areas and campsites. Pet owners Adventure Awaits.com must clean up after pets on all state park lands. • Quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. • Please remember a Discover Pass is required to visit a state S Sample If you would like to support Washington State park or other state-managed recreation lands. Revenue S Sample Parks even more, please consider making a from Discover Pass replaces general fund tax funding no 2018 donation when renewing your license plate tabs. 2017 You also may place a check in a donation box longer available to cover the cost of operations. when you visit state parks. S Sample • The physical location of Palouse Falls State Park is at S Sample Donations are a significant part of the State Parks budget and mile marker 20 on Highway 261. are2016 needed to keep your parks open and operating. 2019 For more information, visit www.parks.state.wa.us/donations The Discover Pass is required for day visits to state parks and access to other state-managed recreation Washington State lands. The pass provides access to millions of acres of parks, wildlife areas, trails, natural areas and Parks and Recreation Commission water-access sites. The annual pass is transferable P.O. Box 42650 Olympia, WA 98504-2650 between two vehicles. (360) 902-8500 • Annual pass: $30 • One-day pass: $10 www.parks.state.wa.us (transaction and dealer fees may apply) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Commission members: The Discover Pass can be Ken Bounds Mark O. Brown purchased online, by phone Patricia T. Lantz Michael Latimer Steve S. Milner Diana Perez or in person. For details, visit Lucinda S. Whaley www.discoverpass.wa.gov or Agency director: Don Hoch call (866) 320-9933. All Washington state parks are developed and maintained for the enjoyment of all people.

Thank you for To request this brochure in an alternative format, please call supporting (360) 902-8844 or the Washington Telecommunications Washington state Relay Service at (800) 833-6388. P&R 45-71501-01 (06/18) recreation lands. www.parks.state.wa.us Park amenities and facilities Welcome to Palouse Falls Camping at Palouse Falls State Park is on Palouse Falls State Park is a 94-acre a first-come, first-served basis. The following camping park with unique geology and history. amenities and facilities are available: The park offers a dramatic view of the official Palouse Falls State Park • 11 primitive tent-only campsites and one campsite state waterfall. accessible to people with disabilities Palouse Falls drops from a height of about • Maximum vehicle parking length, 20 feet Palouse200 feet and is particularly spectacular Falls in State Park spring and early summer because of the high Walking Parking • One sheltered picnic table with two braziers Picnic volume of water flow. Picnic area shelter • Seven unsheltered picnic tables PalouseRiver Camping ADA The park also offers many recreational accessible • Restrooms nearby the picnic and camping areas opportunities, including bird watching, Restroom Park boundary Walking Parking picnicking, and a fully accessible viewingPalouse area Falls State Park History Picnic that overlooks this natural wonder from an Created by the PicnicIce Age area floods fromshelter glacial observation shelter with historical displays. Lake Missoula more than 13,000 years ago, PalouseRiver Camping ADA Palouse Falls is one of few activeaccessible waterfalls left Palouse Falls Road along this massive glacial flood path. Perched Walking Parking within the dramaticRestroom flood-carvedPark boundary Palouse River Canyon, Palouse Falls is one of the key Picnic Picnic area shelter destinations along the Ice Age Floods National PalouseRiver Geological Trail. Camping ADA accessible Pit Palouse Falls has long been a location used To SR 261 toilet by Native American tribes. The falls were first Restroom Park boundary documented in 1841, during a survey of the region led by Captain Charles Wilkes of the Palouse United States Navy (U.S. Exploring Expedition). Palouse Falls Road Falls Palouse Falls State Park was dedicated on June 3, 1951. The 94 acres that make up the Welcome. Please remember a Discover park were donated by several parties, including Pass is required to visit a state park or The Baker-Boyer National Bank of Walla Walla, other state-managed recreation lands. J.M. McGregor of the McGregor Land and Palouse Falls Road Revenue from Discover Pass replaces overlook Livestock Company, Mrs. Agnes Sells of general fund tax funding no longer Pit available to cover the cost of operations. Washtucna and others. toilet Palouse Falls was designated To SR 261 0 2,500 5,000 as the state waterfall by the Feet Washington State legislature 0 0.5 1 Miles on March 18, 2014. The bill PitPalouse (Revised 06-13-18) designating the waterfall toilet Information Center (360) 902-8844 was written by 3rd, To SR 261 Falls 4th, 5th and 6th grade students of the nearby Washtucna School. Welcome. Please remember a Discover Pass is required to visit a state park or Palouse other state-managed recreation lands. Falls

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