Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission

Washington State Parks protects some of the most diverse — and most beautiful — lands in the country. From ocean beaches to mountain waterfalls, hiking trails to swimming areas, Washington’s state parks welcome you to explore a wide variety of outdoor recreation and experience the state’s most iconic and breathtaking natural wonders. Mission The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission cares for Washington's most treasured lands, waters, and historic places. State parks connect all Washingtonians to their diverse natural and cultural heritage and provide memorable recreational and educational experiences that enhance their lives. Vision Washington's state parks will be cherished destinations with natural, cultural, recreational, artistic, and interpretive experiences that all Washingtonians enjoy, appreciate, and proudly support. -Social Media Comment Policy- We welcome comments from the public to encourage a productive community dialog about state parks news, events, programs, activities, conditions, alerts and other matters related to state parks and recreation in Washington. Our social media channels provide a limited forum for public engagement. Information on the our social media pages are not a substitute for legal or official notice by the agency. Comments posted by users are not considered legal or official notice. Our Communications staff monitor agency social media channels during business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday), and as resources allow. We do not monitor the page 24 hours a day and will respond to public comments as quickly as possible. Comments from the public should be on topic. The views expressed in comments reflect those of the author. We reserve the right to hide or remove comments as well as block offenders at its discretion for comments that: -Are unrelated to topics posted by Washington State Parks -Use offensive, abusive, vulgar, obscene, racist, sexist, homophobic, threatening, or harassing language, photos or other content -Use language that includes libel, slander or personal attacks against individuals, organizations, agencies or programs -Include unsupported accusations or false information -Are solicitations, commercial or political endorsements, advertisements, spam or comments promoting services or products -Share private, personal or protected information -Contain copyrighted or other proprietary materials -Incite or suggest violent action against others -Suggest or encourage illegal, dangerous or destructive activity Removal of inappropriate content and comments posted by outside users on agency social media sites shall be retained with a record of that contributor’s name, date and time the content was edited or removed. The records should be retained in such a manner that they can be deleted after meeting the required retention periods. Comments violating our comment policy will not be edited to comply with agency guidelines. Learn more here: https://parks.wa.gov/about/news-announcements/social-media-comment-policy