Saturday, Sept. 7 is the launch of a new fundraiser event for the Riverside State Park Foundation called Game Day, with all proceeds going to Riverside State Park for park projects and enhancements. Since 2002, the Riverside State Park Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit, has raised over $400,000 to support the park. Game Day will feature […]
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A first-timer’s guided summer ride along the river By Tabitha Gregory Cover photo courtesy of Tabitha Gregory On a hot July Saturday, I found myself atop a horse named Serenity, swaying down a broad trail in Spokane’s Riverside State Park. The breeze rustled the ponderosa limbs above, blew up a dusty wake, and charmingly mussed
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It was a chilly, wet November morning when I met Bart George, lead wildlife biologist for the Kalispel Tribe, and his team to track a cougar not too far from my home in West Central. This particular tomcat had gained infamy in 2023 by stalking a mountain biker in Riverside State Park and became a
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Saturday, September 23 is the launch of a new fundraiser event for the Riverside State Park Foundation, with all proceeds going toward park projects and enhancements. This event features your choice of a mountain bike course or run/hike course. Each course features stations with a bean bag toss to earn a poker card at each
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Free event series returns to Riverside State Park, sponsored by REI Co-op, Washington State Parks, and Riverside State Park Foundation.
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Spokane, Wash. Last month, the Riverside State Park Foundation proudly released the most complete and comprehensive trail map for Washington’s largest state park. Considering Riverside State Park occupies 9,194 acres along the Spokane and Little Spokane rivers, the demand for an accurate and thorough map has been enormous in recent years. The 18” x 24”
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The Tamarack and the Spruce are two brand-new overnight options at Riverside State Park, and they are a welcome addition to the campground at Bowl and Pitcher. Each cabin is roughly 400 square feet, and they’re slightly set apart from the tent camping and RV camping in order to provide a more peaceful visit. Both
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Saturday, September 14, geologist, Michael Hamilton, will lead you through Deep Creek Canyon off of the Spokane River. It has some very interesting Flood features as well as an outcrop of a Miocene lake bed bottom full of fossils from an ancient forest. This four (4) mile hike requires climbing over some rocks and is
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Experience the great outdoors on the edge of the city while enjoying live music, educational presentations, and entertaining programs at Riverside State Park. REI and the Riverside State Park Foundation are sponsoring another season of “Wednesdays in the Woods,” a series of free programs at the Bowl & Pitcher in Riverside State Park. The series
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For many people in the Inland Northwest, finishing Bloomsday is a rite of passage. As a former road runner with several Bloomsday finishes, I understand the allure of the race and the festival atmosphere on that first Sunday in May. As a person who much prefers trails and never much liked crowds, I often aim
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