Hiking

Volunteers Needed for Restoration at Turnbull

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in conjunction with the Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program, is seeking volunteers to assist with tree potting events ...

Out There Outdoors March 10, 2023

Winter Quarters Event at Spokane House Interpretive Center

Monday, January 16, 2023, is an historic day in Spokane’s Riverside State Park. Thanks to generous donations from the Riverside State Park Foundation and the ...

Jon Jonckers January 4, 2023

collage of gift guide items, including backpack, books, snowboard, earrings, and scooter.

Inland NW Holiday Gift Guide 2022

Inland NW Holiday Gift Guide with ideas from OTO advertisers and other small businesses to make shopping local easier.

Out There Outdoors December 5, 2022

close encounter with bears: black bear in the wild, standing up from a field of tall grass.

Close Encounters With Bears

Guidebook author James P. Johnson shares about his harrowing close encounters with bears while hiking in the wilds of Washington State.

Out There Outdoors October 31, 2022

Volunteer on public lands: Livingston family on the Waikiki Springs Trail. Parents and children wearing matching blue t-shirts with forest trees in the background.

Volunteer On Public Lands & Trails

Volunteer on our public lands and trails -- a healthy activity for all ages. Learn about opportunities with Inland NW organizations.

Out There Outdoors October 24, 2022

Mill Butte's forest views -- forest with grassy understory, and single track hiking trail.

Hiking Mill Butte – NW Wash.

Mill Butte Trail is a 4.8-mile forested hike, located in the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge in NE Wash. Great for a fall hike!

Holly Weiler October 24, 2022

View of Bead Lake below from a rock cliff overlooking the Colville National Forest in NE Washington.

Inland NW Trail & Outdoor News: Fall 2022

The Trailhead -- Info and updates about trails and outdoor recreation around the Inland Northwest for Fall 2022.

Holly Weiler October 18, 2022

Man hiking with trekking poles, wearing a backpack, along a rocky dirt trail with small red-colored bushes along the sides and mountain ridge in the distance.

Backpacking Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness

Travelogue of a 5-day backpacking trip in northeast Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness in the Wallowa Mountains.

Out There Outdoors August 19, 2022

Toilet paper trash left behind on public lands, at a river beach.

Never Leave a Trace

With more visitors to public lands, human-induced wear and tear has increased and Leave No Trace practices are more important than ever.

Derrick Knowles August 19, 2022