Aug 17, 2014 Aug 17, 2014 Updated Aug 29, 2022 0 ROCKPORT — Rockport State Park has gone from campfires to classrooms in the seven years since the park’s campground was closed because of root disease ...

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Through time, as the development of sprawling cities paved the way for urban jungles, the true wilderness became distant for many. It might feel like untapped wilderness untouched by development or ...

Rockport State Park staff and volunteers are leading guided hikes through ancient, old growth forest this winter at the North Cascades park. The park is home to several 250-foot-tall, 300-year-old ...

ROCKPORT — Crisp, cold air is inhaled with every breath. Fog hangs momentarily with every exhale. And the crunch of frozen ground accompanies each step. All this and more can be experienced while ...

Learn more about old-growth forest this month during Rockport State Park’s “Deep Forest Experience” days, the remaining Saturdays in January. The series of free educational walks and activities is ...

Escape from the pressures of daily life and join naturalist and environmental educator Jennifer Johnson for day hikes with other women in a supportive, noncompetitive environment. Walk at an easy pace ...

ROCKPORT — Don Smith will officially pull the gate closed at Rockport State Park for the final time June 1. Smith, the 670-acre state park’s senior park aide since 2015, is retiring from Washington ...