The last hike of the season - Riverside State Park

The days are getting shorter and its about that time when I have to head east for my other work, but there is still time to share one more of my favorite local hiking areas.  Just on the edge of the City of Spokane, along the river, is a great state park.



Riverside State Park is the State's second largest at approximately 10,000 acres.  You can hike, picnic, camp, and run the river. Located minutes from downtown Spokane, you are magically transported to a rural setting that could easily be 100 miles away.

A series of trails, some marked better than others, takes you along both banks of the Spokane River and includes the Little Spokane River.  Mountain bike and equestrian trails are also available inside the park, which connects with the Centennial Trail, a bike and walking trail that runs more than 60 miles from Nine Mile Falls in Washington to Higgins Point on Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho.