One of our favorite parks to visit after picking up dinner somewhere…read more Occasionally there are kids enjoying the playground but usually we get the whole park to ourselves. Very peaceful and a nice view.

This is a nice little somewhat hidden neighborhood park in Moscow, ID…read more We don't make a special trip from Pullman (15ish minute drive) to visit but are likely to pause there to enjoy the view when we're already in Moscow and not quite ready to head home yet. We haven't explored their playground yet but that'll hopefully change soon because it's starting to get warm and our little guy is starting to take his first unassisted steps.

Very small park. Beautiful and clean. There is a gazebo, a bunch of picnic tables and places to bbq.read more

This park could be really awesome with the pool, playground and activities hosted there but sadly,…read moreall the college rentals located around it just kill the mood. Often when I go there during the summer, there is rap music playing on volume 9,000 and we all have to suffer through crappy music that my young child should not be subjected to. My family prefers Sunnyside, Kamiak Butte or Klemgard for Pullman parks.

Love living near this park…read more My favorite things: + Walking paths (including one to a tiny old cemetery) + Many good spots for photos/videos + The ponds + Small wild animals + Farm next door (love seeing the sheep, llama, etc on the other side of the fence) + 4th of July fireworks Other things people enjoy + Tennis/pickleball court + Little league baseball field + Disk golf + Community garden + Playground + Picnic shelter

The grounds are pretty clean and quiet if you just want some solitude in a pretty setting, this is…read moreyour place. Bathrooms are hot and the showers are not clean other than that. It's a great place.

Kinda loud with boats. You can't see the river from any camp site. Just coming from Ponderosa…read moreState Park, this was a wah wah wah. Two nights here. One night would've been enough unless you're big into fast boating. On the bright side, no annoying rap or music blaring from any campsite. Nice neighbors. Same with Ponderosa State Park. Just that Ponderosa exceeded expectations. 5 stars. Especially with the miles of beautiful ponderosa pine tree nice trails and bike trails. But mosquitos there now in July. Update: I hear stinkin rap. Stop that nasty stuff. Anyway, this is not a place I would return, sad as it sounds. It's just not that great.

Steptoe Butte is a must when you visit the beautiful Palouse! On a clear day you can see forever!read more

So, the Palouse (how they refer to the scenic area near Pullman) is arguably one of the most…read morebeautiful places in Washington, if not the United States. The mesmerizing green rolling hills in June attract landscape photographers around the world and there are photography workshops in various areas within the Palouse happening throughout the summer. And to see this vast beauty in one place, Steptoe Butte State Park provides a one-stop, bird-eye view of these rolling hills. My buddy and I would grab our camera gear every year in different months to capture the beautiful Palouse and we would always start with Steptoe Butte. The hours of sunrise and sunset would provide the most dramatic lighting but I really could spend the entire day clicking away in every direction. When I first saw the views on top, I immediately thought of the classic Windows wallpaper. The green colors were saturated to the fullest and I was in a surreal moment of thinking I'm inside a computer wallpaper. I was completely mesmerized by the absolute beauty everywhere I look. Every season provides its own unique colors, ambiance, and photographic opportunity. If you are into photography, you will fall in love with this place and you will come here every year to chase the light. I guarantee it.

It's a bit off the beaten path and the road at times is gravelly and narrow but worth it to see the…read moreofficial state waterfall in Washington. There is parking and you need a Discover Pass.

We took a two hour detour to visit Palousa Falls today and if I could do it over again, I would opt…read morenot to make the drive. The roads are terrible, especially the gravel road leading up to the park. We did not have the Discover Pass so it was a $10 day use fee. There were clean restrooms and a few shaded picnic spots but no cell service. It was too hot to do any real hiking, as the only shade is near the parking lot by the tables, but we did walk to a few different viewpoints. I actually found the rock formations above the falls to be as lovely or perhaps lovloer than the falls. It was a bit underwhelming to me for the amount of effort needed to visit but, but one girl's "meh" is another girl's "wow" so I hope the photos and information are helpful to anyone trying to decide whether to make the voyage.

This really is a great place to hike. I like to take one of the trails all the way around the lake…read moreand depending on which trail I take, the hike can be from 3.5 to 5 miles. There are three parking areas. My favorite parking spot is the middle lot, not way out at the gate and not up close to the lake, or rather reservoir. This gives me several options for hiking. If I go around the lake clockwise from this parking lot, I'll be leaving the hill to climb at the end of the hike. If I go counterclockwise around the reservoir, I'll be doing the hilly part first and then the slow climb out at the end of the hike. The hubby prefers to hilly part first; I prefer the hilly part last. I find the long steady climb out becomes monotonous. We try to mix it up. Rarely do we shortcut the hike and walk across the top of the dam on the south end, as the back side is way more fun. Depending on what the weather has been up to, some of the trails can be quite muddy, and of course, in the spring and summer months, there are ticks. I usually encounter only one or two other walkers/hikers/dogs on a trip around the reservoir. Only once have I had to yield to horses. This really is a great place for some fresh air and exercise.

This morning the weather was perfect, in the mid 30s, so my wife and I decided to walk around the…read morelake. Great fun. We shared the lake with a few dogs, a few walkers and a few scouts.

Kamiak Butte is the perfect short easy hike to take in an expansive view of the rolling hills. On a…read moreclear day you can see the town of Palouse and part of Pullman. There are a few different hiking options up to about 3.5 or 4 miles. There al pretty easy to moderate depending on your fitness level. There's no fee to park and there are restrooms with flush toilets.

The hiking trails are good, but the playground is a GODSEND in the summer because it's completely…read moreshaded by trees.