Olmstead Historical State Park – state parks quest #71
A time capsule of homesteading, Olmstead Place Historical State Park is a glimpse into farming in central Washington since 1875.
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Riverside State Park – state parks quest #70
At more than 10,000 acres, Riverside is one of Washington’s largest state parks–right in the middle of Spokane.
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Spokane Plains Battlefield State Park Heritage Site – state parks quest #69
Spokane Plains Battlefield marks the land where Whites avenged a humiliating defeat, essentially ending Native resistance to settlement in the 1850s.
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Crawford State Park Heritage Site – state parks quest #68
Fascinating Gardner Cave is the centerpiece of one of Washington’s most unusual state parks.
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Ranald MacDonald’s Grave State Park Heritage Site – state parks quest #66
The smallest state park is the burial place of one of the state’s most interesting historical figures, Ranald MacDonald.