Washington State Parks
Mount Spokane State Park is a 12,444-acre camping park in the Selkirk Mountains with 100 miles of trails and panoramic views from the summit of 5,883-foot Mount Spokane. In winter, the park receives approximately 300 inches of snow.
The state park also features nearly 60 kilometers or 37 miles of Nordic ski trails through widely varying terrain for both classic and skate skiing when there is snow. The Selkirk Lodge in the cross-country ski area provides restrooms, water, tables and a wood stove. It is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. December through March. Along the trails you can enjoy a break at the Nova Hut which offers tables and a wood stove. The Nordic trails are professionally groomed five days a week (weather permitting).
Sixteen miles of groomed roads are available for snowmobiles and all types of non-motorized use. Other designated trail systems in the park that aren’t groomed are also open to non-motorized use including snowshoeing, back-country skiing and snowboarding, and fat-tire biking to name a few.
Discover Pass
A Discover Pass is required for vehicle access to state parks for day use. For more information about the Discover Pass and exemptions, please visit the Discover Pass web page.
Automated pay station
This park is equipped with an automated pay station for visitors to purchase a one-day or annual Discover Pass and a one-day or seasonal Sno-Park permits. Sno-Park permits are required at Mount Spokane December through March.
If you want to spend a night in the Quartz Mountain Lookout Tower this summer, call Central Reservations at 1-888-226-7688 or visit their website. Reservations are accepted up to 9 months in advance of a booking. For more information about the tower and its history, click the button below.
Quartz Mountain Lookout
The Comprehensive Management Plan
In 2010, Washington State Parks completed a land-use planning project for Mount Spokane State Park. After 14 years of study, meetings, collaboration, and input from many groups, a comprehensive long-term management plan was approved. Included in this plan was a detailed trail plan as recommended by the Mt. Spokane State Park Advisory Committee. That trail plan was then revised and reapproved in November of 2014. Links to all of their planning documents are below:
Washington State Parks
parks.state.wa.us
Washington State Parks Foundation
waparks.org
Mt Spokane State Park Planning
parks.state.wa.us/335/Mount-Spokane