Park Rx: Your prescription could be

the great outdoors

Mental Illness Awareness Week is Oct. 6 through Oct. 12. If you suffer from depression, anxiety or other mental illness, talk to your doctor. A visit to state parks may be the prescription you need!

Time spent in nature can help combat a variety of chronic illnesses, including depression, high blood pressure, obesity and more.

Are you a health care provider and want to prescribe parks to your patients? Sign up for Park Rx today at www.WaParkRx.org. Veterinarians can sign up, too!

Not sure what to do at state parks? Order the Park Rx Z-CARD® pocket calendar, which features a year's worth of fun outdoor recreation ideas.

Learn more or order a Z-CARD® pocket calendar by calling (360) 902-8844.

Relax for less:

Get $5 off camping at select parks

through the end of September

Ocean City State Park

Looking for a last-minute travel bargain?

Washington State Parks has a deal for you!

Book a September reservation at Potholes, Belfair, Twin Harbors or Ocean City state parks campgrounds and receive $5 off per night. Find out how here.

Want to learn more about these four beautiful camping parks? Read our Adventure Awaits blog!

Don't miss out on these September events!

Summer may be winding down, but there’s still plenty to do in state parks this month!

Want to do some good? The annual International Coastal Cleanup is this Saturday, Sept. 21. Volunteers will be cleaning up shorelines from the Long Beach Peninsula to Port Townsend. Many coastal Washington state parks will be part of the cleanup: Cape Disappointment, Ocean City, Pacific Beach and Twin Harbors.

Celebrate Fall…a little early. The Friends of Schafer and Lake Sylvia state parks invite you to the Discover Lake Sylvia Fall Festival Saturday, Sept. 21. This annual event features trail races, pancake breakfast, artists’ market, live music and more. The free event is great for the whole family!

Take a walk through history. The Friends of Sacajawea State Park presents their annual Heritage Days Sept. 27 and 28, at the site where the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery camped more than 200 years ago. Experience how life was back then through interactive displays and reenactments.

Visit a park for free. On Saturday, Sept. 28, you won’t need a Discover Pass to visit a park. Entrance fees are waived for day-use visits by vehicle.

Learn more about these events and programs on our online calendar.

Photo: Heritage Days at Sacajawea Historical State Park

Fishing Derby ends Oct. 31

If you’re a trout-fishing fiend, then you may know that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2019 Trout Fishing Derby ends Oct. 31.

The Derby is happening at lakes all across the state, including in 11 state parks.

Catch one of 1,000 tagged fish stocked in more than 100 lakes, and you could win a fabulous prize!

Turn your Fishing Derby experience into an adventure! Visit one of the many Washington state parks near a Fishing Derby lake:

Curlew Lake State Park
Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park – Rainbow and Deep lakes
Alta Lake State Park
Pearrygin Lake State Park
Conconully State Park – Conconully Lake and Conconully Resevoir
Battle Ground Lake State Park
Seaquest State Park - Silver Lake
Columbia Hills Historical State Park
Millersylvania State Park – Deep Lake
Lake Sylvia State Park

Learn more about WDFW’s 2019 Fishing Derby



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