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Fields Spring State Park

{{Short description|State park in Washington State, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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| name = Fields Spring State Park

| photo = Puffer Butte summit.jpg

| photo_caption = View from Puffer Butte

| photo_alt = Landscape

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| map_caption = Location in the state of Washington

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| label = Fields Spring State Park

| location = Asotin County, Washington, United States

| coordinates = {{coord|46.0812478|-117.1697533|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| area = {{convert|826|acre|abbr=on}}

| elevation = {{convert|3960|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{cite gnis|1504871|Fields Spring}}

| established = 1930

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| administrator = Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

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Fields Spring State Park is a {{convert|828|acre|km2|adj=on}} public recreation area in the northwest United States, located in southeastern Washington on State Route 129, {{convert|4|mi|0|spell=in}}, south of Anatone.

Near the tripoint with Idaho and Oregon, the state park offers various routes to the top of Puffer Butte and its scenic views of the Wallowa Mountains and the Grande Ronde River and Snake River basins. The park was initially developed by members of the local chapter of the Isaac Walton League and workers with the Works Progress Administration.

Activities and amenities

The park features camping, trails for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing, athletic fields, and picnicking facilities as well as the Puffer Butte and Wohelo retreat centers.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a rope tow for alpine skiing was operated at the park by a private ski club.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9cpeAAAAIBAJ&pg=3690%2C4244830 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=First day of skiing draws light turnout |date=November 27, 1961 |page=6}}

References

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{{cite web |url=http://parks.state.wa.us/503/Fields-Spring |title=Fields Spring State Park |publisher=Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |access-date=September 20, 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://parks.state.wa.us/370/Puffer-Butte |title=Puffer Butte at Fields Spring State Park|publisher=Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |access-date=September 20, 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://parks.state.wa.us/371/Wohelo |title=Wohelo at Fields Spring State Park |publisher=Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |access-date=September 20, 2018}}

{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wq1lfr271oC&pg=PA308 |title=Washington State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide |author1=Marge Mueller |author2=Ted Mueller |edition=Third |publisher=The Mountaineers Books |location=Seattle |date=2004 |pages=308–309 |isbn=9780898868937 |access-date=September 20, 2018}}

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External links

{{commons category|Fields Spring State Park}}

  • [http://parks.state.wa.us/503/Fields-Spring Fields Spring State Park] Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
  • [https://parks.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/Fields%20Spring%20full%20color%20Map.pdf Fields Spring State Park Map] Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

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Category:Parks in Asotin County, Washington

Category:State parks of Washington (state)

Category:Protected areas established in 1930

Category:Works Progress Administration in Washington (state)