| Squilchuck State Park is a 288-acre camping park covered with forests of fir and ponderosa pine. The park sits at an elevation of 4,000 feet and is a popular site for winter sports. For guests who wish to take a hike or go bike riding there is a 10-mile hiking trail. A 10- mile bike trail is also provided. Park trails are open to day visitors who walk or bicycle into the park. However, when the campground or lodge is reserved, day visitors are not permitted in the campground or lodge area. Please respect the privacy of groups that have reserved the park. Mountain biking is not allowed in the lodge or camp areas for safety reasons. During the winter recreation is available through the following activities: skiing, cross-country skiing, snow mobiling, and snow shoeing. There is a wide variety of wildlife to be viewed at Squilchuck State Park. This includes; badgers, bears, bobcats, chipmunks, coyotes, deer, elk, rabbits, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, weasels. The visitors who come here to bird watch will find a diverse group of birds inhabiting the area. Such birds are: crows or ravens, eagles, grouse, hawks, hummingbirds, jays, owls, quail, turkeys, woodpeckers, and wrens. In Chinook, "squilchuck"' means, "muddy water." The park's first ski tow was installed in 1948. The parkland was sold to the state in 1952. The ski lodge was constructed in 1953. |
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