Backcountry Skiing & Snowshoeing
A strenuous snowshoe or ski trip of up to 9 miles round trip and 1,700 feet of elevation gain. It follows an old logging road up the southern ridge of Kendall Peak near Snoqualmie Pass and on to Kendall Peak Lakes.
The Kenmore Library has a meeting room suited for course lectures and meetings. It's just north of Lake Washington and part of the King County Library System.
Day Hiking, Navigation & Naturalist
A great location for field trips and environmental education that is southwest of Oyster Bay and west of Olympia that includes the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail.
Day Hiking
A 40-acre park in Thurston County that features 1,000 feet of freshwater beach, hiking trails, athletic fields, and a developed swimming area on Black Lake. There are three covered shelters, each offering a large barbecue grill with three covered picnic tables providing seating for approximately 24-30 people. The lodge is a full-featured heated cabin with kitchen, meeting space, fireplace, covered porches, deck, tables and chairs to accommodate 49 people.
Youth
Great space for youth programming, lectures, meetings. Located in Renton.
Day Hiking, Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
Hike a loop from Kent Station through Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park to reach the Scenic Hill neighborhood. The trail descends back to downtown Kent alongside Woodland Way.
Night Sky, Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
An unsurpassed view of Elliott Bay and the Central City, with an occasional backdrop of Mount Rainier, draws camera buffs to this spot. At sunset they often line the wall just as the city and the sound are beginning to glow with lights. At night it becomes almost a fantasy scene, with brightly lit ferries gliding across the water and the Space Needle shining from its 500-foot pedestal.
Backcountry Skiing, Backpacking, Day Hiking & Snowshoeing
Rolling hills make for a moderate hike, snowshoe, or backcountry ski tour of approximately 6 miles with 1,300 feet of elevation gain. A scenic loop trail circles Sherman Peak in the Colville National Forest in the northeast corner of Washington. The loop part of the route to Snow Peak Cabin and the start of a longer journey south on the Kettle Crest Trail. From the starting point you can also head north on the Kettle Crest Trail.
Day Hiking & Trail Running
An easy hike on forested dirt roads where various loops can be combined for a longer day trip. Highlights in this 480-acre forest on Key Peninsula include trilliums in the spring and huckleberries in the fall.
Sea Kayaking
The Killarney town dock or Chikanishing boat landing provides access to explore the northern coast of Georgian Bay. On a 4-10 day sea kayak trip you can visit the Fox, Hawk and Bastard islands, circumnavigation Philip Edward Island and explore the French River area.
This facility has teo large meeting rooms with extended hours for workshops and meetings and can accommodate up to 105 people.
Day Hiking
A 10.9 mile very difficult loop on the Wilson River in the Tillamook State Forest with 3,850 feet elevation gain and steep trails summiting both Kings and Elk Mountains. This hike is a great spring conditioning trip with summit views from Mount Hood to the ocean, wildflowers, and great nearby swimming holes in the Wilson River. With two trailheads and other trails, shorter or longer, out-and-back or loop trips are possible.
Sea Kayaking
Sea kayaking routes abound along the east shores of the central Kitsap Peninsula, north shores of Bainbridge Island, and Agate Passage. There are many places to launch, land, and explore including Liberty Bay, the Poulsbo waterfront, Dogfish Creek, Keyport waterfront, Suquamish, Port Madison, Miller Bay, the Indianola Waterfront Preserve, and Fay Bainbridge Park.
Day Hiking, Trail Running, Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
A 73-acre city park with two miles of easy and surprisingly scenic trails with remnants of old waterworks. The park offers a quick nature escape on the east side.
The Mountaineers property on the Kitsap Peninsula includes the one-of-a-kind outdoor theater and World War I era cabin, used by The Mountaineers Players and the Kitsap Branch.
Sea Kayaking
A small lake near Bremerton with protected areas for practicing sea kayaking techniques.
Bikepacking, Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
Located a few miles south of the Hood Canal Bridge on the west side of Hood Canal, this is a great place for our crevasse rescue ground school and other in-town practice sessions.
Day Hiking
A 5-mile day hike with 1,700 feet of elevation gain up a steep avalanche chute to an open and rocky ridge with great views of Hurricane Ridge, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Vancouver.
Packrafting
A class II-III river in southern Washington
Backpacking, Bikepacking, Day Hiking & Trail Running
A spectacular rail trail in south central Washington that starts in Lyle where the Klickitat River meets the Columbia River. It is a unique opportunity to hike, bike, or run ride along the most scenic section the Klickitat River and Swale Canyon. The trail is 31 miles one-way to the Centerville Highway. It can be done as a 62-mile round trip out-and-back or 43-mile loop trip.