Spruce Railroad Trail

Hike the northern part of Squak Mountain State Park from the Bullitt Fireplace Trail accessed on Mountainside Drive. There are many out-and-back and loop variations.

Hike from the Squak Mountain State Park trailhead just off of SE May Valley Road at the south end of the park. There are a few out-and-back and loop variations.

Hike from the Sycamore Access Trail or the Squak Mountain Access Trail on the east side of Squak Mountain State Park. There are many out-and-back and loop variations.

Hike from the West Access Trail on SR-900 across the northern section of Squak Mountain State Park. There are many out-and-back and loop variations.

A popular climbing area in British Columbia, Canada. Crags with rock and aid climbs include The Chief, Smoke Bluffs, Cheakmus Canyon and Tatoosh. There is also some great hiking and other adventures in Squamish.

An island in south Puget Sound owned by the Squaxin Indian Tribe. Sea kayak landing is not permitted on the island. Get ready for some wildlife viewing on this uninhabited island near Olympia.

An urban park near downtown Olympia used for field trips including Wilderness Skills and Basic Alpine Climbing. The City for Olympia renamed this park in 2022—it was formerly named Priest Point Park.

A 5.4 mile unmaintained hike with 2,900 feet of elevation gain along Squire Creek. The trail follows 2 miles of road turned to boot-built tread, ascends through a section of old-growth timber and breaks out into a traverse of a ridge across from the splendor of the glaciated cirque below Three Fingers.

Enjoy an easy hike around Squires Lake or a conditioning hike to the summit of Alger Alp with views of Squires Lake, Lake Samish, and Lake Whatcom. These hikes are just north of Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley and south of Bellingham near the Chuckanut Mountains.

The church's parish hall is good for meetings and lectures and may be rented.

A private K-8 school based in Medina on the Eastside.

Stampede Pass is a moderately difficult, 10 mile roundtrip cross country ski tour with 1,300 feet of elevation gain. The trail switchbacks up through powerline clearings to the pass, from which you can explore Lizard Lake and surrounding ridges.

In winter and snow levels permitting, SR-410 becomes a winter playground once it has closed. Snowshoe or ski south on the highway as many miles as you wish with minimal elevation gain.

A classic climb on Chief's Grand Wall in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. It's a 5.12b free climb or C2 5.10 aid climb.

A 16+ mile loop with nearly 7,000 feet of elevation gain and loss that ascends and descends the north and south ridges of Steamboat Prow with an incidental summit of Mount Ruth. A challenging trip on Mountain Rainier's northern flank that's been done as a trail run.

Steamboat Rock State Park preserves spectacular features of the Columbia Plateau Ice Age Floods. The 800-foot-tall butte of Steamboat Rock, sheer cliffs, and scoured coulees are remnants of a series of flood events that completely dwarf the imagination.

A very remote and strenuous but spectacular bikepack route that climbs 7,000 feet to the top and descends on the backside of Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon.

A short, easy scramble to a viewpoint in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River valley.

Sea kayak in South Puget Sound from Sunnyside Beach or Salters Point Park in Steilacoom to Sequalitchew Creek Beach in DuPont or paddle around the private Ketron Island.