Quote of the Month:
“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own." - Charles Dickens
| Location: | Snoqualmie Region, North Bend Area |
| Acreage: | 1,612 |
| Visitor’s Information: |
Discover Pass is required; dogs are allowed on a leash |
Pictures below will take you on a virtual tour through the Iron Horse State Park. Behold the beauty of our beloved Washington State!
What a pleasure of being outdoor! It’s truly inspiring to visit new places and explore new routes. Washington State Parks are best known for their majesty and uniqueness. They give us a chance to appreciate nature, discover it, relax and escape from the daily routine.
Description:
Soak up the diversity of the Iron Horse State Park. It’s a thrilling 1,612-acre leaner state park that offers great number of biking, hiking and equestrian trails. You willl encounter restrooms, a wide parking area and several picnic tables there where you can have a snack in the surrounding greenery of the forest.
Iron Horse State Park used to be known as Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad but it was transferred to the state park in 1984. It’s a park for non-motorized transport which stretches along the namesake trail: the Iron Horse Trail or John Wayne Pioneer Trail. The trail passes through almost the whole Washington State originating from Cedar Falls Trailhead to the Columbia River.
This is a fascinating dog friendly park to spend beautiful time with your family, kids and your dog on a leash. differen trails to go on. Family outings, romantic long walks, mountain biking are truly amazing at any time of year.
Our team visited the park on September 28. We enjoyed a wonderful sunny day, fall colors, cool fresh air, huge trees with long branches covered with moss and lush vegetation along the trails. We recommend you to take your jacket and enough water with you. Go on an adventure to this splendid Iron Horse State Park and diversify your everyday life, get close to nature and explore breathtaking views.
Exploring the Iron Horse State Park you can get stunning views of the surrounding pure nature, forests, valleys, mountains, and more. You can also experience great bird watching. There are a great number of different kinds of birds can be found in the trees and among fall foliage. This gorgeous year round state park absolutely varies from those you have visited in your life.
GPS Coordinates: N 47 25.950 W 121 45.999
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View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://beautifulwashington.com/parks-refuges/273-state-parks/555-iron-horse-state-park.html#sigProId5959d4af72
https://beautifulwashington.com/parks-refuges/273-state-parks/555-iron-horse-state-park.html#sigProId5959d4af72
These pictures were taken on September 28, 2017
Driving Directions:
From Seattle: Take I-90 to Exit 32, take a right onto 436th St, following it over the Snoqualmie River for about three miles to the Rattlesnake Recreation Area. Drive past initial signs to Rattlesnake Lake and find the signed Cedar Falls Trailhead ahead on the left.
In order to get directions click on the map below:
Photo: Roman Khomlyak
Photo Editing: Juliana Voitsikhovska
Information: Olena Ukholova
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