Fields Spring State Park
View from Puffer Butte
Map showing the location of Fields Spring State Park
Map showing the location of Fields Spring State Park
Map showing the location of Fields Spring State Park
Map showing the location of Fields Spring State Park
LocationAsotin, Washington, United States
Coordinates46°04′53″N 117°10′14″W / 46.08139°N 117.17056°W / 46.08139; -117.17056[1]
Area826 acres (334 ha)
Elevation3,980 ft (1,210 m)[1]
Established1930 (1930)
OperatorWashington State Parks
and Recreation Commission
WebsiteFields Spring State Park

Fields Spring State Park is a 828-acre (3.35 km2) public recreation area in the northwest United States, located in southeastern Washington on State Route 129, four miles (6 km), 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.[2] The park was initially developed by members of the local chapter of the Isaac Walton League and workers with the Works Progress Administration.[3]

Activities and amenities

The park features camping, trails for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing, athletic fields, and picnicking facilities[3] as well as the Puffer Butte and Wohelo retreat centers.[4][5]

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a rope tow for alpine skiing was operated at the park by a private ski club.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fields Spring State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Marge Mueller; Ted Mueller (2004). Washington State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide (Third ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. pp. 308–309. ISBN 9780898868937. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Fields Spring State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Puffer Butte at Fields Spring State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Wohelo at Fields Spring State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "First day of skiing draws light turnout". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 27, 1961. p. 6.
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