Mount Spokane State Park, State park in Spokane County, United States.
Mount Spokane State Park covers 12,444 acres in the Selkirk Mountains, 23 miles northeast of Spokane, and surrounds the 5,883-foot Mount Spokane plus Mount Kit Carson, Beauty Mountain and Quartz Mountain. It holds 100 miles of trails, the Mount Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park, and Bald Knob campground, and receives about 300 inches of snow a year.
Mount Spokane State Park was dedicated in 1927 with 1,500 acres. In the 1930s, Civilian Conservation Corps workers planted grass, built picnic and parking areas, cut trails with shelters, and improved roads. Vista House, designed by architect H. C. Bertelsen, was built by local contractor E. O. Fieldstad, whose low bid of $4,693 won the contract; its site near the CCC camp led many to credit the CCC.
The park serves as a gathering place for outdoor enthusiasts who come to hike, bike, and ride horses through forest and meadow. Visitors experience the landscape much as people have for generations, moving through these mountains to find solitude and natural beauty.
Mount Spokane State Park lies 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Spokane in the Selkirk Mountains, with seven primary trailheads from Bear Creek Lodge near the entrance up to the summit parking area and Vista House. Bald Knob campground is generally open from May to September. In winter a Sno-park permit is required at the Lower Selkirk Sno-Park and Upper Selkirk Lodge Sno-Park lots.
Vista House, the stone building at the summit, was designed by architect H. C. Bertelsen; a local contractor, E. O. Fieldstad, built it with a low bid of $4,693. Many visitors assume the CCC built it because it stands near the site of the Mount Spokane CCC camp. The caretaker's cabin was built by Elmer Highberg.
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