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Friends of State Parks

Friends groups consist of dedicated volunteers who are devoted to supporting their local state park. Friends Groups lead activities such as organizing educational programs and events in their park, coordinating park-specific volunteer activities, fundraising, operating park stores, and more.

Friends groups consist of dedicated volunteers who are devoted to supporting their local state park. Friends Groups lead activities such as organizing educational programs and events in their park, coordinating park-specific volunteer activities, fundraising, operating park stores, and more.

We proudly support Friends Groups around the state by offering technological support, serving as a fiscal agent, providing a standing committee to offer advice on starting or running a Friends group, and sponsoring a yearly meeting of Friends groups from across the state.

Get involved. Use the resources provided here to find your local State Parks Friends Group. Don’t see one? Then use the resources here to start your own. And feel free to contact us for help; we can connect you with people experienced in such organizational matters as articles of incorporation, by-laws, federal tax exemption, state nonprofit registration, business licenses, sales tax, fundraising, park store operation and many other issues.

To Create a Friends Group

John Floberg, Executive Director at  Washington State Parks Foundation can help you and your team on issues to consider and ways to support efforts to create a Friends Group.  Please reach John at john@wspf.org

Friends Groups by Park

Battle Ground Lake State Park
Friends of Battle Ground Lake State Park
Barbara Thomas
pineywoman1@aol.com
Birch Bay State Park
Friends of Birch Bay
Doralee Booth
doraleeb@comcast.net
Bridle Trails State Park
Bridle Trails Park Foundation
Kelly Gode
btpf@bridletrails.org
Bridle Trails State Park 
Lake Washington Saddle Club
Kate Sharkey
president@lakewashingtonsaddleclub.org
Cama Beach State Park
Cama Beach Foundation
John Custer
info@camabeachfoundation.org
Cama Beach & Camano Island State Parks
Friends of Camano Island Parks
Tom Eisenberg
FOCIP.tome@gmail.com
Centennial Trail
Friends of Centennial Trail
Loreen McFaul
friends@spokanecentennial.org
Columbia Gorge:Brooks Memorial, Columbia Hills, Goldendale Observatory, Maryhill
Friends of Gorge Area Parks
James Day
4gorgeparks@gmail.com
Deception Pass State Park
Deception Pass Park Foundation
Emily Gilbert
info@deceptionpassfoundation.org 
Fort Columbia
Keepers of the Northhead Lighthouse
Lona Niemi
keepersofnorthhead@gmail.com
Fort Flagler
Friends of Fort Flagler
Mark Secord
mlsecord@comcast.net
Fort Townsend State Park
Friends of Fort Townsend State Park
Nancy Steinberg
friends.ftsp@gmail.com
Fort Worden State Park
Friends of Fort Worden State Park
Gary B. Larson
friendsoffw@gmail.com
Hoko River State Park
Friends of Hoko River State Park
Roy Morris / Dr.Nancy Messmer
able@olypen.com
Lake Sammamish State Park
Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park
Jessica Schaffer    director@flssp.org
Jayme Jonas          president @flssp.org
Lime Kiln Point State Park
Friends of Lime Kiln Society
Erin Corra
info@folkssji.org 
Moran State Park 
Friends of Moran State Park 
Sandra Talt
info@friendsofmoran.com
Mount Spokane State Park
Friends of Mount Spokane
Jeff Gibson
jefgib@pyrotek-inc.com

Spokane Nordic Ski Association
Matt Halloran
info@spokanenordic.org

Palouse to Cascades Trail 
Palouse to Cascades Trail Coalition 
Fred Wert
PTCTCoalition@gmail.com
Riverside State Park
Riverside State Park Foundation
Russ Schwartz
info.rspf@gmail.com
Sacajawea State Park
Friends of Sacajawea State Park
Randy Kirkbride
president@friendsofsacajaweastatepark.org
Saint Edward State Park
Friends of Saint Edward
Elaine Everitt
fosesp@gmail.com
Saltwater State Park
Friends of Saltwater State Park
Rhoda Green
friends.saltwater.statepark@gmail.com
Washington  Scuba Alliance
Randy Williams
randy.wascuba@gmail.com
Schafer State Park & Lake Sylvia State Park
Friends of Schafer & Lake Sylvia State Parks
Karol Danner
info@fosls.org
Whidbey Island: Ebey’s Landing, Fort Casey, Fort Ebey, Jospeh Whidbey, Keystone Spit, Possession Point, South Whidbey
Friends of Whidbey State Parks
Margie Parker
fowspk@gmail.com