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The '''Washington State Park System''' is a set of [[state park]]s owned by the government of [[Washington]] state, [[United States|USA]]. They are managed by the '''Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.''' The parks are primarily funded through the state's general fund, but also by various usage fees (see [[#parking fee controversy|parking fee controversy]] below). There are over 100 parks throughout the state, including 21 marine parks. |
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==History== |
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The park system was first established in 1913 by the creation of the Washington State Board of Park Commissioners. The first two parks were formed from donated land in 1915, and by 1929 the state had seven parks. In 1947 the State Parks Committee was renamed to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and given authority to oversee the state park system. By 1960 the number of state parks had increased to 130. |
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==Law Enforcement== |
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All Park Rangers are full-authority law enforcement officers while they are on State Park lands. Park Rangers are dispatched by the [[Washington State Patrol|Washington State Patrol.]] |
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==Parking fee controversy== |
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In early 2006, the [[Washington State Legislature|state legislature]] rescinded a controversial $5-a-day parking fee, returning the state park system to its status of the only system in the West without [[user fees|day-use fees]]<ref>[http://www.parks.wa.gov/parking/parkingfaq.asp State Parks: Parking FAQ]</ref><ref>[http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=stateparks21m&date=20060321 Seattle Times, March 21, 2006]</ref>. Park use had slid more than 15% when the fees were imposed in 2003. Though the fees were levied for park-related construction projects, more than a quarter of the fees collected went into the fee-collection system itself <ref>[http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=nwwtrailmix30&date=20060330 Parks are fee-free again, as they should be] Ron Judd editorial, Seattle Times, March 30, 2006</ref>. |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.parks.wa.gov/ Washington State Parks] |
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{{Protected Areas of Washington}} |
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[[Category:Washington (U.S. state) state parks| ]] |
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[[Category:State law enforcement agencies of Washington (U.S. state)]] |
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