Category Overview
The State Lands Development and Renovation category provides funding to two state agencies to repair, renovate, and develop outdoor recreation facilities on existing recreation lands. As the popularity of outdoor recreation increases in our state, these grants help address overcrowding, ensure our outdoor amenities are safe for public use, improve visitor experience, and allow more people to enjoy our great outdoors.
Project Highlights
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to improve the Lewis Butte-Riser Lake Trailhead. The trailhead provides access to nearly 10 miles of non-motorized trail for mountain biking, running, and hiking through unique sagebrush steppe. Plans are to replace the toilet, modify the pedestrian access for people with disabilities, and improve the parking, access road, kiosk, signs, and trail markers. The project also will include installation of fencing next to the parking area and adding a gate. The primary recreation opportunity provided by this project is access to recreational trails.