The Milwaukee Road Railroad right-of-way, which includes the Palouse to Cascades Trail, travels east into Idaho. It is part of an emerging multi-state trail system. The 4,956-acre, 212-mile Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail reflects State Parks' long-term commitment to developing cross-state trails. Primitive campsites are available west of Thorp along the trail. Camping can be found at Lake Easton State Park, just off the trail near Easton, and Wanapum Recreation Area, a few miles south of Vantage. Trailheads and access points are located every few miles along the trail. You can take this trail in one-day sections or as a long-distance hiking or biking trip through diverse environments. And, railroad buffs, don't miss the historic train depots at South Cle Elum and Kittitas along the way. Explorers continue through the mountain pass into dark tunnels and over high trestles, until the landscape gives way to the amber-hued farmlands of eastern Washington. Paul, and Pacific Railroad from 1909 to 1980), travelers pass lush, vast Olallie State Park, with its waterfalls and seasonal colors. Heading east on this historic rail trail (part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. So, hop on your bike or dust off your backpack, and take to the trail! This linear park runs from west of North Bend to the Columbia River near Vantage – and continues from the town of Lind to the Idaho border. From the densely forested Cascades to the scablands carved by the Ice Age floods, Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail gives hikers, cyclists and, in some places, equestrians a taste of Washington's diversity.
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