Brooks Memorial State Park | |
Map: | USA Washington#USA |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Klickitat County, Washington, United States |
Nearest City: | Goldendale, Washington |
Coordinates: | 45.9875°N -120.6747°W |
Area Acre: | 682 |
Elevation: | 3894feet |
Designation: | Washington state park |
Established: | 1944-1957 |
Named For: | Nelson B. Brooks |
Website: | Brooks Memorial State Park |
Brooks Memorial State Park is a public recreation area in the southern Cascade Mountains located 11miles northeast of Goldendale, Washington. The 682acres state park features 9miles of hiking and equestrian trails through ponderosa pine forest along a prong of the Little Klickitat River as well as camping, picnicking, wildlife viewing, and an environmental learning center, the Brooks Memorial Retreat Center. The park also contains a disc golf course in the forest that was established in 2017.[1]
The park was established after the state acquired six parcels of land between 1944 and 1957. The park was named in honor of Judge Nelson B. Brooks (1858-1928), a local administrator who was noted for establishing and improving roads in Klickitat County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.