The last weekend of April found Rebecca and I camping at Fields Spring State Park. With the possibility of rain in the area all around us, we decided to keep it close to home and Fields Spring completely fit that description. We met after work, packed the car, and headed south on US Hwy 195. The day was cloudy and dark, but no rain fell upon us as we made our way to, and then through Lewiston, ID. We stopped in Clarkston, WA for drinks, and continued south through Asotin, WA and all the rodeo goers. A quick right on Hwy 129 and we were rapidly climbing out of the valley and up onto the plateau again. Within two hours of setting out from home, we were standing at our home for the night.

We almost had our pick of campsites when we arrived, with just two other parties in the campground. We chose one based on the tree cover as all of them have decent areas for tent placement as well as a picnic table and fire pit with cooking grate. After camp was set up we commenced getting a fire going so that we could cook our dinner. Rebecca brought baby potatoes cut in half and wrapped in foil with a quarter stick of garlic and herb butter. We cooked these for roughly one and a half hours, which was perhaps just a little too long as some of the potatoes got a little too cooked (an hour is probably the sweet spot). We also grilled some burgers tho we had to use foil as the spacing on the grate looked a little too large for cooking them on. Steaks would probably be fine tho.

Cost for camping was $25 for the evening, but this cost also came with some decent amenities. The bathrooms have flush toilets and heat. There are hot showers in the bathrooms, and I do not think that they cost extra to use. There are plenty of places to get water, altho in the winter it appears that only the faucets outside the bathrooms are turned on. There are critter proof garbage cans all throughout the camping area, so you do not have to pack out your own waste. Asides from the campsites, there are also a few teepees that can be rented in the summer and two cabins that can be rented year round. There also appears to be a shelter that has room for beds, but I did not find information on how to rent that, if you can.

Rebecca and I decided to hike to the summit via the south trail. The trail starts out rather calmly, gradually gaining some elevation as we hiked through lightly wooded forest and grass. Wildflowers showed their beauty throughout the hike, giving us plenty of reason to justify stops as the elevation gains increased. There are numerous benches placed along the trail, but the trees have grown up enough to sort of block what was probably once a great view. The trail to the summit is short however, and the view from the top is fantastic. There is a warming hut at that summit, and it appeared that there is plenty of firewood to burn in the stove after a fun ascent in whatever winter endeavor you reached the hut by. It was much too warm to consider starting a fire when we reached the top, so, after taking in the views and chatting with the Forest Service personnel that was present, we began our descent and return to the start of the trail.

Our descent brought us back into the park near the Wohelo and Tamarack lodges. The trail is very well marked. The paper map that we found at the trailhead was helpful, but the scale sort of threw off the perspective and made it a little bit difficult to use at the same time. With all that being said, you probably do not need a map. The signage available en route explains well enough where you are headed. It did appear that there was some forest thinning taking place along both our ascent and descent, and there were many trees laying along the trail.

Fields Spring State Park offered a surprisingly pleasant experience. The park was not crowded. The trails were nice. The wildflowers were pretty and blooming everywhere. The amenities made the cost worthwhile and the camping was quite wonderful. If you live in southeastern WA or northeastern OR, I think the couple hour drive is totally worth it to visit this park.

Here is a link to the official website: https://parks.wa.gov/find-parks/state-parks/fields-spring-state-park

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