Central Washington
Parks
Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park
Here you may enjoy a peaceful picnic, wade or swim in the lake, take an inner tube out in the pond, or just enjoy a little sunbathing. This is a great spot for all ages as well as for bird watching (check out the First Saturday Birdwalk at 8am each month), hiking, and biking.
Kiwanis Park
- Main & 14th, Ellensburg, WA 98926
- 509-962-7211
- Main & 14th, Ellensburg, WA 98926
- 509-962-7211
Amenities include a picnic shelter, children’s play area, basketball court, junior baseball field, and restrooms. Follow Main Street north until you reach the park on the right near 14th Avenue.
Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden
- 400 E. University Way CWU Ellensburg, WA
- 509-963-1493
- 400 E. University Way CWU Ellensburg, WA
- 509-963-1493
McElroy Park
- 1611 Brick Rd, Ellensburg, WA 98926
- 509-962-7211
- 1611 Brick Rd, Ellensburg, WA 98926
- 509-962-7211
Ellensburg’s McElroy Park, on the side of Wilson Creek, has a pond, a large grassy area, and a paved walking path. It also includes includes a walking and jogging trail, pond, natural area, picnic tables and a natural play structure for the kids.
Mountain View / Lions Park
- 1200 East Seattle St. Ellensburg WA, 98926
- 509-962-7211
- 1200 East Seattle St. Ellensburg WA, 98926
- 509-962-7211
This park has two soccer fields, an outdoor roller hockey rink, baseball field, picnic shelter, barbecues, toddler and youth play structures, and restrooms. Find it at 1200 East Seattle St. in Ellensburg, WA.
Olmstead State Park
- 921 Ferguson Rd. Ellensburg, WA 98926
- 509-925-1943
- 921 Ferguson Rd. Ellensburg, WA 98926
- 509-925-1943
The Olmstead State park is a working pioneer farm and hails as one of the first homesteads in the Kittitas Valley. Many of the original buildings still stand including a log cabin built in 1875 by the Olmstead family. In addition, there is a dairy barn, grainery, wagon shed, hay barn and the Olmstead family home.
Reed Park
- 1200 E. 6th Ellensburg, WA 98926
- 509-962-7211
- 1200 E. 6th Ellensburg, WA 98926
- 509-962-7211
Get a panoramic view of the valley from Ellensburg’s Reed Park! Directly above the Ellensburg Rodeo and Fairgrounds, the park provides a panoramic view of the city, Central Washington University, Kittitas Valley and the Stuart Range.
