Riverside State Park

Along the Spokane River, Riverside State Park, Digital Capture, © Dennis DeHart, 2012

http://riversidestatepark.org/history.htm

Development of the Spokane area was slow but steady. By the early 1900's, Spokane was a major city in the Pacific Northwest. The Olmstead Brothers helped encourage the development of a system of city parks and parkways which still benefit the people in this area. Riverside State Park came into being in 1933 and 9134 due to the foresight of the local community, the gifts of land of a few individuals and Washington Water Power (now called Avista), and the hard work of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The donated land, centered mostly in the Bowl and Pitcher area, became the foundation for what is now Riverside State Park