FLAMING GEYSER STATE PARK
Flaming Geyser State Park is a 480-acre day-use park with more than three miles of freshwater shoreline on the Green River. The park's most unique feature is its "geysers" (methane seeps). Park activities include whitewater rafting and model airplane flying. The Green River is popular for rafting and other summer activities. There is an area for remote-control model-airplane flying.
Park hours/updates:
The park is open year round for day use only. Summer: 8 a.m. to dusk. Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk.
Model airplane flying hours:Saturdays and Sundays - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or dusk (whichever is earliest);Mondays through Thursdays - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. or dusk (whichever is earliest);Fridays - 10 a.m. to dusk, for electric or non-powered flight only.
Wildlife Mammals Birds Fish & Sea Life? Bears? Bobcats? Coyotes? Deer or Elk? Minks? Muskrats? Rabbits? Raccoons? Skunks? Weasels? Crows or Ravens? Doves or Pigeons? Ducks? Eagles? Geese? Hawks? Herons? Hummingbirds? Ospreys? Owls? Quail? Woodpeckers? Wrens? Salmon? Steelhead? Trout
Environmental Features Physical Features Plant Life
The town of Black Diamond and the surrounding region, including the park, is one of the main coal mining areas in Washington. The park's underlying coal seams provide the gas for the Flaming Geyser and the Bubbling Geyser. Interpretive displays located at the Flaming Geyser portray this relationship. ? Cedar? Douglas Fir? Hemlock? Alder? Apple? Ash? Cherry? Maple? Poplar? Foxglove? Paintbrush? Rose? Berries? Ferns? Moss or Lichens? Thistle
Flaming Geyser State Park has existed on this location since the 1920's. Operated as a private park into the 1960's, it fell into bankrupcy. State Parks rescued it from conversion to home development and has operated it as a park ever since.
Services/Supplies Available in the area? Auto repair? Camping? Diesel? Fishing/hunting? Gasoline? Gifts? Golf? Groceries? Hardware? Hospital? Overnight Accommodations? Postal service? Propane? White gas? Wood? Swimming
Most services are available within ten miles of the park.
The park has no camping.