Get Involved with the National Parks
Looking for ways to get involved with the local national parks? Take a look at some of our recommendations:
Volunteer at a National Park
Ebey’s Landing National Historic Reserve
Ebey’s Landing is the nation’s first historical reserve, created in 1978 to protect rural working landscape and community on Central Whidbey Island. Help them keep their parks clean by volunteering.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Site
Klondike Gold Rush NHS is a place where history comes alive. Visit the site that marks the starting point for from where hundreds of thousands adventures set off in hopes of finding gold. Do what you can to keep history alive!
Lewis and Clark National Historic Park
The Park is made up of 12 park sites located on a 40-mile stretch of the Pacific coast from Long Beach, WA to Cannon Beach, OR. Volunteer at any one of the sites from Fort Clatsop to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment.
Mount Rainier National Park
Learn about glaciers. Discover life in a rainforest. Hike the Wonderland Trail. Explore subalpine ecology. Study geology. Experience a mountain meadow. Clean trails. Restore flood damaged areas. Volunteer today.
North Cascades National Park Service Complex
Established as a National Park in 1988, the North Cascades NPSC offers outdoor activities, scenic vistas, and educational opportunities to the parks visitor. Do what you can to help and volunteer at the North Cascades.
Olympic National Park
At the Olympic National Parks you will find Pacific Ocean beaches, rain forest valleys, glacier-capped peaks and a stunning variety or plants and animals. Do your part to help keep the park beautiful.
San Juan Island National Historical Park
San Juan Island is well known for splendid vistas, saltwater shore, quite woodlands, and orca whales. It's also where, in 1859, the United States and Great Britain nearly went to war over a dead pig. Help keep this history alive!
Stewardship Opportunities
North Cascades Institute
In partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and other local agencies, North Cascades Institute volunteer stewards educate visitors and help restore and protect local ecosystems.
National Parks Conservations Association
Join the National Parks and Conservations Association’s mission to protect and enhance America’s National Parks for present and future generations.
Nature Vision
This Redmond-based organization aims to foster appreciation and stewardship of our environment through integration of school and community for a sustainable future.
Washington's National Parks Fund
Washington's National Parks Fund supports Washington parks such as Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic National Park. Learn what you can do to support Washington's National Parks.
Connecting Youth with Nature
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
For more than fifty years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound has been committed to providing adult mentors for every child who wants or needs one.
Camp Fire USA- Central Puget Sound Council
Camp Fire USA is a national youth agency where boys and girls, ages 3 through grade 12, share opportunities to learn, play, and grow. They offer many programs including summer camps, day camps, environment education, group programs, and Youth Volunteer Corps.
IslandWood
IslandWood is one of the nation’s most innovative educational facilities, offering programs for everyone- children, graduate students, teachers, families, and adults.
King County Library System
The mission of the King County Library System is to provide free, open and equal access to ideas and information to all members of the community.
Olympic Park Institute
Olympic Park Institute partners with the Olympic National Park to provide outdoor science education for school groups, conferences and retreat facilities, professional development, and Elderhostel programs.
Passages Northwest
Passages Northwest is dedicated to educating and motivating girls to develop leadership and courage through the integrated exploration of the arts and the natural environment.
YMCA of Greater Seattle
The YMCA of Greater Seattle provides safe and caring environments, positive role models, creative activities and opportunities to serve the needs of others.
Planning Your Trip to the National Parks
REI Seattle Store
More than a store, REI’s Seattle headquarters is ranked among the Emerald City’s top sightseeing attractions. There you will find not only gear but also a mountain bike test trail, gear-testing station, a 65-foot climbing wall and much, much more. It is the perfect place to start planning your trip.
Expedia
Expedia delivers consumers everything they need for researching, planning, and purchasing a whole trip.
