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Palisades City Park a treat for spring walkers

Hikers enjoy the CCC-era stone bridge over a creek on Rimrock Drive in Palisades Park, a Spokane city park established in 1938 and expanded in recent years. (Rich Landers)
Hikers enjoy the CCC-era stone bridge over a creek on Rimrock Drive in Palisades Park, a Spokane city park established in 1938 and expanded in recent years. (Rich Landers)

HIKING -- On the rimrock bluff overlooking Spokane Falls Community College, spring walkers can enjoy a year-round feast of views over Spokane as well as a splash of wildflowers and blooming serviceberry that will be approaching a peak in about two weeks.

Since the Rimrock Drive was blocked off to motor vehicles, the area once plagued by garbage dumping and partying has become a haven for hikers.  Stay on the Rimrock Drive for easy walking or follow the dirt trails, some of which lead to a waterfall between the rimrock and Indian Canyon Golf Course.

Find out how to get a trails map and information on the area at the Palisades Neighborhood and Conservation Area website.



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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