- Washougal River Greenway Trail (wta.org)
Enjoy a family-friendly paved path along the Washougal River near its confluence with the Columbia River. This is a good hike for kids because there’s so much to look at without steep grades or narrow places that might be difficult for toddlers. Although surrounded by industrial areas, the riparian forest provides a buffer that makes the greenway feel peaceful and remote.
- Discover the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary (saintpaulhistorical.com)
A thousand years ago the area around the confluence of Trout Brook and Phalen Brook near the Mississippi River was a marshy flood plain. By the early 1900s, the entire delta had been expanded by filling and became an industrial railroad corridor. As rail use decreased in the 1970s, the land was largely abandoned and buildings and tracks were removed.
