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WOHVA Washington State Off-Highway Catalog:
Riverside State Park ORV Area
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Page Contents:
Name of area: Riverside State Park ORV Area
Location of area: Northwest of Spokane Washington
NOTE: Do
not confuse this area with the Spokane
County ORV Park located
west of Spokane! Click on
this link to see information on that area.
Directions - How To Get There (also see maps below!):
From I-90:
Take
I-90 exit 281 (Division / US Hwy 2 / US Hwy 395) and
turn north
Follow Division north
approximately 4.3 miles to
Francis
Ave (State Hwy 291) and
turn left (west)
Follow Francis Ave
approximately 3 miles where it goes down a hill and becomes
Nine Mile Road
Follow Nine Mile Road northwest
approximately 2.9 miles to
Seven Mile Road and
turn left (west)
(
Watch for signs!)
Follow Seven Mile Road northwest
approximately 2.3 miles to
Inland Road and
turn left (south)
WARNING! After crossing the bridge, the road becomes narrow and quite twisty - watch your speed!
Follow Inland Road south until you see a parking area on both sides of the road - this is the ORV Area!!!!
NOTE: Inland Road is somewhat rough and can be very dusty!
Mileage/Time to Get There:
From I-90 exit 281 (Division / US Hwy 2 / US Hwy 395) to the 7 Mile ORV Parking Area:
Estimated distance: 12 miles
Estimated travel time: 30 minutes
Map showing general location of Riverside State Park ORV Area:
(right click and save to your hard drive)
Map showing specific directions to the Riverside State Park ORV Area:
Map courtesy DeLorme's Street Atlas USA 2007
(right click and save to your hard drive for a larger, readable copy!)
Season:
Year-round!
Hours:
6:30 AM to dusk, 7 days a week - summer
8 AM - dusk, Fridays through Tuesdays - winter
May be limited during dry season!
Website:
Coordinates for main entrance:
Intersection of 7 Mile Road and Inland Road (intersection nearest entrance to park):
N 47° 45.0466'
W 117° 32.6923'
Names of any landmarks (mountain, river, etc) the area is near (useful for finding on maps):
Spokane River, town of Seven Mile (see previous item for nearest road intersection)
Difficulty rating of the trail(s):
Varies from 2-wheel drive to 4-wheel drive with one or more lockers
Pictures and videos of area:
Photos and videos are located in various sub-albums on
this Photobucket Album
Aerial photo showing park features:
(right click and save to your hard drive for a larger, readable copy!)
Right click on this PDF file to save
a one page copy of the aerial image with legend to your hard drive.
If you do not have the Adobe free reader, you can get it by clicking on the following graphic:
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Park Features (Legend):
Park boundary (approximate)
Parking lot and unloading/loading area
Rock garden
Hill climbing areas
Mud bog
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Reviews of area:
600 acres
The terrain provides hill climbs, sand areas, mud bog (when wet), and trails through wooded areas
(also a rock garden!)
Restrooms, parking, two picnic shelters, a loading/unloading ramp, a training area, and more are at the site.
Camping (for a fee!) is available nearby at the Bowl and Pitcher area of Riverside State Park.
ORVs/OHVs must be trailered to the ORV area, unless they are street-legal.
Any Applicable Fees and Restrictions:
ORV permit tabs are required for operating any non-street-legal vehicle in the ORV area. Current out-of-state
tabs are acceptable.
A US Forest Service approved spark arrestor is required, and must be in working condition, with no modifications.
ORVs are required to have an operating muffler device which is adequate and does not exceed noise standards.
New restrictions! To prevent water quality damage, riding is NOT allowed in or across Deep Creek when it has
water flowing (usually March to June). Signs will be placed to help remind riders.
USGS 24k Quadrangle(s) covering this area (left-click on filename to view map;
right-click to save to your hard drive):
DeLorme Washington State Gazetteer page(s) covering this area:
Page 88 (coordinates: B4)
On the trail directions: NA
Time to Ride Trail: NA
Downloadable GPS files:
GPS Waypoint files:
Table format - left click to open; then right click to save to your hard drive
GPS files (right click and save to your hard drive!):
WSP-RVSP-ORV-waypoint.gpx = GPS eXchange format containing
waypoints
Don't have the correct format or need one of the above files in a different format?
The following link is to an external website wherein you can convert the above files into a variety of formats!
Weather:
If you have any additional information on this area, please click on the following link:
Please provide as much information as you can! Thanks!
This page last updated: September 13, 2009
