Parks on Spring Street - Pullman WA

The northern section (north of main street) of Spring Street becomes Riverside Street as it curves around Spring St. Park and the City Playfields. Along this stretch are the two parks I mentioned and an RV Park. As parks go this area is often overlooked by those who don't have kids who are sports oriented. I, honestly, forget these parks are here. Revisiting them, I remember my teen years and how much I loved the area.
Spring St Skate Park is a newer park (sort of). The grass area has been a public space for as long as I can remember but in the last fifteen(ish) years a skate park has crept up. I can't tell you what year the skate park was built but it has given the youth of Pullman a safe place to skateboard and bicycle. It's not overly fancy but it's a nice facility surrounded by green spaces.


The river/creek flows through the area and under the Main St Bridge and then connects to the City Playfields.

The playfields have three (count them - 3) softball fields. The fields are surrounded by a walking/jogging track with exercise stations. The park site lists the following additional amenities - volleyball standards, batting cages, picnic tables, drinking fountains and restrooms. I keep thinking that this should be our new walking area so we can get to know the park better.


The last park on this stretch is the RV Park.


You may think that because you don't have an RV that this park isn't something you'd be interested in. It's overlooked most weekends (except football and graduation weekends). Not only can you park your RV here, you can pitch a tent. For $10 you have a perfect place to stay the night in Pullman. It's rather quiet and a nice little place. When we lived in the country, we camped here for the Lentil Festival. It's not a far walk from downtown here (only 2 blocks from Reaney Park and about 6 from the corner of Main and Grand). Despite being so close to downtown, it offered a quiet sleep that night. It has potties, running water and fire pits.
For special weekends, you do need to make reservations and the park is close from December through February (which makes sense cause no one wants to camp when it's that cold). For more information about the RV Park, check out their site.