Forks of the Sky State Park

Forks of the Sky State Park
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Area1,300-acre (530 ha)[1]
Operated byWashington State Park System

Forks of the Sky State Park is a 1,300-acre (530 ha)[1] element of the Washington State Park System on the Skykomish River and adjacent to U.S. Highway 2, near Index, Washington. Although a separate park, it is administered by Wallace Falls State Park farther west on Highway 2.[2] The Index Town Wall, a popular 1,200-foot (370 m) rock climbing and BASE jumping wall with 500 climbing routes documented by 2003,[3][4][5] was acquired by the state in 2010,[6] and is part of the park.[2] The base of the wall has a blocked tunnel created by the test of a tunnel boring machine that was sent to dig under the English Channel.[5] The Wild Sky Wilderness can be reached through the state park.[7]

  1. ^ a b Zalesky 2004.
  2. ^ a b Romano 2017.
  3. ^ Brooks 2003.
  4. ^ Brooks & Sullivan 2004.
  5. ^ a b Romano 2012.
  6. ^ Dominguez 2010.
  7. ^ Cornwall 2008.