At BLM's Fishtrap Area, the historic Folsom Farm interpretive site
demonstrates how the landscape was converted into small farms, ranches, and
communities beginning in the late 1800's. Enjoy the chance to explore, view
and study nature, picnic, backpack, horseback ride, mountain bike, or hunt
throughout the entire Fishtrap area.  
  
From the historic farm buildings, enjoy an overlook above a restored wetland,
or hike 1/4 mile down to the wildlife viewing stand, which has a viewing
scope. Very often, waterfowl and other birds can be viewed within the wetland.

## Know Before You Go:

  * Folsom Farm and the surrounding Fishtrap Recreation Area is open year-round. 
  * Folsom Farm is primarily a day use site, with a vault outhouse. 
  * The site has no developed campsites, but dispersed camping is allowed. 
  * Please practice the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace when recreating on Public Lands. 

## Point of Interest:

Part of the Channeled Scablands of eastern Washington, this area is named for
the trenches and outcrops of ragged, scarred rock interspersed with wet
meadows and wheat fields. The Great Missoula Ice Age Floods that scoured the
region more than 12,000 years ago carved out this unique landscape.

At BLM's Fishtrap Area, the historic Folsom Farm interpretive site demonstrates how the landscape was converted into small farms, ranches, and communities beginning in the late 1800's. Enjoy the chance to explore, view and study nature, picnic, backpack, horseback ride, mountain bike, or hunt throughout the entire Fishtrap area.
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From the historic farm buildings, enjoy an overlook above a restored wetland, or hike 1/4 mile down to the wildlife viewing stand, which has a viewing scope. Very often, waterfowl and other birds can be viewed within the wetland. 

<h2>Know Before You Go:</h2>
<ul><li>
Folsom Farm and the surrounding <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/fishtrap-recreation-area" rel="nofollow">Fishtrap Recreation Area</a> is open year-round.
</li><li>
Folsom Farm is primarily a day use site, with a vault outhouse.
</li><li>
The site has no developed campsites, but dispersed camping is allowed.
</li><li>
Please practice <a href="https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/" rel="nofollow">the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace</a> when recreating on Public Lands.
</li></ul>
<h2>Point of Interest:</h2>
Part of the Channeled Scablands of eastern Washington, this area is named for the trenches and outcrops of ragged, scarred rock interspersed with wet meadows and wheat fields. The Great Missoula Ice Age Floods that scoured the region more than 12,000 years ago carved out this unique landscape.

Bird's eye view of the park

Folsom Farm Recreation Site

Remember your  OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE
RESPONSIBLY.

* * *

### Overview

The Fishtrap Area offers 9,000 acres of beautiful landscapes and an old
farmstead, with habitats ranging from forest to shrub-steppe, grassland, and
wetlands. Fishtrap is home to two scenic fishing lakes and numerous species of
birds and other wildlife.  
  
The historic Folsom Farm Recreation Site demonstrates how the landscape was
converted into small farms, ranches, and communities beginning in the late
1800’s.  
  
Enjoy the chance to explore nature, picnic, backpack, mountain bike, or hunt
throughout the entire Fishtrap area. Fishing for stocked rainbow trout is
popular at Fishtrap Lake, and during the winter season at Hog Canyon Lake.

### Know Before You Go

  * Fishtrap Recreation Area is open year-round.
  * There are no developed campgrounds.
  * Dispersed (tent) camping is allowed. 
  * The South Loop Trailhead parking lot has decent space for vehicle and RV parking/camping. Additional minimal space is available at the Folsom Farm, and Hog Lake Loop Trailhead parking lots. _See brochure below for more information._
  * Check Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fishing regulations for fishing seasons at Hog Canyon Lake and Fishtrap Lake.
  * Both lakes have concrete boat launches maintained by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (a paid in advance parking permit from WDFW is required.)

### Point of Interest

You may want to check out the popular +8-mile non-motorized Fishtrap Loop
Trail System, a partnership project between the BLM and area non-motorized
trail user groups. Besides wildflowers in springtime, year-round trail
features include scenic vistas of Fishtrap Lake, and even a few Channeled
Scablands geologic kolk craters or ponds to explore. As shown on the Fishtrap
Area map, this trail system features a north loop and a south loop, each with
its own trailhead parking lot. The loops provide options for various distance
treks, horseback rides, or mountain bike rides. E-bikes are prohibited on all
trails at Fishtrap.

### Need a Map?

  * Washington - Fishtrap Recreation Area Brochure

### Helpful Links

  * Visit: Folsom Farm Recreation Site
  * Visit: Hog Canyon Lake (Hog Lake)
  * More Information: USGS: The Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington

<p>Remember your <a href="https://www.blm.gov/learn/outdoorethics" rel="nofollow"> OUTDOOR ETHICS</a> when enjoying your public lands. Please<a href="https://www.recreateresponsibly.org" rel="nofollow"> RECREATE RESPONSIBLY.</a></p>

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<h3>Overview</h3>

<p>The Fishtrap Area offers 9,000 acres of beautiful landscapes and an old farmstead, with habitats ranging from forest to shrub-steppe, grassland, and wetlands. Fishtrap is home to two scenic fishing lakes and numerous species of birds and other wildlife.<br/>
<br/>
The historic <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/folsom-farm-recreation-site" rel="nofollow">Folsom Farm Recreation Site</a> demonstrates how the landscape was converted into small farms, ranches, and communities beginning in the late 1800’s.<br/>
<br/>
Enjoy the chance to explore nature, picnic, backpack, mountain bike, or hunt throughout the entire Fishtrap area. Fishing for stocked rainbow trout is popular at Fishtrap Lake, and during the winter season at <a href="https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/hog-canyon-lake" rel="nofollow">Hog Canyon Lake</a>.</p>

<h3>Know Before You Go</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Fishtrap Recreation Area is open year-round.</li>
	<li>There are no developed campgrounds.</li>
	<li>Dispersed (tent) camping is allowed. </li>
	<li>The South Loop Trailhead parking lot has decent space for vehicle and RV parking/camping. Additional minimal space is available at the Folsom Farm, and Hog Lake Loop Trailhead parking lots. <em>See brochure below for more information.</em></li>
	<li>Check Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fishing regulations for fishing seasons at Hog Canyon Lake and Fishtrap Lake.</li>
	<li>Both lakes have concrete boat launches maintained by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (a paid in advance <a href="http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/discoverpass/" rel="nofollow">parking permit from WDFW</a> is required.)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Point of Interest</h3>

<p>You may want to check out the popular +8-mile non-motorized Fishtrap Loop Trail System, a partnership project between the BLM and area non-motorized trail user groups. Besides wildflowers in springtime, year-round trail features include scenic vistas of Fishtrap Lake, and even a few Channeled Scablands geologic kolk craters or ponds to explore. As shown on the Fishtrap Area map, this trail system features a north loop and a south loop, each with its own trailhead parking lot. The loops provide options for various distance treks, horseback rides, or mountain bike rides. E-bikes are prohibited on all trails at Fishtrap.</p>

<h3>Need a Map?</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/documents/files/spo_fishtraprecarea_brochure.pdf" rel="nofollow">Washington - Fishtrap Recreation Area Brochure</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Helpful Links</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Visit: <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/folsom-farm-recreation-site" rel="nofollow">Folsom Farm Recreation Site</a></li>
	<li>Visit: <a href="https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/hog-canyon-lake" rel="nofollow">Hog Canyon Lake (Hog Lake)</a></li>
	<li>More Information: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/geology/publications/inf/72-2/sec5.htm" rel="nofollow">USGS: The Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington</a></li>
</ul>

Fishtrap Recreation Area

Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1937 by Franklin D.
Roosevelt, encompasses over 23,000 acres of the Channeled Scablands habitat of
eastern Washington. The ecosystem that predominates the refuge is unique
within the National Wildlife Refuge System and has characteristics that
distinguish it from natural reserves worldwide with its broad diversity of
plants and animals. The powerful forces of volcanism, glaciation and the
largest floods in geological history have combined to forge a distinct
environment. The combination of basalt outcrops, flood eroded channels, and
ponderosa pine forests infused in a diverse landscape of over 130 marshes,
wetlands and lakes, create an environment of aesthetic beauty as well as high
quality wildlife habitat. Refuge ecosystems represent an ecological transition
between the dry, sagebrush dotted grasslands of the Columbia Basin and the
timbered Selkirk and Bitterroot Mountain Ranges that rise up to the east. The
more than 3,000 acres of wetlands on Turnbull NWR represent some of the last
quality breeding habitat available in eastern Washington for waterfowl, which
have experienced tremendous population declines across North America due to
loss and degradation of breeding, migration, and wintering habitat. The area
serves as an important link in migrations for at least 139 species of birds,
but its best function is a production area for at least 100 bird species.
Habitat diversity provides a stable, productive and flexible resource to
ensure that the native faunal diversity of the Refuge is maintained. The
Refuge restores and maintains ecosystem processes that provide for a natural
diversity of flora and fauna native to the wetland, aspen, riparian, steppe,
and ponderosa pine communities of eastern Washington. Maintenance of
biodiversity is further supported by the conservation of threatened and
endangered species.

<p>Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1937 by Franklin D. Roosevelt, encompasses over 23,000 acres of the <a href="https://fws.gov/node/5026436" rel="nofollow">Channeled Scablands</a> habitat of eastern Washington. The ecosystem that predominates the refuge is unique within the National Wildlife Refuge System and has characteristics that distinguish it from natural reserves worldwide with its broad diversity of plants and animals. The powerful forces of volcanism, glaciation and the largest floods in geological history have combined to forge a distinct environment. The combination of basalt outcrops, flood eroded channels, and ponderosa pine forests infused in a diverse landscape of over 130 marshes, wetlands and lakes, create an environment of aesthetic beauty as well as high quality wildlife habitat. Refuge ecosystems represent an ecological transition between the dry, sagebrush dotted grasslands of the Columbia Basin and the timbered Selkirk and Bitterroot Mountain Ranges that rise up to the east. The more than 3,000 acres of wetlands on Turnbull NWR represent some of the last quality breeding habitat available in eastern Washington for waterfowl, which have experienced tremendous population declines across North America due to loss and degradation of breeding, migration, and wintering habitat. The area serves as an important link in migrations for at least 139 species of birds, but its best function is a production area for at least 100 bird species. Habitat diversity provides a stable, productive and flexible resource to ensure that the native faunal diversity of the Refuge is maintained. The Refuge restores and maintains ecosystem processes that provide for a natural diversity of flora and fauna native to the wetland, <a href="https://fws.gov/node/5155561" rel="nofollow">aspen</a>, riparian, steppe, and <a href="https://fws.gov/node/5158256" rel="nofollow">ponderosa pine</a> communities of eastern Washington. Maintenance of biodiversity is further supported by the conservation of threatened and endangered species.</p>

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