The park is the site of the last major Indian Battle of the Inland Empire. The United Stated defeated the allied Coeur d'Alene, Palouse and Spokane Tribes in 1858.
The site is nine miles west of Spokane on Hwy 2, just west of the entrance to Fairchild AFB.
The Washington State Parks system includes more than 125 developed parks and covers about a quarter million acres.