The 9th Annual Badger Mountain Challenge

Are you Tough Enough?  Can you Endure? The 9th Annual Badger Mountain Challenge! 15k, 50k, 50 mile & 100 mile events Proceeds benefit the Friends of Badger Mountain, Washington Trails Association (WTA), Girls on the Run, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and also a scholarship for a lucky local student! Visit http://www.badgermountainchallenge.com/ to sign up

Summer Solstice Hike

Dallas Road Parking Lot 5305 East PR 210, Richland, WA, United States

Hike to welcome the Summer Solstice, 2019. Friday, June 21, with the sun setting at 8:53 PM. This year, because the steps of the Canyon Trail are still out of service, we're suggesting that folks take the Skyline Trail from the Dallas Rd, western side of the mountain. A departure from the parking lot at […]

Winter Solstice Hike

Trailhead Park 525 Queensgate Dr, Richland, WA, United States

Join FoBM friends Saturday, 12/21, for a hike to celebrate winter solstice, the "shortest day of the year” and to cheer on the lengthening days to come. The sun will set at 4:13 PM. Group hike will start on the Canyon Trail by 3:15 to get to the western summit of Badger before the sun […]

Spring Equinox Hike

Trailhead Park 525 Queensgate Dr, Richland, WA, United States

Hike Badger Mountain for Spring Equinox. Leave from the Canyon Trail parking lot by 6:15 pm. Be at the top (2nd set of towers) for sunset at 7:11 pm. Bring a friend, a light jacket, and a flashlight in case you linger on the mountaintop.

Winter Solstice

Trailhead Park 525 Queensgate Dr, Richland, WA, United States

Hike to the summit of Badger Mountain to celebrate Winter Solstice at sunset, 4:16 PM. This ancient celestial event marks the first day of winter and the start of days getting longer, an annual reason to celebrate

Wildflower Walk on Sagebrush Trail – May 28th

Dallas Road Parking Lot 5305 East PR 210, Richland, WA, United States

Join the Columbia Basin Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society for an adventure up Badger Mountain! Meet at the kiosk at the base of the trail just uphill of the Badger Mtn parking lot on Shockley Road. Hike the Sagebrush Trail on Badger to see the last of spring wildflowers and learn about the […]

Hike Through Time on Candy Mountain

Candy Mountain Preserve Trailhead 71004 E 669 PR NE, Richland, WA, United States

Richland, W.A. – Rangers with Manhattan Project National Historical Park and Whitman Mission National Historic Site will lead a history hike up Candy Mountain on Saturday, October 15 from 12:00–2:30 pm. The inaugural “Hike Through Time” ranger program is a free, guided 3.6-mile round-trip moderate hike to the top of Candy Mountain. There will be […]

Trick or Treat on the Trails

Trailhead Park 525 Queensgate Dr, Richland, WA, United States

The YMCA of The Greater Tri-Cities is putting on a fun, family Halloween event with their own healthy twist. Families who join them for Trick-or-Treat on the Trail will enjoy an exciting family hike up Badger Mountain while dressed up in their favorite costumes! Children of all ages trick-or-treat for healthy goodies along the trail. […]

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