Campfire series returns to Kamiak Butte Park

Whitman County Park’s Kamiak Butte Evening Campfire programs, which were discontinued several years ago as part of a budget crunch, will return to the area’s summer agenda this year.

The first program will be Saturday, June 1. A “Flowers of Kamiak” hike will be led by parks board member Dan Leonard. Participants will hike up the Pine Ridge Trail to observe spring flowers of the butte.

The program begins at 5 p.m. with a choice of either a one- or two-hour hike. Participants are advised to bring a picnic dinner to enjoy afterwards in the day use area.

The Evening Campfire program will run weekl...