Brooks Memorial State Park is a 700-acre (2.8 km2) park in the southern Cascade Mountains near Goldendale, Washington, USA. In 2011 the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will consider transferring the ownership of Brooks Memorial State Park to the Central Klickitat Conservation District.
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