# RCW 4.24.210: RCW 4.24.210: Liability of owners or others in possession of land and water areas for injuries to recreation users—Known dangerous artificial latent conditions—Other limitations > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S210 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 4.24.210 - **Heading:** RCW 4.24.210: Liability of owners or others in possession of land and water areas for injuries to recreation users—Known dangerous artificial latent conditions—Other limitations - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 210 ## Text (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) or (4) of this section, any public or private landowners, hydroelectric project owners, or others in lawful possession and control of any lands whether designated resource, rural, or urban, or water areas or channels and lands adjacent to such areas or channels, who allow members of the public to use them for the purposes of outdoor recreation, which term includes, but is not limited to, the cutting, gathering, and removing of firewood by private persons for their personal use without purchasing the firewood from the landowner, hunting, fishing, camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking, bicycling, skateboarding or other nonmotorized wheel-based activities, aviation activities including, but not limited to, the operation of airplanes, ultra-light airplanes, hang gliders, parachutes, and paragliders, rock climbing, the riding of horses or other animals, clam digging, pleasure driving of off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, and other vehicles, boating, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, nature study, winter or water sports, viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites, without charging a fee of any kind therefor, shall not be liable for unintentional injuries to such users. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) or (4) of this section, any public or private landowner or others in lawful possession and control of any lands whether rural or urban, or water areas or channels and lands adjacent to such areas or channels, who offer or allow such land to be used for purposes of a fish or wildlife cooperative project, or allow access to such land for cleanup of litter or other solid waste, shall not be liable for unintentional injuries to any volunteer group or to any other users. (3) Any public or private landowner, or others in lawful possession and control of the land, may charge an administrative fee of up to twenty-five dollars for the cutting, gathering, and removing of firewood from the land. (4)(a) Nothing in this section shall prevent the liability of a landowner or others in lawful possession and control for injuries sustained to users by reason of a known dangerous artificial latent condition for which warning signs have not been conspicuously posted. (i) A fixed anchor used in rock climbing and put in place by someone other than a landowner is not a known dangerous artificial latent condition and a landowner under subsection (1) of this section shall not be liable for unintentional injuries resulting from the condition or use of such an anchor. (ii) Releasing water or flows and making waterways or channels available for boating, swimming, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, or rafting purposes pursuant to and in substantial compliance with a hydroelectric license issued by the federal energy regulatory commission, and making adjacent lands available for purposes of allowing viewing of such activities, does not create a known dangerous artificial latent condition and hydroelectric project owners under subsection (1) of this section shall not be liable for unintentional injuries to the recreational users and observers resulting from such releases and activities. (b) Nothing in RCW 4.24.200 and this section limits or expands in any way the doctrine of attractive nuisance. (c) Usage by members of the public, volunteer groups, or other users is permissive and does not support any claim of adverse possession n (1) of this section shall not be liable for unintentional injuries to the recreational users and observers resulting from such releases and activities. (b) Nothing in RCW 4.24.200 and this section limits or expands in any way the doctrine of attractive nuisance. (c) Usage by members of the public, volunteer groups, or other users is permissive and does not support any claim of adverse possession. (5) For purposes of this section, the following are not fees: (a) A license or permit issued for statewide use under authority of chapter 79A.05 RCW or Title 77 RCW; (b) A pass or permit issued under RCW 79A.80.020 , 79A.80.030 , or 79A.80.040 ; (c) A daily charge not to exceed twenty dollars per person, per day, for access to a publicly owned ORV sports park, as defined in RCW 46.09.310 , or other public facility accessed by a highway, street, or nonhighway road for the purposes of off-road vehicle use; (d) Payments to landowners for public access from state, local, or nonprofit organizations established under department of fish and wildlife cooperative public access agreements if the landowner does not charge a fee to access the land subject to the cooperative agreement; and (e) A permit or license issued, or any application or processing fee therefore, for an organized event or commercial use under authority of chapter 43.12 or 43.30 RCW or Title 79 RCW. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 4.24.005 RCW 4.24.005: Tort actions—Attorneys' fees—Determination of reasonableness.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S005.md) - [RCW 4.24.010 RCW 4.24.010: Action for injury or death of child.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S010.md) - [RCW 4.24.020 RCW 4.24.020: Action by parent for seduction of child.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S020.md) - [RCW 4.24.040 RCW 4.24.040: Action for negligently permitting fire to spread.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S040.md) - [RCW 4.24.050 RCW 4.24.050: Kindling of fires by persons driving lumber.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S050.md) - [RCW 4.24.060 RCW 4.24.060: Application of common law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S060.md) - [RCW 4.24.070 RCW 4.24.070: Recovery of money lost at gambling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S070.md) - [RCW 4.24.080 RCW 4.24.080: Action to recover leased premises used for gambling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S080.md) - [RCW 4.24.090 RCW 4.24.090: Validity of evidence of gambling debt.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S090.md) - [RCW 4.24.115 RCW 4.24.115: Validity of agreement to indemnify against liability for negligence relative to construction, alteration, improvement, etc., of structure or improvement attached to real estate or relative to a motor carrier transportation contract.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S115.md) - [RCW 4.24.130 RCW 4.24.130: Action for change of name—Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S130.md) - [RCW 4.24.140 RCW 4.24.140: Action by another state to enforce tax liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S140.md) - [RCW 4.24.141 RCW 4.24.141: Action by another state to enforce tax liability—"Taxes" defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S141.md) - [RCW 4.24.150 RCW 4.24.150: Action for fines or forfeitures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S150.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T4_C24_S210. 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