Garbage Goat
Spokane's Beloved Trash-Eating Icon
Go explore!
I'll be here waiting for you!
Garbage Goat is Spokane’s unique, quirky, and whimsical city icon. In the Garbage Goat & Kid neighborhood, he is a friend who encourages adventure while reminding us that home will always be waiting. Loved by generations, he’s a park cleaner, a child entertainer, and a quiet keeper of Spokane's stories and culture.
Garbage Goat is a city icon who inspires curiosity, exploration, and belonging.
Garbage Goat is a Spokane fixture with a big heart and a presence that creates connection. With quiet wisdom and playful charm, he helps kids find joy in curiosity, and shows that even the smallest adventures can become a wonderful way to connect to home.
More than a Statue
In the heart of Spokane, tucked into a shady grotto by the river, lives Garbage Goat.
Some say Garbage Goat eats only trash, but if you ask Kid, he also gobbles up stories, knows the best places to explore, and creates Spokane magic.
Garbage Goat listens more than he speaks. But when he does, it’s thoughtful, funny, or just the nudge you need to explore a little further.
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Sister Paula Turnbull's
"Garbage Goat"
He doesn’t say much, but he likes to keep his park clean. He eats litter, the way other goats eat grass, and with every piece of trash he consumes Garbage Goat turns an ordinary moment into
a child's core memory of Spokane magic.
To kids who feed him, Garbage Goat is more than a statue,
he is the joy that children find in the world.
He is a unique reminder that home holds more wonder than you think.
