Day trips
Lakes, rivers & beaches
Corps parks on Lake Wallula, Potholes, Soap Lake and the Touchet River.
Drive times are from the Cable Bridge between Kennewick and Pasco and assume normal traffic and dry roads. Check WSDOT pass reports in winter.
Lyons Ferry State Park
Camping, swimming and boating where the Palouse meets the Snake River, near Palouse Falls.
Hat Rock State Park (Oregon)
A grassy Oregon state park on Lake Wallula named for its hat-shaped rock, a landmark Lewis and Clark noted in 1805.
Hood Park Campground
An Army Corps campground on Lake Wallula just across the Snake River from Pasco, with 67 shaded family sites with electric hookups, a swim area and a boat ramp.
Lewis and Clark Trail State Park
A shady 36-acre camping park on the Touchet River near Dayton, an oasis of pines and cottonwoods in wheat country.
Potholes State Park
A year-round camping and lake park on Potholes Reservoir, known for fishing, waterskiing and the dunes and marshes nearby.
Soap Lake
A small town on a mineral-rich lake whose water feels slippery, like soap.
Steamboat Rock State Park
A 5,043-acre park on Banks Lake with a flat-topped basalt butte you can hike, plus boat launches, lawns and camping.
Yakima River Canyon and Umtanum Creek
A winding scenic byway between Ellensburg and Selah with river access sites, bighorn sheep and a suspension footbridge to the Umtanum Creek trail.
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