Two Rivers Park
Park on E Finley Rd in Kennewick. Has a playground, picnic tables and public restrooms. Dogs allowed.
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Columbia Point Marina Park
A park on Riverfront Trail, Richland. Has a playground, picnic tables and public restrooms. Dogs allowed.
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Columbia Plateau Trail State Park
A long rail-trail on the former Spokane, Portland & Seattle line; the southern section starts near Pasco. Gravel surface, very little shade.
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Lyons Ferry State Park
Camping, swimming and boating where the Palouse meets the Snake River, near Palouse Falls.
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Palouse Falls State Park
Washington’s state waterfall: the Palouse River drops about 200 feet into a basalt canyon in northern Franklin County. Discover Pass required; stay behind fences.
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Juniper Dunes Wilderness
BLM wilderness of sand dunes and the northernmost western juniper groves, northeast of Pasco; the adjacent open area is popular for off-highway vehicles. Access roads are rough.
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Hanford Reach National Monument
The last free-flowing, non-tidal stretch of the Columbia River in the U.S., with the White Bluffs, salmon spawning beds and shrub-steppe wildlife. Start at the REACH Museum for maps and context.
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Clover Island
Port of Kennewick island with a marina, a riverside walkway, the lighthouse viewpoint, public art and waterfront dining.
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Chiawana Park
West Pasco riverfront park on the Columbia with picnic areas and a section of the Sacagawea Heritage Trail.
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Sacajawea Historical State Park
State park at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers where the Lewis and Clark expedition camped in 1805, with an interpretive center, picnic lawns and river access. Discover Pass required.