Outdoors & recreation
Rivers, ridges and shrub-steppe
Three rivers, long sunny seasons and trailheads minutes from downtown. Here’s where to go, and what to know about heat, water and passes before you do.
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Zintel Canyon Park
A park on S Vancouver St, Kennewick. Has a playground and picnic tables. Dogs allowed.
Zintel Canyon Greenway
Park on S Vancouver St in Kennewick. Open 24 hours. Dogs allowed. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Wine Country RV Park
An RV park on Merlot Dr, Prosser. Has a playground. Dogs allowed.
Vancouver Park
A park on W 7th Ave, Kennewick. Has picnic tables. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Underwood Park
Park on W 7th Ave in Kennewick. Has a playground, picnic tables and public restrooms. Dogs allowed.
Two Rivers Park
Park on E Finley Rd in Kennewick. Has a playground, picnic tables and public restrooms. Dogs allowed.
Striker Park
Connell park on W Fir St. Open 24 hours. Has picnic tables and public restrooms. Dogs allowed.
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.
Rodney Block Park
Richland park on Roberdeau St. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Pioneer Park
Park on Birch St in Connell. Has a playground, picnic tables and public restrooms. Dogs allowed.
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.
McMurray Park
Park on Pike Ave in Richland. Open 24 hours. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Market Park
Park on Market St in Prosser. Has public restrooms. Dogs allowed.
Before you go
Heat: summer afternoons regularly top 100°F and most trails have no shade. Start at sunrise, carry more water than you think, and watch for rattlesnakes on warm days.
Rivers: the Columbia and Snake are big, cold and fast even when the surface looks calm. Wear a life jacket on the water and swim only at designated areas. Check today’s water temperatures.
Passes & fire: Washington state parks (Sacajawea, Palouse Falls, Lyons Ferry) require a Discover Pass. Check burn bans before any fire.
Good to know
- Bateman Island is no longer reachable on foot. Its causeway was removed in 2026 to restore Yakima River flow for salmon.
- Hanford Reach National Monument protects the last free-flowing stretch of the Columbia in the U.S.; the White Bluffs are its signature hike.
- Palouse Falls, in northern Franklin County, is Washington’s official state waterfall, about 90 minutes from Pasco.
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