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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Results: 53
Goethals Natural Park
Park on Goethals Dr in Richland. Has a playground. Dogs allowed.
Farrand Park
A park on 3rd St, Prosser. A city park that can be reserved online for events. Has public restrooms. Dogs allowed.
EJ Miller Park
Prosser park on S Kinney Way. A city park that can be reserved online for events. Has a playground, picnic tables and public restrooms.
Crawford Park
Prosser park on 3rd St. A city park that can be reserved online for events. Has a playground, picnic tables and public restrooms.
Craighill Park
Richland park on Craighill Ave. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Coyote Run RV Park
RV park on E Hawthorn St in Connell. Dogs allowed. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Columbia Point Marina Park
A park on Riverfront Trail, Richland. Has a playground, picnic tables and public restrooms. Dogs allowed.
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.
Columbia Park
The region’s signature riverfront park: miles of Columbia River shoreline, the Sacagawea Heritage Trail, a family fishing pond, playgrounds, boat launches and a bandshell for festivals.
Claybell Park
A park on Broadmoor St, Richland. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
City Park
A park on Sommers Ave, Prosser. Has a playground, picnic tables and a basketball court. Dogs allowed.
Chiawana Park
West Pasco riverfront park on the Columbia with picnic areas and a section of the Sacagawea Heritage Trail.
Chamna Natural Preserve
A 276-acre preserve at the Yakima River delta with more than 11 miles of trails through shrub-steppe, riparian and wetland habitat.
Brookstone Park
A park on Emerald St, Richland. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
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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