I'm surprised no one is ever there. Great place in the winter to walk your dog. Today, I only saw a…read moretour bus.

Outdoor adventures, and interactive museum!! This place is definitely well managed and ready for…read morepeople to explore. DISCOVERY PASS is required to gain entry; or 10 dollar day pass. This park is at the confluence of the Snake River and Columbia River. In addition, great information about Sacajawea and how she helped Lewis and Clark navigate along the rivers starting in 1805. Plenty of trees to keep cool during summer months.

The grounds are near the Dayton Transit Center. This park is across the street from Kennewick High…read moreSchool, and well manicured. We arrived in a Saturday, September 24, 2022, and were happy to see many families enjoying the outdoors! The playgrounds were filled with children engaging and telling stories on how to be confident in climbing or sliding. It was quite the treat! Looking forward to spending more time here to exercise, meditate, or picnicking!

This is a very small park located next to the Mid Columbia Library on Dayton. There is a play…read morestructure here for the kids and room to run around, but again, the park is quite small. In general the park appears quite clean, although the grass is often overgrown and the picnic tables look like they have seen better days. The grass is very green, so while the grass might not be mowed quite often enough, at least they water the grass. There are plenty of trees, which is perfect for some summer reading under the shade!

Nestled within the elbow of the mighty Columbia as it makes its last dash Pacific-ward are the…read moreFinley Hills Trails. This area is known as the Wallula Gap & you are gifted with views of this natural wonder....after you ride through some sandy, desolate, and sweat-inducing trails (that can sometimes have a rattler or few). So, I have looked at this area from afar (by car when heading down to Walla Walla, or by train window when going to Portland), and have always loved the terrain. Here, the Columbia cuts through what must have once day been a mountain, and now we're left with a mini-canyon with high walls. I always assumed the views from atop these walls must be awesome, and they are. Getting here is a short jaunt from the Tri-Cities, and yes, you do drive through Finley (it's not that scary, actually). Most of the drive is paved save for the last mile. There's an area to park your car (it isn't marked, but the Yelp Map should give ya a good idea). Once parked, cross the road you were just on and make your way through the gate/fence. Then you're in. There's the main road/trail here. I heard there is atleast one single track you can also take here if you take an immediate left, but it wasn't illuminated to me (grasses overtook it methinks). At any rate, just follow the road. The riding is decent, but it does get sandy in parts. If it's windy (which is frequently on the menu at the Wallula Gap), you will wish you had a mask like Darth Vader. I rode a few miles and saw no other bikers, but did see people on horseback. I was frequently on the lookout for rattlesnakes. It was a hot day, and my friend mentioned they also like this area (I never came across a single one). After a tough arduous workout, I spied some sort of Tower (probably cellular) and made my way toward it. Here is reward for all the pain and suffering. This is a perch with the views to make memories. Here you can see Mr. Columbia's elbow. You're going to be high up along cliff's so don't be too daring. It's a bit rocky here, too, so mind your knees and don't do the falling thing. This is what made it all worth it. Great views, great views, great views. Next time, I'd probably try this during a less windy and earlier in the season (to avoid the dryness factor). But all in all, a new local biking option has been found.

This is a fun park with lots of things to climb on right by the river. It was super cold out so we…read moreonly lasted 30 min, but I was able to walk around the park and see the kids well.

I like this place! I was in town with my son for a church function and I took him here and he quiet…read moreenjoyed it. There are many play structure and water play structure that are fun. His highlight would be taking a ride on the mock up train that took us around the lake and the area. He pretty much passed out after few hours in this place. Highly recommended.

Stopped the car and jumped out at this little park because, according to the playground equipment…read moresign, the age was 5 and what looked like a plus sign. That's me! I'm at least 5+ something. Upon closer examination of the sign, a sticker had been placed over the rest of the age limit. WHAT? Get my hopes up. And as a law abiding Yelper, I quickly read the Yelp reviews and tips and saw that another Yelper had posted the 5-12 age limit for the playground, back in 2011. Does that still count? Well, not much else here. Maybe that sticker was placed over the sign for a reason.

I am always on the look out for a park with lots of character…read more This park is pretty standard. It has a children's play area, a soccer field with goals, a few picnic tables, a few trees and lots of parking spaces. Unfortunately, that's all it has to offer. I am sure that it serves its purpose as a neighborhood park, but it is not a destination park.

We just came upon McNary while driving through the area. The building was closed, so we decided to…read morehead down the trail and see what we could spot. The trail map implies there's a lollipop loop around the water from the building. We took it to the end, and as of that day it was an out and back. We picked a very cold and windy day, but the semi-frozen pond was full of ducks wandering about on the ice. We didn't see much more than that to be honest, but the grounds are fabulous for birds, I can only imagine what it's like when it's not winter. Near the end of the trail as it enters a more desert-like brush, we noticed constant poop all over the trail...Coyote maybe? Definitely wasn't the dog variety. Outside of the lovely ducks the trail is a tad boring right now. No, it wasn't the right time of year for the best bird watching, but a great space for wildlife.

I've only visited the trails. It's beautiful and well kept. I wish there were speed bumps or…read moresomething be she cars do speed through despite wildlife crossing but this is a gorgeous place and so peaceful. Lots of animals to see in their natural beauty

We stayed here in mid September over an extended weekend on an intentional getaway. It is 25…read moreminutes from a large town and in the midst of Washington's apple county. The park sits on the eastern shore of Lake Sacajawea on the Snake River and is operated by the Corps of Engineers. Many activities available: Fishing, boating, water skiing, swiming, hicking etc... Small ships, barges and a sternwheeler, pass through the lake on occasion. Amenities: * All sites have electricity up to 50 amps. * Sewer and water (not all sites) * All sites have fire pits and aluminum picnic. tables. * 1 Central bath house. * Small marina and boat ramp. * Day use area with kids play and swimming area. * Dump station. * Open grassy areas. Posatives: + Very clean and well maintained. + Sites are nicely spaced apart. + Check-in process is simple and easy. + All sites have electricity up to 50 amps. + Quiet, relaxing, family atmosphere. + Pleanty of trees for shade. Negatives: - Bugs! Come prepared. - No direct access from the RV park to the marina and day use area. Long walk or quick drive around. Other: & Alcohol is not permitted in the park. & No Wi-Fi Conclusion: Excellent destination stay.

I live in the neighborhood and visit the park regularly. I love it but the campers love to speed so…read morefast and have little respect to us who live here. Lots of pets and children and has many fun things for all of us but again the road itself is very dangerous as cars tend to just speed by so be careful and please respect those who reside here.

This park gets pretty busy around Fourth of July! Located right next to the Columbia River, the…read morebarge launches the fireworks right from the river. You get a pretty good view of the bridge from here. They water the grass, so it is nice and green. From the looks of it, it seems like the grass area is a thin stretch of grass along the river, rather than an expansive, wide field of grass that you can run and play frisbee on. Like most recreational areas, it will take you quite a while to exit the parking area on a holiday, like the Fourth of July

Hanford Reach National Monument is a beautiful area abundant with distinguishing natural landmarks…read more The monument is broken up into a number of different sections, termed units, with different access availabilities. Something to check out in advance if you are thinking of going. Highway 24 (WA-24) makes its way through some of the monument and there are occasional informational/interpretive signs alongside the highway in pullouts. The monument forms a roughly horseshoe shape around the Hanford Nuclear Site a Department of Energy (DOE) site. The importance of the Hanford Reach National Monument is highlighted through the signs providing integrated background of the area and the nuclear site utility locally and in human history. Provides a sobering reminder that the manufacturing and building of man-made structures and technologies, including nuclear reactors, need to be offset with the preservation of areas of pure nature to sustain life on Earth. If the prospect of high radiation doses makes you faint just thinking about it, then it may be best you don't come to a place like this. My work has brought me into the world of nuclear physics more than once and for me fear mongering tactics have long since worn off. Some things aren't so scary when you get to know it/them. I chose to drive out to the White Bluffs Lookout area and the road to the area was gravel and several miles long. The turn-off to this road is located near milepost 63.2 on Highway 24. My car ended up getting rather dusty by the time we made it to the parking lot. I saw only one other car while I was there, a maintenance vehicle. The interpretive signs help provide social and historical context for the monument and are worth a read no matter how familiar you are with the topics presented. A closed road, which one can walk, runs along some spectacular rock outcrops. I chose to eat my packed lunch along the side of this road after walking a little ways. After lunch I did a little bird watching and returned to my car. Very windy on my visit on the 12th of August 2020.