Lower Granite Dam Park

Beachview park is the site for the annual national night out from crime celebration on the first tuesday in.

Lower granite dam park. There is a 4 mile walking asphalt path along the river going up to the lower granite dam for you to take in the views of the gorge. Boyer park lower granite lock and dam day trip. Reviewed july 2 2012. The park also has 8 boat docks that have a dump station along with fuel for your boat.

The 49 acre park is a popular place for families to picnic and camp. Wawawai county park sits in the snake river canyon approximately three miles upstream from lower granite dam. The park is open from 7am to dusk and for overnight camping year round. There is a half mile interpretive hiking trail.

Opened 45 years ago in 1975 the dam is located 22 miles 35 km south of colfax and 35 miles 56 km north of pomeroy. Boyer park and lower granite dam boyer park marina is located on the scenic snake river a short 20 miles southeast of pullman washington and offers many kinds of recreational enjoyment from fishing boating swimming camping picnicking to just spending a lazy day on our sandy beach. Small group and family tours of the powerhouse and juvenile fish facility may be available upon request throughout. Lower granite lock and dam was the fourth of four dams constructed as part of the lower snake river project authorized in the rivers and harbors act of 1945.

The visitor center is open seven days a week from 8 00 a m. He suguested nearby boyer park. Lower granite dam is part of the columbia river basin system of dams built and. Clarkstonnaturalresources usace army mil lower granite visitor center phone.

Lower granite lock and dam also has a visitor center that offers movies inter active displays brochures guided tours and a friendly and helpful staff. We started off our day by picking up our son who is attending school in pullman wa. Three more turbine units were installed and operational in 1979. In 1858 chief timothy led col.

To the office and greenbelt ramp just north of the interstate blue bridge to 100 fair street in clarkston wa. Review of wawawai county park. When the lower granite dam flooded the mouth of alpowa creek with slackwater chief timothy s grave was in danger of being flooded and his remains were moved to beachview park. Lower granite dam south shore visitor center 509 843 1493 directions lake history factoid directions.

The koa also has a restaurant and store for all your camping amenities and much more. Construction began in 1965 and three turbine units were operational in 1975. Lower granite lock and dam is a concrete gravity run of the river dam in the northwest united states on the lower snake river in southeastern washington it bridges whitman and garfield counties. We wanted a fun day in the sun by the water without a long drive.