water sports
water sports
water sports
A number of local recreation areas have public access boat launches including in the Priest Rapid Lake, a reservoir that stretches 18 miles north to the spillway for Wanapum Dam. River level data updates every hour. Remember to be safe while on the water and beware that river levels can change suddenly without warning. Learn more about water conditions at grantpud.org/river.
Golf
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water sports
Regardless of your handicap or age, the links in and around the area are welcoming and challenging. South Grant County favorites in the region include Desert Aire Golf Course and Royal City Public Golf Course, but a plethora of other courses are available within one-hour drive time.
hunting
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hunting
WA Fish & Wildlife describes opportunities in the local area for hunting with information explained in 2024 District 5 Hunting Prospects (wa.gov).
Hiking
Beverly Dunes & Mattawa ORV Off-Road Park
hunting
Hanford Reach - White Bluffs
No signs pointing to the road in for the trailhead, so zip by the solar powered gate and you are greeted by an old log cabin. The trailhead is tricky to find about quarter mile up the road on the left, past a pseudo-parking lot with signs that read "no vehicles beyond this point", the trail is faint. It becomes more visible within a quarter mile, and climbs gently to the top of the bluffs, eventually opening up to 360 views of the Columbia and the entire Reach.
fishing
Beverly Dunes & Mattawa ORV Off-Road Park
Beverly Dunes & Mattawa ORV Off-Road Park
Thanks to the valiant efforts of the Central Washington Fish Advisory Committee (CWFAC), exciting things are happening in our own Grant County waterways! This non-profit volunteer-driven group is actively building and placing 4-feet x 4-feet x 8-feet artificial habitat boxes to create essential vast reefs of new fish habitat within our waters.
Beverly Dunes & Mattawa ORV Off-Road Park
Beverly Dunes & Mattawa ORV Off-Road Park
Beverly Dunes & Mattawa ORV Off-Road Park
Public lands in the care of the US Department of Interior/Bureau of Land Management, includes 4,500 acres of high desert terrain consists of a single track, makeshift motocross tracks, rocky 4x4 trails and rugged hill climbs. No trees, sparse vegetation. All vehicles are permitted, but no services. Come prepared!