Columbia Hills State Park
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  Columbia Hills Historical State Park Location in the state of Washington  Columbia Hills Historical State Park Columbia Hills Historical State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Klickitat County, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°38′58″N 121°05′45″W / 45.6493355°N 121.0957826°W[1] |
| Area | 3,338 acres (1,351 ha) |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m)[1] |
| Established | 2003 |
| Administered by | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
| Visitors | 230,637 (in 2024)[2] |
| Website | Official website  |
Columbia Hills Historical State Park is a Washington public recreation area located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Dallesport on SR 14 in Klickitat County. The state park occupies 3,338 acres (1,351 ha) on Horsethief Lake, an impoundment of the Columbia River.[3] It was created in 2003 with the merger of Horsethief Lake State Park and Dalles Mountain Ranch.[4]
Activities and amenities
[edit]Park activities include camping, boating, picnicking, fishing, swimming, windsurfing, rock climbing, and hiking on 12 miles (19 km) of trails.[3] Several petroglyph panels that were saved from inundation by the nearby Dalles Dam have been installed in the park.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Horsethief Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Visitation Reports". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "Columbia Hills Historical State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ "Columbia Hills State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ Banyasz, Malin Grunberg (May–June 2017). "Columbia Hills Historical State Park, Washington". Off the Grid. Archaeology. Vol. 70, no. 3. p. 10. ISSN 0003-8113.
External links
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