Visitors’ Guide • Grand Coulee Dam Area • 2010-1011
passenger, a bell or whistle and a fire extinguisher. electricity, sewer, tables and stoves are located at each site, and 26 standard sites with table, stove, and tent pad, plus 12 boat-in campsites located on the north end of Steamboat Rock. The restrooms have Adventurous hikers should try Steamboat Rock.Head hot showers. At Jones Bay and Osborn Bay are 80 toward the saddle of the monolith, which can be seen primitive sites with table, stove, a vault toilet, but no from the park roadway. There are steep spots, but running water. they are not difficult for Steamboat Rock most hikers. The panState Park is part of oramic view from the the state’s reservatop is wonderful.There tion camping sysare approximately 640 tem. Reservations acres at the summit. for camping can Hikers may also venbe made online at ture into Northrup www.parks.wa.gov Canyon where they or by calling 888will find 3,120 acres of 226-7688. The popforested ravines tucked ular campground away between coulee fills up fast and walls.The area harbors early reservations the only natural forest are recommended. in Grant County and The park is open is a nesting ground for camping year for the bald eagle and round. a peaceful home for Please Note: A other wildlife. To hike permit is rethe area, contact the quired for boat rangers at Steamboat launching , and Rock State Park. trailer dumping A few cautions: Do not at the park. A wander too near the boat launching edge of the rock. Basalt annual pass may is not stable rock upon be obtained at which to depend for the park office or sound footing when from the Washapproaching the edgington State es. Stand a respectable Parks Commisdistance from the edge. sion in Olympia, Be aware also that this Banks Lake Golf Course Washington. is rattlesnake country. Rattlesnakes are generally not lethal, but they should be avoided.You will find them around most of the local trails during summer months. While not particularly aggressive, they have been known to bite. If bitten, Boat launching ramps can be found at Steamboat seek medical attention. Finally, if you plan to hike an Rock State Park, 11 miles south of Grand Coulee on hour or more, carry water to quench your thirst and SR155, and at Coulee Playland Resort in Electric City. help avoid leg cramps. There are two other launching sites found about midway along the lake. One is at Barker Canyon on the west side of the lake, and the other is on the small peninsula that juts out toward Steamboat Rock from the east side of the lake, just off the SR155. Yes, the public may golf at Banks Lake Golf and While boating is great fun on Banks Lake, navigators Country Club located approximately 1.5 miles west of are cautioned that the lake can become rough very Electric City and about five miles from Grand Coulee quickly.Keep an eye on the weather,and carry the nec- Dam on SR155. essary safety equipment—flotation devices for each The 18-hole course is carved out of the natural slope
What about hiking?
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Is there golfing in the coulee?
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