Brooks Memorial State Park

About Brooks Memorial State Park

Brooks Memorial State Park is a state park at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, north of San Diego, California. The park offers a variety of natural environments that visitors can enjoy, such as hiking, biking, camping, fishing and hiking.

Visitors can see the pine forests of Ponderosa and Oregon, as well as the Sierra Nevada, the Pacific Ocean and the San Joaquin Valley. There is a nine-kilometer trail that leads to Brooks Memorial State Park Trailhead, one of the most popular trails in the park.

Brooks Memorial is only open from April 1 to October 1, but water is available from mid-April to late October. Reservations must be made by May 15, May 15 or September, and Brooks Memorial State Park is only open from April 1 to October 1.

Brooks Memorial State Park, purchased from six plots between 1944 and 1957, was named and inaugurated in honor of local citizen Nelson B. Brooks, credited with creating an excellent municipal road network. The Yakima Indian nation is located three miles north of the park and shows signs of early Indian activity.

The park has two campsites, one on the west and one on the east side. The connection point is on the area 1 / 23, the campsite is 24 / 45 and both places are occupied.

The maximum length of the course is 30 feet (possibly due to limited availability) and there is a self-service station near the toilet. Campers must register within 30 minutes of the space allocation, and a limit of eight people is allowed per pitch.

Water is available from mid-April to the end of October, and arriving campers are admitted at 22: 00. No additional charges are applicable for the use of water, picnic tables, toilets or other amenities in the park.

The camp is open all year round - except in winter - with limited facilities and has a first-come campsite, a first-service campsite and a limited number of picnic tables and toilets. The park offers a group camp that accommodates up to four people with a maximum of four tents and two tents per person. This camp has access to water, toilets, showers, a picnic table and other amenities.

The fees vary according to the size of the group and reservations are made through the parking office at 509 - 773 - 4611. First - come, first - tents with a maximum of four tents and two tents per person are available, but charges of $5 for a single tent or $10 for two tents and a picnic table. In this park there is a monument to the honorable Nelson B. Brooks, as well as other monuments and monuments to other state and local heroes.

The Park Ranger organizes tours and programs, and nature lectures are held for groups at the Environmental Learning Center (ELC) upon request.

Call the park at 509-773-4611 for more information or visit the Brook Memorial State Park website. The ball court and swings are open to the public daily from 9 am to 4 pm and are located in the parks next to the ball courts and the swing.

For information about hiking, please contact rangers at 509-773-4611 or the Brook Memorial State Park website. Hikers should bring water, snacks, water bottles, sunscreen and a map of the paths and trails of the park.

Motorised activities are not allowed on the paths and metal detector enthusiasts must report any evidence of Indian artifacts to the park ranger. Activities in the park include stargazing at the Goldendale Observatory, visiting the replica of Stonehenge (SR-14), visiting the Maryhill Museum and driving along the historic Columbia Highway to the nearby Orgeon.

The hotel is located in the historic town of Toppenish, about 40 miles south of the park's main entrance on Columbia Highway. The park borders the Pacific Ocean to the north, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Fraser River and Lake Washington to the south and ToPPenishes to the south.

Brooks Memorial is located on I-84, which leads through the town of Toppenish on the south side of the Columbia River, about 40 miles south of the Columbia Highway. If you are traveling north on this highway, you can take the Bigg Bridge to Brooks Memorial State Park and then I / 84 South to the park entrance.