Columbia Hills State Park

About Columbia Hills State Park

Columbia Hills State Park, which includes Dalles National Park, includes a 1,500-acre state park with a total area of 2,000 acres and Dalling Lake.

The lake itself is about 90 hectares large and actually a tributary of the Columbia River, but is flooded by a dam, the Dalles dam. Butte dominates the skyline and the lake looks like an old castle and is the largest lake in the state with a total area of 2,000 hectares.

The lupine and balsam roots bloom in mid-April and form a spectacular purple and golden field. Climbing is possible throughout the park, but only in the spring and summer months and only for a few hours.

Winter closes on October 27 and reopens on March 27, and winter opens on April 1 and closes for winter on January 1, 2018.

Daily fees are $10 per day or $30 per year for adults and $5 for children under 5 years of age, and daily fees are $10 per day for children under 30 years of age.

The Butte and the surrounding Columbia River canals were dug out of basalt rock during the last ice age to flood them. For information about the flooding, visit the Columbia Lake State Park website, where you can find information about the sewer system and its history.

Basalt was formed as a result of lava flows that formed through cracks in the Earth's crust and covered the entire eastern Washington and Oregon region during a long ice age. When you look at the rocks along the river, you notice the stratification that occurs when the banks rise out of the rock.

In some places the lava flows are several hundred meters thick, and each bank represents a different lava flow, but in other places it is only a layer of rock.

Indian pictograms, paintings, petroglyphs and carvings, the park contains some of the oldest pictograms in the northwest. Archaeological sites and artifacts are protected by federal and state law, but their disruption or removal is illegal and punishable by harsh penalties. The artifacts associated with the local tribes can be seen in a variety of locations, including the Columbia Hills Museum and the Museum of Natural History. Indian pictograms, paintings, petroleum carvings etc. are included in this park as well as a number of other artifacts.

The park has been the site of an Indian village for over a century, and the Lewis and Clark expedition camped in the village and described a wooden house in one of their diaries. The village was flooded by the water of the Dalles dam, but only when the park was flooded by the water of the dam.

O'Brien said the park was formerly called Horsethief Lake State Park by workers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who developed the site. The workers were apparently inspired by the many horses that the Indians kept at the sites, and thought it resembled the horses of a horse race in the early 19th century, as well as horse races in Europe and the United States.

The commission combined the park with Dalles Mountain Ranch and renamed the area Columbia Hills State Park in 2003. The park has a total area of about 2,500 acres, or about 1.5 million square feet, and the maximum length of each site is 60 feet and can be limited. Most services are available within the 20-mile park, but you may be able to park in the parking lot of State Park or in the visitor center on the east side of Columbia Hill Road.

There are also primitive hiking, biking and camping sites, and there is also a campground in the parking lot of Dalles Mountain Ranch on the east side of Columbia Hill Road. Be aware that it can be very windy in Columbia River Gorge, so be prepared for such conditions.

Motor-powered electric generators can be operated up to 12 hours a day, seven days a week and weekends. The campsites are served first, check-in is at 1 pm, quiet hours are at 10 pm and 630 am. Check-up time is at 230 h; check-in times are 13 h; quiet hour is 22 h, 630 h and check-out time at 14 h, 19 h.

In summer you can stay in the park for ten days in a row, but the length of stay is extended.

Motorboats are not allowed on the lake, the municipality has imposed a ban on motorboats for the entire lake and only one boat ramp. The park has two boat ramps and has an agreement with the community of Columbia Hills and the city of St. John's, New Brunswick, Canada, for a total of four.

Day permits for launching ships and unloading trailers in the park are available for $5, and annual permits can be purchased for $10 a day or $30 a year if personnel is available.

Reservations for hikes and pictograms are possible by calling 509 - 439 - 9032 or for guided tours. The Columbia Hills National Historic Site in Columbia Hill State Park is a National Historic Site, and facilities are served whoever comes first, comes and comes first.

If the ranger does not take your call back, you can call the office at 509 - 439 - 9032, but when you reach the answering machine, please leave all the information you have in mind. You must come to the tour to confirm verbally with a ranger that your reservation has been made.

It is advisable to reserve at least two to three weeks in advance, as the tours are limited to 25 people and fill up quickly. To book your tour, please call the office at 509 - 439 - 9032 to get more information about the tour and to secure the dates you want.

A large shaded lawn is suitable for croquet or football, but visitors must bring their own equipment.

There is a horseshoe and appetizer shaft, and there is also a large pond for fishing (see Fishing Regulations for seasonal information), as well as a picnic area with picnic tables.

The lake is open for fishing, but fishermen should check the rules to find out the data. There is a high wind experience that windsurfers can experience without the risks of river currents and inland waterway traffic.

The Butte is a very popular climbing site, but two areas with a climbing ban are designated as protected cultural assets. Climbers are instructed to limit their lime intake and the amount of lime in the water when climbing on stalks.

Rattlesnakes live in the area, but they are very rare and bullsnakes are more common. Note that parking conditions are often extremely windy and parking is often limited to one parking space per vehicle.

They are not venomous, but their colour and markings are similar to those of rattlesnakes, and they have rattles. While climbing in the area, watch for poison ponds from behind and watch the poison pond from behind.

When they are leafing, they tend to reappear as woody shrubs at the foot of the rock walls or in the shade of trees.

These ticks can be brown or green, brown, green or both and can cause serious health problems. Pay particular attention to ticks when guiding and visiting undeveloped areas. Archaeological sites and artifacts are protected by federal and state law, and their disruption or removal is illegal and punishable by harsh penalties.

The park is located at milestone 85 and is located in the Columbia River Gorge, east of Columbia City, Oregon. Head east or west on I-84, take Exit 87, take US 197 and head north over the Columbia River Bridge. Turn right to go east to the entrance of Columbia Hills State Park, located on the west side of Interstate 84, about one mile west of the bridge and one mile north of Milestones 85.

The park is located at milestone 85 and from Washington, SR-14 runs east to west across the Columbia River to Columbia City, Oregon.