Columbia Hills State Park
{{Short description|State park in Washington (state), United States}}
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| location = Klickitat, Washington, United States
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| established = 2003
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| operator = Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150118020642/http://www.parks.wa.gov/489/Columbia-Hills Columbia Hills State Park]
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Columbia Hills State Park is a Washington state park located {{convert|6|mi}} east of Dallesport on SR 14 in Klickitat County. The park occupies {{convert|3338|acre}} on Horsethief Lake, an impoundment of the Columbia River, and was created in 2003 with the merger of Horsethief Lake State Park and Dalles Mountain Ranch.
Activities and amenities
File:Part of Horsethief Butte and Columbia River Gorge.jpg
Park activities include camping, boating, picnicking, fishing, swimming, windsurfing, rock climbing, and hiking on {{convert|12|mi}} of trails. Several petroglyph panels that were saved from inundation by the nearby Dalles Dam have been installed in the park.{{cite magazine |last1=Banyasz|first1=Malin Grunberg |department=Off the Grid |title=Columbia Hills Historical State Park, Washington |magazine=Archaeology |date=May–June 2017|volume=70|issue=3|page=10|url=https://www.archaeology.org/issues/257-1705/from-the-trenches/5453-trenches-washington-columbia-hills |issn=0003-8113}}
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150118020642/http://www.parks.wa.gov/489/Columbia-Hills Columbia Hills State Park] Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150214053353/http://www.parks.wa.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1852 Columbia Hills State Park Map] Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
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