Balfour Klickitat Day Use Site

Washington

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Length: 0.7 miles
Trail Uses: Hiking, Handicapped Accessible
Facilities available: Parking, Restrooms
Season of Use: Year-round
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 120 ft.
Visitor Use: Light

Access: from SR-14 - from Lyle, Washington - Follow SR-14 approximately 1/4 mile west and take a right (north) onto Old Hwy 8 (County Road 1230). It is an immediate right after crossing the Klickitat River. Follow Old Hwy 8 for approximately 1/4 mile to the parking lot on the east side of the road.

Balfour Klickitat Day Use Site Location Map

Description: Balfour Klickitat offers unique views of the Columbia and the Klickitat rivers as well as wildflower and birdwatching opportunities. The site has a fascinating history and offers wonderful interpretive opportunities related to Native Americans, the Lewis and Clark Trail, and European settlement. The property was the likely site of a Klickitat Indian village visited by Lewis and Clark. English nobleman Sir Thomas Balfour developed an extensive agricultural operation in the 1890's, of which barely a trace remains
today.

Features: Wildflowers and outstanding views of the Gorge.