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| | Goldendale Observatory State Park | | The park is a five-acre educational facility on a 2,100-foot-high hilltop. The observatory houses one of the nation's largest public telescopes and has attracted sky-watchers since its opening in 1973. It is a unique facility because it caters to the general public with programs designed to educate the novice as well as the experienced star gazer. They have a number of telescopes including a 24.5 inch that is used in the evenings for public viewing sessions. The facility has twelve portable telescopes and special camera accessories available to the public and a lecture room which contains astronomical displays. |
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| | Maryhill State Park | | This is a 99-acre camping park with 4,700 feet of waterfront on the Columbia River in Klickitat County. The park has two boat ramps and 216 feet of dock for boat handling only. Maryhill State Park was acquired by lease from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1972 at no cost. Sam Hill, considered a local eccentric, built a "castle" for his daughter, Mary, on a hill, and named it "Maryhill." He designated the beautiful building, originally designed as a family home, as an art museum before the end of its construction. |
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| | Mayer State Park | | Go see lower Mayer State Park from the top of Rowena Crest and soak in a view of the most beautiful lake around. Both are actually within Mayer State Park, but few people know that. From the top of Rowena, Mayer can be fully appreciated for its many amenities, including swimming, boating, fishing and picnicking. |
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| | Memaloose State Park | | This area is where the Chinook Indian tribes of the Columbia Gorge used to lay the bones of their dead on open pyres on Memaloose Island in the middle of the Columbia River near The Dallas. Today, Memaloose State Park is a virtual oasis of beauty in the hottest part of the Columbia River Gorge. On summer nights, families select prime viewing spots on the cool grass and open meadows around the campground and observe the nightly celestial performances of shooting stars, wandering satellites and far away galaxies. |
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| | Starvation Creek State Park | | The park is at the base of the sheer walls of the Columbia Gorge, Starvation Creek is much more than it appears. Recently re-opened after reconstruction of the aging (and failing) water system, Starvation Creek is a feast for the eyes and feet. Trails spreading out from this day-use park lead onto adjacent National Forest Service land and connect to the Mt. Defiance and Starvation Ridge trails. Heading east, trek along a remnant of the Historic Columbia River Highway to Viento State Park and campground. |
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| | Viento State Park | | Viento is a great place to camp! With modern campsites, Viento almost always has a spot available when other campgrounds in the area are full. There's a great picnic area right next to a wonderful, babbling creek - just right for skimming stones and soaking sore feet. A one-mile trail from Viento to Starvation Creek takes visitors along a section of the Historic Columbia River Highway. Now a hiking trail, there hasn't been auto traffic here in more than 50 years. |
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| | White River Falls State Park | | is one of Oregon's secret hideaways and is located just east of Tygh Valley along Highway 216. The White River plunges 90 feet over a basalt shelf. A rugged quarter-mile trail takes hikers down deep within the canyon to the historic hydroelectric power plant at the base of the raw, churning power of the falls. The park is a popular picnicking, hiking and fishing retreat for visitors to the Deschutes River corridor. |
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