Yakima Sportsman State Park

Yakima Sportsman State Park


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Yakima Sportsman State Park is a 247-acre camping park created in 1940 by the Yakima Sportsman's Association to promote game management and the preservation of natural resources. The park is on the floodplain of the Yakima River and is an irrigated "green zone" in an otherwise desert area. The park has a variety of deciduous trees that shade camping and picnic areas. One hundred and forty bird species have been identified in the park. Ponds lure fishers to the river. The park is a popular stay-over spot for travelers and visitors to events in the Yakima area.

Ponds, lakes and rivers attract fishermen, both young and adult, to this location. More than 140 species of bird make wildlife watching a delight. The campground is a stay-over place for events at the Yakima Sun-Dome and fairgrounds.

Rangers will lead nature walks when requested. There is a Juan A. Alvarez Outdoor Living Classroom in the park that has a short, paved ADA-accessible trail and pier which enters a wetland area. This trail affords visitors a look at a living, working wetland. The park is on a floodplain of the Yakima River. It is an irrigated desert with ponds and lakes and a variety of beautiful deciduous trees. The area receives an annual average rainfall of seven inches and an annual average of eight inches of snowfall. Summer temperatures are in the 80-to-90-degree range.

Old clay-pigeon traps may still be found in the park. They are remnants from the Yakima Sportsman Club, a hunting, fishing and shooting club that created the park in 1940. The club donated the park to Washington State Parks in 1956.

Facilities: Yakima Sportsman State Park provides restrooms and picnic areas.

Reservations: Reservations are accepted for Yakima Sportsman State Park.

Best Time To Visit: Yakima Sportsman State Park is open during the summer from 6:30 am -10:00pm. Winter hours are from 8:00am-5:00pm.

Fees: No fees are charged.

Accessibility: Handicap accessibility is provided.

Rules: Quiet hours are from 10:00pm-8:00am.

Directions: To reach Yakima Sportsman State Park from Yakima start out going north on S 2nd St toward E Yakima Ave. for 0.1 miles. Turn right onto E Yakima Ave. for 1.0 mile. E Yakima Ave becomes Terrace Heights Dr. for 0.8 miles. Turn right onto Keys Rd. for 0.3 miles. Turn right onto Industry Ln. for 0.1 miles. Turn left for 0.6 miles. (There are .20 miles between your ending location and the end of your driving directions. Use maps to get from your ending location to the end of your route.) End at Yakima Sportsman State Park.

Address

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

7150 Cleanwater Lane

P.O. Box 42650

Olympia, Washington 98504

Phone
General: (360) 902-8844
Reservations: (888) 226-7688

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