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| | Battle Ground Lake State Park - Boating | | The park is largely evergreen forest with trails around the lake. Annual average rainfall is 35 inches. The lake's origin is volcanic, and is believed to have been formed as a "Maar" volcano. This type of volcano is the result of hot lava or magma pushing up near the surface of the earth and then coming into contact with underground water. This is thought to have resulted in a large steam explosion, leaving a crater that later formed a lake. |
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| | Doug's Beach State Park - Wind Surfing | | The park is a 400-acre, undeveloped day-use park on the Columbia River. This is one of the premier windsurfing sites in the Columbia Gorge and is rated for advanced sailors. Parking is along the south side of SR 14. There is a pedestrian walkway behind the vehicle-parking area, fenced from passing trains. |
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| | Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Water Activities In National Forests | | The Gifford Pinchot National Forest, located in southwest Washington is one of the oldest national forests in the United States. Established in 1949, the forest now contains 1,312,000 acres and includes the 110,000-acre Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. |
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| | Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail - Boating | | In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. The voyage of was made up of 45 men, a keelboat, two pirogues, and a dog. At 3,700 miles in length, Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail is the second longest of the 23 National Scenic & National Historic Trails in the United States and it crosses 11 states. |
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| | Paradise Point State Park - Swimming | | This is an 88-acre camping park with 6,180 feet of freshwater shoreline, immediately east of the interstate. The swimming area is on the east fork of the Lewis River. The swim area is an unguarded, no-wake zone. The boat ramp is dirt and very primitive. Depending on water level, the boat launch may not be usable. |
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