If you like our Visitor Guide site but really want the regular, printed guide … well, what can I say. Pick one up when you get here, or ask for them at visitor centers all over the state.
In the meantime, we have a handy digital replica for you right here.
Kids never get tired of swimming. And if parents can play along for a while, then watch safely from a shady lawn, how perfect is that?
Welcome to Spring Canyon. It’s a gem of the National Park Service’s Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area at Grand Coulee.
Even on a smokey day, such as this Friday due to numerous wildfires in Washington and British Columbia, people still enjoy the beach at Spring Canyon Campground, which is open to all at no charge.
“We don’t have this whe
re we live,” said a young mom watching her kids at the uncrowded beach, although she lives in Lake Stevens in western Washington.
Scott Hunter
The 2017 Festival of America happened last weekend, but here’s a tip: Locals enjoy a great fireworks show of their own making off the top of North Dam, tonight, July 4. It’s an annual event, kinda crazy but well policed and permitted.
North Dam is what holds up the north end of Banks Lake, and a pretty safe place to hold fireworks. It’s the only place in the city of Grand Coulee where they are allowed, so local people flock to it. Travelers are welcome too, but bring your own chairs and refreshments. This is strictly non-commercial, no vendors selling hot dogs.
To get there, just head south on highway 155 at the junction with 174, where the 76 station is in Grand Coulee, and you’re looking at North Dam.
Our latest print Visitors Guide for the Grand Coulee Dam Area is now available at many outlets in our area, and soon across the state of Washington.
Here’s an online version.
