Dressed up like the rock band KISS, a group of runners come off the top of the dam in 2022 in the full spirit of the weekend.
It’s not just a dam run anymore. The Dam Run has morphed into more than a 5K, 10K, or half-marathon race on Saturday, Sept. 16. Now it’s a whole festival.
And Sunbanks Lake Resort is wrapping up its lineup of music festivals with a weekend of tributes to great rock bands.
Run the Dam now offers food, vendors, beer garden, live entertainment, Kids Korner and more.
A couple anglers fish through the ice on Banks Lake near the feeder canal Thursday.
The ice on Banks Lake could “could rapidly change without warning” as the Bureau of Reclamation will begin pumping water into the lake on Friday, Feb. 17, the Bureau announced Thursday.
A similar warning applies for those fishing at Potholes Reservoir.
The lasers tell the story of the dam and surrounding area and people, drawn with light figures 300 feet tall and up to nearly a mile away.
The famous laser light show on Grand Coulee Dam will begin the season Saturday night, May 28, 2022 at 10 p.m.
And TOURS ARE BACK!
After a couple covid-harried seasons, tours will begin Saturday too, from the pump-generating plant that irrigates half of Eastern Washington. Well, okay, 670,000 acres,— but really that’s impressive. You can learn a lot more on the tour.
The Bureau of Reclamation says the Grand Coulee Dam “One River, Many Voices” laser light show and the John W. Keys III Pump-Generating Plant public tours will come back on May 28.
The light show will run nightly at 10 p.m. Pacific Time through July 31. Beginning Aug. 1, the show will start at 9:30 p.m., and beginning Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, it will start at 8:30 p.m. Start times are subject to change. Tickets are not required to enjoy the light show.
Public tours at the John W. Keys III Pump-Generating Plant will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. PDT, running approximately one hour. Availability is limited and subject to change. Admission is free. For accessible accommodations, call 509-633-9265.
Reclamation will continue to monitor any changes in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. Tours can be canceled without notice. Additional tour guidelines are available on our website at https://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/visit/tour.html.
The Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT. Admission is free.
Steamboat Rock State Park, along with other state lands, is closed due to the state response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Local state parks areas such as Steamboat Rock, Osborne Bay, and Northrup Canyon are closed, while Spring Canyon remains open but without services.
State authorities, however, including Gov. Jay Inslee, are saying that if you have to drive to it, it’s too far and you should just stay home and take a walk around the block.
