Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park
"Ephrata is close enough for easy day trips to the park’s lakes and overlook. Visitors often come for fishing, picnicking, and a look at the Ice Age flood geology."
A striking desert park featuring the Dry Falls overlook, lakes, boating, fishing, and scenic camping.
French Creek State Park
"Ephrata locals visit French Creek for its scenic beauty and as a convenient spot for family camping and fishing trips."
Largest forest block between DC and NYC with historic iron furnace connections.
Potholes State Park
"Ephrata residents and visitors use the park for easy access to fishing and lake activities. It is a popular day-trip destination from the Columbia Basin."
A high-desert lake park known for boating, fishing, swimming, and birdwatching.
Daroga State Park
"Ephrata residents often visit for a nearby camping and picnic destination with water access and expansive open-sky scenery."
A sunny Columbia River park offering swimming, boating, fishing, camping, and scenic desert-river views.
Steamboat Rock State Park
"Ephrata travelers use the park for camping and a change of scenery from the Columbia Basin. Its shoreline and mesa views make it a popular warm-weather destination."
A striking basalt mesa park on Banks Lake known for boating, hiking, swimming, and expansive desert scenery.