Doug's Beach State Park PDF Print E-mail
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This park is one of the premier windsurfing sites in the Columbia River Gorge. Doug's Beach State Park is a 400-acre, undeveloped day-use park. The park is situated beneath some basalt cliffs carved by floodwaters of the last ice age. Visitors can identify the various flows of lava that formed the basalt by the distinct stratigraphy along the cliff walls. Artifacts associated with Native American villages are also present. Visitors can access the beach down a paved path.

Amenities:

  • Windsurfing
  • Views
  • Picknicking

Driving Directions:

Located between Murdock, Wash., and Lyle, Wash. in Klickitat County on SR 14.

From Oregon:
On I-84, take exit #87 at The Dalles. Drive north on US 197 over the Columbia River about 2.5 miles to the SR 14 junction, then head west about five miles. The park is located on SR 14.

From Washington:
Travel east on SR 14 from Vancouver,WA. The park is about three miles east of the town of Lyle.

Traveling west:
On SR 14 from US 97 or I-82 near the Tri-Cities, drive about five miles past the US 197 junction. The park is located near milepost-78 on SR 14.

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Last Updated on Monday, 11 May 2009 21:12