Hiking & Biking
Sand dunes, open shoreline and basalt coulees, with the walking starting at the edge of the property rather than an hour up the road.
Off The Water
Open country, not a trail network
This is high desert. What you get is space and long views rather than signposts and switchbacks.
Most of it is public land in the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area, no permit needed. March through November is the season, and midsummer is hot and shadeless, so check the forecast before you go.
Where To Go
Local trails
The Sand Dunes
North shore of the reservoir
Open sand and scattered brush above the water. No marked route, so most people pick a line and wander. Hot and exposed in midsummer, so go early or late.
Shoreline Walks
From the edge of the resort
The easiest walking here, and it starts where the pavement ends. Best in fall when the water drops and opens up more beach.
Seep Lakes
Columbia Basin Wildlife Area, south of the resort
A scattered network of small lakes and the two track roads between them. Popular with birders and with anglers walking in to the smaller water.
Frenchman Coulee
West toward the Columbia River
Basalt columns and coulee floor, and a well known climbing area. A drive rather than a walk from the resort, but the best scenery within an hour.
Carry water. The basin is hot and shadeless through the summer, and there is no drinking water once you leave the resort.
Stay at the edge of it
Cottages, lake houses and RV sites where the property meets open country, with the water and the restaurant a short walk back.