POMEROY, Wash. – Vehicle access to Willow Landing parking lot and boat launch will be temporarily closed until about noon on Sunday, Aug. 12, to accommodate parking lot maintenance work, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.
Lower Granite Natural Resource Management maintenance staff will repair cracks in the parking lot, then seal-coat the lot to improve visitor use and safety. While work is in progress, the area will be temporarily closed to all types of vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
“Visitor and employee safety is our first priority,” said Corps Park Manager Darren Opp. “The temporary closure is needed make sure the work crew has safe access to the entire area, and to protect visitors, their vehicles and camping equipment from seal-coat overspray.”
Visitors seeking boat-launching facilities or camping sites are encouraged to consider several other nearby locations on Lake Bryan:
* Little Goose Landing offers day use, boat ramp, dock and primitive camping. It is located 1 mile east of Little Goose Dam, at Snake River Mile 72, on the south river bank.
* Illia Landing offers day use, boat ramp, dock and primitive camping. It is located 3 miles west of Lower Granite Dam on Almota Ferry Road, at Snake River Mile 103, on the south river bank.
* Lambi Creek Recreation Area offers day-use and camping sites for tents and RVs. It is located about 5 miles west of Lower Granite Dam on Almota Ferry Road, at Snake River Mile 101, on the south river bank.
* Port of Garfield Ramp offers day use, boat ramp and dock. It is located 10.5 miles north of Dodge, Wash., on Highway 127, at Snake River Mile 83, on the south river bank.
For more information about this maintenance project or other nearby recreation opportunities, please contact the Natural Resource Management Office, 509-751-0250. For current dam-crossing information, call 1-888-DAM-INFO (1-888-326-4636).
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Lower Granite Natural Resource Management maintenance staff will repair cracks in the parking lot, then seal-coat the lot to improve visitor use and safety. While work is in progress, the area will be temporarily closed to all types of vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
“Visitor and employee safety is our first priority,” said Corps Park Manager Darren Opp. “The temporary closure is needed make sure the work crew has safe access to the entire area, and to protect visitors, their vehicles and camping equipment from seal-coat overspray.”
Visitors seeking boat-launching facilities or camping sites are encouraged to consider several other nearby locations on Lake Bryan:
* Little Goose Landing offers day use, boat ramp, dock and primitive camping. It is located 1 mile east of Little Goose Dam, at Snake River Mile 72, on the south river bank.
* Illia Landing offers day use, boat ramp, dock and primitive camping. It is located 3 miles west of Lower Granite Dam on Almota Ferry Road, at Snake River Mile 103, on the south river bank.
* Lambi Creek Recreation Area offers day-use and camping sites for tents and RVs. It is located about 5 miles west of Lower Granite Dam on Almota Ferry Road, at Snake River Mile 101, on the south river bank.
* Port of Garfield Ramp offers day use, boat ramp and dock. It is located 10.5 miles north of Dodge, Wash., on Highway 127, at Snake River Mile 83, on the south river bank.
For more information about this maintenance project or other nearby recreation opportunities, please contact the Natural Resource Management Office, 509-751-0250. For current dam-crossing information, call 1-888-DAM-INFO (1-888-326-4636).
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