STARBUCK, Wash. – Outdoors enthusiasts can enjoy spring at recreation facilities on Lake Bryan managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Corps recreation planners invite the public to "play it safe" while having some warm-weather fun. Although above-water temperatures are becoming warmer, springtime water temperatures can be cold enough to cause swimmers to develop hypothermia – a severe lowering of core body temperature. State boating, hunting and fishing regulations apply to visitors at Corps sites. Hunting is allowed in designated areas only. Boaters should ensure personal floatation devices are on board for each person – children 12 and younger are required to wear PFDs when in a boat less than 19 feet long. Recreation information is available on our Web site: www.nww.usace.army.mil/corpsoutdoors/.
Recreation areas located on Lake Bryan on the lower Snake River are scheduled to open as follows:
Contact information for parks below unless stated otherwise: Lower Granite Natural Resources Management. Telephone: (509) 751-0240. Email: ClarkstonNaturalResources@usace.army.mil.
Little Goose Lock and Dam – Open year-round, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. For dam-crossing information, call 1-888-DAM-INFO (326-4636). Facilities: visitor center, fish-viewing room, day-use, fishing, primitive camping on the north and south shores west of the dam. Wood fires prohibited June 10 through Oct. 10. Getting there: travel 9 miles northeast of Starbuck, Wash., on Little Goose Dam Road; located at Snake River Mile 71.
Little Goose Landing – Open year round. Facilities: day-use, boat ramp, semi-primitive camping. Wood fires prohibited June 10 through Oct. 10. Getting there: travel 9 miles northeast of Starbuck, Wash., on Little Goose Dam Road, located 1 mile east of Little Goose Dam, at Snake River Mile 72, on the south riverbank.
Central Ferry Park – Closed until further notice.
Willow Landing – Open year round. Facilities: day-use, boat ramp, semi-primitive camping. Wood fires prohibited June 10 through Oct. 10. Getting there: travel 1 mile south of Central Ferry State Park on Highway 127, 4 miles east on Deadman Road, then 5 miles north on Hasting Hill Road; located at Snake River Mile 88, on the south riverbank.
Illia Dunes – Open year round, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Facilities: day-use. Getting there: travel 3 miles west of Lower Granite Dam on Kirby-Mayview Road; located at Snake River Mile 102, on the south riverbank.
Illia Landing – Open year round. Facilities: day-use, boat ramp, dock, semi-primitive camping. Wood fires prohibited June 10 through Oct. 10. Getting there: travel 3 miles west of Lower Granite Dam on Almota Ferry Road; located at Snake River Mile 103, on the south riverbank.
Boyer Park and Marina (operated by Port of Whitman County, (509) 397-3208) – Open year round, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Facilities: camping, day-use, swimming, boat ramp, marina, restaurant (closed Mondays), hotel rooms, vehicle and marine gas, marine dump station. Getting there: travel 2 miles west of Lower Granite Dam on the north shore road; located at Snake River Mile 105.5, on the north riverbank. For more information, go online to www.bpark.biz.
A list of Walla Walla District recreation sites is online at www.nww.usace.army.mil/corpsoutdoors/parkslist.htm.
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