Lower Granite Dam Visitor Center

If you find yourself out in the palouse and looking for something different to do i highly recommend stopping by the lower granite lock and dam visitor center.

Lower granite dam visitor center. This is an easy drive from the spokane area as well. Lower granite lock and dam also has a visitor center that offers movies inter active displays brochures guided tours and a friendly and helpful staff. Travel west on hwy. On saturdays and sundays.

Hwy 194 sw follow signs to almota and boyer park. Lower granite lock and dam wallawallausace. Proceed 35 miles following the directional signs to lower granite dam. See the lower granite lake website for additional information.

Visitor center lower granite dam south shore visitor center 509 843 1493 directions lake history factoid directions. These web pages provide information about the location construction date pool elevation and powerhouse capacity of the major federal and non federal hydroelectric projects in the columbia basin. Pomeroy tours of areas ordinarily off limits to visitors are now being offered at lower granite dam. Army corps of engineers walla walla district for all additional information.

Late spring had all the flowers in bloom and we collected a beautiful bouquet for our picnic table back at the. From state highway 127 turn east just south of the snake river on lower deadman creek road. The visitor center is open 8 30 am to 5 pm monday through saturday and has a fish ladder viewing point where you can see the fish go through the ladder under water. Tours will be at 10 a m 1 p m.

You can view the fish ladder from outside. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below. Lower granite dam is part of the columbia river basin system of dams built and. Saw a doe and two fawns rabbits and more quail than we could count.

12 toward pomeroy and look for signs to lower granite dam. Follow lower granite rd to dam. For questions please call the clarkston natural resources management office at 509 751 0240 the lower granite visitor center at 509 843 2214 or send us a message on facebook. Opened 45 years ago in 1975 the dam is located 22 miles 35 km south of colfax and 35 miles 56 km north of pomeroy.

The free tours of the dam s powerhouse navigation lock and fish passage facilities will be offered through the end of october. It is well worth the drive. Lower granite dam web page. Both little goose and lower granite dam feature fish viewing rooms that allow you an up close look at the many species of fish in the lower snake river.

We walked the snake river trail about 2 miles to lower granite dam visited the visitors center and watch the salmon making their way down the river. At security gate dial 2210 for crossing escort.