GINGKO PETRIFIED FOREST

GINKGO PETRIFIED FOREST

EVENT TYPE: Hiking
DISTANCE: 8 miles RT, 856 ft Ascent
ELEVATION: 640’
DIFFICULTY: Moderate with some exposure for a short section
MAPS: Ginkgo State Park. 509.856.2290
GPS: 46.95490243707056, -119.98802785567764
RANGER DISTRICT: Washington State Parks Gingko Petrified Forest

DESCRIPTION:

The best time of year to come here is in the spring before it gets too hot and the ticks come out. There are numerous natural wonders including the Great Floods and the Columbia River Basalt Group lava flows.

OPTION 1:

DIRECTIONS:

From Spokane take I-90 west about two hours and 15 minutes going past the Wild Horse Monument and across the Columbia River to the Vantage exit 136. We hiked cross country on the north side of town from the Rocky Coulee Recreation Area trail head.

COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:

Gorge Amphitheater, Wild Horse Monument, Climbing at Frenchman Coulee

HAZARDS:

There are sections of the trail where you have to side hill for a mile or so. Short sections have some exposure. This is a sunny and windy place, so bring lots of water. I hydrate 24 hours prior to any hot dry long day and I carry two liters of water if there is no water source along the route.
DO NOT FILTER THE SCABS OPEN WATER. THE LAKES AND STREAMS ARE FULL OF AGRICULTURE RUNOFF.