Hanford: Nearby Attractions

Mount Rainier National Park offers stunning views.

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Explore Local Attractions

Looking for places to stop on your way to and from the Tri-Cities? 

The links below will help you plan your visit to the Tri-Cities and beyond. Some of these attractions, like Mount Rainier National Park, were even around during the Manhattan Project. 

Cities and Tourist Information 

Within Five Miles 

• Visit Tri-Cities  

Within 100 Miles 

• Visit Ellensburg  
• Visit Pendleton  
• Visit Walla Walla  
• Visit Yakima   

Within 200 Miles  

• Visit Leavenworth  
• Travel Portland  
• Visit Seattle  
• Visit Spokane  

Parks and Public Lands

National Park Service Areas 

• Lake Chelan National Recreation Area 
• Lake Roosevelt National Recreate Area 
• Mount Rainier National Park 
• Nez Perce National Historical Park 
• Witman Mission National Historic Site

 

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USDA Forest Service Areas

• Gifford Pinchot National Forest 
• Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest  
• Umatilla National Forest 

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US Fish and Wildlife Service Areas 

• Columbia National Wildlife Refuge 
• Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge 
• Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge 
• Hanford Reach National Monument 
• Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge 
• Pierce National Wildlife Refuge 
• Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge 
• Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge 
• Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge 

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State Parks 

• Brooks Memorial State Park 
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center 
• Centennial Trail State Park 
• Columbia Hills Historical State Park 
• Columbia Plateau State Park Trail 
• Daroga State Park 
• Doug’s Beach State Park 
• Fort Simcoe Historical Park 
• Ginkgo Petrified Forest/Wanapum Recreation Area 
• Goldendale Observatory State Park and Heritage Site 
• Hat Rock State Park  
• Klickitat State Park Trail 
• Lake Easton State Park 
• Lewis and Clark Trail State Park 
• Lincoln Rock State Park 
• Lyons Ferry 
• Maryhill State Park 
• Olmstead Place Historical State Park 
• Palouse Fall State Park 
• Peshastin Pinnacles State Park 
• Potholes State Park 
• Potlatch State Park 
• Sacajawea State Park 
• Squilchuck State Park 
• Steamboat Rock State Park 
• Sun Lake- Dry Falls State Park 
• Wenatchee Confluence State Park 
• Yakima Sportsman State Park 

 

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Museums 

Tri-Cities, WA 

• Franklin County Historical Museum 
• LIGO Hanford Observatory 
• Museum at Keewaydin 
• Pasco Aviation Museum 
• REACH Museum 
• Sacajawea State Park Interpretive Center 
• Wanapum Heritage Center
• White Bluffs Quilt Museum 

Walla Walla, WA 

• Fort Walla Walla Museum 
• Frenchtown Historic Site  

Yakima, WA 

• Yakama Nation Cultural Center 

Nearby in Oregon 

• Pendleton Center for the Arts 
• Pendleton Round-Up & Happy Canyon Hall of Fame
• Tamástslikt Cultural Institute  

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