Hanford: Nearby Attractions

Mount Rainier National Park offers stunning views.

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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 

• East Benton County Historical Society Museum 

• Franklin County Historical Museum 

• LIGO Hanford Observatory 

• 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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