Lower Granite Dam Tours

The visitor center is open seven days a week from 8 00 a m.

Lower granite dam tours.

Lower granite dam was the final dam in the project. Lower granite dam is part of the columbia river basin system of dams built and. Join us for a free hard hat tour of lower granite dam. Follow lower granite rd to dam.

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. 12 toward pomeroy and look for signs to lower granite dam. The fishing was slow and the weather was very cold. Army corps of engineers walla walla district for all additional information.

You can view the fish ladder from outside. Lower granite dam web page. We are planning on going back with shoes to do the hard hat tour very soon. 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.

Small group and family tours of the powerhouse and juvenile fish facility may be available upon request throughout. 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. This place is a amazing sight to see. Lower granite lock and dam is a concrete gravity run of the river dam in the northwest united states on the lower snake river in southeastern washington it bridges whitman and garfield counties.

On saturdays and sundays tours are at 10am 1pm and 3pm. Lower granite is another of the airports leased from the corps of engineers on the snake river. Hwy 194 sw follow signs to almota and boyer park. I was using a lure that is like a flat fish but better for casting.

Co located with lower granite lock and dam 14 miles south of colfax washington the airport provides an excellent opportunity for fishing camping and educational tours through the dam. The lower granite dam which bridges garfield and whitman county was named for granite point located about six miles upstream toward clarkston from the dam. Guided dam tours are available. Interested in checking out the lower granite project.

It is well worth the drive. Travel west on hwy. At security gate dial 2210 for crossing escort. From state highway 127 turn east just south of the snake river on lower deadman creek road.

Proceed 35 miles following the directional signs to lower granite dam. Lower granite dam is 3 200 feet long making it the second longest dam of the four dams completed along the lower snake river between. 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. Please arrive 10 15 minutes prior to tour time bring valid photo id 18yrs and wear closed toed shoes.