Lower Granite Dam Visitor Center

12 toward pomeroy and look for signs to lower granite dam.

Lower granite dam visitor center.

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. Tours will be at 10 a m 1 p m. Lower granite dam is part of the columbia river basin system of dams built and. Travel west on hwy.

Hwy 194 sw follow signs to almota and boyer park. Proceed 35 miles following the directional signs to lower granite dam. 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. 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. You can view the fish ladder from outside. See the lower granite lake website for additional information. Pomeroy tours of areas ordinarily off limits to visitors are now being offered at lower granite dam.

Lower granite dam web page. Guided dam tours are available. It is well worth the drive. Saw a doe and two fawns rabbits and more quail than we could count.

Late spring had all the flowers in bloom and we collected a beautiful bouquet for our picnic table back at the. To the office and greenbelt ramp just north of the interstate blue bridge to 100 fair street in clarkston wa. The free tours of the dam s powerhouse navigation lock and fish passage facilities will be offered through the end of october. 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.

This is an easy drive from the spokane area as well. Visitor center lower granite dam south shore visitor center 509 843 1493 directions lake history factoid directions. From state highway 127 turn east just south of the snake river on lower deadman creek road. Lower granite lock and dam wallawallausace.

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 lock and dam also has a visitor center that offers movies inter active displays brochures guided tours and a friendly and helpful staff. On saturdays and sundays. 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.

Follow lower granite rd to dam. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.