Friday, October 10, 2025

Soap Lake and Dry Falls Tour

View the field trip map HERE. And don’t forget to download the offline map so you have map details with no cell service, which is likely in some areas.

Field Trip Itinerary

• 8:30am meet in Best Western parking lot
• 8:45am drive to Soap Lake (30 minutes), meet at Soap Lake, Community Center (directions stop B)
  • 9:15-10am discussion with Soap Lake Conservancy
• 9:45am drive to Dry Falls Visitor Center (20 minutes) (directions stop C)
  • 10:30-11am discussion with park staff
• Optional destinations, see map for locations! Note that trails are not well marked, with little shade and no water, so come prepared! Additionally, some places have no cell service.
  • Deep Lake Trail head, Discover Pass required
    • 1.7 miles RT, 60 ft elevation gain, rated easy
    • https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/washington/deep-lake-trail
  • Trout Derby at Deep Lake
    • https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/deep-lake-grant 
  • Umatilla Rock Trailhead, Discover Pass required
    • 3 miles RT, 193 ft elevation gain, rated easy
    • https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/washington/umatilla-rock-hike
  • Park Lake
  • Lake Lenore Caves Trailhead, Discover Pass required
    • 1.5 miles RT, 200 ft elevation gain, rated easy
    • https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/lenore-lake-caves
  • Blue Lake
  • Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center
  • Banks Lake
  • Steamboat Rock State Park, Discover Pass required

VIEW FIELD TRIP MAP