This is the only opportunity the average person will have to go on a guided tour to see a wind turbine up close. If you can walk a block on a crushed rock trail the tour will take you to the base of a near by turbine, then inside to have a look at the ladder to the top and all the inner workings. The views of the surrounding landscape are breathtakingly beautiful. The Renewable Energy Center itself is beautiful and provides those unable to take the tour with a relaxed safe learning experience. This is a one of a kind learning experience.
It helps to have a techie orientation to get the most out of this well-planned wind power interpretive center, but the scenery and up-close views of working wind turbines makes Wild Horse a nice stop for any traveler. I live in Ellensburg and we take out-of-town visitors out to Wild Horse if they're in town for a day or two.
There is a lot to learn here. The best thing is to get close to the turbines and the tour guide was very informative. Bring a jacket and be prepared for wind. Glad we made time for it.
I spent an afternoon here with my aunts & just loved it. We were able to go on the guided tour. It was informative & interesting. Adam is a great tour guide. The view from up there is spectacular & it was very exciting getting to look up inside a turbine.
Took tour on facility. Be sure to bring coat, its windy even on nice days. Great tour, interesting to see everything up close. Worth the side trip off the highway.
Excellent view, just hang on if the wind is blowing. Very educational for all. A very close up look at these huge wind towers
A very interesting and informative experience. Great to see a resource utilized for the good of all.
Interesting for adults as well as children. Fun to see these turbines up close and the people running the center know what they are talking about.
The Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center is on a mountain top East of Ellensburg, Washington. It is a little hard to find as the GPS did not give an accurate enough location so be sure to call ahead and get directions. Once you get there you will see the Wild Horse Renewable Energy wind mill farm and the solar powered visitor center on top of the mountain. The very modern visitor center has equipment displays and movies about generating renewable energy. There is even and antique electric buggy in the showroom. The tour guides are very knowledgeable. They answered all our questions on the walking tour of the site which terminated inside one of their huge wind mill towers were we learned about the construction and operation of the wind mills . Views from the windy top of the mountain are fantastic. It felt like being on top of the world. We could see the peaks of Mount Rainier, Hood, and I believe Mount Adams from the visitor center patio before they were obscured by distance clouds moving in from the west. I highly recommend this place for anyone interested in solar and wind energy production or anyone who likes to see the views and the scenery along the way. Travel to the wind farm takes you through the apple farming country. I guess I am a bit lazy. I liked being able to drive to the top. There are not very many mountains where you can drive to the top in air conditioned comfort of your car!
We took a trip up to Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center with our 4 kids ages 2, 3,5 and 7. We didn't take the tour, but we still must have spent an hour with their fun displays and walking around the property. The staff there is amazing - they got out some of the fun kid experiment stuff for our family and answered all our questions. Best part of it all - everything is free! We were sooo glad we stopped and will totally recommend this place to anyone we know passing through the area.