ginkgo petrified forest state park
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The Ginkgo Petrified Forest is a neat place to stop on your roadtrip and stretch your legs. We were able to walk through a small area near the interpretive center and see amazing pieces of history and the story behind them. Please be careful in the summer time of rattle snakes! Beautiful views of the Columbia River - worth stopping to see. Please see the photos I took to share the experience.
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The Wanapum dam has a crack , so the lake was down 30 ft. The state campgrounds are closed as of 3/2/14.Nice area but kinda of a bummer to try to camp. When we left a lady did say she worked at a private campround . Free showers 14 $ a night.
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We arrived in Vantage on a Friday so the Ginkgo State Park was closed. We talked to the owner of the Ginkgo Gem Shop and that was a blast! It was even better than I remember from visits in the 60's and 70's. We learned a lot about rocks and look forward to returning again.
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This place is located right at intersection of I-90 with Columbia River, about 2 hours from Seattle. The park itself isn't very big, and consists of an interpretive center on edge of a cliff, and beach access to the river down below. On the day we were there, there was dam work being done, and so the access to the river was closed.You will need a Washington Discovery Pass to park here, although enforcement seemed more or less voluntary. There are petrified wood pieces scattered around the interpretive center, although they looked obviously place there, as they were more or less evenly spaced.Inside, there are some exhibits. There is a small video-viewing area, but you have to ask for them to show the dvd's. It seemed too much troubles, so we didn't bother.The view from the Interpretive Center is very nice, as you can see the Columbia River and I-90 on the other bank.
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Owner wouldn't let my wife throw away an empty drinking cup. They didn't have any trash cans around.That really turned us off to purchasing anything in there.
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My wife and I stopped here after a concert at the Gorge this summer. I was very impressed by the petrified trees and the center. I learned a lot about how trees become petrified. The scenery is fantastic! I'd recommend stopping by if you are in the area.
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Yutah my wolamute and I visited the park today to see the rock art. These petroglyphs were removed before the dams in order to “preserve” them. As you can see in the photos they were chiseled off and many were broken. Then they were cemented back together and cemented onto basalt outside of the parks museum. The context, and meaning of them were lost in the removal and relocation. The “Twins” are a reoccurring symbol through out the western and south western areas of the country and there are many legends of twin heros. There are also lots of sheep symbols and we saw lots of live ones as we pulled into the park. for photos of this trip and other places Yutah has been, check out her Face book page https://www.facebook.com/yutahsadventures
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Building has been updated since it was built, not much to see inside. Outside is a great view of the river, Ok place to take a stop on road trip, but not much really to see and do.
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We stopped mainly to see the river since it has been drawn down due to a crack in the Wanapum Dam downstream. From the visitor center patio there is a panoramic view of the river. You are able to see the old highway (US 10) as it disappears into the water below. There are several outdoor exhibits explaining the geologic history of this area, as well as several pieces of petrified logs, which was good since the visitor center was closed. The sign on the door indicated that it should be open, however we didn't see anyone around. There is a fee for parking since this is a Washington State Park. If you have the yearly pass, it is probably worth the stop If you have to pay the $10.00 just to visit here, it probably isn't.
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What a location! My only regret was the visitor center was not open. Even so, just the petrified wood around the center and the view of the Columbia river was worth the stop. I took the 1.5 mile trail located a bit down the road from the visitor center and found that interesting but not as interesting as the area around the visitor center.