Doug's Beach State Park

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Doug's Beach State Park

Phone: (509) 767-1159

City: Dallesport

Address:

Doug's Beach State Park,

Po Box 426,

Dallesport, WA

Located between Murdock, Wash., and Lyle, Wash. in Klickitat County.

Doug's beach is a popular windsurfing site and (for those less adventurous) a windsurfing observation site. Picnic tables and shade trees line the shore.

Park Overview

Doug's Beach State Park is a 400-acre, undeveloped day-use park on the Columbia River. This is one of the premier windsurfing sites in the Columbia Gorge and is rated for advanced sailors. Parking is along the south side of SR 14. There is a pedestrian walkway behind the vehicle-parking area, fenced from passing trains. Visitors access the beach down a paved path with railroad-crossing arms and signals.

There is a burn ban in effect at this park. No open flames of any type; no smoking allowed, trails and undeveloped areas closed to entry; (internal RV stoves are allowed).

Marine Park: No

Park Hours

Summer: 6:30 a.m. to dusk.
Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk.

The park is open year round for day use.

Significant History

In 1805, Lewis and Clark stopped for supplies at an Indian village in the vicinity of today's park. The transaction is recorded in their journals. The park acquired its name from a windsurfer who used to frequent the beach when the sport was in its infancy. "Doug" still lives in the Gorge and owns a business in Hood River, Oregon.

Major Landmarks

The park is situated underneath basalt cliffs carved by the flood waters of the last ice age. The basalt emerged as immense lava flows from massive cracks in the earth's crust. These flows covered all of eastern Washington and Oregon long before the floods.

An observer can identify the various flows by the distinct stratigraphy along the cliff walls. Some flows appear to have been hundreds of feet thick in some areas.

For more information on the floods and geology of eastern Washington, visit Sun Lakes State Park and the Dry Falls Interpretive Center.

Directions provided by the state parks department are given below the map, or you can try to have google create the directions from the coordinates we have on file.

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Directions

From Oregon:
On I-84, take exit #87 at The Dalles. Drive north on US 197 over the Columbia River about 2.5 miles to the SR 14 junction, then head west about five miles. The park is located on SR 14.

From Washington:
Travel east on SR 14 from Vancouver,WA. The park is about three miles east of the town of Lyle.

Traveling west:
On SR 14 from US 97 or I-82 near the Tri-Cities, drive about five miles past the US 197 junction. The park is located near milepost-78 on SR 14.

Mammals	Birds	Fish & Sea Life	Plantlife
Coyotes Deer/Elk Marmots Raccoons Skunks Squirrels	Crows/Ravens Ducks Eagles Geese Gulls Hawks Herons Osprey Wrens	Bass Catfish Sturgeon Walleye	Alders Poplars Lupines Rose Berries Poison Oak

General	Trails	Freshwater Activities	Saltwater Activities
Swimming Bird Watching Wildlife Viewing Sailboarding		Fishing
Windsurfing is also popular. Be advised that archeological sites and artifacts are protected by both federal and state laws, and their disturbance and/or removal is illegal and carries severe penalties. Picnic Notes The park offers ten unsheltered picnic tables and three portapoties, but no water and no dump site. Visitors are expected to pack their garbage out with them when they leave. Tables are available first come, first served. Fires are not permitted in the park.

Park Services	Area Services
	Auto Repair Airport Camping Area Diesel Fishing and Hunting Supplies Gasolene Gifts Golfing Groceries Hardware Hospital Overnight Accomodations Pay Phones US Mail Propane Recreational Equipment White Gas Wood
The nearest gas, phone and groceries can be found in Murdock and Lyle. Additional services are available in The Dalles, Oregon.

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