ROAD 8.6 NW ROAD 9 NW ROAD 9.7 NW ROAD 9.8 NW ROAD 9.9 NW ROAD 10 NW ROAD 10.5 NW ROAD 10.6 NW ROAD 10.7 NW ROAD 11 NW ROAD 11.2 NW ROAD 11.5 NW ROAD 12 NW ROAD 12.5 NW ROAD 12.7 NW ROAD 13 NW ROAD 13.4 NW ROAD 13.5 NW ROAD 14 NW ROAD G SW ROAD H NW ROAD I NW ROAD I SW ROAD I.5 NW ROAD J NW ROAD J.4 NW ROAD J.5 NW ROAD J.7 NW ROAD J.8 NW ROAD K NW ROAD K SW ROAD K.2 NW ROAD K.3 NW ROAD L NW ROAD L SW ROAD L.5 NW ROAD L.6 NW ROAD M.5 NW.R ST SW RAVEN LN NW RED CLIFF DR NW RED HAWK LN NW REDMOND AVE NE RICHMOND RD RIDGEVIEW DR NW RIVER DR SW RIVERVIEW WAY NW ROAD 1 NW ROAD 1 SW ROAD 1.5 NW ROAD 1.5 SW ROAD 2 NW ROAD 2 SW ROAD 2.5 NW ROAD 2.6 SW ROAD 3 NW ROAD 3 SW ROAD 3.1 SW ROAD 3.2 SW ROAD 3.5 SW ROAD 4 NW ROAD 4 SW ROAD 5 NW ROAD 5 SW ROAD 5.2 NW ROAD 5.3 NW ROAD 5.5 SW ROAD 6 NW ROAD 6 SW ROAD 6.5 NW ROAD 6.5 SW ROAD 7 NW ROAD 7.5 NW ROAD 7.6 NW ROAD 8 NW ROAD 8.5 NW.As always, watch for rattlesnakes in the area. The Quincy Lakes area is close by and both Sun Lakes and Steamboat Rock State Parks are relatively close with reduced human impact and more diversity, and better scenery. If you are into rock climbing, you probably know of the area, if you do not climb rocks, there are many prettier areas with less human use and less degradation due to over-use. to prevent more cabled restrictions being installed. There is a concrete vault toilet at the end of the road. There are no garbage cans, no toilets and no running water at “The Feathers”. Wildfires are hot, fast and devastating in this area and the dry grass is easily ignited. Please stay on trails as much as possible and be careful with all burning material. Its “primitive” camping, so bring what you need. People camp in cars, vans, campers, trailers, RVs and pack-in and pop-up tents all through the area. Tents and people can be seen all through the area during warmer months. Soil erosion by wind has increased in the area due to increased use, even with the reduced access. Somewhere around the late 1990s, cables were installed to reduce access to “off-road” areas due to increased use, erosion and litter in the area. The disturbed plants die resulting in increased erosion. The grasses and shrubs receive very little precipitation and are quite sensitive to disturbance due to sandy unstable soil and hot dry summers. This area has seen continual increase of visitors for the past 20 years or so. These are known by rock climbers as “The Feathers”. About halfway down the hill and visible from the road are a series of basalt columns standing upright and resembling a row of huge rock arborvitae. Locals would use the old road as a boat launch but other than that, few people ventured down this road. Frenchman’s Coulee was largely “undiscovered” until the mid to late 1980s. During this time of reduced water levels, Grant PUD installed an improved boar ramp at the end of the road. In Feburary of 2014, a crack was discovered in Wanapum Dam, consequently the river was lowered 27 feet to reduce stress on the dam. ![]() ![]() Additionally many native artifacts were re-located and preserved at the Ginko Museum in Vantage. The old Vantage Bridge was disassembled and moved, and most of the old town of Vantage was moved up the hill so as to not be flooded when the reservoir was filled. The road simply continued into the river once the water level behind Wanapum Dam was raised. Before completion of Wanapum Dam, visible downstream from the current Vantage Bridge, this old road was the main highway linking Spokane and Seattle. Exit I-90 at Road U and head north around the “S” curve and take the first left turn down the hill. Frenchman’s Coulee is accessible by taking the Old Vantage Highway toward the Columbia River from the east side.
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