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  • Steamboat Rock
    Electric City | Grand Coulee | Grant County | Recreation

    Conquering Steamboat Rock

    BySummers Miya May 16, 2024December 4, 2024

    Looking for a kid-friendly hike with vast views and unique landscape in the Grand Coulee area? Steamboat Rock, topping out at six miles round-trip, may be just the hike you’ve been searching for. Built by Floods Approximately 10,000 – 15,000 years ago, 40 – 60 separate flood events tore through parts of the Northwest. Each…

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  • Coulee City Community Park playground
    Things To Do | Fun with Kids | Grand Coulee | Grant County

    Big Treasure at Coulee City Community Park

    ByA.J. Howard May 6, 2021February 25, 2026

    Crunch, crunch, crunch, swoosh crrr… run, jump, slip and slide down the twisty, turny, steep green slide — hoping not to shoot off the edge. And back around to the balance beam, hop onto the frog, over to the swings and back up the steps shaped like leaves and turtle backs before racing down the…

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  • Cave entrances
    Things To Do | Grant County | Hiking | Recreation

    Exploring Lake Lenore Caves

    ByBrent David Atkinson September 2, 2020February 20, 2026

    When you think of ancient caves, you may think you need to travel halfway across the country, or the world, to take this type of a step back in time. France, Indonesia, and in the U.S., Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, all come to mind.  You may as well add the Coulee country of east-central…

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  • Hiker on path with dog Ancient Lakes Trail
    George | Grant County | Hiking | Recreation

    Hiking Ancient Lakes Trail

    ByLauren Davis January 10, 2020January 26, 2025

    Looking for a quick desert escape from Seattle but don’t want to pay all that money for a plane ticket to go somewhere like California or Arizona? Or, maybe you’re looking for a hike that’s a little different from the typical mountain climbs and waterfall views. Well my friend, Ancient Lakes Trail near Quincy, Washington…

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  • two riders at the moses lake roundup, explore washington state
    Destinations | Events and Festivals | Fun with Kids | Grant County | Places to See

    The Grant County Fair & the Moses Lake Roundup

    ByExplore Washington State September 28, 2018October 26, 2025

    Written by: Leanna Cushman – @leannacushman If the only thing you know about Grant County is the Gorge Amphitheatre, you may not know about the Grand Coulee laser light show, the healing waters of Soap Lake or the jam packed fun of the Grant County Fair. Let’s talk about that last thing. For someone who lived…

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  • The Grant County Sand Dunes and ORV Park
    Fun with Kids | Grant County | Moses Lake | Recreation | Things To Do

    The Grant County Sand Dunes and ORV Park

    ByMacKenzie Passegger December 11, 2017December 13, 2024

    Four miles outside of Moses Lake, you can find The Grant County Sand Dunes and ORV Park. Here you can ride on the sand dunes which are open year round. Or visitors can enjoy the mud flats – an additional 3,000 acres of sand, mud and trails. These are only open from the first of…

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