Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway

Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway

Parks Directory of the United States / National Scenic BywaysAddress:c/o Ephrata Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 275
Ephrata, WA 98823

Phone:509-754-4656
Web: www.byways.org/browse/byways/54772/ Description:The entire corridor consists of a series of coulees, or drycanyons, which were shaped by the rushing torrents released when a2000-foot natural ice dam melted in Montana. This Ice Age flood alsoleft behind boulders, gravel bars and sand dunes, and carved out900-foot basalt cliffs. Areas of interest include: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, the Grand Coulee Dam, the Colville Tribal Museum, Dry Falls (the remains of awaterfall once ten times the size of Niagara Falls), Soap Lake, Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, and Columbia National Wildlife Refuge.
Legth: 150 miles. Start/Endpoint: Located in north-central Washington, byway runs north/south from Omak along parts of three highway routes (SR 155, US 2 and SR 17) to Othello. Time to Allow: 3.5 hours. Designation/Year: National Scenic Byway (2005).

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