Priest Rapids

Priest Rapids: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Priest Rapids

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Priest Rapids — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.75485, -119.97227. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Priest Rapids

• Priest Rapids Lake · lake · Grant · ~3 km · Must-see
• Yakima Ridge · viewpoint · Yakima · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park · sanctuary · Kittitas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies · attraction · Grant · ~29 km · Must-see
• Arid Lands Ecology Reserve · sanctuary · Grant · ~34 km · Must-see
• B Reactor Building · museum · Benton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Coulee · viewpoint · Grant · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility · sanctuary · Kittitas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lookout Summit · viewpoint · Benton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Whiskey Dick Mountain · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hanford Reach National Monument · sanctuary · Benton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wanapum Lake · lake · Washington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Yakima Sportsman State Park · park · Yakima · ~52 km · Must-see
• Yakima Area Arboretum · park · Yakima · ~53 km · Must-see
• Teapot Dome Gas Station · attraction · Yakima · ~56 km · Must-see
• Yakima Valley Museum · museum · Yakima · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Umtanum Ridge · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Priest Rapids

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Priest Rapids

• Bateman Island · river spot · Benton · ~101 km · Must-see
• Locke Island · river spot · Grant · ~49 km
• Hanford Reach · river spot · Benton · ~51 km
• Songbird Island · river spot · Benton · ~80 km
• Clover Island · river spot · Benton · ~111 km
• Goose Island · river spot · Walla Walla · ~124 km
• Big Rock Island · river spot · Grant · ~127 km
• Goose Island · river spot · Grant · ~14 km
• Coyote Rapids · river spot · Grant · ~37 km
• Savage Island · river spot · Franklin · ~70 km

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