Washington trails · Columbia Plateau State Park Trail
Columbia Plateau State Park Trail
A 129.8-mile point-to-point in Washington, with 1,974 ft of climbing. Reaches Berry Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Washington State Parks.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 56% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 43.3. It gives back about 2,056 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Berry Lake (lake)
- Emma Lake (lake)
- Dalton Lake (lake)
- Washtucna Lake (lake)
- Folsom Lake (lake)
- Amber Lake (lake)
- Fish Lake (lake)
- Lake Kahlotus (lake)
- Stoner Lake (lake)
- Ballinger Lake (lake)
Getting there
Fish Lake — parking nearby, restroom, water. 47.52212, -117.51659 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:35 a.m., the sun rises at 6:07 a.m. and sets at 7:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:04 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 26 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 129.8-mile route works out to roughly 49 h 03 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.