The Washington Parks and Recreation Commission will present preliminary recommendations for Sacajawea State Park at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sacajawea Interpretive Center in the park, 2503 Sacajawea Park Road, Pasco.
Recommendations include a play structure incorporating the park's cultural history, a long-term plan for the Wanapum Village and a native plant area, according to the draft report.
For more information, go to parks.wa.gov/plans .
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Heritage Days set at Sacajawea park
Heritage Days set at Sacajawea park
Sacajawea Heritage Days is Sept. 23-25 at Sacajawea State Park east of Pasco off Highway 12.
Hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 24 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 25. Admission is free, and a Discover Pass is not required.
Festivities include mountain man re-enacting camps, dancing and drumming corps performances and demonstrations on how to make traditional pioneer food and crafts.
Heritage Days set at Sacajawea Park
Heritage Days set at Sacajawea Park
PASCO -- Sacajawea Heritage Days is Sept. 23-25 at Sacajawea State Park east of Pasco off Highway 12.
Hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 24 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 25.
Admission is free, and a Discover Pass is not required.
West Richland couple injured in accident
West Richland couple injured in accident
A 25-year-old Pasco man was arrested Sunday night for allegedly driving drunk when he turned in front of another car on Highway 12.
A West Richland couple was injured in the 5:30 p.m. wreck on the highway at Sacajawea Park Road.
Gonzalo Olivera was not injured. He was booked into Franklin County jail on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a Washington State Patrol report.
Sacajawea State Park sees drop in visitors
Sacajawea State Park sees drop in visitors
Sacajawea State Park in Pasco saw a 50 percent drop in visitors in the first month the state began requiring the new Discover Pass.
Park Ranger Reade Obern said he has had numerous conversations with park users about the pass. Some people are angry about it until they realize state parks no longer are supported by taxpayers, he said.
July was the first month the one-year $30 Discover Pass, or a one-day $10 parking fee, was required at state parks or public lands managed by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the state Department of Natural Resources.
Our state parks require voluntary investments
Our state parks require voluntary investments
It looks as if a new fee for using state parks may be discouraging use of Sacajawea State Park in Pasco.
Visitors were down by 50 percent in July, the first month the annual $30 Discover Pass became a requirement in state parks.
And while that's a steep decline, the user fee can't be all to blame. Park use was already down by about 30 percent for the year, even before the fee went into effect.
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