5 Places to Experience That are Only About 60 Miles Away from Yakima

Yakima is a great place to be. You're in Central Washington which has plenty of places you can go and see that are just about an hour away from town. There's a list of things you can do when you want to travel or get out and see and experience something new without having to go to far.

(see the list of quick-trip places down below)

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Here are 5 places you can go that are just about an hour drive away from Yakima.

The Maryhill Stonehenge Memorial

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"Why travel to the UK? We have Stonehenge at home." Well, that's mostly true. We have a monument at Maryhill right before heading over the bridge to Oregon if you travel south though Satus Pass, Goldendale, and all that. It's a neat stop and worth seeing for yourself.

Canyon Road

When in doubt, there's the canyon road between Selah and Ellensburg. It may be a couple minutes longer than taking the highway, but far more scenic.

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Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park

Though this isn't the forest as you'd imagine one may be in Oregon or northern California, but this does classify as a state park. This is by the Vantage Bridge heading over to Spokane.

Leavenworth

You can never go wrong with Leavenworth. Both for all the fun Summer activities and especially in the winter when they really light up the town.
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Goldendale Observatory State Park

If the recent space exploration makes you yearn for more space stuff, Goldendale has one of the best observatories for you to visit.