Yakima

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Yakima[1] is a city in the Yakima Valley, part of the Columbia River Plateau region of Washington State. It is the capital of Yakima County.

[edit] Understand

The Yakima Convention and Visitors Bureau [2] is the official tourism office for Yakima, Yakima County and the Yakima Valley.

  • Visitor Information Center, 101 Fair Avenue, ☎ +1-(509) 575-3010 (), [3]. Toll free: (800) 221-0751 (USA and Canada).  edit

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  • Central Washington Fairgrounds
  • Marquette Stadium
  • McAllister Museum of Aviation
  • Sundome
  • Yakima Area Arboretum
  • Yakima Convention Center
  • Yakima County Stadium
  • Yakima Speedway
  • Yakima Valley Museum
  • Indian Painted Rock State Park (W Powerhouse Rd & Ackley Rd, nortwest of Yakima). A tiny park with colourful paintings that are perhaps some 1000 years old. edit
  • Yakima Sportsman State Park (Three miles southeast of downtown Yakima), [4]. Summer: 06:30h-22h; Winter: 08-17h. A 247-acre camping park created by irrigating a patch of otherwise desert river floodplain. edit

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Wine Tour, [5].  edit

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Yakima Sports Center, 214 E Yakima Ave, ☎ +1 509 453-4647, [6].  edit

[edit][add listing] Sleep

  • Best Western Ahtanum Inn, 2408 Rudkin Road, ☎ +1 509 248-9700 (toll free: +1 800 348-9701, fax: +1 509 248-3607), [7].  edit
  • Best Western Peppertree Yakima Inn, 1614 N 1st Street, ☎ +1 509 453-8898 (toll free: +1 800 834-1649, fax: +1 509 453-8874), [8].  edit
  • Fairfield Inn & Suites Yakima, 137 N Fair Avenue, ☎ +1 509 452-3100 (fax: +1 509 452-3200), [9].  edit
  • Holiday Inn Express, 1001 East "a" Street, ☎ +1 509 249-1000, [10].  edit
  • Motel 6, 1104 N 1st Street, ☎ +1 509 454-0080 (fax: +1 509 452-2241), [11].  edit

[edit] Get out

  • Boulder Cave (32 miles west of Naches. Take State Route 410 to Milepost 95.4, turn left on paved road.), [12]. April 1 - Oct 31. Unlike many Washington caves, Boulder Cave is formed from volcanic rock which was eroded away and collapsed. A fun boulder scramble, suitable for kids. Bring a flashlight. The short loop trail has a branch which is wheelchair accessible. Day use only. Part of Wenatchee National Forest. $5.00/vehicle, $15.00/bus.  edit
  • White Pass Ski Resort, 48935 US Highway 12 (20 miles east of Packwood, 50 miles west of Yakima, on US highway 12), ☎ +1-(509) 672-3101, [13]. Ski area centrally located to a variety of cities in Washington state. edit

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