Steamboat Rock State Park is a camping oasis on the shores of Banks Lake, set against the rugged scablands of Central Washington. Hot summer days bring swimmers, paddlers, and boaters to cool off in the lake. Other campers relax and read books or eat underneath the shade trees. Steamboat Rock, the basalt butte for which this park is named, is just as impressive to hike up as it is to look at. The rock rises 800 feet above the lake and features views stretching from the Grand Coulee Dam to the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Steamboat Rock was originally deposited by a basalt lava flow that spread across this region millions of years ago. The rock you see today comes from the Ice Age floods that flowed through this region 13,000 years ago and scoured away softer rock.
Steamboat Rock State Park 51052 WA-155, Electric City, WA 99123
