Camping in Sun Lakes State Park.

Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park is a 4,027-acre camping park with 73,640 feet of freshwater shoreline at the foot of Dry Falls. Dry Falls is one of the great geological wonders of North America. Carved by ice-age floods that long ago disappeared, the former waterfall is now a stark cliff, 400 feet high and 3.5 miles wide. In its heyday, the waterfall was ten times the size of Niagara Falls. Today it overlooks a desert oasis filled with lakes and abundant wildlife.

Nestled on the shores of Park lake and protected by towering basalt cliffs, Sun Lakes is home to some spectacular scenery. The surrounding area is full of beautiful natural geologic formations.
Sun Lakes sits along the path of many great ice-age floods. As the tremendous force of over 400 trillion gallons of water tore through the Pacific Northwest over and over again, valleys and basins were carved into the Columbia Plateau. Today these are known as the Channeled Scablands. From this massive destruction came gorgeous spectacles of nature you can only truly experience in person.
Highway 17, leading past Sun Lakes from the Othello area to Grand Coulee, was recently named as a National Scenic Highway. This beautiful drive with it's fantastic scenery is also known as the Coulee Corridor. Sun Lakes is perfectly positioned along this byway so you can easily enjoy these majestic sights.
"Dry Falls" stands 400 feet high and over three miles wide. When it was active, this waterfall was ten times larger than Niagara Falls! You can enjoy the spectacular view of this natural monument from an on-site visitor center.
The Lake Lenore Caves are another point of interest in the area. Hundreds of years ago, nomadic natives huddled together in these natural shelters, probably during seasonal migration periods. Now their historical "tracks" are left for us to see. If you hike far enough along the path, you can view petroglyphs carved into stone by those ancient tribes. But even if you opt for just a short hike, you can't help but be awed by the beauty and history of the caves. One of the most visited sites in our area is the Grand Coulee Dam.
At 550 feet tall and a full mile long, Grand Coulee Dam is a truly impressive sight to behold. Constructed with enough concrete to build a four-lane highway from Los Angeles to New York City, the dam is considered by many as the Eighth Wonder of the World!
Grand Coulee Dam is also known for its Laser Light Show, a narrated tale of how and why the dam was built played out in pulsating lasers on the face of the massive structure. Playing nightly from late May to late September, this show is a favorite for many of our guests. Other attractions near Sun Lakes include several museums and interpretive centers, a multitude of scenic overlooks, and the Blue Lake Rhino.

My Trip to Crater Lake, OR (July 12-14, 2007)

We spent nice 2 days in Crater Lake. That was long drive - about 7 hours though beautiful Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR, lakes and mountains. One of the top picks on Highway 58 was about 6,000 feet. I liked Mazama Campground - you can put tent on the grass, they allow wood fire - we enjoyed our campfire. For the first time we saw Animal-proof storage. On July 13Th Mama and I went driving around the lake and we made a lot of stops and took a lot of pictures - one of the gorgeous place on Earth!!!
Unfortunately we didn't have cellphone reception and for 2 days we had no contact with relatives, and on Saturday on the way to Vortex we've got message that my cousin Genya died in car accident and we turned back to pack our tent and stuff.