By Dian Ver Valen
The Times
Lyons Ferry State Park Day Area Opens in June
Park is owned by Corps of Engineers but will be operated by the state
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Dian Ver Valen
Passers by may have noticed the day-use area of Lewis & Clark Trail State Park close recently after being open most of the off season. The park, both day-use and camping, will open this week for the spring and summer, but lack of staffing means both will close again in the fall and winter, according to a state parks spokesperson. Staff tried to keep the day-use open as a rest stop in the off season but couldn't maintain it.
STARBUCK – Lyons Ferry State Park, on the Franklin County side of the Snake River off Highway 261, will open this season with a grand re-opening celebration on June 5, according to a Washington State Parks representative.
The state announced earlier this year that management of the park has been returned to the state park system after budget cuts demanded the state pull out of Lyons Ferry in 2002. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns the park; the Corps operated the day-use area seasonally, with a lot of Starbuck volunteer help, for many years.
Only the day-use area will be open, accordi...
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