How can you see the Petroglyphs?

Most of the rock art mentioned in Coyote Willows is on display at Columbia Hills State Park, 85 Hwy 14, Dallesport, WA 98617. The Horsethief Lake section of the Park is a National Historic Site. Guided tours of the pictographs and petroglyphs take place at 10 a.m. on Fridays - Saturdays, April through October. Reservations are required. To make a reservation, call the park office at 509-439-9032. Please leave a detailed message with your party size, the dates you have in mind, and your name and phone number. Do not come for a tour without verbally confirming with a ranger that your reservation has been made. It is advisable to reserve at least two or three weeks in advance, as tours are limited to 25 people and fill up fast. Summer hours are 6:30 - Dusk. The park is closed from November - April.

Columbia Hills State Park is a 3,338-acre camping park with 7,500-feet of freshwater shoreline on the Columbia River. Horsethief Butte dominates the skyline. It stands over the lake like an ancient castle. The lake itself is about 90-acres in size and is actually an impoundment of the Columbia River. The lake was flooded into existence by the reservoir created by The Dalles Dam.

For more information, go to http://www.parks.wa.gov/489/Columbia-Hills