Balfour Klickitat Park

USFS 50 + acres of grassland, oak savanna, ponderosa pines above confluence of Klickitat and Columbia rivers.

Area Birding

Winter brings bonanza of Bald Eagles feasting on salmon. Windfall of swallows arrives in spring: Tree, Violet-green, Northern Rough-winged, Barn, and Cliff, plus some Purple Martins. Spot Lewis’s Woodpeckers, Ash-throated Flycatchers, White-breasted Nuthatches. Lesser Goldfinches hide in thistles. With fall comes a smattering of shorebirds: Greater Yellowlegs, Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers. Anna’s Hummingbirds year stay all year.

Sand Spit – From parking area, scope sand spit in Columbia River in winter for eagles, in spring-summer for Double-crested Cormorants, California Gulls, Caspian Terns. Picnic Loop – Take ADA 1-mile trail to picnic area above Klickitat River. Klickitat Cove Overlook – Walk left on ADA trail 0.3 mile, veer left onto old grassy roadbed 0.5 mile to overlook for views of spring Ring-necked Ducks, summer Western Tanagers in canopy, fall Cinnamon teal, and winter Common goldeneyes. From Hwy 14 at milepost 75.8, turn north onto Old Hwy 8. Drive 0.2 mile. Turn right and down to parking.  Order the Sun & Sage Loop Map of the Great Washington State Birding Trail.