Beacon Rock is an interesting trek for a number of reasons. It has geological and historical significance. About 53 switchbacks lead hikers up the south side of the rock to a small, flat summit that ...

SKAMANIA — Completed in 1918, the mile-long trail to the top of Beacon Rock is the oldest part of Beacon Rock State Park, but it represents a small fraction of what the 5,400-acre park has to offer.

Hikers ascending Beacon Rock, the precipitous monolith in the Columbia River Gorge west of Stevenson, Wash., might be amazed that the trail to the top was ever constructed. Not counting winter breaks, ...

In the first criminal case against a hedge fund for market timing, Beacon Rock Capital LLC and a former broker were charged with defrauding mutual funds of $2.4 million. The U.S. Attorney in the ...

Location: Columbia Gorge, Skamania County. Habitat: 4,690-acre park with coniferous forest, rock cliffs and wetlands on Columbia River. Best seasons for birding: Spring and summer. Birds commonly seen ...

Just two and half hours from the heart of Yakima you will find one of the most iconic landmarks of the Columbia Gorge: Beacon Rock. It stands 848 feet tall on the Washington side of the Columbia River ...

But don't overlook the park's other trails, up Hamilton Mountain and Hardy Ridge. Beacon Rock State Park is the first full-service state park on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge when ...

Spring chinook angling from a boat between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam will open Saturday, Washington and Oregon officials agreed today. State, federal and tribal biologists have upgraded the upper ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. (KPTV) - The Vancouver Fire Department said one person was hurt while rock climbing at Beacon Rock State Park Thursday. Two rock climbers were using ropes to ascend a defined ...