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STANDARD · Sleeps 10 · Waterfront
We watch every site at Umtanum 24/7, then email you the moment a cancellation opens up.
Pick your dates, pick the sites you want, we do the watching.
The hardest sites to book at this park, reserving 99% of weekend nights in peak season (Jun–Aug). Set up an alert and we'll email you on cancellations.
These sites rebook within minutes of being cancelled. Set an alert at Umtanum and we’ll email you the moment one opens up.
Set up an alert →The gentle Yakima River winds for 27 miles through massive basalt cliffs and rolling desert hills in the Yakima River Canyon of central Washington. Formed from the slow carving of the Yakima River through the enormous folds (anticlines) in the otherwise nearly "flat" basalt layers of the Columbia Basin, the Yakima River Canyon shelters a range of habitats, making home to a diverse mixture of Eastern Washington flora and fauna. Bighorn sheep, elk and mule deer can often be spotted on the river’s banks, and the canyon’s sheer cliffs and crevices are home to the state’s densest concentration of nesting hawks, eagles and falcons. Over 200 species of birds use the Yakima Canyon for breeding and nesting, as a migration route or a winter residence. A thriving "Blue Ribbon" trout stream, the Yakima is managed for quality catch and release trout fishing, and anglers share the water with summer floaters and rafters. Access to the various recreation sites and river access points is easy, as State Route 821 parallels the river. This was the first highway in Washington to be designated a State Scenic Byway in 1968, and today's visitors enjoy the same scenic beauty as experienced by Native American tribes and settlers to the area.