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Looking Down The Switchbacks, Beacon Rock State Park, Lewis And Clark National Historic Trail

A view down some of the 50+ switchbacks leading the hiker up to the top of the approximately 848-foot volcanic plug called Beacon Rock in Beacon Rock State Park along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Rebecca Latson
Thursday, January 20, 2022

The eroded volcanic plug William Clark named Beacon Rock is now the main attraction at Washington's Beacon Rock State Park. A guardrailed and mostly-paved trail of 50+ switchbacks will take the intrepid hiker to the top of this approximately 848-foot basalt landmark for some awesome views of the surrounding land along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, including the Columbia River.

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