Roosevelt Park Recreation Area

On October 20, the Lewis and Clark Expedition paddled down the Columbia River choked with rocks and rapids:

“we passed a verry bad rapid, a chane or rocks makeing from the Stard. Side and nearly Chokeing the river up entirely with hugh black rocks, an Island below close under the Stard. Side on which was four Lodges of Indians drying fish,—”
—William Clark

That day, they camped near Roosevelt, Washington and just west of town you can see the black igneous rocks described by Clark by visiting Roosevelt Park Recreation Area. Today, rapids are under the John Day Dam reservoir, but the upper parts of the rocks remain, and the area is still a great place to fish. The park has picnic tables, restroom with showers, campground, small playground, and a boat launch.