Yakima Training Center · Washington · LCNHT mainstem
Yakima Training Center
Sacajawea State Park, the 1805 Snake/Columbia camp.
Palouse Falls to Lyons Ferry · Snake River WA
Sample 360° capture
Palouse Falls to Lyons Ferry, Snake River WA.
A live example of what the Yakima Training Center corridor would look like after capture, drawn from existing Terrain360 work in the region.
Corridor narrative
Why this corridor.
Yakima Training Center sits between two LCNHT-anchor reaches: the free-flowing Hanford Reach of the Columbia and the Sacajawea State Park confluence where the Snake meets the Columbia, the Corps' October 1805 camp. The Yakima River Canyon (BLM) and the Tapteal Water Trail close the loop with another 57 miles of paddleable river.
The Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail physically crosses YTC for 23 miles under Army/State co-management, a natural existing partnership that would extend cleanly into a recreation-corridor capture. Cowiche Canyon and Rocky Top add hiking and MTB networks on the west side.
Although YTC is managed under JBLM rather than as its own Sentinel Landscape, the corridor's three rivers + a historic-trail crossing + a direct LCNHT confluence camp make it one of the program's strongest recreation-and-history packages.
Lewis & Clark connection
Near-corridor on the Yakima and free-flowing Hanford Reach of the Columbia; direct LCNHT anchor at Sacajawea State Park (Snake/Columbia confluence, 1805 camp).
Near-corridor on the Yakima River and the free-flowing Hanford Reach of the Columbia; direct LCNHT anchor at Sacajawea State Park at the Snake/Columbia confluence, where the Corps camped in October 1805.
Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail physically crosses YTC (~23 mi Army/State co-managed) — a natural partnership fit.
Final deliverables
What the partnership receives.
Hosted 360° portal
Web-based interactive map showing pan-and-explore imagery of both riverbanks and every mapped trail. Mobile + desktop. Embeddable in any partner site.
Geo-referenced imagery dataset
Equirectangular panoramas + GPS tracks delivered to the installation INRMP team and the NPS Trail Office for reuse in REPI reporting, ESA Section 7, and outreach.
Printable corridor maps
Asset index keyed to the imagery - suitable for visitor information, grant deliverable documentation, and partner co-branding.
L&C interpretive layer (optional)
Waypoint overlay tying the corridor to journal entries and historic sites - Tower Rock, Gates of the Mountains, the Falls portage, the Pacific arrival.
Asset inventory
Every asset, costed.
Each row is a discrete 360-mapping unit. Rivers are priced per mile of both-bank boat capture; trails per mile; access sites as fixed 360 nodes.
| Recreation asset | Type | Miles | LCNHT | Access | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima River Canyon (BLM) ~25 mi | River | 27 | Near | Public | $40,500 |
| Hanford Reach National Monument (free-flowing Columbia) ~45 mi | River | 51 | Near | Public | $76,500 |
| Tapteal (Lower Yakima) Water Trail ~70 mi | River | 30 | Near | Public | $45,000 |
| Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (crosses YTC) Crosses base | Trail | 23 | None | Public | $19,550 |
| Cowiche Canyon Trail System ~20 mi | Trail | 20 | None | Public | $17,000 |
| Snow Mountain Ranch (Cowiche) trails ~25 mi | Trail | 14 | None | Public | $11,900 |
| Rocky Top MTB singletrack ~20 mi | Trail | 15 | None | Public | $12,750 |
| Umtanum / Lmuma / Roza access sites (Yakima Canyon) ~25–35 mi | Access | - | Near | Public | $1,500 |
| White Bluffs Boat Launch (Hanford Reach) ~50 mi | Access | - | Near | Public | $1,500 |
| Sacajawea Historical State Park (Snake/Columbia confluence) ~80 mi | Access | - | Direct | Public | $1,500 |
Corridor map (accent)
Satellite view of the corridor footprint, with rivers, trails, and access sites color-coded. Real corridor traces will land in v2; pins here are placeholder anchors at the installation.
Related Terrain360 work
