The Columbia Hills are an area of hills and small mountains along the north bank of the Columbia River in

Klickitat County Klickitat County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,735. The county seat and largest city is Goldendale. The county is named after the Klickitat tribe. History Klickitat Count ...

, in south-central

Washington (state) Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washingt ...

, USA. They have a maximum elevation of .

Columbia Hills Historical State Park

Columbia Hills Historical State Park lies in the Columbia Hills. It includes Horsethief Lake (a

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

made by

The Dalles Dam The Dalles Dam is a concrete-gravity run-of-the-river dam spanning the Columbia River, two miles (3 km) east of the city of The Dalles, Oregon, United States. It joins Wasco County, Oregon with Klickitat County, Washington, 300 miles (309&nbs ...

Camping Camping is an outdoor activity involving overnight stays away from home, either without shelter or using basic shelter such as a tent, or a recreational vehicle. Typically, participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors in more na ...

is allowed. Its area is . It has of freshwater shoreline on the Columbia River.

References

Parks in Klickitat County, Washington State parks of Washington (state) Landforms of Klickitat County, Washington {{KlickitatCountyWA-geo-stub