Ephrata parks ready to welcome residents, visitors
Beezley Hill Recreation Area offers 18 pre-planned routes for hikers, mountain bikers and strollers to enjoy with a variety of difficulty levels to fit just about anyone. Venturing up the trail will allow visitors to see not only the occasional California quail, but also the flowers that tend to hide under the sagebrush, a view of Ephrata and the surrounding area that can’t be beaten.
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Parkway Park offers a large variety of facilities for visitors to enjoy including slides, playground equipment, a covered picnic area and shaded grass play field for a chance to relax. Visitors can even play a game of PIG or HORSE at the basketball hoops.
The Ephrata Sports Complex offers soccer fields, baseball and softball diamonds, swings and other facilities to enjoy.
Splash Zone not only offers shady grassed areas, but water slides, a pool and a splash pad for those who maybe aren’t ready to go in the deep end. The facility is set to open in June and offers swimming lessons and other recreational events from time to time.
Tucked away between the Ephrata Sports Complex and Splash Zone is a small but well-equipped skate park for those into boarding, blading or skating in general. Visitors can work on their kick-flips while listening to music and enjoying a bit of fresh Columbia Basin air.
Lions Park is one of the larger parks in Ephrata with a large covered picnic area, a playground for school-age children, swings, a basketball court and afternoon shade from the hill above it. Restrooms are available as well.
EPHRATA — Anyone just driving through Ephrata on Basin Street may miss some of the parks and opportunities to enjoy the outdoors that the city offers. From hiking on Beezley Hill to picnics at Patrick Park to shooting hoops at Lions Park or working on your kick flip at the city’s skate park, there’s a bit of something for everyone.
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