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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Coulee City

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Coulee City, Washington

Updated December 1, 2021

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Coulee City, Washington

Dry Falls

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
Location of Rhino.

Coulee City, Washington

Blue Lake Rhino Cave

A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.
Oblique view of the falls.

Coulee City, Washington

Summer Falls

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.
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Looking east off the trail to the top of Steamboat Rock. The campground at the state park is visible in the center.

Mold, Washington

Banks Lake

Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.
10 miles from Coulee City
Soap Lake

Soap Lake, Washington

Soap Lake

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.
17 miles from Coulee City
North side of Monster Rock.

Ephrata, Washington

Monster Rock

An enormous boulder deposited by the Scabland floods lies in the Quincy Basin among a host of smaller boulders.
21 miles from Coulee City
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