Yakima River
- Moderate
- difficulty
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
The Yakima River is a river in Washington, running through the Yakima River Segment 1 of the Bureau of Land Management. It is a fishing destination, and the land is managed by the BLM. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Selah show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 78°F, with July and August peaking near 88°F. Several trails sit close by. The Yakima Rim Trail is about 1.4 miles away, and the Skyline Trail and Baldy Mountain Trail are each roughly 3.8 miles off. Big Pines campground is about 4.1 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Yakima RV Park9 mi away
- Naches RV Resort10 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Yakima Rim TrailHikingPhoto: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi
Skyline TrailHikingPhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.7 mi- Baldy Mountain TrailHikingPhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.8 mi
- T.P. Jim TrailHikingPhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.9 mi
- Big PinesCamping4.1 mi
- Vista TrailHiking8.1 mi
- Umtanum Creek TrailHiking8.1 mi
- Wenas CreekCanoeing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Elton PondLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Bumping LakeLake fishing · ~1h 11m drive
- Cascade Mill PondLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Leech LakeLake fishing · ~1h 17m drive
- Willow LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Pond 2Lake fishing · ~31 min drive
- Priest Rapids LakeLake fishing · ~41 min drive
- Lenice LakeLake fishing · ~51 min drive
- Caliche LakesLake fishing · ~55 min drive
- Circle LakeLake fishing · ~1h 2m drive
Best time to visit Yakima River
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 22°
10 wet
Feb
45° / 24°
7 wet
Mar
54° / 28°
7 wet
Apr
62° / 34°
6 wet
May
72° / 43°
7 wet
Jun
78° / 48°
5 wet
Jul
88° / 54°
3 wet
Aug
87° / 52°
2 wet
Sep
78° / 44°
3 wet
Oct
64° / 34°
7 wet
Nov
48° / 26°
10 wet
Dec
36° / 21°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Selah 2 Ne, WA, 5.3 mi away at 1,120 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
