Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klickitat Hatchery WDFW fish hatchery | Agency / conservation office | 46.04017, -121.18249 | The top of the publicly accessible river; everything above is Yakama Reservation. |
| 2 | Leidl South Campground Klickitat County park | Campsite | 45.93628, -121.11583 | |
| 3 | Leidl North Campground Klickitat County park | Campsite | 45.93835, -121.11937 | Leidl is one site with north and south camping units either side of the bridge. |
| 4 | Leidl Boat Launch Klickitat County park | Access / boat ramp | 45.93855, -121.12105 | The standard upper put-in for the Klickitat canyon float. |
| 5 | Stinson Flat Campground Klickitat County park | Campsite | 45.92388, -121.11126 | |
| 6 | Stinson Flat Boat Launch Klickitat County park | Access / boat ramp | 45.92401, -121.10985 | Ramp beside the campground on the upper canyon reach. |
| 7 | Soda Springs Campground Riverside campground | Campsite | 45.89163, -121.11459 | |
| 8 | Wahkiacus Trail Access Klickitat Trail parking | Access / boat ramp | 45.82330, -121.09863 | A rail-trail parking access for bank anglers, not a boat ramp. |
| 9 | Mineral Springs Boat Launch Boat launch | Access / boat ramp | 45.81843, -121.11773 | |
| 10 | Mineral Springs Campground Riverside campground | Campsite | 45.81893, -121.11804 | |
| 11 | Pitt Trail Access Klickitat Trail parking | Access / boat ramp | 45.79490, -121.19892 | Trail parking on the lower canyon; the gauge takes its name from this settlement. |
| 12 | USGS 14113000 - Klickitat River near Pitt USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 45.75651, -121.21007 | The river's index gauge; the Klickitat carries glacial melt and colours up in warm weather. |
| 13 | Turkey Hole Campground Riverside campground | Campsite | 45.73971, -121.22920 | |
| 14 | Fisher Hill Bridge Trail Access Klickitat Trail parking | Access / boat ramp | 45.71170, -121.26644 | At Fisher Hill, above the falls and the tribal dipnet fishery. |
| 15 | Highway 14 Bridge at Lyle Lewis and Clark Trail Highway | Bridge crossing | 45.69673, -121.29139 | The last crossing before the Klickitat meets the Columbia. |
| 16 | Lyle Treaty Fishing Access Site Columbia River treaty fishing access | Access / boat ramp | 45.69252, -121.28884 | A tribal treaty access site at the mouth; use is governed by treaty rules, not general public rules. |
| 17 | Lyle Treaty Fishing Access Site Campground Columbia River treaty fishing access | Campsite | 45.69159, -121.28761 |
Gauge: USGS 14113000 — KLICKITAT RIVER NEAR PITT, WA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead
Regulations: wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Lyle at the Columbia confluence - the mouth of the river and the bottom of the public fishery.
Klickitat town access - the main upper limit of public fishing along Highway 142.
Highway 142 canyon pullouts - roadside bank access through the lower canyon.
The Klickitat Trail - a rail-trail along the lower river giving walk-in access to otherwise hard reaches.
Leidl Bridge - upper public access and a campground.
Pitt vicinity near the gauge - the flow and clarity reference for the whole lower river.
Columbia River shoreline at Lyle - staging water for fish about to enter the Klickitat.
Spring: high and heavily glacial from early melt; limited fishing and poor clarity.
Summer: summer steelhead enter and the river fishes well on cool spells when the glacial tint drops out.
Fall: the peak of the steelhead season, joined by fall chinook and coho in the lower river.
Winter: cold, clear and quiet, with reduced access and few anglers in the canyon.