Trail Overview

Most travelers explore the south side of Frenchman Coulee and completely overlook the solitude of the north side. The spur trails lead you to various vantage points along the coulee rim. Each of those spurs lead to potential dispersed campsites right on the cliff edge. The far west side of the route has an amazing view of the Columbia River. Be sure to read up on the amazing geological history of this area, from the great Columbia Basalt lava flows, later to be washed out by the ice age floods, creating the coulee you see. Unfortunately, this area has been used as a place to dump trash, so some areas are less pretty than they should be. If camping in this area, be prepared for high winds of 30 mph or more, which is quite common. With the wind, also comes dust.

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Difficulty

This is an easy trail, and can be traveled with a passenger car if you're careful.

Technical Rating

raiden perez

Apr 01, 2025

Open

Trail ends about 3/4 through. Bought by some company and made private land just pop a uie

Marius Strom

Jan 19, 2025

Open

Closure at west end of trail

Ed Dunbar

Aug 25, 2024

Open

Confirm north end of trail is blocked by fence and rock piles. Some good views. Grass is tall and dry, so caution is advised.

Rahim Panjwani

Aug 24, 2024

Open

Blocked off with a fence and dirt fence. Private property sign. No choice but to turn back

Chunlei Jiang

May 27, 2024

Open

private property

Felix Oliva

Apr 21, 2024

Open

Trail is only accessible on the south end, after 2.3 miles you hit a dead end private property area. Watch for sharp edges over some turns. Lots of beautiful canyon views, lavenders, and sun flowers through out. Easy trail, this area is know for high winds, wouldn’t recommend camp, maybe just a spot for lunch as you make your way over to another spot.

Brandon Eberhardt

Apr 13, 2024

Open

The trail is blocked at the north end by privat property. The lower east/west portion is still accessable to the point and back, but all off shoots north are gated/blocked. Lots of trash so assuming it was due to dumping. Road is rough but airing down for comfort helps.

P J

Apr 06, 2024

Open

Main route is okay. Plenty of spur trails to explore for campsites. Use caution when driving down spurs as there may be larger/sharper rocks and larger ledges to drive over/navigate.

Tad Rex

May 28, 2023

Open

G s

Apr 07, 2023

Open

Evgeny Vasenev

Mar 30, 2023

Open