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Yakima River (Yakima Canyon public access corridor)

Central Washington / Yakima Canyon · Washington · the full record

Your trip

Kept on this device only. Nothing about your trip is sent anywhere.

Reading official sources…

Cannot tell

Cannot tell

Decided by: Closure check. Poor if any factor is poor. Otherwise cannot establish if access, launch or the closure check cannot be established, or if the trip needs a current reading that cannot be had. Otherwise conditional if any factor is conditional or unknown. Otherwise good.

  • Closure check

    Cannot tell

    The closure scan has not been read yet.

    Missing: The live read

  • Current official data

    Cannot tell

    The official readings have not been read yet.

    Missing: The live read

    How this works on the water

  • Weather and water exposure

    Cannot tell

    The trip depends on weather or tide that cannot be read here.

    Missing: The live read

  • Access for a shore trip

    Fits with checks

    Named sites are launches; bank access around them is not described.

    WDFW Mile Post 8 water access site (Yakima Canyon / SR 821 — gravel ramp) · Other published WDFW and BLM public access sites along Yakima Canyon (SR 821 corridor — select named site only) · Upper and lower canyon published public launches and bank-access areas (select named site only)

  • Regulations

    Fits with checks

    The rules have particular parts here; read them on the agency's page before you go.

    1 dated harvest closure on record · special regulations noted · gear rules noted

    Missing: Today's rules, read on the agency page

  • Documented hazards

    Fits with checks

    Standing hazards are documented; read them against the day.

    strong current

  • Checks on the day

    Fits with checks

    6 checks have to be done on the day.

    Select a specific named WDFW or public access site (e.g. Mile Post 8) for put-in and take-out before travel. · Check current WDFW regulations and any emergency rules for the Yakima River canyon segment planned. · Review USGS stage and NWS forecasts for the Ellensburg / Yakima Canyon corridor. · Confirm this river in WDFW Special Rules — a listed water overrides the statewide default entirely. · Check WDFW emergency rule changes before harvest.

  • Access certainty

    Fits

    3 named public sites on the official page.

    WDFW Mile Post 8 water access site (Yakima Canyon / SR 821 — gravel ramp) · Other published WDFW and BLM public access sites along Yakima Canyon (SR 821 corridor — select named site only) · Upper and lower canyon published public launches and bank-access areas (select named site only)

  • Daylight and return

    Fits

    No times set; the sun times are printed.

    sunset 16:39 at the water · civil dusk 17:11 at the water

    How this works on the water

  • Logistics

    Fits

    No logistics limits are recorded.

The check, in order

Record this check to see what changes next time.

  1. The site for this tripCheck

    Named sites are launches; bank access around them is not described. WDFW Mile Post 8 water access site (Yakima Canyon / SR 821 — gravel ramp); Other published WDFW and BLM public access sites along Yakima Canyon (SR 821 corridor — select named site only); Upper and lower canyon published public launches and bank-access areas (select named site only).

    Official page
  2. Closure languageCannot tell

    Not read yet.

    Official page
  3. Official observationsCannot tell

    Not read yet.

  4. WeatherCannot tell

    Not read yet.

  5. RegulationsCheck

    Read today's rules on the agency page. 1 dated harvest closure on record.

    Regulations
  6. On the dayCheck

    Select a specific named WDFW or public access site (e.g. Mile Post 8) for put-in and take-out before travel.

    Official page
  7. On the dayCheck

    Check current WDFW regulations and any emergency rules for the Yakima River canyon segment planned.

    Official page
  8. On the dayCheck

    Review USGS stage and NWS forecasts for the Ellensburg / Yakima Canyon corridor.

    Official page
  9. On the dayCheck

    Confirm this river in WDFW Special Rules — a listed water overrides the statewide default entirely.

    Official page
  10. On the dayCheck

    Check WDFW emergency rule changes before harvest.

    Official page
  11. On the dayCheck

    Same-day WDFW check required at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations

    Official page
  12. Official accessEstablished

    3 named sites as of the page read on 2026-08-08. Confirm the one you use is open today.

    Official page
  13. Record freshnessEstablished

    The official page was last read automatically on 2026-08-08.

    Official page
  14. Daylight and returnEstablished

    No times set; the sun times are printed. sunset 16:39 at the water · civil dusk 17:11 at the water.

Hypothetical · you set this

What changes if…

These change a copy of the evidence, never a reading. Nothing here is a forecast.