What activities and attractions are nearby?
Within a one hour drive of Soap Lake is Grand Coulee Dam, Lake Lenore Caves, Dry Falls Interpretive Center, Summer Falls, Banks Lake, Steamboat Rock State Park, the Grant County Historical Museum and the Gorge Outdoor Concert Amphitheater. There are numerous outstanding opportunities for hiking, horseback riding, boating, swimming and fishing within minutes from the lake. Soap Lake is recognized as a “must see” location by bird watchers who trek here each fall to watch the diverse population of migrating shorebirds that stop along the shores of Soap Lake. Nearby farm fields, wildlife preserves and other state managed game lands provide opportunities for upland bird hunters.