Hells Gate State Park is a state park based at where the Snake River enters Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest canyon. Situated on the southern edge Lewiston, the park and recreation area was established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and sits at just 733 feet above sea level. The park offers a variety of activities, and outdoor recreation such as hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, boating, fishing, swimming, kayaking, camping, and jet boat trips into the canyon. Hells Gate State Park features basaltic columns from the Pomona flows 14 million years ago and the site of a Nez Perce village that show the remnants of pit houses used by the Nez Perce near Asotin Creek.
Hells Gate State Park, 5100 Hells Gate Rd, Lewiston, ID 83501, Phone: 208-799-5015, Map
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