Lyons Ferry State Park — Attraction in Dayton

A great park near Palouse Falls State Park. We first visited Palouse Falls, then went to Lyons Ferry State Park for family time with friends.

Pros: Great park right off the river with wonderful day use area. Large swim area. Boat launch. Green grass.Flush toilets in main restroom. Lewis and Clark Trail Interpretive Signs. It wasn't too busy when we went even on a Saturday on a Fee Free Day. Plenty of room to run and play. No heights, unlike at Palouse Falls State Park. Rail bridge on the other side of the road. Many picnic tables.

Cons: There is some goose droppings on the beach. There were also some spiders, very large spiders, everywhere: on signs, picnic tables, and in the trees. They even fell out of the trees making webs (on the plus side, there were...

We like Lyons Ferry. It's always well maintained, the bathrooms are clean, the water is swimmable, and it's a good place to relax whether you're stopping in on the way by or taking a day trip just to the park. The water in the bathroom gets cold, I don't know if the drinking fountain ever does because I didn't wait as long as it would have taken but it was super hot out and middle of the afternoon. I keep hearing about this toxic algae that is popping up in our waterways so I was a little nervous about taking our husky to swim but it looked clean enough and she needed it! There are some green spots out there but it hasn't taken over. I even...

Love this place.. it took us 2 hours from Spokane Valley but it’s worth it.. It’s why I gave it a 4 stars.. Boat launch is in great shape as the surroundings of this park. Fishing for Catfish and ended our fishing trip we caught 2 good sizes.. We will be visiting again for sure. In our case arriving early is a must to go fishing so the park was empty on a Tuesday. We will try and visit during the weekend to see how crowded it gets but again early risers we are and anywhere we go it’s not too crowded till much later in...