Maryhill State Park

Located on the mighty Columbia River, Maryhill State Park is a welcoming place for camping on the river. Given the location is further east in the gorge, the weather is considerably more sunny here. Park attractions include windsurfing, swimming, boating, fishing, lawn games, train spotting (around 24 per day), picnic shelters, horseshoe pits and wildlife viewing. If camping, there are 20 standard sites, 2 primitive sites and 50 full-hookup sites.

Maryhill State Park is located within a larger community area, also called Maryhill, which was influenced by renowned highway builder, noted lawyer and financier Samuel Hill and the son-in-law of Great Northern Railway tycoon James J. Hill. Sam Hill built a majestic home and a full-scale replica of Stonehenge close to the current state park. A Quaker, Hill commissioned Stonehenge in 1918 as a monument to the Klickitat County soldiers who died fighting World War I. The structure was completed nearly 13 years later, shortly before Hill died. Sam Hills wife, daughter and mother-in-law were all named Mary, and his home, now a museum, was named Maryhill to honor them. The park was named for its proximity to the home. In 1972, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leased the property to the state of Washington to operate Maryhill State Park.