Beacon Rock is an interesting trek for a number of reasons. It has geological and historical significance. About 53 switchbacks lead hikers up the south side of the rock to a small, flat summit that ...

SKAMANIA — Completed in 1918, the mile-long trail to the top of Beacon Rock is the oldest part of Beacon Rock State Park, but it represents a small fraction of what the 5,400-acre park has to offer.

In the first criminal case against a hedge fund for market timing, Beacon Rock Capital LLC and a former broker were charged with defrauding mutual funds of $2.4 million. The U.S. Attorney in the ...

Hikers ascending Beacon Rock, the precipitous monolith in the Columbia River Gorge west of Stevenson, Wash., might be amazed that the trail to the top was ever constructed. Not counting winter breaks, ...

Location: Columbia Gorge, Skamania County. Habitat: 4,690-acre park with coniferous forest, rock cliffs and wetlands on Columbia River. Best seasons for birding: Spring and summer. Birds commonly seen ...

Just two and half hours from the heart of Yakima you will find one of the most iconic landmarks of the Columbia Gorge: Beacon Rock. It stands 848 feet tall on the Washington side of the Columbia River ...

Ben and I decided that we needed to get at least one more accent of Beacon Rock done before the mandatory closure for falcon nesting. This really means the end of our rock climbing season for at least ...

The view from atop Beacon Rock is one of the grandest the Columbia River Gorge has to offer. Visitor parking on the ground below is some of the Gorge’s worst. That could change over the next decade or ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. (KPTV) - The Vancouver Fire Department said one person was hurt while rock climbing at Beacon Rock State Park Thursday. Two rock climbers were using ropes to ascend a defined ...