


Badger Mountain Trailhead grants access to a short but steep hike up a basalt butte with sweeping panoramas of the Columbia River, vineyards, Tri-Cities and rolling shrub-steppe. Best for sunrise and sunset golden-hour vistas, expansive skies and silhouette shots. Trailhead at 1294 White Bluffs St has parking (space fills on weekends); trail is well-marked, moderately steep (~3.3 mi round-trip to the summit). Expect wind, rapid temperature changes and crowded weekends — weekdays or early morning



Badger Mountain Trailhead grants access to a short but steep hike up a basalt butte with sweeping panoramas of the Columbia River, vineyards, Tri-Cities and rolling shrub-steppe. Best for sunrise and sunset golden-hour vistas, expansive skies and silhouette shots. Trailhead at 1294 White Bluffs St has parking (space fills on weekends); trail is well-marked, moderately steep (~3.3 mi round-trip to the summit). Expect wind, rapid temperature changes and crowded weekends — weekdays or early morning