Columbia Park, Kennewick
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The Columbia Park is a 400 acres (161.9 ha) recreational area with 4.5 miles of shoreline of the Columbia River
located in the city of Kennewick
in the U.S. state Washington. The Columbia Park was the site of the discovery, in July 1996, of the Kennewick Man
, remains of a human male that have been determined to be about 9,400 years old.
building, a ropes course, Frisbee Golf
course, an 18-hole privately run golf course
, the Audubon Natural area, and barbecue facilities. On November 29, 2003, arsonists burned the family playground known as Playground of Dreams built in 1999. The city's insurance plus charitable contributions financed the reconstruction of the playground. No one was arrested for the crime.
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
located in the city of Kennewick
Kennewick, Washington
Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, near the Hanford nuclear site. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities...
in the U.S. state Washington. The Columbia Park was the site of the discovery, in July 1996, of the Kennewick Man
Kennewick Man
Kennewick Man is the name for the skeletal remains of a prehistoric man found on a bank of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington, USA, on July 28, 1996...
, remains of a human male that have been determined to be about 9,400 years old.
Recreational features
The park consists of a playground, a family fishing pond, aquatic playground, a train ride, boat launches, a bandshell stage, picnic shelters, a KiwanisKiwanis
Kiwanis International is an international, coeducational service club founded in 1915. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Current membership is 240,000 members in 7,700 clubs in 80 nations...
building, a ropes course, Frisbee Golf
Disc golf
Disc golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Of the more than 3000...
course, an 18-hole privately run golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
, the Audubon Natural area, and barbecue facilities. On November 29, 2003, arsonists burned the family playground known as Playground of Dreams built in 1999. The city's insurance plus charitable contributions financed the reconstruction of the playground. No one was arrested for the crime.