Tuscan Dinner Reception at Warm Springs Inn

Rocky Reach Dam Tour

Dam Tour Requirements

If you plan to go on the tour of the Dam, please note the following requirements:

• Bring a picture ID.
• There will be several 30 minute tours starting at 5:30 p.m.
• Attendees must be at the Visitor Center entrance 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour.
• You will have to go through security.
• NO purses or backpacks.
• NO pocket knives or any type of weapon is permitted (even if you have a concealed weapon permit).
• Cameras are permitted.

The Tour

The 30 minute tour will highlight the following areas:

• Fish Viewing – with explanation of how we enable adult salmon to swim upstream past the dam.
• Fore Bay Deck – with emphasis on the Juvenile Fish Bypass System and explanation of how we enable juvenile salmon to move downstream past the dam.
• Fourth Floor Gallery – with explanation of how we turn water energy into electrical energy. Displays will include: Diving display, Generation floor, Observation Deck that overlooks the spill gates, and bypass outflow.
• Museum – As time permits.
• Return to Visitor Center.

Driving directions from the Coast Hotel:

Go NORTH on Wenatchee Avenue/WA-285 North.  Merge onto US-2E /US-97 N. toward WA-28/Okanogan/Spokane.  Go thru light and take a RIGHT exit ramp (Chelan/Manson).  Turn LEFT onto Hwy 97A/ Euclid Avenue.  Continue to follow US-97 ALT.  Rocky Reach Dam is approximately 7 miles north of Wenatchee. 

Additional driving directions:  http://www.chelanpud.org/driving-directions-to-rocky-reach-dam-park.html

IMPORTANT
If you are attending the Rocky Reach Dam Tour, there are security requirements that must be met before you can take the tour.  Please see the Requirements section.

We gratefully acknowledge and thank the following sponsors:

Cargill - Tuscan Dinner Buffet at the Welcome Reception

Powerex - Hosted Wine Tasting and Beverages at the Welcome Reception

The Energy Authority - Dessert Station at the Welcome Reception

Puget Sound Energy - BBQ Dinner Buffet at Rocky Reach Dam and Conference Lanyards / Nametags

Shell Energy North America - Hosted Beer & Wine Garden at Rocky Reach Dam

Iberdrola Renewables - Bandanas for the Rocky Reach Dam Tour and Dinner