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Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center

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Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Interpretive Center
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Vantage, WA

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park/Wanapum Recreational Area is a geologic preserve and public recreation area covering 7,124-acre on the western shoreline of the Columbia River's Wanapum Reservoir at Vantage, Washington. Petrified wood was discovered in the region in the early 1930s, which led to creation of the state park as a national historic preserve. Over 50 species are found petrified at the site, including ginkgo, sweetgum, redwood, Douglas fir, walnut, spruce, elm, maple, horse chestnut, cottonwood, magnolia, madrone, sassafras, yew, and witch hazel.
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