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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-156 site is located at the south end of Road U SW and the Desert Aire Dock is located south of the community. The trail generally follows the shoreline between Desert Aire Dock and the Grant County PUD Day Use Area. Future plans for the trail include a new parking lot located on the south end of U SW Road north of Desert Aire. Wanapum Heritage Center/Picnic Area (Grant County PUD) The Wanapum Heritage Center presents, maintains and continues the Wanapum Tribe’s history and way of life. Visitors to the museum can view numerous displays of Wanapum historical artifacts or watch videos of the Wanapum history and the Columbia River. The Heritage Center is located next to Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River west of SR-243. The Wanapum Heritage Center’s activities are focused towards interior displays and activities, but there is an outdoor picnic area located just south of the facility containing picnic tables and parking. Grant County PUD has plans for signage and toilet expansion of the outdoor picnic area. The facility is open throughout the year. Wanapum Dam Overlook (Grant County PUD) Wanapum Dam Overlook is located just east of SR-243 northeast of Wanapum Dam. The overlook is currently unmarked from SR-243 and provides views to Wanapum Lake and the Columbia River. Wanapum Reservoir (Grant County PUD) Wanapum Reservoir is also part of the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project, administered by the Grant County PUD No. 2 under a license agreement with the FERC. Access to the lake near the Project study area is from the Upper Wanapum Dam Boat Launch and Getty’s Cove Boat Launch located on the south end of the lake off of Huntzinger Road south of Wanapum State Park. Recreational activities include fishing, boating and sightseeing. The Upper Wanapum Dam Boat Launch (Grant County PUD) is located on the east side of the lake west of SR-243. Approximately 12.5 percent of the shoreline of the Wanapum Dam Development Project is accessible to the general public by land travel without trespass. There were a total of 31,140 total annual daytime recreation day visits to the Wanapum Dam Development Project and 32,028 total annual nighttime recreation day visits in 2008. Peak weekend day visits totaled 3,860 and total nighttime peak weekend visits totaled 974 (Grant County PUD 2008b). 3.5.2.4 Municipal Administered Recreation Areas There are no municipal-administered recreation areas located within one mile of the Action Alternatives. 3.5.2.5 Private Recreation Areas and Activities and Other Areas Hunting Big game, small game, waterfowl, upland bird, and other game species are hunted throughout the Project study area. Hunting occurs on private lands, as well as in the public areas described above. Chukar habitat is actively managed in the Saddle Mountains area. Big game hunting occurs in the four WDFW Game Management Units (GMUs) that are located in the Project study area. Rattlesnake Hills (GMU 372) includes most of Yakima and Benton counties exclusive of JBLM YTC in the Project study area. Manastash (GMU 340) is located north and west of I-82 in the Project study area. Alkali (GMU 371) includes all of JBLM YTC and Wahluke (GMU 278) includes all of Grant County in the Project study area. Total combined 2013 General and Special Permit Harvests for elk and deer in the Project study area GMUs are shown in Table 3.5-1 below. Small game harvests are tracked by counties in Washington. Small game harvests for Benton, Grant, Kittitas, and Yakima counties are shown in Table 3.5-2. Hunting opportunities on private land are primarily for the purposes of elk, deer, game bird (pheasant, upland game bird), and migratory waterfowl hunting. Owners either allow free access (“Feel Free to