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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-196 such as hiking, hunting, fishing, scenery viewing, and wildlife and botanical watching. See Section 3.5-Recreation for a detailed description of the site. • Priest Rapids Recreational Trail (Grant County PUD) - Priest Rapids Recreational Trail is a Grant County PUD administered undeveloped trail located along the east side of Priest Rapids Reservoir adjacent to the Desert Aire Community. Currently, a day use access 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. • Priest Rapids Reservoir - Priest Rapids Reservoir is typically used for fishing, boating and sightseeing. See Section 3.5-Recreation for a detailed description. • Wanapum Reservoir - Dispersed views also occur from Wanapum Reservoir. Access to the reservoir 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. As with Priest Rapids Reservoir, 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. Future plans include the installation of an Americans with Disabilities Act accessible float at the site, surface improvements to the parking area, and the construction of toilet facilities. Yakima City Yakima City Parks and recreation site within the three-mile Project study area are associated with the Yakima Greenway. The 16th Avenue Parking Lot, Harlan Landing Boat Launch and picnic area and Rotary Lake fishing, parking, and picnic area all occur along the Yakima River Greenway. Travel Corridors Federal I-82 extends along and parallels the west side of the Project study area. Views of the Project would occur in the vicinity of the Pomona Heights Substation and from the I-82 corridor extending north from the substation. There are four separate rest areas and designated viewpoints associated with I-82 within the Project study area: • East-bound Selah Creek Rest Area – This is the southern-most rest area along the interstate within the Project study area and is located just south of the Fred G. Redmon Memorial Bridge and Selah Cliffs NAP. The site contains restrooms, picnic facilities and an interpretative overlook dedicated to natural features of the Selah Cliffs NAP. The overlook is generally oriented to the north (northeast-northwest) toward the cliffs and provides views of the Selah Cliffs NAP and WSDOT and BLM-managed lands. Pacific Power’s existing Pomona-Wanapum 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line, vineyards, Selah Butte communication towers, the interstate corridor, and the Redmon Memorial Bridge are also within the viewshed of the overlook. • West-bound Selah Creek Rest Area – Located approximately 1.5 miles to the northeast of the east-bound rest area at interstate milepost 24, this rest area contains restrooms and picnic facilities. From the picnic area, views are oriented generally to the south and southwest across JBLM YTC and toward Selah and the city of Yakima. Views of Mount Adams and Mount Rainier can also be seen from this rest area. • West-bound Manastash Ridge Viewpoint – Located on the northwest side of the Project study area at about I-82 milepost 7, the west-bound designated viewpoint contains no restroom or picnic facilities. An area adjacent to the travel lane provides a panoramic view the Wenatchee Mountains and developed areas of Kittitas Valley/Badger Pocket to the north and northeast.