Rock Island Grade Road

Nestled in a bend of the Columbia River is the Rock Island Dam. This dam and the eponymous nearby community sits in a little spot along the river that looks like the river channel used to flow though there.

Just a few miles east of Rock Island Grade and quite near the dam, is an unpaved road leading up to the northeast and eventually north up to Douglas on US Route 2. For those serious dirt riders, Rock Island Road meets Route 28 just across the Columbia (via the dam) from Coluckum Road.

Douglas County DOT says that this road can be used in dry weather by most vehicles, so unless it’s really crappy then it’s probably good enough for a V-Strom or GS.

  • County: Douglas
  • Length: 19
  • Towns: Rock Island

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  1. douglasm Says:
    January 1st, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    So there’s no confusion, Rock Island Road is the old highway between East Wenatchee and Rock Island.  Rock Island Grade goes from Rock Island Dam (which you CAN’T cross) 4 miles south of Rock Island on SR 28 to US 2 via Alstown.  Another interesting run between SR 28 and US 2 is the Pallisades Road which runs through the Moses Coulee, the canyon just south of RI Grade on the map.  When you get to Sagebrush Flats road (which see), you can either go north to US 2, or south to Ephrata.  Both are interesting rides……

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