1Mount Rainier National Park
National park of the United States.
Attractions near Ellensburg
The Gorge Amphitheatre, 27 mi from Ellensburg
Look within 40 miles for the 7 places to visit; none is inside Ellensburg. Among them are 2 theatres, 2 museums and a state park. Further afield lies Mount Rainier National Park, at 45 mi.
Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
The Gorge Amphitheatre
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
7
Crystal Mountain
Theatre · 27 mi east
The Gorge Amphitheatre
Concert venue in George, Washington, United States of America.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Mapped
Out at 31 mi is Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, the farthest.
Orange: Ellensburg. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The full list
All 17 on the list lie within 60 miles.
The Gorge Amphitheatre
Concert venue in George, Washington, United States of America.
3Yakima Electric Railway Museum
Transport museum in Yakima, Washington, United States.
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5Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Historic Park covering Manhattan Project infrastructure in New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington..
6Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Federal wilderness area in central Washington state, United States of America.
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Capitol Theatre
Theater and performing arts center in Yakima, Washington, United States.
Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center
Museum in Wenatchee, Washington, US.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Ellensburg →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · The Gorge Amphitheatre: Daniel from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Yakima Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crystal Mountain: ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Alpine Lakes Wilderness: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 · Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Justinleif~commonswiki assumed (based on co, Public domain · Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Capitol Theatre: User:Cacophony, CC BY 2.5 · Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center: Craderleav at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Yakima Area Arboretum: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 3.0
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