Overview
Ephrata is a city in the Columbia River Plateau of Washington State.
1 sights · 1 places to stay
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Best things about Ephrata
Grant County Historical Society Museum & Village
Museum which preserves over 30 historical buildings on 3.75 acres.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 87°F; winter lows dip to about 19°F. Cold months (Jan, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Dec and Jan. (climate data from nearby Leavenworth)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- EAT Pangborn Memorial Airport, Wenatchee — 31 mi away. Directions
- YKM Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field, Yakima — 70 mi away. Directions
- GEG Spokane International Airport, Spokane — 96 mi away (major hub). Directions
Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Food for you
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Get in
By train
- Route serving Ephrata:
- Empire Builder operating daily between Seattle/Portland and Chicago including stops at Spokane, Glacier National Park, Fargo, Saint Paul, and Milwaukee. The trains split into separate branches between Seattle and Spokane, and between Portland and Spokane, while operating as trains consisting of train cars from both branches between Spokane and Chicago. Between Seattle and Spokane, trains stop in Edmonds, Everett, Leavenworth, Wenatchee, and Ephrata.
Get around
Go Grant Transit Authority
Operates bus routes in and connecting Ephrata, George, Quincy, Moses Lake, Soap Lake, and Warden
See
Sleep
Nearby
Soap Lake
City / town · 1 listings · 6 mi away
Moses Lake
City / town · 12 listings · 18 mi away
Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park
Park · 6 listings · 21 mi away
Coulee City
City / town · 5 listings · 24 mi away
Frenchman Coulee
Park · 3 listings · 28 mi away
Waterville
City / town · 4 listings · 34 mi away
East Wenatchee
City / town · 5 listings · 35 mi away
Wenatchee
City / town · 27 listings · 37 mi away
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