Unit 248 · Big Bend
About this unit
Columbia Basin shrub-steppe and BLM scabland country in central Washington. Sage and bunchgrass on basalt plateau with the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area.
- Columbia Basin Wildlife Area
Public lands inside this unit
13 found
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaGrand Coulee Dam
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaRufus Woods Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaBridgeport State Park
ParkState ParkSteamboat Rock State Park
ParkState ParkChief Joseph Dam — Bridgeport State Park
0.2 sq miParkrecreation areaChief Joseph Dam — Brandt's Landing
0.0 sq miParkrecreation areaChief Joseph Dam — Lower Spillway
0.0 sq miParkrecreation areaChief Joseph Dam — North Shore Trail
0.0 sq miParkrecreation areaChief Joseph Dam — Rocky Flats
0.0 sq miParkrecreation areaChief Joseph Dam — North Viewpoint
0.0 sq miParkrecreation areaChief Joseph Dam — Spillway Viewpoint
0.0 sq miParkrecreation areaChief Joseph Dam — Commons
0.0 sq miParkrecreation area
Trails near Unit 248
12 found
Pacific Crest Trail
2626.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPacific Northwest Trail 03 Washington
1924.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPacific Northwest Trail
1473.0 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBoise, Idaho to Beaufort Sea, Alaska OHV Trip
7.2 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateNorthrup Canyon
6.1 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateSteamboat Rock Trail
3.8 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateNorth Shore Trail
2.3 miTrailDifficulty: EasySteamboat Rock Butte
1.4 miTrailOld Wagon Road
1.2 miTrailDifficulty: EasyBanks Lake Trail
1.2 miTrailDifficulty: EasyCrown Point Vista
1.0 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateNorth Shore Trail
0.7 miTrailDifficulty: Easy
Campgrounds near Unit 248
12 found
Grand Coulee RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMarina RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKings Court RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCoulee Playland Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBridgeport State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundJones Bay - Steamboat Rock State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSunbanks Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBarker Canyon
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundOsbourne Bay - Steamboat Rock State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBridgeport Marina RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundConklin Landing RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSteamboat Rock State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Washington
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/special-hunts
- GMU map ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/gmu
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/requirements/harvest-reporting
- Hunter education ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/requirements/education
- Buy a license ↗
https://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 248, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Washington agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 05/24/2026.