Finding Ekone Ranch & White Eagle Memorial Preserve
Please contact us in advance to arrange a visit.
Ekone Ranch is a busy place and it's not easy to accommodate drop-in guests! Click the button below to contact us to schedule something ahead of time.
We are located about 2.5 hours from Portland and about 4 hours from Seattle. It takes just under 30 minutes to reach us from Goldendale, WA, the nearest town.
Internet will not work on your phone once you are out here, and cell phone coverage can be spotty. It will feel like you are in the boondocks–because you are!
!!IMPORTANT!! Follow the directions below and DO NOT USE A GPS navigation system. It will likely take you the back way on a pretty sketchy road where it is easy to get lost and/or stuck.
!!ALSO IMPORTANT!! DO NOT come to Ekone via Box Canyon Road or Rock Creek Road! Go all the way to Goldendale, and then take Bickleton Highway per directions below.
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Driving Directions to Ekone Ranch & White Eagle Memorial Preserve
Print Directions to Ekone and White Eagle
No matter where you’re coming from, follow your GPS as far as Goldendale.
At Goldendale, take the exit for Highway 142 (Broadway Street) at the 76 Service Station/Dairy Queen. Coming from the South, turn Left; it’s a Right turn from the North. This is the last spot with reliable cell phone coverage. If we have asked you to text us on your way, please send your text now - this will help us greet you when you arrive!
Go one country block, then take the first left after the drive through coffee shop onto Bickleton Hwy.
Continue east for 10 miles (watch for milepost marker 10) and turn left onto Old Mountain Road.
In approximately 1 mile, the pavement curves down and to the right and crosses at Badger Gulch–follow it across the small bridge to stay on Old Mountain Road.
About 4 miles later, turn Right onto Ekone Road (if the pavement ends, you’ve gone too far). SLOW DOWN to 15 mph or less–go ahead and shift into first gear, take a breath, and prepare to arrive!
You’ll pass our closest neighbors and follow the signs for Ekone for almost 1 mile, to reach the Ekone Valley. PLEASE OBSERVE THE SPEED LIMITS POSTED...stay in first gear...thank you!
The main parking area is to the left when you enter the Valley. Park there, or follow directional signage for your event. The large octagonal building is the Ekone Ranch Lodge - come on in and holler if no one has come out to greet you!
YOU MADE IT; Welcome to Ekone!