Rocky Reach Café
Enjoy breakfast, lunch, or a freshly-baked treat for purchase.
Open Tuesday - Friday 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Check out our Menu for all of our options!
Upcoming Events and Programs
Salmon Festival
September 17-19, 2026
Community Day Saturday, September 19 | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | FREE
This year’s theme, “We Are River People,” celebrates the rivers that connect our communities, sustain salmon and shape life throughout the Columbia River Basin. Salmon Festival is hosted at Rocky Reach in partnership with Chelan PUD, Friends of Northwest Hatcheries and the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, along with tribal educators and dozens of agencies, organizations, exhibitors and volunteers who bring the Festival to life each year. Learn more at: https://salmonfest.org
Adjacent to the Discovery Center and powerhouse are 17 acres of award-winning lawns and gardens, playground equipment, picnic shelters, arboretum, turbine exhibit, horseshoe pits and pergola. Fun awaits!
For information about events and weddings, and park shelter reservation questions, please call (509) 663-7522.
The Discovery Center is designed to inspire and challenge students of all ages. Learn about Centrifugal and Centripetal Energy, Open and Closed Circuits, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Center of Gravity, PSI and Hydrostatic Pressure, External and Internal Fish Anatomy, Columbia River History, Magnetic Energy and more! Contact James Webber, Education & Outreach Specialist, at 509-661-4939 to schedule your class visit.
Volunteer Opportunities
If you enjoy being with people and sharing our message of clean, renewable, reliable energy, we have a place for you as a Discovery Center Ambassador. If interested, please call 509-661-8437 to learn more.