Riverfront Trail

The Richland Riverfront Trail has gorgeous views of the Columbia! Nice spacious well paved trail great for walking or running. Various places to park along the trail. Long walking trail.

It’s hands-​down the best trail in the Tri-​Cities. It is flat and follows the developed side of the Columbia. Howard Amon park is often crowded; parking at Columbia Point Park and walking downriver offers scenic and mostly uncrowded views of the Columbia.
Or, head upriver from Leslie Groves Park and enjoy the natural shade of indigenous trees along the river. You will rarely find unshaded sections of the trail, which makes a great break from the hot Eastern Washington sun.
If you need a break from the semi-​arid sagebrush of the right half of the state, the Riverfront Trail offers greenery and shade. Hot after a run? Take a couple steps off the trail and flip into the gorgeous Columbia!

I like thi s trail. Why a 4 not a 5?
It is inTC, barren area.
Bike riders sometimes hog and almost knock over walkers. There are rules.
It is long and well-​maintained. The lazy river stretches before you with vistas of water. a night sky reflects the water with lights from afar.

I agree with Jens. J… best trail… i rollerblade this frequently… downside though… on good weather days, lots of people are out who don’t normally frequent the park and therefore do not have park etiquette. They clump up on the path and don’t leash their dogs… the stupid vendors stay on the path and then all the people gather around it… this is miserable. I wish someone would do something about this… or make the path larger… SOMETHING…
but the scenery is great… and I love the eclecticness of it… condos, restaraunts, parks, hotels… its great! :)

The Richland Riverfront Trail is just about the best walking/​jogging path in the entire state of Washington.
With the recently paved sections added to the Bradley Landing section, the trail now spans four miles from Leslie Groves Park to Columbia Point.
It’s a flat and wide trail that meanders through a variety of extremely palatable scenery along the Columbia River. Mucho gusto!
However, I do have a question.
Milfoil is the bane of Green Lake and Lake Washington. But on the Columbia River, it’s dead tumbleweeds. They collect in huge mounds around boat docks and in the river’s nooks and crannies. Which agency, if any, is responsible for tumbleweed cleanup? Would it be the City of Richland, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the State of Washington?