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If you are
coming to Washington's Yakima Valley wine country with an RV
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even without one, you’ll want to spend time at the Yakama Nation
Cultural Center and RV Park… and Library, and Heritage Inn
Restaurant, and Museum, and Gift Shop, and Theater, and Casino!
No RV? How about staying in an authentic
teepee? They sleep up to five people and are located in their own
section of the park, away from the RV sites.
The list of opportunities at the Yakama Nation’s Cultural Center and
RV Park campus is rich with experiences for young and old alike.
Located on the edge of Toppenish,
Washington
- "City of Murals" and "Where the West
Still Lives," this spacious RV resort
provides an ideal home base for daily forays into
Yakima Valley
wine country. You will find dozens of wineries within minutes of the
resort park... Two Mountain, Silver Lake Winery, Paradisos del Sol,
Portteus Vineyards and on and on. Also nearby
are many antique shops, roadside fruit and vegetable stands (in season), and
numerous historical landmarks throughout the valley.
Or simply stroll
around the Resort. Adjacent to the RV Park are the Yakama Nation's
Legends Casino and the Cultural Center
(see map). Within the campus of the
Cultural Center are:
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The
Heritage Restaurant showcases the Yakama Nation and its
culture by providing traditional foods such as Luk-a-meen,
Indian Fry Bread, buffalo stew, buffalo steak, salmon, and
huckleberries as well as contemporary meals at an affordable
price;
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The
Yakama Nation Gift Shop, offers Yakama plateau beadwork and
regalia, a large selection of moccasins, barrettes, bolo ties,
medallions, flat-beaded bags and vests, clothing made by Yakama
Nation people;
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The
Yakama Nation Museum and
Heritage Library: a
12,000-square foot exhibition hall tells the history of the
Yakama People; a collection of general
and Native American publications for
rent to the public, as well as a Storytelling House featuring
live Coyote Tales performances with unique costumes and Yakama
Native American performers;
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The
Heritage Theater has the lowest prices in the valley and
offers a concession bar with a variety of snacks; theater rental
is also available for conferences, talent shows, plays, special
events, and graduations.
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Yakama Nation Legends Casino
580 Fort Road | Toppenish, WA 98948
1-877-7COME11
The
Yakama Nation Legends Casino opened in May of
1998 . Currently, if offers more than 1,200 slot
machines, 24 table games, Keno and a Poker room. The
Casino currently employs over 600 people, the majority
of which are enrolled Tribal Members of the Yakama
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Guests of the RV park also have access to an exercise room with his/hers
saunas and a heated outdoor swimming pool and spa. Other conveniences
available to guests are
a TV room, two meeting rooms, two play grounds, basketball and volleyball courts,
a horseshoe pit, a mile-long jogging/walking track, picnic shelters
and laundry facilities.
Whatever you do, be sure to spend a few nights in this special world
of the Yakama Nation. Enjoy a multi-faceted experience, the
hospitality, the rich history and Native American traditions, and the beautiful
sunsets on the western horizon where "Pahto" - Mt. Adams -
keeps watch..
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The Yakama Nation
The Yakama
Nation was established through the Treaty of 1855 and is
made up of 14 Tribes and Bands including: Palouse,
Pisquouse, Yakama, Wenatchapam, Klinquit, Ohce Chotes,
Kow Was Say De, Sk’in-pah, Kah-miltpah, Klickatat, Wish
Ham, See ap Cat, Li ay Was and the Shyiks. |
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