The hour-long tour focuses on the dam's Third Powerplant, added during the 1970s. The Bureau of Reclamation has temporarily closed public visitation to the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center in support of the recommended guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

All tour participants are required to pass through a metal detector prior to beginning the tour. Please call the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center at (509) 633-9265 for the latest information. Cameras, but not camera cases, are allowed on the tour.

Seattle-based virtual reality company Pixvana partnered with Big Power Project, a content production studio in Seattle, to create the five-minute experience now available at the Grand Coulee Dam Visitors… Contact Highlights include a look at the large pumps used for transporting water from Lake Roosevelt to the Columbia Basin Project, concluding with a ride across the top of the dam. Tours of Grand Coulee Dam begin at the north side of the dam on the east side of the river (across the river from the Visitor Arrival Center). This visitor center is fully accessible and features hands-on exhibits, an auditorium, and restrooms.

Flip through our print Visitors’ Guide online, State parks closed, but Lake Roosevelt open without services, COVID-19 delays tours at Grand Coulee Dam, Boat launch accessibility on Lake Roosevelt. Check our website for updates at www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/ or call 509-633-9507. Montana & Wyoming, Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center temporarily closed, tours delayed, laser light show postponed.

The tour begins at the tour building where you will board a van or bus to be taken to the Pump-Generating Plant. The Bureau of Reclamation has temporarily closed public visitation to the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center in support of the recommended guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This will also mark the beginning of the popular laser light show, which will run nightly through the end of September. The visitor center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours are given daily into the John W. Keys, III Pump-Generating Plant at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Montana & Wyoming, Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center temporarily closed, tours delayed. Tours of the Third Power Plant are available to the public and last about an h… The Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center is open daily and public tours are being offered. Tours at the Grand Coulee Dam are FREE ! Also, enjoy a laser show with sound commentary at dark. Check our website for updates at www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/ or call 509-633-9507. The Visitor Arrival Center is open all year long as well ! This is a change from last year, when visitors toured the Third Power Plant, which is now being prepared for a big upgrade. The health and safety of the public and our employees is our number one priority. This 50-minute guided tour is free of charge and available only on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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Beginning May 26, the Visitor Center hours will be extended from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. during the summer season. Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center temporarily closed, tours delayed, laser light show postponed. Since May 1989, on summer evenings, the laser light show at Grand Coulee Dam is projected onto the dam's wall. Also, no reservations are taken and space is limited. That is where you will find your friendly and very informative Tour Guides, they give guided tours from different areas all around Grand Coulee Dam. An ice-age catastrophic flood path and dry waterfall. The Bureau of Reclamation has temporarily closed public visitation to the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center in support of the recommended guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The building was designed by Marcel Breuer, and resembles a generator rotor. Weapons, purses, bags, backpacks, fanny packs, and packages are not permitted on the tour. Tours are offered from May through mid-November; for the latest information, call (509) 633-9265. The visitor center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours are given daily into the John W. Keys, III Pump-Generating Plant at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The Grand Coulee Dam was built during the Great Depression and is now entering the future via interactive, 360-degree virtual reality tours becoming available this weekend.