Discover Selah
7 carefully curated photography spots with GPS coordinates, shooting tips, and local insights
DIY Home Portrait Studio
This location represents a creative DIY home photography setup. Using inexpensive materials like newspaper and themed props, you can create personalized backdrops for holiday portraits. It highlights that compelling portraits can be captured anywhere with a bit of imagination and staging, without needing a professional studio.
Selah Parks & Recreation
Small town riverside park offering open lawns, riparian trees and views of Yakima Valley slopes — good for landscapes, seasonal color and calm waterscape/reflection shots. Best at golden hour (sunrise/sunset) for warm light and long shadows; spring for blossoms and migratory birds, autumn for color. Easily accessible with roadside parking at 216 S 1st St; free public entry, flat trails and family-friendly amenities. Weekday mornings are quieter; watch for local events that add candid-life photo-
Selah Wind Phone
A solitary outdoor phone-installation near Selah that’s intimate and contemplative — photograph the iconic booth against rolling Yakima Valley orchards and blue Cascade foothills. Best at golden hour or blue hour for warm rim light and long shadows. Easily reached from Golf Course Rd; roadside parking limited — be respectful (memorial context), quiet, and avoid trampling vegetation.
Carlon Park
Small riverside park on the Yakima River with trails, rocky bluffs, picnic areas and riparian habitat — great for river reflections, cliff panoramas, wildflowers in spring and intimate nature scenes. Best at golden hour or blue hour for warm light and long shadows; spring and fall offer peak color. Easy access with parking at the lot and short trails to viewpoints; family-friendly so weekdays or early mornings reduce crowds. No entry fee.
Volunteer Park
Small community park with mature trees, open lawns and neighborhood views — good for intimate landscape, environmental portraits and seasonal color. Visit golden hour or blue hour for warm light and long shadows; weekdays and early mornings have few people. Easy street parking and free entry; mostly accessible paths. Great for practicing compositions with foreground trees, playground details and local life.
Wixson Park
Small riverside community park with lawns, mature trees and views toward the Yakima River corridor — good for tranquil landscape, waterscape and seasonal foliage shots. Easy street parking on S 3rd St, open year-round, no entry fee. Best at golden hour or overcast for saturated greens; weekdays are quieter.
Playland Riverside Park
Small riverside park on the Yakima River offering meandering trails, river channels, mature trees and open lawns — good for intimate landscape compositions, water reflections and local waterfowl. Best at golden hour (sunrise or sunset) for warm light and reflections; spring and fall give stronger colors. Easy access off Golf Course Rd with roadside parking and paved paths; no entry fee. Weekdays and early mornings minimize crowds and anglers.