Vantage is known for Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park and its associated Wanapum Recreational Area, as a base camp for those attending nearby Gorge Amphitheatre, and its rock climbing.- Geology and coal resources of the Centralia-Chehalis district, Washington (pubs.usgs.gov)
The Centralia-Chehalis coal district includes about 570 square miles in south western Thurston County and northwestern Lewis County, Wash., midway between Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Oreg., and forms a part of the subbituminous and lignite coal fields of southwestern Washington. It adjoins the Morton coal field on the east and the Toledo coal field on the south. It includes a part of the extreme western foothills of the Cascade Range and a part of the eastern border of the Coast Ranges.
- The Gorge Amphitheatre (Wikipedia)
The Gorge Amphitheatre, originally known as Champs de Brionne Music Theatre and commonly referred to as The Gorge, is an outdoor concert venue in Grant County, Washington, United States. It is situated near the Columbia River in Central Washington, nine miles (14 km) west of George. The venue is managed by Live Nation.