Yacolt, Washington

About Yacolt

Set in the southern part of Washington, Yacolt is a small town, home to 1,644 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Yacolt is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.57 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,884 residents per square mile.

📰 Yacolt News Today

• Yacolt Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• Driver dies after truck rolls down embankment in a Washington state forest KOIN.com · Jul 18
• Gary Eugene Bruley The Columbian Recent Obituaries · Jan 29
• Carol Gerity Obituary (10/19/1926 - 03/22/2026) - Yacolt, WA OregonLive.com · Apr 9
• Yacolt Community Church pastor remembered following fatal motorcycle crash The Reflector · Jun 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Yacolt Unique

• The only place in America named Yacolt — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Yacolt

• Friends & Country Coffee (café)
• Grandma's Kitchen
• Red Pony Expresso — coffee shop (café)
• Whistle Stop

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Yacolt

• Moulton Falls Regional Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lucia Falls Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Yacolt Recreation Park reviews ★
• Yacolt Town Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Yacolt

• Yacolt Primary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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