Colville National Forest

Colville National Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / National Forests

Address: 765 S Main St
Colville, WA 99114
Phone: 509-684-7000;
Fax: 509-684-7080;
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r6/colville
Size: 1,100,000 acres.
Location: Northeast corner of Washington, bordering Canada. Accessible by US 395; CA 20 and 21. Nearby cities/towns include Colville, Newport, Metaline Falls, and Republic.
Facilities: 28 campgrounds, 3 group camps, dispersed camping, 6 interpretive sites, picnic sites, trails (485+ miles), scenic drives, ski area, ORV area.
Activities: Camping, hunting, fishing, boating, canoeing, rafting, hiking, ORV riding, mountain biking, swimming, water-skiing, cross-country and downhill skiing, snowmobiling.
Special Features: Forest encompasses three mountain ranges, Okanogan, Kettle River, and Selkirk, considered foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Features include Salmo-Priest Wilderness, located in the wet, western slopes of the Selkirks and containing old-growth forests of red cedar, Douglas fir, and western hemlock; 49 Degrees North Ski, a full-service ski resort; Sherman Pass, the highest pass in Washington. The only herd of woodland caribou in Washington resides in the northeastern corner of the forest near Metaline Falls.

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