Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Recreation Areas

Address: c/o North Cascades National Park
PO Box 7
Stehekin, WA 98852
Phone: 509-682-2549;
Fax: 360-856-1934;
Web: www.nps.gov/lach/
Size: 61,947 acres.
Established: Established on October 2, 1968.
Location: 50 miles uplake from Chelan, Washington. Accessible year-round by passenger ferry or float-plane; there are no road connections between Lake Chelan National Recreation Area and the outside. There are a number of trails available for hiking to the area in the summer.
Facilities: Campgrounds, picnic area, cabin rental, lodging, groceries, restaurant/snacks, boat rental, visitor center, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Camping, hiking, horseback riding, mountain climbing, boating, fishing, hunting, cross-country skiing, boat tours.
Special Features: Here the beautiful Stehekin Valley, with a portion of fjordlike Lake Chelan, adjoins the southern unit of North Cascades National Park (see separate entry for description). Lake Chelan rests in a trough carved by glaciers, and with a depth of nearly 1,500 feet, is one of the nation's deepest lakes.

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See other parks in Washington.