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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments

National Parks
Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
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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Many designated recreation areas that include lakes were established by the National Park Service including Lake Roosevelt, Ross Lake, and Lake Chelan national recreation areas where many campers come to experience the outdoors.
as the new superintendent of North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area and Ross Lake National Recreation Area.
 
 
 
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