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Something for everyone.
That term probably best describes the Wenatchee National
Forest in central Washington! One finds a wide range of
recreation activities available in a variety of forest
settings, accessed by over 2,500 miles of recreation
trails and 4,700 miles of forest roads. The sunshine and
generally hospitable weather make the Wenatchee National
Forest a recreation paradise for virtually any form of
outdoor pursuit, including winter sports. Visitors can
also enjoy the pristine beauty of alpine meadows,
sparkling mountain lakes, and jagged peaks that touch the
sky. In contrast to the high mountains is the
breathtaking beauty of the long narrow 1,500-feet deep
Lake Chelan whose shores offer camping and tranquility.
In addition to Lake Chelan and 7-mile long Lake
Wenatchee, there are also five major reservoirs within
the Forest boundary which furnish irrigation water for
farmlands and an abundance of fishing and other
recreation opportunities for forest visitors. Exceptional
beauty in this Forest is found in all of the seven
wildernesses: Alpine Lakes, Glacier Peak, Henry M.
Jackson, Goat Rocks, William O. Douglas, Norse Peak, and
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth.
Highlights
Special places of interest to the visitor include Lake Chelan, where
you can take the boat tour for the 55-mile length of the lake, providing
an opportunity to glimpse the agile mountain goats that inhabit the up
lake regions; White River auto tour from Lake Wenatchee; White River
Falls; the scenery of Bumping River Road; Blewette Arrstra Mining Area;
Red Top Agate beds for rock hounding; Liberty National Historic District;
Naches Trail Wagon Road; Ravens Roost Viewpoint; 400-foot Boulder Cave cut
by Devil Creek; Miners Ridge Viewpoint; Wildcat Post Piles geologic
formations; Blue Slide where a huge prehistoric slide occurred; Holden
Mine and Tailings; Entiat Falls; Silver Falls; White River Viewpoint; and
Tumwater Canyon on the Wenatchee River.
For more Information
Further information
about recreation opportunities,
campground locations and facilities, as
well as current maps of the area, are
available at the following office:
Wenatchee National Forest
Supervisor's Office
301 Yakima Street
P.O. Box 811 (98807)
Wenatchee, WA
98801
(509) 662-4335
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