Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

Infobox_protected_area | name = Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
iucn_category = V

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caption =
locator_x = 31
locator_y = 14
location = Chelan County, Washington, USA
nearest_city = Chelan, Washington
lat_degrees = 48
lat_minutes = 19
lat_seconds = 19
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 120
long_minutes = 40
long_seconds = 42
long_direction = W
area = 61,958 acres (250.74 km²)
established = October 2, 1968
visitation_num = 29,783
visitation_year = 2005
governing_body = National Park Service

Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area located about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of the Canadian border in Chelan County, Washington. It encompasses an area of approximately 62,000 acres (251 km²) including the northern end of Lake Chelan and the surrounding area of the Stehekin Valley.

Lake Chelan NRA is adjacent to the North Cascades National Park and is managed together with that park and the nearby Ross Lake National Recreation Area by the National Park Service (NPS). There are no roads that lead into Lake Chelan NRA. The recreation area and Stehekin, a small town located within the park with fewer than 100 permanent residents, are accessible only by floatplane or passenger ferry from the south end of Lake Chelan near the town of Chelan, Washington. The area can also be accessed by hiking trails through the Cascade Range during the summer months. During the summer, an off-road bus service operated by the NPS carries weary hikers to the town from the Pacific Crest Trail.

Visitors to Lake Chelan NRA can get general information about the area at the Golden West Visitor Center located near the ferry landing.

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/lach/ National Park Service: Lake Chelan National Recreation Area]