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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location	Chelan County, Washington, USA
Nearest city	Chelan, WashingtonNearest city: Chelan, Washington
Coordinates	48°19′19″N 120°40′42″W / 48.32194°N 120.67833°W / 48.32194; -120.67833Coordinates: 48°19′19″N 120°40′42″W / 48.32194°N 120.67833°W / 48.32194; -120.67833
Area	61,958 acres (250.74 km2)
Established	October 2, 1968 Established: October 2, 1968
Visitors	29,783 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service

Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area located about 35 miles (56 km) south of the Canadian border in Chelan County, Washington. It encompasses an area of approximately 62,000 acres (250 km²) including the northern end of Lake Chelan and the surrounding area of the Stehekin Valley and the Stehekin River.

Lake Chelan

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.

See also

• Ecology of the North Cascades

External links

• National Park Service: Lake Chelan National Recreation Area