| Curlew Lake State Park covers 123.30 acres with 4,540 feet of waterfront on Curlew Lake. The park offers 18 utility sites, seven utility sites, 57 standard sites, five primitive fly-in campsites, two restrooms, 10 picnic sites, a 2-lane boat launch, a one mile hiking trail, 1.75 miles of roadway, a park shop and a trailer dump. Of special interest at the park are significant archeological sites. Activities include camping, picnicking, fishing, boating, water skiing, and swimming. Washington's climate varies with each region. The Cascades split the state and alter weather patterns. Curlew Lake State Park, located east of the mountains, receives significantly less rainfall than regions west of the mountains with an average annual precipitation of twelve inches. Average summer temperatures are 94 degrees maximum and 50 degrees minimum. Because central Washington is landlocked and subject to winter winds, winter temperatures are much colder than those in western Washington. Located near the Stonerose fossil dig, this state park is a 123-acre camping park. It is one of the most relaxing campgrounds in the state, offering water- and snow-sport activity, trout and bass fishing (night fishing as well), water- and jet-skiing, as well as natural-history and archaeological study. The park is rife with history. Geologists indicate that this area was a large fault zone. Hence there are many mineral mines in the area. It was also a summer camp for some of the regional Indian tribes. In one section, indigenous pestle was found. In another, discarded shells of freshwater clams lie close by an ancient fire ring. The park is also home to a variety of birds and animals. Throughout most of the summer months, bald eagles, hawks, and falcons hunt from the skies, while ducks and geese raise their young in the deep blue waters of Curlew Lake. The park is also close to a small island where a pair of osprey raise their young; visitors often have the chance to watch osprey fishing in the waters adjacent to the park. |
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