| Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park is a 235-acre marine camping park on the forested south shore of Lake Chelan. The park separates the mountains from the lake and is surrounded by spectacular scenery. With its modern marina, the park affords visitors excellent boating access to the upper reaches of Lake Chelan. Visitors may enjoy hiking and scuba diving. A nearby ferry service travels each day to the head of the lake where visitors may stop in at North Cascades National Park. Although hunting is not allowed at state parks, the park makes a great base camp. Two competing glaciers -- the Chelan glacier and the continental ice sheet, carved Lake Chelan. Their back-and-forth movement created the broad lower lake and narrow upper lake. The park is set in rocky terrain, with forested areas along Twenty-five Mile Creek. The region receives an average annual rainfall of 11 inches, with 39 inches of average annual snowfall. The scenery and terrain offer visitors a wide variety of activities to do. Within this view the area is crawling with wildlife. Such wildlife includes bears, bobcats, chipmunks, coyotes, deer, elk, rabbits, raccoons, sheep, and squirrels. Bird watchers may enjoy the sights of crows, ravens, eagles, grouse, gulls, hawks, hummingbirds, jays, ospreys, and owls. The lake offers many water activities as well. Constructed by Mr. Dave Davis, the park was operated for many years as a private resort. State Parks acquired it in 1972 and continued to operate it as a private resort under concession contracts with various tenants. Since 1988, park staff has operated the park. The park is known for its boat accessibility. Boating exploration of the uplake wilderness portions of Lake Chelan is possible from the park. A ferry takes visitors to a roadless community at the head of the lake. The park offers wading opportunities and a pier for fishing. |
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