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| | Daroga State Park | | The park is a 90-acre camping park with 1.5 miles of Columbia River shoreline on the elevated edge of the desert "scablands." The park features camping activities and water-sport access in a unique and beautiful outdoor environment. There are two boat ramps and three docks. |
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| | Iron Horse State Park | | is a 1,612-acre park that was once part of the path of the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Pacific Railroad. The park offers more than 100 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trail along the route of a historic railroad. High trestles provide spectacular views of the valley below. No motorized vehicles are allowed on the trail with the exception of snowmobiles in winter, which are allowed from Stampede Pass Rd. to Cabin Creek. Horse-drawn wagon users must obtain a key to the gates of Lake Easton State Park. Originally, the trail right-of-way was part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. |
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| | Lake Chelan State Park | | The park is a 127-acre camping park on the forested south shore of Lake Chelan. The park has 6,000 feet of shoreline, lakeside views and expansive lawns for strolling and playing. The park gets an annual average rainfall of 11 inches. Summer tends to be hot and dry. Annual average snowfall is 42 inches. The park has one single-lane launch with a nearby 28-car parking lot that fills rapidly on weekends. The park offers 495 feet of dock, some of it near the launch and some of it at the opposite end of the park near lakeside camping. The lake was carved by two competing glaciers, the Chelan Glacier and the continental ice sheet. |
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| | Lake Wentachee State Park | | The park is a 489-acre camping park with 12,623 feet of waterfront on glacier-fed Lake Wentachee and the Wentachee River. The park is bisected by the Wentachee River, creating two distinct areas -- South Park, with areas for camping, swimming and horseback riding; and North Park, in a less developed, forested section, a quarter-mile walk from the lake. Other activities include hiking and picnicking, in the wintertime, cross-country skiing and sledding. |
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| | Lincoln Rock State Park | | This is an 80-acre camping park on the east side of Lake Entiat, created by Rocky Reach Dam blocking the flow of the Columbia River north of Wentachee. The park, a popular place for swimming, water-skiing and respite from the hot sun, was named for a basalt outcropping said to resemble the profile of Abraham Lincoln. The park offers 27 standard sites, 32 full hookup sites, 35 sites with water and electricity, 80 picnic sites, 1,240 feet of freshwater moorage space, three boat launches, 2.75 miles of road, 1.3 miles of paved trails, four comfort stations, a bathhouse, a trailer dump, playground equipment, an amphitheater, three picnic shelters, two tennis courts, one multi-use court for paddle ball, handball, and basketball, horseshoe pits, two sand volleyball courts, a multipurpose field with baseball backstop and soccer goals, and a swim beach. |
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| | Peshastin Pinnacles State Park | | This is a 34-acre desert park featuring a group of sandstone slabs and spires called "the pinnacles." Climbable spires reach 200 feet into the air. Rocks and trails provide views of surrounding orchards, the Enchantment Mountain Range, and the Wentachee River valley. The park provides five unsheltered picnic tables and two vault toilets. Park visitors should bring their own water to the park. The park offers a mile and a half of steep hiking trail. For rock climbers, slabs and spires vary from easy to difficult and require rock-climbing equipment. |
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| | Squilchuck State Park | | The park consists of 288 acres. For guests who wish to take a hike or go bike riding there is a 10-mile hiking trail. A 10- mile bike trail is also provided. During the winter recreation is available through the following activities: skiing, cross-country skiing, snow mobiling, and snow shoeing. There is a wide variety of wildlife to be viewed at Squilchuck State Park. This includes; badgers, bears, bobcats, chipmunks, coyotes, deer, elk, rabbits, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, weasels. The visitors who come here to bird watch will find a diverse group of birds inhabiting the area. |
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| | Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park | | This 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. 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. |
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| | Wallace Falls State Park | | The scenery is outstanding in this park, which includes numerous waterfalls, three back-country lakes and a river.The park offers a rock-climbing wall near Index. Atop Mount Pilchuck, 60 miles away, a fire lookout provides a spectacular, panoramic view. The park provides two kitchen shelters without electricity, plus five sheltered and five unsheltered picnic tables. Both are available first-come, first-served. Picnic tables are all first-come, first-served. |
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| | Wentachee Confluence State Park | | This is a 197-acre year-round camping park at the confluence of the Wentachee and Columbia rivers. Situated at the edge of town, the park has two personalities. The North Confluence is urban and recreational, while the South Confluence is a wetland natural area. Muskrat and beaver may be seen in the rivers here. The park has shaded, grassy areas, sports fields, a roped-off river swimming beach, a boat launch and walking access to the Horan Natural Area. |
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