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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
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Northeast section of Washington State Map showing Lake Roosevelt NRA
Map of NE corner of Washington State showing Lake Roosevelt NRA.

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, located in the northeast corner of Washington State, offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities in a diverse natural setting. Contained within three distinct geological zones that were sculpted by the Ice Age floods the park contains the record of more than 9000 years of continuous human occupation. Use these pages to plan a "real" visit to the Park to discover all that it has to offer.

 

Getting There

Plane

Spokane International Airport is the nearest commercial airport.

Car

From Coulee Dam, Lake Roosevelt stretches 130 miles north to Onion Creek. Bordered by 312 miles of publicly owned shoreline there are 22 different NPS boat launches from which you can access the lake and 28 different campgrounds.
  • To Kettle Falls in the northern district from Spokane: 90 miles northwest on Highway 395; from Grand Forks, B.C. 49 miles southeast on Highway 395; from Rossland, B.C. 49 miles southwest on State Road 25.
  • To Coulee Dam in the southern district from Spokane: 90 miles west on Highway 2.
  • State Road 25 follows along the eastern lakeshore connecting the north district to the south via Fort Spokane and Porcupine Bay.
These folks thought their campsite was far enough away from the water, but woke to find toys and coolers floating away.  

Did You Know?
Lake Roosevelt is the primary flood control reservoir on the Columbia River. The lake level can rise up to 4 feet per day in spring and drop 1 foot per day in summer. When shoreline camping, find out what the lake level is and don't put a tent close to the water unless you want a chilly surprise.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST