Lake Chelan State Park in WA -- Camping

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Lake Chelan State Park in WA

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1.7 mi from Manson

7.9 mi off US 97 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 1,149 ft

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Campground details

157 sites

Setting

Little privacy

Lake Chelan State Park fronts a 50-mile-long freshwater lake bordered by tan hills and mountains, with sandy and gravel shoreline. The park offers campsites, accessible restrooms, showers, drinking water, fire pits, boat ramp, dock, and marina slips. Recreation includes hiking, biking, fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing, windsurfing, kayaking, paddleboarding, and scuba diving. A historic interpretive monument at Earthquake Point marks where an 1872 landslide temporarily blocked the Columbia River, with seasonal kayak rentals and concessions available.

  • Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 157-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Slide Ridge stands 4,429 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles northwest.
  • The Lake Chelan shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Climate averages

October normals 40–61°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.

Tree cover18%30m sat. est.