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Forming the southern tip of the North Cascades National Park Service complex, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is accessible only by trail, boat or charter float plane from Chelan. The approximately 62,000-acre area is at the northern end of Lake Chelan, one of the deepest lakes in the country and one of Washington's largest inland bodies of fresh water.

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ARTICLELake Chelan National Recreation Area Forming the southern tip of the North Cascades National Park Service complex, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is accessible only by trail, boat or charter float plane from Chelan. The approximately 62,000-acre area is at the northern end of Lake Chelan, one of the deepest lakes in the country and one of Washington's largest inland bodies of fresh water.Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
NATIONAL PARKClearwater National Forest In the northeastern part of the state, large stands of tall trees and many miles of clear, fast-running streams and rivers characterize the rugged, mountainous Clearwater National Forest. Scenic Clearwater National Forest
NATIONAL PARKColumbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Following the Columbia River in both Oregon and Washington, the scenic area consists of 292,500 acres of sheer cliffs, mountainous forestland, hilly deciduous woods and grassy plains. The Oregon section extends from the Sandy River near Troutdale about 80 miles east to the Deschutes River. Rain forests and waterfalls, characteristic of the area's western end, give way east of the mountains to oak woods and grasslands.Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
NATIONAL PARKColville National Forest In northeastern Washington, Colville National Forest covers about 1,100,000 acres. In the approximate center of the forest is Roosevelt Lake; Grand Coulee Dam is to the south. The Columbia River courses through this wilderness area. Gardner Cave, in the forest's eastern half, has stalagmite and stalactite formations that can be toured.Colville National Forest
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NATIONAL PARKFlathead National Forest Hungry Horse ReservoirFlathead National Forest
NATIONAL PARKFort Langley National Historic Site Fort Langley National Historic Site is 6.5 kilometres (4 mi.) north of Langley off Hwy. 1 at 23433 Mavis Ave. On the bank of the Fraser River, the 19th-century Hudson's Bay Company trading post was an important supply link in the company's network of fur trading forts west of the Rockies. British Columbia was proclaimed a colony at the site in 1858.Fort Langley National Historic Site
NATIONAL PARKFort Rodd Hill And Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites Fourteen kilometres (9 mi.) west of Victoria via Hwy. 1A, Fort Rodd Hill was a coastal artillery fort 1895-1956. Of interest are the loophole walls, underground magazines, artillery stores, command posts, barracks and gun and searchlight emplacements. Audio and video presentations, along with period rooms, depict life at the fort. The 1860 Fort Rodd Hill And Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites
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