Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

Established: October 2^nd, 1968

Area: 61,958 acres

Visitors (2011): 43,827

Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is adjacent to the North Cascades National Park South Unit. There are no roads that lead into the park. The recreation area and Stehekin, a small town located within the park with fewer than 100 permanent residents, are accessible only by floatplane or passenger ferry from the south end of Lake Chelan near the town of Chelan, Washington. The area can also be accessed by hiking trails through the Cascade Range during the summer months. During the summer, an off-road bus service operated by the National Park Service carries weary hikers to the town from the Pacific Crest Trail.