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    the riverwalk in Chelan

    Chelan is a city of 4,000 people in the North Cascades region of Washington State. It is the gateway to Lake Chelan.

    Understand

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    Lake Chelan, named for the Salish word for 'deep water', is 50 miles long and 1,486 feet deep, the third-deepest lake in the United States. The fjord-like topography of the Lake Chelan valley results from repeated glacial erosion and deposition, up until 20,000 years ago.

    The town of Chelan sits at the southern tip of the lake, in one of the few sections of lakeshore flat enough for development. It is an agricultural center and a lake resort community.

    The northern tip of the lake, including the remote mountain village of Stehekin, are protected by the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, administered by North Cascades National Park.

    Get in

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    By car

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    • US-97 passes just outside of town, from Wenatchee to the south and Pateros to the north. US-97 Alt goes through the town center.

    By public transit

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    Get around

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    By ferry

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    Only a few miles of lakeshore are accessible by road. You need a boat to see the rest of the lake, including the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

    Two companies operate passenger ferries, all the way uplake to the village of Stehekin at the northwest tip.

    See

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    • 1 Chelan Museum, 204 E Woodin Ave.
    • 2 Earthquake Point.

    Do

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    Parks

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    • 3 Lake Chelan State Park, 7544 S Lakeshore Rd.
    • 4 Twenty Five Mile Creek State Park, 20530 S Lakeshore Rd.

    Winter sports

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    Water parks

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    Buy

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    Eat

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    Drink

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    • 1 The Vogue Coffee Bar, 117 E Woodin Ave, +1 509 888-5282. Local chain offering coffee along with beer,wine, and the likes. Live music all the time. Great atmosphere.

    Sleep

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    Go next

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    Chelan is on the North Cascade Loop itinerary.

    Routes through Chelan
    OrovillePateros  N  S  WenatcheeYakima


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