Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

Pros: Totally Isolated
Cons: Hard to get to

The Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is located in Central Washington State near Wenatachee. The Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is accessed only by boat or hiking in. The boat trip will take about 3 hours, so you can imagine what it would take...

Pros: Scenery, recreation
Cons: Almost always windy

I have spent a total of 2 months at Lake Chelan in the past two years. My visit was work related, but I had about 3 days a week off to explore Lake Chelan and the surrounding area. For long term stays I recommend renting a condo (Wapato Point in Manson...

Pros: everything under the sun
Cons: when you pack to leave

Every year I go to Lake Chelan with my family and friends. We stay at the "big D". Our rooms at this resort are about twenty-five yards from the water. Which means there is great boating oppurtunities, fishing, tour of the lake, para-sailing,...

Pros: Lake, area
Cons: none

Lake Chelan is a great place to go visit, especially if you like the water. You can bring your own boat or you can rent. Jet skies are around $30 an hour, and you have to put down a $100 deposit. In Chelan there is parks you can just go out and...