WENATCHEE RIVER ACCESSES Compiled by K & R Spencer 08-01-2006

1. WENATCHEE RIVER ACCESSES Compiled by K & R Spencer 08-01-2006

2. THE WENATCHEE RIVER DIFFICULTY RANGES FROM CLASS I TO V+YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING IF YOU POSSESS THE SKILL LEVEL REQUIRED FOR THE SECTION YOU CHOOSE

3. LAKE WENATCHEE WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST LAND, NEAR THE RANGER STATION

4. TURN TOWARD THE LAKE FROM HWY 207 AT THE RANGER STATION, THEN GO TO THE DIRT RD JUST UPLAKE of 17499 N SHORE DRIVE (Building 1211)

5. LANDING AREA

6. MORE INFO • THE GATED DIRT ROAD IS ABOUT A QUARTER MILE LONG, DOWNHILL • WE BELIEVE THE GRAVEL LOT ACROSS FROM THE GATE COULD BE USED FOR PARKING • IT COULD BE A TAKEOUT FOR A WHITE RIVER TRIP

7. LAKE WENATCHEE UNIVERSITY BEACH (POPULAR WITH WIND SURFERS)

8. PARKING FOR UNIVERSITY BEACH IS 1.2 MILES FROM THE N SHORE RDAND HWY 207 JUNCTION. WATCH FOR A SIGN WHICH SAYS “YMCA CAMP”

9. IT IS BETWEEN THE YMCA CAMP AND THE FIRST PRIVATE HOUSE ON N SHORE RD A TRAIL LEADS FROM N SHORE ROAD TO THE LAKE, NO SIGNS

10. LAKE WENATCHEE LAKE WENATCHEE STATE PARK

11. USE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO PARK

12. DISCOVER PASS AND A DAY LAUNCH PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ANNUAL LAUNCH PERMIT WHICH WILL COVER PARKING AND LAUNCHING

13. THE SWIMMING AREA CAN BE USED FOR CANOES AND KAYAKS

14. GLACIER VIEW CAMPGROUND WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST 5.5 MILES FROM SOUTH STATE PARK ENTRANCE

15. IS ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF LAKE FROM OTHER SITES CAN BE A TAKEOUT FOR THE WHITE RIVER, BUT SHUTTLE IS LONGER BOAT LAUNCH FEE $5 A NORTHWEST FOREST PASS REQUIRED UNLESS YOU PAID FOR A CAMPSITE

16. NEAR LAKE OUTLET BRAEBURN ROAD

17. A ROAD PARALELL TO THE LAKE WENATCHEE HIGHWAY GOES BETWEEN BRAEBURN RD AND THE RIVER, JUST DOWNSTREAMOF THE FIRST BRIDGE ACROSS THE WENATCHEE RIVER

18. BE SURE NOT TO BLOCK ACCESS OF THE BRAEBURN RDRESIDENTS, THIS CAN ALSO BE A TAKEOUT FORNASON CREEK

19. PLAIN, WA HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY AT BRIDGE

20. BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 209, NEAR PLAIN, WAROOM TO PARK ABOUT 4 VEHICLES,UPSTREAM, RIVER RIGHT

21. CARRY BOATS TO RIVER

22. UPSTREAM DOWNSTREAM

23. TUMWATER CAMPGROUNDWENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST

24. WHILE THE BRIDGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION • OLD ACCESS BELOW THE BRIDGE IS BLOCKED BY THE PROJECT • SAFETY CONCERNS DICTATE THAT BOATERS SHOULD NOT PASS UNDER THE BRIDGE WHILE WORK IS IN PROGRESS

25. PROCEDURE APPROVED BY THE FOREST SERVICE • TAKEOUT ONLY • USE THE TRAIL BETWEEN CAMPSITES 13 AND 14 • NOTE WHAT THE TAKEOUT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU ARE PADDLING • LEAVE SHUTTLE VEHICLE IN THE DAY USE PARKING AREA OR A CAMPSITE YOU RESERVED • REMOVE BOATS AND VEHICLES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER TAKEOUT

26. WHEN PADDLING, LOOK FOR A RIVER RIGHT EDDY, SOON AFTER THE CHIWAUKUM CREEK ENTERS THE WENATCHEE RIVER

27. WHEN CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AN ACCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM TUMWATER CAMPGROUND

28. LEAVENWORTH, WA BELONGS TO CITY OF LEAVENWORTH

29. DIRECTIONS • FROM HIGHWAY 2, TURN SOUTHWEST ONTO EAST LEAVENWORTH RD, BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND SAFEWAY • GO 7/10’s of a MILE, WHEN ROAD BENDS LEFT, TAKE DIRT ROAD TO THE RIGHT

30. COMMERCIAL LAUNCHESBY PERMIT ONLY

32. PESHASTIN WDFW SITE • TURN AT PESHASTIN TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CROSS OVER BRIDGE • TURN RIGHT ONTO SCHOOL STREET AFTER THE SCHOOL ON THE RIGHT • WATCH FOR A FISH ACCESS SIGN AT THE END OF THE STREET

33. ROCK AND ROLL RAPIDAPPROXIMATELY A MILE DOWNSTREAM

34. TOILET IS AVAILABLE, F&W PARKING PERMIT OR DISCOVER PASS NEEDED

35. EASY CARRY TO RIVER

36. PESHASTIN DRYDEN DAM DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OWNS PART AND THE CHELAN PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT OWNS PART

37. DIRECTIONSHEADING SOUTH FROM HWY 2 & 97 JCT • TAKE FIRST LEFT TURN AFTER THE JUNCTION (AS IF TO CAFÉ) • TAKE SAUNDERS RD (ON YOUR LEFT) • AFTER DRYDEN GUN CLUB, BUT BEFORE THE PESHASTIN CREEK BRIDGE, TURN RIGHT ONTO DOT ROAD • CONTINUE TO PARKING/PORTAGE/DAM AREA

38. BOATERS CARRY AROUND DAM HERE

39. LAUNCH IS JUST BELOW DRYDEN DAM

40. DAM IS A “KEEPER”

41. WDFW HAS PLANS TO IMPROVE THIS ACCESSWHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLEPORTABLE TOILETS AREUSUALLY AVAILABLE

42. DRYDEN WDFW SITE BELOW GORILLA FALLS

43. DIRECTIONS • TAKE DRYDEN AVENUE INTO THE TOWN • AT THE STOP SIGN, TURN RIGHT ONTO MAIN ST • GO A SHORT DISTANCE, THEN TURN LEFT ONTO DEPOT RD • CROSS THE RR TRACKS, GO TO END OF PAVEMENT, THEN FOLLOW SIGN

45. TOILET & PARKINGNEED A WDFW PERMIT OR DISCOVER PASS

46. RODEO HOLE WDFW ACCESS (OFFICIAL NAME: FOX ACCESS)

47. DIRECTIONS FROM CASHMERE • TURN TOWARD RIVER AT APLETS WAY (STOP LIGHT ON HIGHWAY) • TURN RIGHT ONTO SUNSET HIGHWAY • GO A COUPLE OF MILES, AFTER A LONG GUARD RAIL, WATCH FOR A HOUSE WITH A BLUE METAL ROOF – NUMBER 7444 IS ON HOUSE • TURN INTO LOWER DRIVEWAY, WATCH OUT FOR ORCHARD VEHICLES, STAY TO LEFT WHEN THE ROAD FORKS

48. DIRECTIONS FROM DRYDEN • IF DRIVING TOWARD WENATCHEE, TURN RIGHT ONTO JOHNSON RD AT DRYDEN INTERSECTION • MAKE A QUICK LEFT ONTO STINE HILL RD • SHORTLY AFTER THE 2ND PINE FLATS LOOP RD, TURN LEFT ONTO UNMARKED RD (THE LOWER OF THE TWO) (YOU WILL BE 1.6 MILES FROM DRYDEN INTERSECTION) • STAY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE ROAD FORKS

49. THIS IS A POPULAR PLACE

50. TOILET, PARKING, & POISON OAKWDFW PERMIT OR DISCOVER PASS REQUIRED