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WENATCHEE RIVERWENATCHEE RIVER
ACCESSESACCESSES
Compiled by K & R SpencerCompiled by K & R Spencer
08-01-200608-01-2006
THE WENATCHEE RIVER THE WENATCHEE RIVER DIFFICULTY RANGES FROM DIFFICULTY RANGES FROM
CLASS I TO V+CLASS I TO V+
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING IF YOU POSSESS THE KNOWING IF YOU POSSESS THE
SKILL LEVEL REQUIRED FOR SKILL LEVEL REQUIRED FOR THE SECTION YOU CHOOSETHE SECTION YOU CHOOSE
LAKE WENATCHEELAKE WENATCHEE
WENATCHEE NATIONAL WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST LAND,FOREST LAND,
NEAR THE RANGER STATIONNEAR THE RANGER STATION
TURN TOWARD THE LAKE FROM HWY 207 TURN TOWARD THE LAKE FROM HWY 207 AT THE RANGER STATION, THEN GO TO THEAT THE RANGER STATION, THEN GO TO THE
DIRT RD JUST UPLAKE of DIRT RD JUST UPLAKE of 17499 N SHORE DRIVE (Building 1211) 17499 N SHORE DRIVE (Building 1211)
MORE INFOMORE INFO
THE GATED DIRT ROAD IS ABOUT A THE GATED DIRT ROAD IS ABOUT A QUARTER MILE LONG, DOWNHILLQUARTER MILE LONG, DOWNHILL
WE BELIEVE THE GRAVEL LOT WE BELIEVE THE GRAVEL LOT ACROSS FROM THE GATE COULD BE ACROSS FROM THE GATE COULD BE USED FOR PARKINGUSED FOR PARKING
IT COULD BE A TAKEOUT FOR A IT COULD BE A TAKEOUT FOR A WHITE RIVER TRIPWHITE RIVER TRIP
LAKE WENATCHEELAKE WENATCHEE
UNIVERSITY BEACHUNIVERSITY BEACH
(POPULAR WITH WIND SURFERS)(POPULAR WITH WIND SURFERS)
PARKING FOR UNIVERSITY BEACHPARKING FOR UNIVERSITY BEACHIS 1.2 MILES FROM THE N SHORE RDIS 1.2 MILES FROM THE N SHORE RD
AND HWY 207 JUNCTION. WATCH FOR AAND HWY 207 JUNCTION. WATCH FOR A SIGN WHICH SAYS “YMCA CAMP” SIGN WHICH SAYS “YMCA CAMP”
IT IS BETWEEN THE YMCA CAMP AND THE IT IS BETWEEN THE YMCA CAMP AND THE FIRST PRIVATE HOUSE ON N SHORE RD FIRST PRIVATE HOUSE ON N SHORE RD
A TRAIL LEADS FROM N SHORE ROAD TO THE A TRAIL LEADS FROM N SHORE ROAD TO THE LAKE, NO SIGNSLAKE, NO SIGNS
DISCOVER PASS AND A DAY LAUNCH DISCOVER PASS AND A DAY LAUNCH PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS YOU HAVE PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ANNUAL LAUNCH PERMIT WHICH AN ANNUAL LAUNCH PERMIT WHICH
WILL COVER PARKING AND WILL COVER PARKING AND LAUNCHINGLAUNCHING
THE SWIMMING AREA CAN BE USEDTHE SWIMMING AREA CAN BE USED FOR CANOES AND KAYAKS FOR CANOES AND KAYAKS
GLACIER VIEW GLACIER VIEW CAMPGROUNDCAMPGROUND
WENATCHEE NATIONAL FORESTWENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST
5.5 MILES FROM SOUTH STATE 5.5 MILES FROM SOUTH STATE PARK ENTRANCEPARK ENTRANCE
IS ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF LAKE FROM IS ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF LAKE FROM OTHER SITESOTHER SITES
CAN BE A TAKEOUT FOR THE WHITE CAN BE A TAKEOUT FOR THE WHITE RIVER, BUT SHUTTLE IS LONGERRIVER, BUT SHUTTLE IS LONGER
BOAT LAUNCH FEE $5BOAT LAUNCH FEE $5 A NORTHWEST FOREST PASS A NORTHWEST FOREST PASS
REQUIRED UNLESS YOU PAID FOR A REQUIRED UNLESS YOU PAID FOR A CAMPSITECAMPSITE
A ROAD PARALELL TO THE LAKE WENATCHEE HIGHWAY GOES A ROAD PARALELL TO THE LAKE WENATCHEE HIGHWAY GOES BETWEEN BRAEBURN RD AND THE RIVER, JUST DOWNSTREAMBETWEEN BRAEBURN RD AND THE RIVER, JUST DOWNSTREAM
OF THE FIRST BRIDGE ACROSS THE WENATCHEE RIVEROF THE FIRST BRIDGE ACROSS THE WENATCHEE RIVER
BE SURE NOT TO BLOCK ACCESS OF THE BRAEBURN BE SURE NOT TO BLOCK ACCESS OF THE BRAEBURN RDRD
RESIDENTS, THIS CAN ALSO BE A TAKEOUT FORRESIDENTS, THIS CAN ALSO BE A TAKEOUT FORNASON CREEKNASON CREEK
BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 209, NEAR PLAIN, WABRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 209, NEAR PLAIN, WAROOM TO PARK ABOUT 4 VEHICLES,ROOM TO PARK ABOUT 4 VEHICLES,
UPSTREAM, RIVER RIGHTUPSTREAM, RIVER RIGHT
WHILE THE BRIDGE IS UNDER WHILE THE BRIDGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION
OLD ACCESS BELOW THE BRIDGE IS OLD ACCESS BELOW THE BRIDGE IS BLOCKED BY THE PROJECTBLOCKED BY THE PROJECT
SAFETY CONCERNS DICTATE THAT SAFETY CONCERNS DICTATE THAT BOATERS SHOULD NOT PASS UNDER BOATERS SHOULD NOT PASS UNDER THE BRIDGE WHILE WORK IS IN THE BRIDGE WHILE WORK IS IN PROGRESSPROGRESS
PROCEDURE APPROVED BY THE PROCEDURE APPROVED BY THE FOREST SERVICEFOREST SERVICE
TAKEOUT ONLYTAKEOUT ONLY USE THE TRAIL BETWEEN USE THE TRAIL BETWEEN
CAMPSITES 13 AND 14CAMPSITES 13 AND 14 NOTE WHAT THE TAKEOUT NOTE WHAT THE TAKEOUT
WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU ARE PADDLINGARE PADDLING
LEAVE SHUTTLE VEHICLE IN LEAVE SHUTTLE VEHICLE IN THE DAY USE PARKING THE DAY USE PARKING AREA OR A CAMPSITE YOU AREA OR A CAMPSITE YOU RESERVEDRESERVED
REMOVE BOATS AND REMOVE BOATS AND VEHICLES AS QUICKLY AS VEHICLES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER TAKEOUTPOSSIBLE AFTER TAKEOUT
WHEN PADDLING, LOOK FOR A RIVER WHEN PADDLING, LOOK FOR A RIVER RIGHT EDDY, SOON AFTER THE RIGHT EDDY, SOON AFTER THE
CHIWAUKUM CREEK ENTERS THE CHIWAUKUM CREEK ENTERS THE WENATCHEE RIVERWENATCHEE RIVER
WHEN CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN WHEN CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AN ACCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE COMPLETED, AN ACCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE
ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM TUMWATER ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM TUMWATER CAMPGROUNDCAMPGROUND
DIRECTIONSDIRECTIONS
FROM HIGHWAY 2, TURN SOUTHWEST FROM HIGHWAY 2, TURN SOUTHWEST ONTO EAST LEAVENWORTH RD, ONTO EAST LEAVENWORTH RD, BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND SAFEWAYBETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND SAFEWAY
GO 7/10’s of a MILE, WHEN ROAD GO 7/10’s of a MILE, WHEN ROAD BENDS LEFT, TAKE DIRT ROAD TO BENDS LEFT, TAKE DIRT ROAD TO THE RIGHTTHE RIGHT
PESHASTIN WDFW SITEPESHASTIN WDFW SITE
TURN AT PESHASTIN TRAFFIC TURN AT PESHASTIN TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CROSS OVER BRIDGELIGHT AND CROSS OVER BRIDGE
TURN RIGHT ONTO SCHOOL TURN RIGHT ONTO SCHOOL STREET AFTER THE SCHOOL ON STREET AFTER THE SCHOOL ON THE RIGHTTHE RIGHT
WATCH FOR A FISH ACCESS SIGNWATCH FOR A FISH ACCESS SIGN AT THE END OF THE STREET AT THE END OF THE STREET
ROCK AND ROLL RAPIDROCK AND ROLL RAPIDAPPROXIMATELY A MILE APPROXIMATELY A MILE
DOWNSTREAMDOWNSTREAM
TOILET IS AVAILABLE, F&W PARKING TOILET IS AVAILABLE, F&W PARKING PERMIT OR DISCOVER PASS NEEDEDPERMIT OR DISCOVER PASS NEEDED
PESHASTIN DRYDEN DAMPESHASTIN DRYDEN DAM
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OWNS PART AND THE CHELAN PUBLIC OWNS PART AND THE CHELAN PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT OWNS PARTUTILITY DISTRICT OWNS PART
DIRECTIONSDIRECTIONSHEADING SOUTHHEADING SOUTH
FROM HWY 2 & 97 JCT FROM HWY 2 & 97 JCT
TAKE FIRST LEFT TURN AFTER THE TAKE FIRST LEFT TURN AFTER THE JUNCTION (AS IF TO CAFÉ)JUNCTION (AS IF TO CAFÉ)
TAKE SAUNDERS RD (ON YOUR LEFT)TAKE SAUNDERS RD (ON YOUR LEFT) AFTER DRYDEN GUN CLUB, BUT AFTER DRYDEN GUN CLUB, BUT
BEFORE THE PESHASTIN CREEK BEFORE THE PESHASTIN CREEK BRIDGE, TURN RIGHT ONTO DOT ROADBRIDGE, TURN RIGHT ONTO DOT ROAD
CONTINUE TO PARKING/PORTAGE/DAM CONTINUE TO PARKING/PORTAGE/DAM AREAAREA
WDFW HAS PLANS TO WDFW HAS PLANS TO IMPROVE THIS ACCESSIMPROVE THIS ACCESS
WHEN FUNDS ARE WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLEAVAILABLE
PORTABLE TOILETS AREPORTABLE TOILETS AREUSUALLY AVAILABLEUSUALLY AVAILABLE
DIRECTIONSDIRECTIONS
TAKE DRYDEN AVENUE INTO THE TAKE DRYDEN AVENUE INTO THE TOWNTOWN
AT THE STOP SIGN, TURN RIGHT AT THE STOP SIGN, TURN RIGHT ONTO MAIN STONTO MAIN ST
GO A SHORT DISTANCE, THEN TURN GO A SHORT DISTANCE, THEN TURN LEFT ONTO DEPOT RDLEFT ONTO DEPOT RD
CROSS THE RR TRACKS, GO TO END CROSS THE RR TRACKS, GO TO END OF PAVEMENT, THEN FOLLOW SIGNOF PAVEMENT, THEN FOLLOW SIGN
TOILET & PARKINGTOILET & PARKINGNEED A WDFW PERMIT OR NEED A WDFW PERMIT OR
DISCOVER PASSDISCOVER PASS
DIRECTIONS FROM CASHMEREDIRECTIONS FROM CASHMERE
TURN TOWARD RIVER AT APLETS WAY (STOP TURN TOWARD RIVER AT APLETS WAY (STOP LIGHT ON HIGHWAY)LIGHT ON HIGHWAY)
TURN RIGHT ONTO SUNSET HIGHWAYTURN RIGHT ONTO SUNSET HIGHWAY GO A COUPLE OF MILES, AFTER A LONG GO A COUPLE OF MILES, AFTER A LONG
GUARD RAIL, WATCH FOR A HOUSE WITH A GUARD RAIL, WATCH FOR A HOUSE WITH A BLUE METAL ROOF – NUMBER 7444 IS ON BLUE METAL ROOF – NUMBER 7444 IS ON HOUSEHOUSE
TURN INTO LOWER DRIVEWAY, WATCH OUT TURN INTO LOWER DRIVEWAY, WATCH OUT FOR ORCHARD VEHICLES, STAY TO LEFT FOR ORCHARD VEHICLES, STAY TO LEFT WHEN THE ROAD FORKSWHEN THE ROAD FORKS
DIRECTIONS FROM DRYDENDIRECTIONS FROM DRYDEN
IF DRIVING TOWARD WENATCHEE, TURN IF DRIVING TOWARD WENATCHEE, TURN RIGHT ONTO JOHNSON RD AT DRYDEN RIGHT ONTO JOHNSON RD AT DRYDEN INTERSECTIONINTERSECTION
MAKE A QUICK LEFT ONTO STINE HILL RDMAKE A QUICK LEFT ONTO STINE HILL RD SHORTLY AFTER THE 2SHORTLY AFTER THE 2NDND PINE FLATS LOOP PINE FLATS LOOP
RD, TURN LEFT ONTO UNMARKED RD (THE RD, TURN LEFT ONTO UNMARKED RD (THE LOWER OF THE TWO) (YOU WILL BE 1.6 LOWER OF THE TWO) (YOU WILL BE 1.6 MILES FROM DRYDEN INTERSECTION)MILES FROM DRYDEN INTERSECTION)
STAY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE ROAD STAY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE ROAD FORKSFORKS
TOILET, PARKING, & POISON OAKTOILET, PARKING, & POISON OAKWDFW PERMIT OR DISCOVER PASS WDFW PERMIT OR DISCOVER PASS
REQUIREDREQUIRED
TURKEY SHOOTTURKEY SHOOTWDFW ACCESSWDFW ACCESS
TURN OFF HWY 2/97 AT CASHMERE’S TURN OFF HWY 2/97 AT CASHMERE’S UPSTREAM STOP LIGHT, CROSSING THE UPSTREAM STOP LIGHT, CROSSING THE RIVER ON APLETS WAYRIVER ON APLETS WAY
AFTER CROSSING THE RAILROAD TRACK, AFTER CROSSING THE RAILROAD TRACK, WATCH FOR SUNSET HWY ON YOUR RIGHT WATCH FOR SUNSET HWY ON YOUR RIGHT AND TURN THEREAND TURN THERE
GO 1.5 MILES AND TURN RIGHT ONTO GO 1.5 MILES AND TURN RIGHT ONTO TURKEY SHOOT RDTURKEY SHOOT RD
GO .7 MILES, ACCESS IS AT END, GO .7 MILES, ACCESS IS AT END, REQUIRES A PERMIT OR PASSREQUIRES A PERMIT OR PASS
GOODWIN BRIDGEGOODWIN BRIDGE
ROAD RIGHT OF WAYROAD RIGHT OF WAY
ABOVE SNOW BLIND RAPIDABOVE SNOW BLIND RAPID
RIVERSIDE PARKRIVERSIDE PARKCASHMERE, WACASHMERE, WA
Turn off Highway 2 at mile 111.1. You Turn off Highway 2 at mile 111.1. You will be turning onto Aplets Way which will be turning onto Aplets Way which crosses the river and enters Cashmere. crosses the river and enters Cashmere. Follow the signs that direct you to Follow the signs that direct you to Riverside Park which is located on the Riverside Park which is located on the downstream river right side of the downstream river right side of the bridge.bridge.
This is the usual takeout for the Class III This is the usual takeout for the Class III section of the Wenatchee Riversection of the Wenatchee River
CASHMERE, WACASHMERE, WAdownstream of Cotlets Way Bridgedownstream of Cotlets Way Bridge
GO INTO CASHMERE VIA THE COTLETS GO INTO CASHMERE VIA THE COTLETS WAY BRIDGE, THEN IMMEDIATELY TURN WAY BRIDGE, THEN IMMEDIATELY TURN LEFT ONTO RIVERFRONT DRIVELEFT ONTO RIVERFRONT DRIVE
PARK ON ROAD RIGHT OF WAY, AFTER PARK ON ROAD RIGHT OF WAY, AFTER PARKHILL STPARKHILL ST
NO FACILLITIES, SHORT TRAIL TO RIVERNO FACILLITIES, SHORT TRAIL TO RIVER
DIDIRECTIONS FROM MONITORRECTIONS FROM MONITOR
CROSS WENATCHEE RIVER INTO CROSS WENATCHEE RIVER INTO MONITORMONITOR
FROM MAIN STREET, TURN RIGHT FROM MAIN STREET, TURN RIGHT ONTO PIONEERONTO PIONEER
TURN RIGHT ONTO OLD MONITOR RDTURN RIGHT ONTO OLD MONITOR RD TURN LEFT ONTO DIRT ROAD JUST TURN LEFT ONTO DIRT ROAD JUST
BEFORE THE ONE LANE BRIDGEBEFORE THE ONE LANE BRIDGE
DIRECTIONS FROM CASHMEREDIRECTIONS FROM CASHMERE
GOING SOUTH, TURN RIGHT AT GOING SOUTH, TURN RIGHT AT ANJOU BAKERY, ONTO OLD MONITOR ANJOU BAKERY, ONTO OLD MONITOR RDRD
TURN RIGHT ONTO DIRT ROAD JUST TURN RIGHT ONTO DIRT ROAD JUST AFTER CROSSING THE ONE WAY AFTER CROSSING THE ONE WAY BRIDGEBRIDGE
SLEEPY HOLLOW BRIDGESLEEPY HOLLOW BRIDGE
ROAD RIGHT OF WAY ANDROAD RIGHT OF WAY AND
LAND ON RIVER RIGHT OF BRIDGE WHICH LAND ON RIVER RIGHT OF BRIDGE WHICH IS OWNED BY CHELAN COUNTYIS OWNED BY CHELAN COUNTY
DIRECTIONSDIRECTIONS
TURN OFF OF HIGHWAY 2 AT LOWER TURN OFF OF HIGHWAY 2 AT LOWER SUNNYSLOPE ROAD (THERE IS A LEFT SUNNYSLOPE ROAD (THERE IS A LEFT TURN LANE FOR PEOPLE GOING NORTH) TURN LANE FOR PEOPLE GOING NORTH)
TURN RIGHT ONTO SLEEPY HOLLOW RDTURN RIGHT ONTO SLEEPY HOLLOW RD CROSS BRIDGE, USE 20 MINUTE PARK CROSS BRIDGE, USE 20 MINUTE PARK
ZONE ON DOWN STREAM SIDE OF BRIDGEZONE ON DOWN STREAM SIDE OF BRIDGE DURING SUMMER, A TOILET MAY BE DURING SUMMER, A TOILET MAY BE
PLACED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ROADPLACED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ROAD
RULESRULES
AFTER UNLOADING, GO BACK TO AFTER UNLOADING, GO BACK TO LOWER SUNNYSLOPE ROAD TO PARKLOWER SUNNYSLOPE ROAD TO PARK
PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF THE PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF THE NEIGHBORSNEIGHBORS
THE CHELAN COUNTY SHERIFF HAS THE CHELAN COUNTY SHERIFF HAS REQUESTED WE REPORT VIOLATIONS REQUESTED WE REPORT VIOLATIONS TO 509-663-9911TO 509-663-9911
WENATCHEE CONFLUENCE WENATCHEE CONFLUENCE STATE PARKSTATE PARK
From U S Hwy 2/97, heading east:From U S Hwy 2/97, heading east: Look for Hwy 2 exit at Look for Hwy 2 exit at
Wenatchee interchange as you Wenatchee interchange as you go downhill into Wenatcheego downhill into Wenatchee
Follow Confluence State Park Follow Confluence State Park signs which begin at the first signs which begin at the first stoplight after the interchangestoplight after the interchange
REQUIRES A SHORT PADDLE UP THE REQUIRES A SHORT PADDLE UP THE COLUMBIA RIVER,COLUMBIA RIVER,
A DISCOVER PASS UNLESS YOU ARE A DISCOVER PASS UNLESS YOU ARE CAMPINGCAMPING
OTHER AMENITIESOTHER AMENITIES
59 CAMPSITES, RESTROOM, 59 CAMPSITES, RESTROOM, PICNIC TABLES, REC VEHICLE PICNIC TABLES, REC VEHICLE DUMP, RIVERFRONT TRAIL DUMP, RIVERFRONT TRAIL
(10 MILE LOOP)(10 MILE LOOP)
WALLA WALLA POINTWALLA WALLA POINT
PART OF THE RIVERFRONT PART OF THE RIVERFRONT PARK ALONG THE COLUMBIAPARK ALONG THE COLUMBIA
RIVER IN WENATCHEERIVER IN WENATCHEE
DIRECTIONS FROM NORTHDIRECTIONS FROM NORTH END OF WENATCHEE, END OF WENATCHEE,
WHEN HEADING SOUTHWHEN HEADING SOUTH
TURN LEFT ONTO HAWLEY ST FROM TURN LEFT ONTO HAWLEY ST FROM WENATCHEE AVENUE (AT STOP LIGHT)WENATCHEE AVENUE (AT STOP LIGHT)
TURN RIGHT ONTO MILLER STTURN RIGHT ONTO MILLER ST TURN LEFT ONTO WALLA WALLA AVETURN LEFT ONTO WALLA WALLA AVE TURN LEFT INTO WALLA WALLA PARK, TURN LEFT INTO WALLA WALLA PARK,
BEFORE LOWES HARDWAREBEFORE LOWES HARDWARE PARK NEAR RESTROOMPARK NEAR RESTROOM
TURN TO THE RIGHT AT THE JUNCTION WITH THE TURN TO THE RIGHT AT THE JUNCTION WITH THE COLUMBIA, WATCH THE RIGHT SHORE FOR A SHORT COLUMBIA, WATCH THE RIGHT SHORE FOR A SHORT
FOOT BRIDGE WHICH GOES TO AN ISLAND, GO FOOT BRIDGE WHICH GOES TO AN ISLAND, GO UNDER THE BRIDGE IF YOU CAN, OR AROUND THE UNDER THE BRIDGE IF YOU CAN, OR AROUND THE
ISLAND AND INTO THE SWIMMING AREAISLAND AND INTO THE SWIMMING AREA