This week’s rains and predicted mountain snowfall are damping down wildfires, so hikers and campers might find unexpected opportunities in Washington’s Cascades and Olympics for Labor Day Weekend, ...

People planning to visit or camp at state parks in central and eastern Washington should be aware some remain closed due to wildfires. At deadline, Lake Chelan, Twenty-five Mile Creek and Alta Lake ...

Length: 18 miles; Open: April-October; Restrictions: No motorized equipment or mountain bikes. Horses and dogs allowed, but party size limited to 12 beating hearts. Directions: Travel north from ...

Find more great road trips in the Discover Washington series. In the most recent data from Washington State Parks, 43.8 million people visited parks for the day or overnight. That’s a lot of ...

Lake Chelan is 50.5 miles of fun! This glacier lake is warm enough to swim in, perfect for boating or you can just relax on the shore with a great book. While there are a ton of things to do in Lake ...

Washingtonians looking for fun on the water this summer don’t have to go very far, according to a new list of best U.S. lakes from Lonely Planet. Lake Chelan is a narrow, 50-mile long lake in ...

Timber burns in the First Creek fire near lakeside structures on the western shore of Lake Chelan late Monday, near Lake Chelan State Park. That park, and two others, have been closed because of ...