Transcript Wenatchee River: All Accesses

WENATCHEE RIVER
ACCESSES
Compiled by K & R Spencer
08-01-2006
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
LAKE WENATCHEE
WENATCHEE NATIONAL
FOREST LAND,
NEAR THE RANGER STATION
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)
LANDING AREA
MORE INFO
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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
LAKE WENATCHEE
UNIVERSITY BEACH
(POPULAR WITH WIND SURFERS)
PARKING FOR UNIVERSITY BEACH
IS 1.2 MILES FROM THE N SHORE RD
AND HWY 207 JUNCTION. WATCH FOR A
SIGN WHICH SAYS “YMCA CAMP”
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
LAKE WENATCHEE
LAKE WENATCHEE STATE PARK
USE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO PARK
DISCOVER PASS AND A DAY LAUNCH
PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS YOU HAVE AN
ANNUAL LAUNCH PERMIT WHICH WILL
COVER PARKING AND LAUNCHING
THE SWIMMING AREA CAN BE USED
FOR CANOES AND KAYAKS
GLACIER VIEW
CAMPGROUND
WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST
5.5 MILES FROM SOUTH STATE
PARK ENTRANCE
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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
NEAR LAKE OUTLET
BRAEBURN ROAD
A ROAD PARALELL TO THE LAKE WENATCHEE HIGHWAY GOES
BETWEEN BRAEBURN RD AND THE RIVER, JUST DOWNSTREAM
OF THE FIRST BRIDGE ACROSS THE WENATCHEE RIVER
BE SURE NOT TO BLOCK ACCESS OF THE BRAEBURN RD
RESIDENTS, THIS CAN ALSO BE A TAKEOUT FOR
NASON CREEK
PLAIN, WA
HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY
AT BRIDGE
BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 209, NEAR PLAIN, WA
ROOM TO PARK ABOUT 4 VEHICLES,
UPSTREAM, RIVER RIGHT
CARRY BOATS TO RIVER
UPSTREAM
DOWNSTREAM
TUMWATER CAMPGROUND
WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST
WHILE THE BRIDGE IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
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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
PROCEDURE APPROVED BY THE
FOREST SERVICE
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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
WHEN PADDLING, LOOK FOR A RIVER
RIGHT EDDY, SOON AFTER THE
CHIWAUKUM CREEK ENTERS THE
WENATCHEE RIVER
WHEN CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN
COMPLETED, AN ACCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE
ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM TUMWATER
CAMPGROUND
LEAVENWORTH, WA
BELONGS TO CITY OF
LEAVENWORTH
DIRECTIONS
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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
COMMERCIAL LAUNCHES
BY PERMIT ONLY
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
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ROCK AND ROLL RAPID
APPROXIMATELY A MILE
DOWNSTREAM
TOILET IS AVAILABLE, F&W PARKING
PERMIT OR DISCOVER PASS NEEDED
EASY CARRY TO RIVER
PESHASTIN DRYDEN DAM
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OWNS PART AND THE CHELAN PUBLIC
UTILITY DISTRICT OWNS PART
DIRECTIONS
HEADING SOUTH
FROM HWY 2 & 97 JCT
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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
BOATERS CARRY AROUND DAM
HERE
LAUNCH IS JUST BELOW
DRYDEN DAM
DAM IS A “KEEPER”
WDFW HAS PLANS TO
IMPROVE THIS ACCESS
WHEN FUNDS ARE
AVAILABLE
PORTABLE TOILETS ARE
USUALLY AVAILABLE
DRYDEN WDFW SITE
BELOW GORILLA FALLS
DIRECTIONS
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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
TOILET & PARKING
NEED A WDFW PERMIT OR
DISCOVER PASS
RODEO HOLE
WDFW ACCESS
(OFFICIAL NAME: FOX ACCESS)
DIRECTIONS FROM CASHMERE
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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
DIRECTIONS FROM DRYDEN
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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
THIS IS A POPULAR PLACE
TOILET, PARKING, & POISON OAK
WDFW PERMIT OR DISCOVER PASS
REQUIRED
TURKEY SHOOT
WDFW ACCESS
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TURN OFF HWY 2/97 AT CASHMERE’S
UPSTREAM STOP LIGHT, CROSSING THE RIVER
ON APLETS WAY
AFTER CROSSING THE RAILROAD TRACK,
WATCH FOR SUNSET HWY ON YOUR RIGHT
AND TURN THERE
GO 1.5 MILES AND TURN RIGHT ONTO TURKEY
SHOOT RD
GO .7 MILES, ACCESS IS AT END, REQUIRES A
PERMIT OR PASS
HAS TOILET, EASY CARRY TO
RIVER
GOODWIN BRIDGE
ROAD RIGHT OF WAY
ABOVE SNOW BLIND RAPID
OPPOSITE HAY CANYON RD
HAVE TO LIFT OVER GUARD
RAIL
RIVERSIDE PARK
CASHMERE, WA
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Turn off Highway 2 at mile 111.1. You will
be turning onto Aplets Way which crosses
the river and enters Cashmere. Follow the
signs that direct you to Riverside Park
which is located on the downstream river
right side of the bridge.
This is the usual takeout for the Class III
section of the Wenatchee River
RESTROOMS, PARKING,
PICNIC TABLES
LANDING IS ON RIVER RIGHT,
BELOW BRIDGE
CASHMERE, WA
downstream of Cotlets Way Bridge
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GO INTO CASHMERE VIA THE COTLETS WAY
BRIDGE, THEN IMMEDIATELY TURN LEFT
ONTO RIVERFRONT DRIVE
PARK ON ROAD RIGHT OF WAY, AFTER
PARKHILL ST
NO FACILLITIES, SHORT TRAIL TO RIVER
MONITOR # 2
WDFW ACCESS
A PERMIT OR PASS REQUIRED
DIRECTIONS FROM MONITOR
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CROSS WENATCHEE RIVER INTO
MONITOR
FROM MAIN STREET, TURN RIGHT
ONTO PIONEER
TURN RIGHT ONTO OLD MONITOR RD
TURN LEFT ONTO DIRT ROAD JUST
BEFORE THE ONE LANE BRIDGE
DIRECTIONS FROM CASHMERE
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GOING SOUTH, TURN RIGHT AT ANJOU
BAKERY, ONTO OLD MONITOR RD
TURN RIGHT ONTO DIRT ROAD JUST
AFTER CROSSING THE ONE WAY
BRIDGE
LOCATED JUST ABOVE A FISH TRAP
MONITOR #1
WDFW ACCESS
A PERMIT OR PASS REQUIRED
CROSS BRIDGE AT MONITOR,
THEN TURN RIGHT
SLEEPY HOLLOW BRIDGE
ROAD RIGHT OF WAY AND
LAND ON RIVER RIGHT OF BRIDGE WHICH
IS OWNED BY CHELAN COUNTY
DIRECTIONS
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TURN OFF OF HIGHWAY 2 AT LOWER
SUNNYSLOPE ROAD (THERE IS A LEFT
TURN LANE FOR PEOPLE GOING NORTH)
TURN RIGHT ONTO SLEEPY HOLLOW RD
CROSS BRIDGE, USE 20 MINUTE PARK
ZONE ON DOWN STREAM SIDE OF BRIDGE
DURING SUMMER, A TOILET MAY BE
PLACED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ROAD
RULES
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AFTER UNLOADING, GO BACK TO
LOWER SUNNYSLOPE ROAD TO PARK
PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF THE
NEIGHBORS
THE CHELAN COUNTY SHERIFF HAS
REQUESTED WE REPORT VIOLATIONS
TO 509-663-9911
GO TO LEFT OF POWER POLE
TO GET TO THE RIVER
LOOKING UPSTREAM
LOOKING DOWNSTREAM
WENATCHEE CONFLUENCE
STATE PARK
From U S Hwy 2/97, heading east:
 Look for Hwy 2 exit at
Wenatchee interchange as you
go downhill into Wenatchee
 Follow Confluence State Park
signs which begin at the first
stoplight after the interchange
REQUIRES A SHORT PADDLE UP THE
COLUMBIA RIVER,
A DISCOVER PASS UNLESS YOU ARE
CAMPING
USE DOCK OR BEACH
OTHER AMENITIES
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CAMPSITES, RESTROOM,
PICNIC TABLES, REC VEHICLE
DUMP, RIVERFRONT TRAIL
(10 MILE LOOP)
WALLA WALLA POINT
PART OF THE RIVERFRONT
PARK ALONG THE COLUMBIA
RIVER IN WENATCHEE
DIRECTIONS FROM NORTH
END OF WENATCHEE,
WHEN HEADING SOUTH
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TURN LEFT ONTO HAWLEY ST FROM
WENATCHEE AVENUE (AT STOP LIGHT)
TURN RIGHT ONTO MILLER ST
TURN LEFT ONTO WALLA WALLA AVE
TURN LEFT INTO WALLA WALLA PARK,
BEFORE LOWES HARDWARE
PARK NEAR RESTROOM
TURN TO THE RIGHT AT THE JUNCTION WITH THE
COLUMBIA, WATCH THE RIGHT SHORE FOR A SHORT
FOOT BRIDGE WHICH GOES TO AN ISLAND, GO
UNDER THE BRIDGE IF YOU CAN, OR AROUND THE
ISLAND AND INTO THE SWIMMING AREA
OTHER AMENITIES
 RESTROOM,
PLAYGROUND,
SWIMMING BEACH, TENNIS
COURTS, PICNIC TABLES,
RIVERFRONT TRAIL (10 MILE
LOOP)