Various motorboats on a blue lake, landscaped by tall tree filled hills.
Launch your boat at one of Lake Roosevelt's various boat launches along the lake. NPS / J. Woerner

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · Washington · National Park Service

The ancient geologic landscape of the upper Columbia River cradles Lake Roosevelt in walls of stone carved by massive ice age floods. Come explore the shorelines and learn the stories of American Indians, traders and trappers, settlers and dam builders who called this place home. Swim, boat, hike, camp, and fish at this hidden gem in Northeast Washington, created by the Grand Coulee Dam.

Plan your visit

Trails & hiking

Hiking

Camping

Camping · Group Camping · RV Camping

Site types & reservations: see the official site.

Know before you go

Phone
509-754-7800
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

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Things to do

Highlights: Colonization and Settlement · Commerce · Trade · Explorers and Expeditions · Forts · Military · Native American Heritage · Religion and Spirituality · Schools and Education · Animals · Birds · Fish · Geology · Night Sky · Astronomy · Trails

Activities & features: Auto and ATV · Scenic Driving · Astronomy · Stargazing · Boating · Motorized Boating · Sailing · Canoe or Kayak Camping · Car or Front Country Camping · Fishing · Freshwater Fishing · Food · Picnicking · Hands-On · Citizen Science · Volunteer Vacation · Front-Country Hiking · Hunting and Gathering · Hunting · Paddling · Canoeing · Kayaking · Junior Ranger Program · Swimming · Freshwater Swimming · Park Film · Museum Exhibits

Photos

  • Purple flowers with green leaves grow over the cliffside while a boat motors over blue lake water.
    NPS / N. Olson
  • Scattered beach umbrellas shade various people sitting in chairs at a lakeside beach.
    NPS / J. Woerner
  • Stormy clouds over a blue lake with a rainbow stretching from one side of the lake to the other.
    NPS Photo
  • Warm and purple hues light up the sky and water as a kayaker in a red kayak paddles along.
    NPS / J. Woerner
  • Tan and green plants create a hillside overlooking a blue lake, grey mountains, and a light blue sky
    NPS Photo
  • A boater navigates on a grey waterway through green grasses with tall dark green trees behind them.
    NPS / J. Woerner
  • A pond surrounded by dark green plants reflects a cloudy sky and tall green pine trees.
    NPS / N. Olson
  • Snow covered landscape has three trees, two with brown leaves, and one with none.
    NPS Photo

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12