Welcome to Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
The
Upper Columbia River is rich in cultural and natural significance. For
more than 9000 years, people have gathered along the banks of the river
to fish and trade with each other. Missionaries and explorers for the
Hudson Bay Company and the Northwest Trading Company mapped the area and
developed relationships with the tribes, which lived here. In 1941, damming
of the Columbia River as part of the Columbia River Basin project created
a 130-mile long lake. Named for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the lake
is now the largest recreation feature in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation
Area. Opportunities for boating, fishing, swimming, camping, canoeing
and visiting historic Fort Spokane and St. Paul's Mission are highlights
of visiting Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.
Operating
Hours & Seasons
Most facilities are
open year-round.
The recreation season is May through October.
The Visitor Center and Museum at Fort Spokane are open Memorial Day through
the middle of October.
Communities
Surrounding Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park.
The
Upper Columbia River is rich in cultural and natural significance. For
more than 9000 years, people have gathered along the banks of the river
to fish and trade with each other. Missionaries and explorers for the
Hudson Bay Company and the Northwest Trading Company mapped the area and
developed relationships with the tribes, which lived here. In 1941, damming
of the Columbia River as part of the Columbia River Basin project created
a 130-mile long lake. Named for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the lake
is now the largest recreation feature in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation
Area. Opportunities for boating, fishing, swimming, camping, canoeing
and visiting historic Fort Spokane and St. Paul's Mission are highlights
of visiting Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.