Self-Guided Park Visits

Great blue heron at Hawk Creek cove. C. Brauner/NPS

Great Blue Heron at Hawk Creek

C. Brauner/NPS

Lake Roosevelt's stories dot its shoreline, drift on its waters, and hide beneath its surface. Self-guided field trips are an easy way to discover the historical and scientific connections between your classroom and the upper Columbia River. Click the links for more information on self-guided visits to Fort Spokane and other sites.

Self-guided tours require a reservation form to make certain that we can accomodate your class on a given day at a specific location. Please complete the reservation form and return it to our education specialist.

Did You Know?

fire fighter looking at a stand of ponderosas that have become a wildfire danger

Fire is a natural part of Lake Roosevelt's dry forest and desert environment. Park fire fighters, to protect nearby landowners, manage the forest by extinguishing any wildfire, as well as thin, pile up, and burn excess vegetation in winter. Prescribed fires may be lit to burn what is left.