• The calm, inviting waters of the Spokane Arm. Photo Credit: NPS\LARO\John Salisbury

    Lake Roosevelt

    National Recreation Area Washington

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Park Planning

Smoke from a prescribed burn rolls along pine forest floor. Flames flicker at downed tree.

Prescribed burn

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This page is your portal to significant recent and past park planning documents. If you have an questions or comments, please contact us.

Vacation Cabins and Shoreline Management
For more information on the 2011 Vacation Cabin Environmental Assessment or the 2010 Shoreline Management Plan, please click on the above links.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Park Service examined the impacts and suitability of private vacation cabins along the shoreline of Lake Roosevelt at Rickey Point and Sherman Creek and has issued a 2011 Vacation Cabin Environmental Assessment (corrections to pg. 42) and a Finding of No Significant Impact.

For more information please contact:
Commercial Services Specialist, 509-633-9441


Fire Management
Fire Management Plan
2009 Errata FMP

Please visit our Fire Management page for more specific information on Lake Roosevelt fire management and fuel reduction projects.

Livestock Management
Lake Roosevelt NRA Livestock Management Plan & Environmental Assessment

The purpose of the Lake Roosevelt NRA LMPEA is to manage grazing activities that were specifically authorized by federal law in 2001 in a manner that is consistent with the National Park Service mission and policies, and the park purposes. This plan is only relevant to land within Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.

Concession Management
Concession Management Plan 1997

Concession Management Amendments 2001

The purpose of this Concession Management Plan is to define an appropriate level of concession facilities necessary to provide for visitor use and enjoyment of Lake Roosevelt and the adjacent federally owned lands.

Visitor Use Development Concept Plans
2012 Visitor Use Development Concept Plan

Management at Lake Roosevelt is proposing the solutions listed in this plan to help deal with low reservoir levels during the high recreation summer season.

Did You Know?

White Sturgeon of the Columbia River

Lake Roosevelt's sturgeon are 8 to 20 feet long. They are also at least 70 years old.  In 1941, Grand Coulee Dam flooded the fast-moving waters they need to spawn.  To help out the population, the state of Washington introduced new fish to the lake in 2006.