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

    Lake Roosevelt

    National Recreation Area Washington

Visitor Centers and Museums

Ft. Spokane Visitor Center and Museum

NPS/LARO/J. Axel

Fort Spokane Visitor Center and Museum at sunset.

FORT SPOKANE VISITOR CENTER AND MUSEUM
Memorial Day - Labor Day: Daily 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Labor Day - September 30: Sat. - Sun. 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
October 1 - Memorial Day: By request

Current hours

Phone: (509) 633-3830 ex. 43
Location: On State Route 25 (SR 25) near milepost 23. The visitor center and museum are the former guardhouse, the brick building in the middle of the fort grounds. Parking is available in designated areas only.
School Programs: Programs are available with reservation.
Exhibits: Natural history and the Missoula floods displays in the lobby. The main hall and display rooms focus on daily life in the military, Indian boarding school, and Indian hospital periods. Developed with the assistance of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
Available Services: Travel information, guided tours, 12-minute interpretive film. Sales: annual boat launch permits, America the Beautiful: Senior and Access passes (formerly Golden Age and Access passes), books, and educational DVDs.

 

KETTLE FALLS INFORMATION CENTER
Memorial Day - Labor Day: Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Labor Day - Memorial Day: Wed. - Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Current hours

Phone: (509) 738-2300
Location: At the intersection of Juniper and State Route 20 (SR 20) in downtown Kettle Falls. Parking is available in designated areas.
Special Programs: Space available for events with reservation.
Exhibits: Historic images of Kettle Falls region, area maps.
Available Services: Travel information, free wi-fi, interpretive films. Sales: annual boat launch permits, America the Beautiful: Senior and Access passes (formerly Golden Age and Access passes), books, souvenirs, and educational DVDs.

Did You Know?

Wild hyacinth is also known as the douglas brodaia

The pretty violet flowers of this wild hyacinth grows at Lake Roosevelt. An important food source, its small but sweet onion bulb is still popular. Covered by a fibrous netting called a corm net, excavated and carbon dated corm nets established that people lived at Kettle Falls 9,500 years ago.