News Release

2018 Winter Access at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Date: November 29, 2018
Contact: Denise Bausch, 509-754-7830

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area invites you to come and enjoy the great outdoors. With reduced staffing and resources during the winter season, the facilities open and available for your use are limited.

All dumpsters and trash cans will be removed from our facilities by December 1^st. Please make sure to take your trash home to dispose of it. Do not leave it there or dispose of it in fire rings. Under 36 CFR 2.14 (a) (1) visitors are prohibited from leaving refuse in places other than refuse receptacles as it is considered littering and may result in a fine of up to $200. Dumpsters will be redistributed by May 1^st, weather and road conditions permitting.

Our snow removal and sanding procedures begin November 1 and extend to March 31 beginning when we have accumulated 2 or more inches of snow.

The following locations are plowed on an as needed basis during the weekdays.

Kettle Falls boat launch
Bradbury Beach boat launch
Gifford boat launch
Hunter boat launch
Fort Spokane boat launch and first campground loop road only
Seven Bays boat launch
Lincoln Mill boat launch
Keller Ferry boat launch
Spring Canyon boat launch and lower campground loop road only

Weekend and holiday plowing schedules are determined on a daily basis. Individual campsites in the plowed loops are not plowed but are available for winter camping for $9 per night.

All other Lake Roosevelt NRA park areas are open to the visiting public to enjoy walking, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing opportunities as conditions permit.