Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Location	Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, and Grant counties, Washington, USA
Nearest city	Spokane, Washington
Coordinates	48°06′27″N 118°12′46″W / 48.10743°N 118.21289°WCoordinates: 48°06′27″N 118°12′46″W / 48.10743°N 118.21289°W
Area	100,390 acres (40,626 ha)[1]
Established	April, 1946
Visitors	1,523,474 (in 2011)[2]
Governing body	National Park Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Spokane Tribe

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area of the National Park Service that encompasses the 130-mile (210 km) long Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake between Grand Coulee Dam and Northport, Washington, in eastern Washington state. It is a popular boating, fishing, hunting, camping, and swimming destination, as well as the location of Fort Spokane and St. Paul's Mission. Crescent Bay Lake in Grant County just southwest of Lake Roosevelt also falls under the jurisdiction of the National Recreation Area.

References

1. "Listing of acreage as of December 31, 2011". Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
2. "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-14.

External links

• Lake Roosevelt NRA