Outdoor Recreation

Lake Roosevelt   Lake level fluctuates. Check lake levels and boat launch elevations to be sure of access. Minimum water levels for boat launches.

Columbia River Water Levels

Seven Bays Marina offers houseboat rentals, boat slip rentals, paved boat launch, fuel, pump-out services, wi-fi, Coyote Grille Restaurant, groceries, cold drinks, ice cream, espresso, baked goods, souvenirs.

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Coffeepot Lake Impressive basalt cliffs frame this eastern Washington lake. More than 900 acres bordering the lake are managed for wildlife habitat, as well as for recreational opportunities including boating, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, camping, and picnicking.

Fort Spokane - Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, WA
44150 DISTRICT OFFICE LANE N.
Davenport WA 99122

Phone Park for More Information: Information: 509-633-3830 x37
Ranger Programs

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude): 47.9, -118.33056

Take Hwy 2 west of Spokane for 32 miles, turn North on State Highway 25 at the town of Davenport, travel 24 miles (follow the signs)

Hawk Creek
Hawk Creek Campground is a small secluded campground located past Seven Bays Resort on Miles-Creston Road. In Davenport go north on HWY 25 from HWY 2. Follow Highway 25 to Miles-Creston Road. Turnj left and go approximately 8 miles to the turn off to the campground.

Porcupine Bay Campground

Details : First come-first serve basis. Thirty-one sites. Some are suitable for tents and some for most RVs. No more than two units (one RV and one car for example) and 10 people per site. Some shade. Free scheduled activities during summer season. No hookups. Free dump station and water for RV tanks. Comfort stations. Water availability is contingent on lake level. This is a very busy and often full campground. Look for alternatives when planning.

Spring Canyon, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, WA
46000 CAMPGROUND DRIVE
Grand Coulee WA 99133

Phone Park for More Information: Information: 509-633-3830 x 37
or (509)-633-9188

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude): 47.93472, -118.93778

Take Hwy #2 from Spokane WA travel 61 miles to the town of Wilbur, turn North on Hwy #174 (follow the signs) travel 19 miles turn right at the signs

Twin Lakes  Camp or picnic between upper and lower Twin Lakes where shade trees offer a tranquil setting. Non-motorized trails wind through shrub-steppe uplands, past numerous wetlands, and through the upper Lake Creek Canyon. This area is a unique part of the Channeled Scablands with more than 14,000 acres of BLM public land. It is managed for its recreational opportunities, wildlife habitat, and seasonal livestock grazing.

National Park Service Programs
Combine family camping with fun learning. Check out the Ranger Programs at Lake Roosevelt campgrounds & park areas.

Bobs Lakes

Chaneled Scablands  The Channeled Scablands include geologic features unique to eastern Washington.

Fishtrap Lake - Scroggle Loop

Florence Lake

Lakeview Ranch - West of Odessa

Odessa Craters - Hike north of Odessa, WA

Odessa Creek Trail

Reiber Road Loop

Rocky Ford - Crab Creek

The Sentinel Trail: Located at Fort Spokane. Signs along this trail give clues to how people lived here for almost 50 years. Echoes of the past can be heard along the two-mile trail. For the adventurous, the trail climbs approximately 300 feet to the top of the bluff, providing you a spectacular view of the fort grounds and the confluence of the rivers. A free trail guide about the Indian boarding school is available at the Guard House.

Spring Canyon- Bunchgrass Prairie Nature Trail: The start of this ¼-mile trail is in the Spring Canyon Campground. Discover wild roses, rock-eating lichens, and look closely at the different critters that call the grasslands home. A free trail guide is available at the beginning of the trail for you to use.

Swanson Lakes

Twin Lakes

Hunting & Fishing

WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Hunting Access

November 2011
According to state Fish and Wildlife biologist Chris Donley, "Most of the fish at Fourth of July Lake will be in excess of 14 inches with some very large 22- to 24-inch fish in the mix." From Reel Time Fishing Northwest column in the Seattle Times. Sprague Lake is also open for fishing year round.

WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Eastern WA Weekend Fishing Report

WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife - Lincoln Co. Fishing Prospects

• Coffeepot Lake (317 acres): 12 miles northeast of Odessa.
• Crab Creek: Fishing can be good for brown and rainbow trout in some portions of this Lincoln County farmland drainage.
• Deer (Deer Springs) Lake (60 acres): About 12 miles northeast of Odessa.
• Fishtrap Lake (196 acres): Located six and a half miles east of Sprague, on the Lincoln/Spokane County line, with about 173 acres in Lincoln County.
• Fourth of July Lake (110 acres): Two miles south of the town of Sprague on State Highway 23 to Public Fishing sign, then west 1 mile to access.
• Goose Creek: This waterway runs through the town of Wilbur on its way to join Wilson Creek.
• Hawk Creek: This Lake Roosevelt tributary flows northwest from Davenport.
• Roosevelt Lake - Map
  • Hanson Harbor - Boat launch
  • Hawk Creek - Boat launch
  • Jones Bay - Boat launch
  • Keller Ferry Marina - boat slip rental & fuel available
  • Lincoln - Boat launch
  • Seven Bays Marina - boat slip rental & fuel available
  • Spring Canyon - boat launch
    
    
• Sprague Lake (1,840 acres): This large lake is approximately two miles west of the town of Sprague,
• Spokane River Arm of Lake Roosevelt
  • Ft. Spokane - boat ramp
  • Porcupine Bay - boat launch
• Twin Lakes, Upper (39.2 acres) and Lower (44.9 acres): Located in the Lake Creek drainage about 20 miles southeast of Davenport.

Upper Twin Lake

Wildlife

Red-shafted flicker in Wilbur, WA Photo by Dixon Haynes

Photo by Kari McKay

Birding

Viewing:

Chaneled Scablands

Reardan Audobon Lake

Rocky Ford/Goose Butte Recreation Area

Sprague Lake

Swanson Lakes Wildlife Area