Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

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locator_y = 17
location = Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, and Grant counties, Washington, USA
nearest_city = Spokane, Washington
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area = 100,390 acres (406.26 km²)
established = April, 1946
visitation_num = 1,272,119
visitation_year = 2005
governing_body = National Park Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Colville Indian Reservation, Spokane Indian Reservation

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area of the National Park Service that encompasses the 130-mile-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.

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/laro/ Lake Roosevelt NRA]


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