Leavenworth Outdoors

Leavenworth Hiking and Nordic Walking

Waterfront Park is one of Leavenworth's best kept secrets. The trails wind along the Wenatchee River and through quiet riverbank forests. There are benches for sitting and interpretive signs to explain the natural and cultural history of the area. Throughout the park there are small beach inlets that are perfect for swimming on hot summer days. This is also a great birding site in the Spring or a place to spot salmon making their upstream journey in the Fall. The trail is accessible a block behind the Icicle Inn Resort and will take you along the river, over Blackbird Island, and out in downtown Leavenworth. The trail is completely flat so you can just relax and enjoy the views.

The Wenatchee valley is host to hundreds of hiking trails for every ability level. Great vistas abound in this outdoor mecca. Visit www.WenatcheeOutdoors.org  for and excellent resource for hiking and all other outdoor recreation.


Bird Walks in Waterfront Park
Meet in front of the downtown Gazebo every Saturday morning from 7 to 8:30 am for a leisurely walk to see and hear the birds of Leavenworth and Blackbird Island. Information from these ongoing walks will help individuals understand the cycle of the birds of this area. Sponsored by the North Central Washington Audubon Society.
Contact 509-548-4566 for information.

Icicle Ridge Trail goes one way, up. It can be hiked for as long or as short as you like. The natural turnaround point is two miles into the hike at a small flat spot on the ridge-top. This is a good spot to eat your lunch, enjoy the views and relax your aching thighs. The trail keeps going after this point but you have to go a long way to get better views. For those looking for views into the Leavenworth Valley, you can climb this trail for about a half mile and get a splendid overview into town. From the Icicle Inn follow Icicle Road for 1.4 miles and go right at the marked Icicle Ridge Trail. Take a quick left after turning off of Icicle Road and you'll see a large parking area on your right.

Eagle Creek Ranch Horseback Rides
Explore miles of trails climbing gently through sunlit evergreen forests to alpine meadows and spectacular views of the snow-capped peaks of the Cascades. http://www.eaglecreek.ws/trails.shtml

Inner Tube Leavenworth on the Wenatchee River!

Tube Leavenworth!
Phone: 509-548-TUBE
http://www.letsgotubing.com/
Das Sonnenhaus Bldg. Plaza
Leavenworth, WA 98826

Cool off in style and enjoy the lazy, late summer water levels of the Wenatchee River! - Affordable self guided deluxe float tube rentals for the entire family. You'll float by the Leavenworth Golf Club, Enchantment Park, Blackbird Island and the Bavarian Village of Leavenworth down to Barn Beach.

Open late June through early September, weather and safe water levels permitting. During hot weather and holiday weeks there may be extended hours.

Rafting:
Start at the Icicle River flowing into Leavenworth or take the Wenatchee River. The scenery is spectacular. Whitewater into July; float trips through August, canoeing through October. Visit Osprey Rafting Co.

Fishing & Hunting in Leavenworth

A variety of fishing is available within a 20-mile radius of Leavenworth & the Wenatchee River; premier game fish (steelhead), trout fishing, high-mountain lakes. Other lakes include Lake Wenatchee & Fish Lake. The area also offers some of the state’s finest mule deer & elk hunting. Bird hunting is also available, contact the Dept. of Wildlife for schedules.
For kids there is a Trout Unlimited fishing pond available for children 15 and under to fish in year round. The pond is located in Enchantment Park before you come to Blackbird Island as you walk from the Icicle Inn.

Rocky Reach Dam

A highlight of any visit to the Rocky Reach Visitor Center is the opportunity for a close-up view of fish passing through the fish way. The fish viewing room, with five windows located on the west side of the fish ladder, allows visitors to watch salmon, steelhead, trout and other species continue their upstream migration to spawning areas. Salmon and steelhead are seasonal visitors. The best months of the year to see Chinook salmon are May and August. Sockeye salmon are most visible during July, and it’s September for steelhead. “Look a salmon in the eye” in the fish viewing room, located downstairs in the Visitor Center at Rocky Reach Dam. www.chelanpud.org  Choose "Visitor Center" near bottom.

Location: 23 miles from Leavenworth

VISITOR FACILITIES The Visitor Center and other facilities are open daily at 8 a.m. from mid-February through the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Parking and admission are free. Reservations for Rocky Reach picnic shelters can be made beginning Feb. 15 by calling (509) 663-7522.

Rock Climbing Leavenworth

"Leavenworth - The heart of Washington Rock Climbing. Hundreds of single- and multi-pitch routes and boulder problems on highly featured granite - all within a few minutes' drive of a scenic, faux-Bavarian village.

For Rock Climbing in the Leavenworth area please stop in at Der Sportsmann for local knowledge.

Located at 837 Front Street. Phone: 509-548-5623

At Der Sportsmann you can pick up a copy of "Leavenworth Rock" Second Edition by Viktor Kramar, Copyright 2003. This is one of the best guides to rock climbing in the Leavenworth area complete with routes and pictures of climbs. Includes Lower Icicle Canyon, Lower Icicle To Rat Creek, 8-Mile Area, Bridge Creek Area, Tumwater Canyon, and Peshastin Pinnacles.