Wenatchee National Forest

Northwest Land Management
300 Skate Creek Road North
Ashford, WA. 98304

"Something for everyone" may be the best way to describe what the 2.2 million acre Wenatchee National Forest has to offer its visitors. The Wenatchee Forest covers an area approximately 40 miles wide and 140 miles in length, encompassing much of Chelan, Kittitas, and Yakima counties. Approximately 40 percent of the Wenatchee Forest is designated as Wilderness. Here, foot travel is the only method of transportation allowed, and the land is managed in such a way as to preserve its natural, primitive condition. There are no developments or roads in Wilderness.The remaining 60 percent of the Forest is managed to provide multiple uses to its public owners. On these lands, activities such as timber harvest, livestock grazing, road building, woodcutting, developed camping, and off-road vehicles are common.