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National Recreation Area · Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Best primary window for Lake Roosevelt: July, with May and June as strong shoulder months.

Best time to visit Lake Roosevelt · listed primary window July, May, and June

The ancient geologic landscape of the upper Columbia River cradles Lake Roosevelt in walls of stone carved by massive ice age floods. Come explore the shorelines and learn the stories of American Indians, traders and trappers, settlers and dam builders who called this place home. Swim, boat, hike, camp, and fish at this hidden gem in Northeast Washington, created by the Grand Coulee Dam.

This page identifies Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area from the checked-in NPS snapshot, dated source cards, and the month windows listed here.

TI
Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20265 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is listed as National Recreation Area in WA in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. The ancient geologic landscape of the upper Columbia River cradles Lake Roosevelt in walls of stone carved by massive ice age floods. Come explore the shorelines and learn the stories of American Indians, traders and trappers, settlers and dam builders who called this place home. Swim, boat, hike, camp, and fish at this hidden gem in Northeast Washington, created by the Grand Coulee Dam. Official NPS page Data snapshot: October 27, 2026: https://www.nps.gov/laro/index.htm.
Best months
July, May, June
Peak crowd months
July, August, June
Current signal
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is listed as a National Recreation Area in WA in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 5 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/laro/index.htm.
Visitor takeaway
Official NPS access, hours, and alerts for Lake Roosevelt are at https://www.nps.gov/laro/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Lake Roosevelt audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is listed as National Recreation Area in WA in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. The ancient geologic landscape of the upper Columbia River cradles Lake Roosevelt in walls of stone carved by massive ice age floods. Come explore the shorelines and learn the stories of American Indians, traders and trappers, settlers and dam builders who called this place home. Swim, boat, hike, camp, and fish at this hidden gem in Northeast Washington, created by the Grand Coulee Dam. Official NPS page Data snapshot: October 27, 2026: https://www.nps.gov/laro/index.htm.

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is listed as a National Recreation Area in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 5 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Listed month windows: July, May, and June.

Best Months
July
↑ May, June
Budget Months
April
May, October
Peak Crowd
July
August, June
Region
pacific northwest
Core Experiences
colonization-and-settlementcommercetradeexplorers-and-expeditionsfortsAuto and ATVScenic DrivingAstronomyStargazingBoating

Month-by-month

Month windows on this page: July, May, and June listed as the primary window; July, August, and June listed as peak months; April, May, and October listed as lower-crowd months.

Primary Window

Listed primary window: July, May, and June.

Peak months

Listed peak months: July, August, and June.

Lower-crowd months

Listed lower-crowd months: April, May, and October.

Getting there

Use the closest major airport and a regional drive plan for Lake Roosevelt.

From Spokane Take I-90 West. At Exit 277, merge onto US-2 toward Davenport/Fairchild AFB/Spokane Airport. Just past Wilbur, turn right onto WA-21. Stay left onto Highway 174. Turn right onto WA-155. Stay on WA-155 past Grand Coulee Dam and into the town of Coulee Dam. Cross the Columbia River and continue on WA-155. Turn right onto Crest Drive and follow up the hill. The Headquarters Office is located on the left.

SERPRadio origin links provide flight-research entry points without replacing local route planning.

Place instrument

Clock, compare, and listen

Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4718
February5018
March5424
April5836
May5954
June5976
July6090
August5988
September5870
October5740
November5324
December4918

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, the 5 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 5

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is identified as National Recreation Area with NPS code laro.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

NPS operations and access

high

Official NPS page for Lake Roosevelt, Data snapshot: October 27, 2026: https://www.nps.gov/laro/index.htm.

Official source linked · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather signal

medium

Lake Roosevelt coordinates 48.17148735, -118.3513713 map to the NWS points URL. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Linked endpoint · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Activities and visit modes

medium

Lake Roosevelt NPS snapshot lists activities including Auto and ATV, Scenic Driving, Astronomy, and Stargazing.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

high

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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