Stehekin, Washington
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Stehekin is a small unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington. Located at the northwest end of Lake Chelan, it lies just south of the North Cascades National Park at 3. It is within Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, a unit administered by the National Park Service. Stehekin has fewer than 100 permanent residents, though its population swells during the summer with vacationers and seasonal workers.
Sights to see in Stehekin include the Stehekin Pastry Company, The One Room Schoolhouse, 312' Rainbow Falls, and Harlequin Bridge. Stehekin is a great location for hikers and bikers in the summer, and snowshoers and skiers in the winter. Stehekin is a mecca for photographers year-round.
There is no road access to Stehekin, though several miles of road exist there. It is reachable by passenger ferry or private boat from Chelan, or by floatplane. The vehicles in Stehekin have been barged there on Lake Chelan.
In 2003, much of the upper (northern) half of the Stehekin Valley Road was washed out by the nearby Stehekin River. Thus, access via Cascade Pass has become extensively more difficult, adding as much as 10 miles to the already strenuous trek.
Another town with a similarly small population and similar access is Holden Village, surrounded by the Glacier Peak Wilderness and located 12 miles up the Railroad Creek Valley from Lucerne, a boat landing on Lake Chelan.
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