Lake Wenatchee Info

The Forest Service has been working on a major plan for addressing Forest and Wildlife health in the Lake Wenatchee area.  Wed eve there will be a online meeting to go over the plan.  The press release on the plan is below.  There will be major thinning […]

There will be an Online Virtual Meeting on January 20th from 5pm until 6:30pm to update the community on the Upper Valley Forest Management Plan.   This meeting will provide an overview of the Forest Management Plan.  The Public comment period is now open for the Forest Management Plan.

The Upper Wenatchee Pilot Project Environmental Assessment, is a plan for improving forest health and returning good fire to the landscape on over 74,000 […]

Lake Wenatchee Village (formerly known as Parkside) has TEMPORARILY closed due to a rising Covid environment until things improve and businesses can re-open safely again.  We will post news here of re-opening when that occurs.

Power went out in the greater Lake Wenatchee area at 4AM Tuesday morning and was restored at various times in the area through the day. Power went out on the South Shore again at 9:30 PM Tuesday night, restored at 3AM.

Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert will hold his monthly meeting with Lake Wenatchee/Plain area constituents, again virtually, this Friday, January 8th, at 9AM.  These meetings have been  informative and lively so bring your questions and comments and join us. Topics likely to be discussed? Community Forests, river recreational use or overuse, short-term rentals, National Forest pilot project, etc, etc

It is suggested participants join the meeting with video off and microphones muted until […]

The Chelan-Douglas Health District will offer free drive-through Covid-19 testing at the 59’er Diner at Coles Corner from 10AM to 4:30 PM this Friday, January 8th, 2021.

COMMUNITY TESTING NOTICE: CDHD WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT ANYONE CAN GET TESTED AT THE DRIVE-THRU SITES FOR COVID-19. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE SYMPTOMATIC OR HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO SOMEONE WITH COVID-19. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT POSITIVE TEST RESULTS CAN TAKE UP TO 96 […]

With the cooler weather arriving we have begun our daily:  Snowmobile Grooming Report.

If you are new to our trail system you will find this a wonderful map to print off and take with you.

As an early season reminder, most of our trail system is not in areas of avalanche danger BUT if you boondock off trails or head up the Chiwawa Drainage towards Trinity, there are spots that can be […]

  The Chelan County Commissioners will hold a public hearing via Zoom at 6PM tonight, December 22nd,  on the draft proposal on regulation of short-term vacation rentals. To attend this meeting go tohttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/650411499

To speak at this meeting you MUST sign up in advance. To do that go to:  Doodle | Register name to testify-Chelan Co Short Term Rental hearing     Speakers will be called upon […]

The Skating Rink at Kahler Glen will be closed this winter due to Covid-19.  We all hope it can reopen next winter. XC skiing and Snowshoeing trails are open at Kahler Glen.  A groomed snow park pass is required.  Parking is available at the Nason Ridge XC parking lot across from the driving range or at the State Park.  NO PARKING on the roads in Kahler Glen, and NO SLEDDING.   Sledding […]

Time to pick up your Sno Park Pass for XC Skiing at Lake Wenatchee State Park, See and Ski, Kathler Glen Golf Course and Nason Ridge.  Passes are available at the Midway and Plain Hardware  The groomers were out today.  The snow will be soft with the rain that is expected over the next few days, but historically XC skiing is good between Christmas and New Years.  Daily Grooming reports are […]