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Park Overview
 Curlew Lake
State Park is a 123-acre camping park. It borders an air field, is eight miles
from a public fossil dig and is also near an active osprey nest that can be
viewed from the park. Curlew is one of the most relaxing campgrounds in the
state, offering water-and snow-sport activity as well as natural-history and
archeological study in the midst of gorgeous surroundings.
A vehicle parking permit is no longer required for day visits.
Park Hours Summer: 6:30 a.m. to dusk.
Winter: Closed Oct. 31, reopens May 30.
Camping:
Check-in time, 2:30 p.m.
Check-out time, 1 p.m.
Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
During camping season, campers may enter after hours but are asked to be quiet
during setup.
Driving Directions Located eight miles north of Republic, Wash.
From Seattle:
Drive to Republic and take SR 20 east. Drive 2.5 miles to SR 21 north. Go north
seven miles. Follow signs to park.
From Spokane:
Take SR 395 to Colville. Continue on, crossing Lake Roosevelt. Take SR 20 after
crossing lake. Travel over Sherman Pass to SR 21 north. Go north seven miles.
Follow signs to park.
From Canada:
Cross border at Grand Forks, and follow SR 21 south for 30 miles. Follow signs
to park.
Picnic Facilities There are ten unsheltered picnic tables in the park,
available first-come, first-served. The swimming area has three braziers for
cooking.
Activities
| Trails |
Water Activities |
Other |
- 2 mi. Hiking Trails
- 2 mi. Bike Trails
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- Boating (freshwater)
- Boating (freshwater, non-motorized)
- 2 boat ramps (freshwater)
- 80 feet of dock (freshwater)
- Fishing (freshwater)
- Personal Watercraft (freshwater)
- Swimming (freshwater)
- Water Skiing (freshwater)
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- 1 Amphitheater
- Bird Watching
- Interpretive Activities
- Wildlife Viewing
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The park is a great home base for bicycle tour groups.
There are many fishable lakes and streams in the area. Fishing at Curlew Lake is
good for trout and large-mouth bass.
The fossil-dig site at Stone Rose is worth the trip for the rock hound and the
archeologically curious. A trip to Grand Forks in Canada is a nice day trip for
the family.
Boating FeaturesWatercraft launch reopens April 2.
There are two, no-fee boat ramps and 80 feet of handling dock. Curlew Lake is
5.5 miles long. There is fuel at other resorts around the lake.
Winter Recreation
Featured Creatures
| Mammals |
Birds |
Fish & Sea Life |
- Bears
- Chipmunks
- Coyotes
- Deer or Elk
- Foxes
- Marmots
- Muskrats
- Rabbits
- Raccoons
- Skunks
- Squirrels
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- Crows or Ravens
- Doves or Pigeons
- Ducks
- Eagles
- Geese
- Hawks
- Herons
- Hummingbirds
- Jays
- Ospreys
- Swans
- Turkeys
- Woodpeckers
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Environmental Features
| Physical Features |
Plant Life |
Special |
Geologists indicate that this area
was a large fault zone. There are many mineral mines in the
area.
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- Douglas Fir
- Ponderosa Pine
- Alder
- Ash
- Cherry
- Maple
- Oak
- Poplar
- Daisy
- Foxglove
- Lupines
- Paintbrush
- Rose
- Berries
- Eel Grass
- Ferns
- Moss or Lichens
- Thistle
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An area of the park was a summer
camp for some of the regional Indian tribes. In one section, an
indigenous pestle was found. In another section, discarded
shells of freshwater clams lie close by an ancient fire ring.
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History Curlew Lake State Park was a summer camp for some of the Indian tribes
of this region. |
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