at 25 Mile Creek yes, unless they changed anything with the boat launch since I worked there, my last year there was 2021. but Lake Chelan State Park consistently has high enough water levels at the boat launch in April and May that you should be able to access it no problem. If you want more updated info you can call 509-687-3710, the rangers are always super friendly and helpful 🤠😊

thanks for sharing updating info for folks! we appreciate it! :)

I hope you enjoy and have a safe and wonderful trip! that area is spectacular! I'm sad I don't work over there anymore. I have to say it was one of my all time favorite places I've ever worked. My coworkers were all super nice and Rlare very helpful to visitors. If you're stopping by one of the state parks and see a ranger, or a gal named Kelsey, tell em Sierra says hi 👋 😊

From the parking area at the top, the view point is about 50 ft maybe a little more or less. I don't live around there anymore, but I think there might have been stairs to at least one of the view points. the view spot with all the padlocks on sign, I think has less stairs than the other side, so maybe a little more accessible.

it's definitely a very magical place! what area of the park where you seal watching? was it the north beach area where you can see the vbridge above?

My pleasure! I'm glad you liked this vid! It was one of my favorite places to go before I moved! Such a beautiful area 😍 I miss it

for sure, me too! I've barely scratched the surface so far. people are usually focusing on what Washington or Montana has to offer, but don't realize how beautiful North Idaho is :) I'll be working on posting more videos about places up here soon. it's the time of year when I finally have a chance to start editing haha 😄

​@@wanderlustvalkyrie Sounds great! I'm a total hiking/wilderness nerd - one of my hobbies is to plan out trips. I like to systematically research areas, using Alltrails, Googlemaps, etc., and come up with best campgrounds/campsites as base camps and best hikes to do from that base camp, as well as straight backpacking trips. I've probably put an inordinate amount of time into it (there's a massive Word doc and everything), but the silver lining is I have learned the geography of half the country pretty extensively just by staring at maps for so many hours hahahahaha. Since I'm in Central Oregon, Idaho is well within striking distance for feasible trips, so I have many planned across the whole state to cherry pick the very best hikes and campgrounds. Your videos are an invaluable resource, I appreciate them - for instance I got a lot out of your Diablo Lake Boat In Video that was extremely helpful - I plan to do Lake Chelan, Diablo Lake, and Ross all as Boat-In backpacking experiences. Thank you for efforts and great work!

thanks Hiking Viking, Ps. love your name ❤️ I def recommend visiting. there's a ton to do out there, even more than what I listed about the state park. If you end up needing any ideas for more stuff to do, let me know :) also thank you for watching. I'm glad you liked this video! 😁

@@wanderlustvalkyrie We have a Scandinavian theme going on. :) I'm 50% Norwegian (rest German/Swedish/Irish). Absolutely, I appreciate that, will do! My current plan is to do a kayak backpacking approach. Bring my sea kayak Pungo with backpack strapped to it, and systematically camp a couple nights at designated backcountry sites as I kayak up the lake. As I get closer to planning/doing it, I may ask your advice on best backcountry campsites up the lake if you have opinions on that. I've done some research and have some ideas but eyeballs on the ground are always superior to "internet research". :)

right?! it's so beautiful 😍. it's my favorite time of the year for a reason 😄

@@wanderlustvalkyrie I agree with that! Those fall color spectrums, particularly in this one those yellows and greens, are simply AMAZING! I have plans to systematically hike the 11 Western States, Western Canada, and Alaska, over the next decade or longer, call it a slow burn life goal methodical project. :) My favorite months to hike are definitely Sept/Oct, in fact I call from Aug 1 - Oct 15 the "Alpine Window", the magical 10 weeks or so a year where the snow has melted, the mosquitoes are gone (particularly back half), the temperatures are cooler, it's what I like to call "Alpine Heaven". I love to Yaktrax/Snowshoe/XC Ski in the snowy alpine winters as well, adventure to be had year round!

Thanks for the feedback 😀 seriously I love it, it helps me improve, which is one of my goals ^_^. Still working on improving, though to be fair this was my first video (it isn't good canera/audio at all haha i cringe when i've rewatched it) I bought some mics and use stability setting on my camera now - only use my phone though 😅 I can't afford a fancier camera on a park ranger salary these days 😅 but hopefully one day! Some of my newer videos don't have great audio, if I'm out and didnt plan on making any content, but I try to equalize sound now so it's not a garbled mess haha. Anyways, I appreciate you taking the time to offer pointers , all great tips! Also thanks for watching too. You rock! 😁😊

Thank you 😁 this park is absolutely beautiful. I miss living so close to it though. I always like it this time of year, and in the autumn

Glad i could help out! its a really pretty park for sure! I didnt explore the campground much while I was there. but I do know there are 35 standard campsites, 15 partial-hookup sites, and two restrooms and showers there and you can make reservations up to 9 months in advance, or up to 24 hours before the day you camp. prices range from $25-50 a site. most standard sites are $30-35 per night. hookup sites are the more expensive ones. hope that helps :)!

Thanks CabinVibe I'm so happy you like it! I appreciate the sub and feedback 😊😊😊

Thank you so much for the kind words 😊😁😊 I'm always trying to improve and make my content more entertaining and useful for folks. I'm the same way lately, I prefer watching content on KZbin or other similar places these days. It's fun seeing everyone's videos and feels more personal than all those huge budget TV dramas ans such.

I agree! hot but beautiful. luckily doesn't have the humidity like FL 😅 makes it way more tolerable. thanks for watchin' Thomas! 😀 I was pleasantly surprised how lovely and peaceful Round Lake is. I thought it would be super crowded in July compared to all the state parks I've been to in the middle of summer in PNW / Washington State

@@wanderlustvalkyrie I'm biking and exploring Florida Keys right now hottest time of the year but we Floridians are used to with summer heat. 😊

I miss living in Florida. The beaches were so amazing. A great place to grow up for sure. Though a bit embarrassed to admit I lived in FL most of my life and never went down to the keys 😅

@@wanderlustvalkyrie I just uploaded the video of my visit to Florida Keys. Check it out if you're interested. Maybe next time when you are in Florida want to go to the Keys too. 🙂

Yes! I'll definitely check it out when I get back into town. I'm not even sure how I have cell service right now. I'm at a field school thing in the west yellowstone region. Fun stuff! A much different landscape than the keys that's for sure! 🌴🌴🌴

That's a great question, we launched from Colonial Creek Campground, and it was in October so the park/campground wasn't very busy. We parked over night without paying any fee and launched from the main boat ramp there. We didn't see any signs saying that a fee was required for overnight parking in the parking lot by the launch. It might be different during the peak season though. Off-season starts September 11th this year. Here is the main website for where we went. I recommend checking out the alerts and details there :). Hope this helps ! Thanks for watching Tre ^_^

www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/camping.htm

Thank you so much Kristina! ^_^ I'm happy you think so! I love sharing my naturey knowledge with folks😊. I'm planning on posting videos more regularly - tho tbh still a bit behind catching up editing from all our adventures over the past year 😅

@@wanderlustvalkyrie you are very welcome 🤗 haha life happens :) take it easy, and take care of yourself first!!

thank you Cosmic Horizon ^_^ glad you like it. It's such a lovely park, would've never realized it was there because all you hear about out here are Farragut and Priest Lake State Parks (the bigger ones)

You betcha! Happy you enjoyed it and got some good info out of it 😊 and thanks for the sub!

My pleasure 😊 I'm glad this video was helpful!

That's so cool. SAR would be a really fulfilling job for sure! I say go for it, if it's something that you're experienced with and would make you happy! I was limited commission in WA and ran the interpretive program at my parks in my last year there before moving to ID (I'm a ranger out here now). I miss living out there tbh. the North Cascades and Leavenworth and the natural beauty there was hard to leave. maybe one day I'll come back :D I never got a chance to really explore the Enchantments, just the outter edges. I imagine there's a lot of SAR activity out there, with how challenging the wilderness can be, especially for those that are in over their heads like you said. I'll check out your video, it sounds like an interesting trip for sure :)

hey hey! thanks cabinVibe 😁 super happy you like my channel, welcome!😊 and thanks for the sub

Not that you can drive to. Off the lake there's FSR 5900 you can drive up right by 25 mile creek, with Snowberry Bowl Campground and other forest service road accessible campsites and spots. if you have a boat you can boat up lake (west toward Stehekin) and camp at one of the many boat-in campgrounds. You can take a ferry to some of them too, from Fields point landing or from the east part of the lake in Chelan - If you don't have a boat. the only other campground right on the lake is Lake Chelan State Park (which is usually busier than 25 Mile Creek. though tbh sometimes people cancel their sites which opens stuff up first come first serve

the boat in sites are not reservable. also on the north side if the lake is Manson, which has a couple small lakes. I think Roses Lake has a campground. you could camp there and drive a couple mins down to Lake Chelan

Thanks Subash! I'm happy you think so 😄

Thank you Jasmine! I'm glad you think so 😊 I love sharing beautiful views and info about parks 🤓

Thanks Thomas! Montana was like a dream. Eventually ill post more of our adventures in Glacier Park, Flathead, and Helena. That's a bummer you didn't get to see any bears or moose :< I hope you get to see some next time! It's incredible seeing them in person, they seem even more majestic, if thats possible haha. Wishing you some wildlife luck ✨️ on your next adventure!

Thank you, glad you think so 😊 it was a shorter one, but it was a nice campground! That area was really pretty too. Been working on another video that should be out by tomorrow :)

Thank you for watching! Im glad you think so - the best part about making my content is having fun in nature 😊