Okanogan Country's 2016 Travel Guide

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Birders and wildlife watchers can find a truly delightful
experience in Okanogan Country.TheWA Department of
Fish andWildlife has a great online WildlifeViewing Guide
(wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas) to look at before
heading out.
METHOW REGION
Big & LittleTwin Lakes • Winthrop • 5.6 mi west on Hwy
20 fromTwisp, left on Twin Lakes Rd for 1.2 mi.
MVSTA Suspension Bridge •Winthrop • Great for
kids and families, nice shady trail for wildlife watching and
birdwatching. From Hwy 20 at milepost 184.9, turn north
onto Goat Creek Dr. 3.7 miles •
Winthrop Fish Hatchery •Winthrop • Tour newly
remodeled facility daily. • (509) 996-2424
fws.gov/winthropnfh/index.cfm.
Twisp Ponds DiscoveryWalk • Easy river walk (1 ½ to
2 miles) with interpretive ecological the edge of
Twisp city limits on the Twisp River Road.
HEART OF THE OKANOGAN
Conconully State Park • 81-acre camping park with lake,
shade trees, and maintained lawns. From Hwy 97, west on
Johnson Creek Rd, continue 6.5 miles. North onto Conconully
Rd & drive 11 more miles. (The only state park within city
limits!)
Scotch CreekWildlife Area • 10 miles northeast of Omak
and Okanogan on Conconully Hwy, 9,067 acres.
Tunk CreekWildlife Area • From Omak, drive N to
Riverside, turn right, cross Okanogan River, then left onto Tunk
Valley Rd, 15 miles to sign. 1,080 acres.
Wood Duck
Trumpeter Swans in F light Bald E agle Barn Swallow
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