Parks and the outdoors in Leavenworth

12 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Leavenworth.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Eagle Creek Ranch
Ride on the back of a horse for a guided back country tour in the summer or a sleigh ride in the winter. Prices are quoted per mile and tours take at least 45 minutes. Suitable for riders of all levels, ages 4 and up. Reservation required.
Daily 10AM-5PMTrail ride from $25 per person, sleigh rides from $20 per person
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Enchantment Park
The park features softball, baseball, and soccer fields for those who want to have fun and stay active, even during the winter. It is also connected by bridge to Blackbird Island and Waterfront Park.
Daily 6AM-midnightFree
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Front Street Park
The park at the center of Leavenworth is usually the gathering place for everyone in between their shopping spree. Live music is performed on weekends and kids would roll down the green lawn in summer or sled down in the winter, or just watch the world go by at the Front Street tourist corridor.
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Icicle Brewing Company
Small local brew pub with both indoor and outdoor seating. Flights, growlers, and some small plates available. 21+ after 6PM. The Boot Jack IPA is a solid option after a long day of shopping or hiking.
Mon-Thu 2-10PM, Fri-Sun noon-10PM
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Icicle Gorge
A relatively easy 5-mile hike that takes you along (and crossing) the gushing Icicle Creek. Road turns to gravel (a National Forest road) on the way up.
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Leavenworth Golf Club
18-hole golf course close to downtown Leavenworth. Hilly but scenic between the mountains and the Wenatchee River. Watch out for occasional passing wildlife and check out its in-house Wild Huckleberry restaurant.
Course opening hours vary by season from between 7 and 10AM, April to October only9-holes $25, 18-holes $35; $18 and $25 respectively after 2PM
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Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery
See the annual salmon run as the fish runs upstream from the sea for hatching. Then learn its lifespan from being just a little egg to going back here for laying down its legacy. Self-guided tour of the complex available. Complex also includes wildlife trail and pollinator garden.
Mon-Fri 8AM-4PM
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Leavenworth Ski Hill
For those who want to ski or snowboard but couldn't afford heading to Stevens Pass, the hill offers moderately long tracks for the experienced and special trails for beginners. Tubing is done at the Leavenworth Golf Club, while skiing is offered at the Ski Hill and Icicle River trails at Cyo Road south of downtown (across O'Grady's Pantry).
Nordic trail: day trip $19/adult, afternoon $15/adult, two-day $30/adult. Alpine & Snowboarding: adults $19, youth & seniors $15, families $58. Tubing $20
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The Enchantments
The Enchantment Lakes
A granite basin of alpine lakes amidst the peaks of the Stuart Range make this an extremely popular hiking and backpacking destination during the summer. The full trail is 18 miles and 4500 feet, with a gruesome elevation gain of 2000 feet in less than a mile at Aasgard Pass. An overnight stay is highly recommended, but overnight permits must be reserved in advance and are highly competitive. Most instead make an 8 mile day hike to Colchuck Lake. No dogs allowed. There are two trailheads: Snow Lakes (4 miles out of Leavenworth) and Lake Stuart trailhead (pass the Snow Lakes Trailhead, turn left at the direction to Bridge Creek Campground, keep right, and follow the road all the way to the end).
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Tumwater Pipeline Trail
Penstock Old Pipeline
A relatively short and easy trail along the mighty Wenatchee River just off US-2 on what was once a water pipeline to power trains in the Cascade tunnel.
Free
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Waterfront Park
This is where you can unwind in nature without going too far from town. Walk the trails, go people-watching as you dip your feet in the Wenatchee River, be on the lookout for eagles and ospreys. For an even quieter setting, cross over the bridge to Blackbird Island.
Daily 7AM-7PM
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Tumwater Canyon
A series of crags along US-2, between the edge of town and the bridge across the Wenatchee River near milepost 91. Mostly bouldering and trad.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Leavenworth (CC BY-SA 4.0).