Paddling near Stehekin, WA

Stehekin sits at the remote northern tip of Lake Chelan in Chelan County, deep in the North Cascades, reachable only by ferry, floatplane, or trail. That isolation defines the paddling here: the upper estuary of Lake Chelan is the centerpiece, with calm water, boat-in campsites along the shoreline, and Native American pictographs visible from the water. The Stehekin River also runs nearby, a roughly 10-mile Class II stretch that feeds into the lake.