Sherman Pass Scenic Byway
Lake Roosevelt, WA

Named for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the lake is now the largest recreation feature in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. The chance to go boating, fishing, swimming, camping, and canoeing are the highlights. Catch a variety of fish, such as walleye, rainbow trout, kokanee, yellow perch, lake whitefish, smallmouth and largemouth bass, and white sturgeon, among others.

The area's geological formations are the result of severe volcanic activity and earth-shattering ice age floods. Now, however, abundant wildflowers grace the lava flows and terraces along the lake. The Upper Columbia River also has a lot of cultural and natural significance. For more than 9,000 years people have gathered along the banks to fish and trade. In 1941, damming the Columbia River as part of the Columbia River Basin project created the 130-mile long Lake Roosevelt. The lake contains over 60,000 water-surface acres and 500 miles of shoreline.