The Long Way
Chelan County
A lighted fire lookout tower sits atop a snowy mountain peak at night.
Plate I. Steliko Lookout at night in winter. Photograph by Lianguanlun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A fire lookout tower stands on a rocky mountain ridge.
Plate II. Steliko Lookout tower on a cloudy day. From fs.usda.gov
A fire lookout tower stands on a hill under a cloudy sky.
Plate III. Approach road and Steliko Lookout. From fs.usda.gov
A fire lookout tower stands against a starry night sky.
Plate IV. Steliko Lookout at night. From recreation.gov
A wooden fire lookout tower stands on a mountain peak with distant ranges in the background.
Plate V. Steliko Lookout and surrounding mountain views. From recreation.gov
A wooden fire lookout cabin sits on a high elevation with a surrounding deck and mountain views.
Plate VI. Entrance to Steliko Lookout. From recreation.gov
An interior room with large windows overlooking mountains and a wooden bed with green mattresses.
Plate VII. Interior beds inside Steliko Lookout. From recreation.gov
A landscape photograph showing yellow wildflowers blooming in the foreground with mountainous terrain and a valley in the background.
Plate VIII. Spring wildflowers and valley view, Steliko Lookout. From recreation.gov
An interior view of a room with wooden bunk beds and large windows showing a mountain landscape.
Plate IX. Beds inside Steliko Lookout. From fs.usda.gov

Steliko Lookout

Entiat, Chelan County, Washington. Fire Lookouts/Cabins Overnight; mid-April to mid-November.

Details

Map. Entiat, Chelan County, Washington. Larger map
Where
2108 Entiat Way, Entiat, WA 98822. Directions
When
Minimum 2-night stay on weekends (Fri-Sunday), single nights Monday-Thursday.
Getting there
From Entiat, travel 10.3 miles west on the Entiat River Road, also known as County Road 19. Turn right on NF road 5310, drive past the forest service buildings and continue up the road (use four-wheel drive) for 1.5 miles, stay straight on the 5310-110 at the 5310/5310-110 junction. Follow the 5310-110 to the lookout.
Fees
$95 per night, overnight.
Hours
Gated 1.5-mile access road closed mid-November to mid-April; rental open mid-April to mid-November.
Access
The lookout is accessible by SUV or four-wheel drive truck from mid-April to mid-November. The road is narrow and steep at the beginning, please use all-wheel drive or four-wheel drive to limit road damage.
Walk-in or reserve
entry to the cabin is by key; the lockbox combination is provided in the reservation confirmation letter.
Phone
509-784-4700
Website
recreation.gov
Managed by
managed under a GT permit by the non-profit TREAD and Discover Entiat.
Established
1947.
Coordinates
47.74054, -120.34405.

Steliko Lookout is a standard Forest Service L-4 cab constructed on a 10 feet (3.0 m) timber tower at the summit of Steliko Point, a low, grassy summit above the Entiat River valley.[2][6] The cab provides nearly 360-degree views of the Entiat Valley, the small community of Ardenvoir directly below, and surrounding summits including Tyee Mountain and Sugarloaf Peak.[2][3].

Notable Events

  1. 1990sThe lookout was in use until the mid-1990s and intermittently since then; with modern means of locating wildfires, such as aerial observation and satellite technology, it no longer needs to be staffed as a fire lookout. lakechelannow.com
  2. 2010The register links an April 5, 2010 article about a burglary at Steliko Lookout. web.archive.org
  3. 2015Steliko Lookout was entered in the National Historic Lookout Register as US 1096, WA 62, nominated by Bob and Susan Adler. web.archive.org
  4. 2021The lookout is now available to rent for $95 per night on Recreation.gov, with reservations up to six months in advance. lakechelannow.com
  5. 2021The Forest Service entered into an agreement with the local non-profit Wenatchee Valley TREAD, which took on most of the management of the lookout. lakechelannow.com

People

  • Jon Meier, Entiat District Recreation and Natural Resource Specialist; spoke for the district on the volunteer remodel and the Wenatchee Valley TREAD management agreement (2021).
  • Bob and Susan Adler, Nominated Steliko Lookout to the National Historic Lookout Register (January 3, 2015).

Sources

  1. recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10132083
  2. fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/steliko-lookout
  3. lakechelannow.com/steliko-lookout-available-for-overnight-rental
  4. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steliko_Lookout
  5. web.archive.org/web/20230925084616/http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/wa/steliko-lookout