Grand Coulee Dam
Concrete hydroelectric gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington, United States.
Attractions near Nespelem
Leave Nespelem for Grand Coulee Dam, 15 mi away
Around 1.2M people visit Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area each year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 40 miles. Among them are a dam and a national recreation area. At 55 mi, Lake Chelan is worth the journey.
Attractions nearby
6
within 60 miles
The big one
15 mi
Grand Coulee Dam
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Loup Loup Ski Bowl
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Dam · 15 mi south
Grand Coulee Dam
Concrete hydroelectric gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Map of the places
Furthest out is Grand Coulee Dam, at 15 mi.
Orange: Nespelem. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything on the list
Its 6 places all lie within 60 miles.
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5Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Nespelem →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Grand Coulee Dam: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Public domain · Lake Chelan: David Ansley, CC BY 2.5 · Dry Falls: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Coulee: en:User:Duk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area: Karyn Christner, CC BY 2.0
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