Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area - Facilities

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area by National Parks Service

MUSEUMS

Fort Spokane Museum and Visitor Center

Open

Located in the guardhouse on the grounds of Historic Fort Spokane.

The grounds are open year round.

2009 Summer Visitor Center and Museum Hours

10:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

7 days a week

Mid-June to Labor Day

Phone

509-633-9441 ext 130

Location

21 miles north of Davenport on Hwy. 25.

Closures

The grounds are open all year. The museum and Visitor Center are only open during the primary recreational season in the summer, or by request in the spring and fall for school groups.

Exhibits

The military of the "Indian Frontier" was different that any Civil War regiment in many ways. Uniforms, weapons and photographs of the military are on exhibit in the historic guardhouse. When the military left in 1899 the buildings were converted into an Indian Boarding School run by the government. Photographs and first hand accounts of life at the boarding school are exhibited throughout the guardhouse. All exhibits and programs are free of charge.

Available Facilities

Historic buildings are open during the summer season from Memorial Day weekend to mid-October. Trails are accessible. There are several short walking trails and the grounds are open year-round.