Bridgeport State Park

Bridgeport State Park IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
Bridgeport State Park in June 2015
location	Okanogan County , Washington , USA
surface	2.52 km²
Geographical location	48 ° 1 ′  N , 119 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 0 ′ 51 "  N , 119 ° 36 ′ 34"  W
Setup date	1955
administration	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

The Bridgeport State Park is a recreational area, about 2 mi (3.2 km) east of Bridgeport in the State of Washington located on the north shore of Rufus Woods Lake, the reservoir formed by the Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River has emerged. The state park was established in collaboration with Washington State Parks and the United States Army Corps of Engineers after the dam was completed in 1955. The 25-year lease of the park was extended in 1990 and again in 2015. The park occupies 622 acres (252 hectares) of which 7,500 ft (2,300 m) of waterfront, campgrounds, 4 mi (6.4 km) of hiking trails, and facilities for boating, fishing, swimming, and golfing are maintained.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bridgeport State Park . US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
2. ^ State considers the future of Bridgeport park . In: Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle , March 18, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2018. 
3. ^ Commission seeks new lease . In: Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle , April 22, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2018. 
4. ^ Bridgeport State Park . Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

Web links

• Bridgeport State Park ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey .
• Bridgeport State Park Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
• Bridgeport State Park map on the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission website