LEAVENWORTH, WA | 10 Awesome Things to Do In & Around Leavenworth
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Published 2022-06-04
š“ WHERE WE STAYED IN LEAVENWORTH:
- Mrs. Andersons Lodging: www.booking.com/hotel/us/mrs-anderson-39-s-lodgingā¦
- FairBridge Inn: www.booking.com/hotel/us/fairbridge-inn-amp-suitesā¦
10. Indulge in the German cuisine
There are many restaurants that serve German beer, bratwurst, and pretzels. Our favorite places in town include the āRhein Hausā for its pretzels and German Beer, and the āMĆ¼nchen Hausā for its bratwurst.
9. Lake Wenatchee
Lake Wenatchee is about 30 minutes away and is a fun place to explore. During the winter, you can go cross-country skiing around the lake. In summertime, itās a great place to go for a swim or relax at the beach.
8. Hike the Icicle Ridge Trail
The Icicle Ridge Trail is an easy to moderate hike and a must-do when youāre in Leavenworth. It takes roughly 90 mins to reach the beautiful lookout point, with views of the town and surrounding peaks.
7. Take a walk downtown
With its Alpine-style architecture, itās an experience in itself to simply walk downtown. Leavenworth is fairly small, but itās so picturesque that you can easily spend a few hours roaming around. Most of the action takes place in Front Street, which is lined with souvenir shops, bars, wine testing rooms, and restaurants. You can also find two museums here: the Nutcracker museum and the Greater Leavenworth Museum.
6. Lake Chelan
About a one-hour drive to the east of Leavenworth, Lake Chelan is a 50 mile long pristine lake. Itās perfect for summer activities, such as boating, fishing, swimming, and kayaking.
5. Explore the waterfront
Leavenworthās waterfront park can easily be explored on foot. There are many trails that wind through the park, offering beautiful vistas of both the river and the mountains.
4. Go wine tasting
Leavenworth is home to many wineries that host tasting rooms. Our favorite one is the Icicle Ridge Winery, which has two tasting rooms in downtown Leavenworth. But for a more idyllic setting, itās also possible to taste wine at their log home tasting room in nearby Peshastin.
š· Icicle Ridge Winery: icicleridgewinery.com/
3. The Peshastin Pinnacles
The Peshastin Pinnacles state park is about a 15 minute drive from Leavenworth. A grouping of tooth-like sandstone rocks stand tall here against the vineyards and golden hills of the Wenatchee Valley.
2. Colchuck day hike
Colchuck is known as the most beautiful lake near Leavenworth, if not in all of Washington State. The hike is about 8 mi round trip with 2280 ft of elevation gain, and takes between 4.5 to 6 hours total.
1. The Enchantments hike
As if Colchuck Lake alone werenāt enough beauty, it is also one of the two gateways to the magical Enchantments area. This hike is extremely tough if done in a day as it is more than 20 mi end-to-end. However, getting to these awe-inspiring alpine lakes is absolutely worth it. You can also break up your journey by camping, but must get lucky in the lottery system if you want to stay overnight in the area.
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š„ VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
2:11 Lake Wenatchee
2:39 Icicle Ridge Trail
3:27 Downtown Leavenworth
4:12 Lake Chelan
4:37 The Waterfront
5:18 Wine Tasting
6:20 Peshastin Pinnacles
7:11 Colchuck Lake Hike
7:57 The Enchantments Hike
9:24 Bonus
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All Comments (21)
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Thanks for sharing about the Greater Leavenworth Museum! We love this museum and how they tell the story of Leavenworth's unique transformation from a railroad and timber town to a Bavarian village!
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My uncle Harold and aunt Velma Andress helped build this town in the late sixties. I spent all summer on the loose in this town in 1974. I was 15. This place changed my life forever. šā„ļø. Most visitors never see the real Leavenworth. My cousin Julie had a pet goat that followed her around town like it was a puppy. "Gotely" loved people.
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I moved to Washington 2 yrs ago and long to go on mini adventures like these loved this video highlighting Leavenworth I will have to go now
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Thank you for sharing! I was just mentioning Leavenworth to a coworker. Had a family reunion there in 1997. Whitewater rafting down the Wenatchee, stayed at the Mountain Springs Lodge. Beautiful.
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Love Leavenworth! Great tips - icicle creek winery is spectacular!
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Came here to check out your video because I will be visiting Leavenworth this Friday as I travel from Pennsylvania to Washington state for a guys weekend! Looking forward to this!
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Reallly well done video. Leavenworth is amazing.
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Well done video. Visiting the area next month and your informative video has taken the guess work out of what to do and see while there- your soothing voice is a bonus!
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Leavenworth is one of my favorite weekend trips! Famous for its Christmas Festivals, not to mention Oktober Fest, but I have only been in the Summer. It is in Eastern Wa. so its really warm in the Summer....like 105 today :o We always go in August and float the river on tubes. This year we are trying a white water raft day. Should be interesting. Amazing Food!!
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A like for the awesome video editing! The 60fps makes it feel really good,
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This was very informative and well presented!
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Loved your work. Amazing
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Ty for sharing ā¤
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fantastic video! thank you taking my girl friend for her bday!
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Great video!
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Awesome video!
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I have no plans to go to Leavenworth currently but I really want to check it out in the near future.
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Wow. Thanks !
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Great video .... I want to go!
