Okanogan Country encompasses three national forests: The combined Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests and the Colville National Forest.
     They offer a variety of recreational opportunities, including camping, swimming, boating, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, photography, bird and animal watching, mushrooming, woodcutting and more.
     Concessionaires and permittees widen those opportunities with heli-skiing, hut-to-hut skiing and hiking, boating and downhill skiing.
     For more information:
     Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests, www.fs.fed.us/r6/oka
     - Okanogan Valley Office, 1240 S. Second Ave., Okanogan, WA 98840; (509) 826-3275.
     - Tonasket Ranger District, 1 W. Winesap, Tonasket, WA 98855; (509) 486-2186.
     - Methow Valley Ranger District, 24 West Chewuch Road, Winthrop, WA 98862; (509) 996-4000.
     - North Cascades Smokejumper Base, 23 Intercity Airport Road, Winthrop, WA 98862; (509) 997-2031.
     Colville National Forest, http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/colville/
     - Headquarters, 765 S. Main St., Colville, WA 99114; (509) 684-7000.
     - Republic Ranger District, 650 E. Delaware Ave., Republic, WA 99166; (509) 775-7400.