Community Information
Here is a list of our most common questions about the Stehekin Community:
How many people live in Stehekin?
What do people do for a living?
When did Stehekin become a National Park?
Is there a school in Stehekin?
What do kids do for high school?
Are there telephones in Stehekin?
How many people live in Stehekin?
There are usually 80-100 people that live year-round in Stehekin.
What do people do for a living?
Many work for the National Park Service who administers Lake Chelan National Recreation Area as well as North Cascade National Park. Other jobs include: powerhouse operator, school teacher, postmaster, carpenter, and numerous jobs in the recreation industry.
When did Stehekin become a National Park?
It actually never did. The Stehekin Valley was excluded from the park proper when the North Cascades National Park was established. The upper 4 miles of Lake Chelan and lower 10 miles of the Stehekin Valley are in the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. The area was formerly administered by the US Forest service and was taken from that agency in 1968 to be run by the NPS.
Is there a school in Stehekin?
Yes. There is a state school that encompasses grades K-8. Even though the new school which was built in 1988 has more than one room, it is still considered a one room school because grades 1-8 are all taught together in one classroom.
What do kids do for high school?
There is no one answer to that question, but there are many options. Some parents tend to home school with the aid of a commercial curriculum or web-based program. Academics are easy these days, but a lot of parents have chosen to leave the valley if the kids want to be involved in sports.
Are there telephones in Stehekin?
Yes. Stehekin has satellite phone service, but no hard line or cell phone service.
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