Recreation
Ross Lake is a major recreation destination within the North Cascades, attracting visitors with a multitude of fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and hiking opportunities. The trout fishing, in particular, is well-renowned. Ross Dam, as well as Gorge and Diablo dams downstream, are barriers preventing salmon from travelling between Ross Lake and the Pacific Ocean; thus, Ross Lake has no anadromous fish.
Camping is allowed at a number of boat-in and hike-in campsites around the lake. Backcountry camping permits (free, first come first serve) are required, and may be obtained from the National Park Service in Marblemount.
The lake is also home to a floating resort, called the Ross Lake Resort. Made up a several dozen cabins and bunkhouses it is situated approximately a quarter mile from the dam and rests entirely on log booms. During the winter, when lake levels shrink the resort detaches from its shore moorings and relocates to the center of the lake. This is due to lower water levels caused by winter freezes
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