Voluntary boat inspections return to Lake Chelan this weekend
Thu, Apr 16
|Mill Bay Marine
Growing program works to keep aquatic invasive species out of local lake.
Time & Location
Apr 16, 2026, 7:30 AM – Apr 19, 2026, 7:00 PM
Mill Bay Marine, 221 Summer Breeze Rd, Manson, WA 98831, USA
About the event
CHELAN -- Chelan County Natural Resources restarts its voluntary boat inspection program at Lake Chelan this weekend, with more inspection days planned for the 2026 boating season.
Watercraft inspectors will kick off the season April 16-19 at Mill Bay Marina. They will rotate among five locations around the lake, typically following a Thursday through Sunday schedule. Inspections are from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Additional grant funding from the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife is allowing Natural Resources to expand the program this year. Inspections for aquatic invasive species (AIS) are beginning more than a month early and will go through September. Holiday weekends will be expanded to five days. Last year, inspections were Friday through Sunday.