July 14, 2025 Edition

The Bavarian Bulletin

Make Your Bid Before It 's Too Late!

July 31st is the conclusion of our 2025 Carvings for Causes silent auction. We are happy to report that all carvings have received bids, which translates to donations for this year's recipients, Leavenworth Mountain Association and Chelan County Mountain Rescue!

You can see the carvings on our website or in person at various locations in the village, see included map.

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The Leavenworth Fund

Nonprofit Grant Funding Available!

The City of Leavenworth is currently accepting applications for this grant program. For 2026, there are two funding options: $125,000 for tourism-related activities and $50,000 from the General Fund for projects benefiting area residents. Applications are due September 3rd, 2025. Click the button to learn more and apply.

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Recreation Ambassador Report

Recreation Ambassador Program – Weekend Report 7/11 - 14

Weekend Summary:

Recreation Ambassador volunteers were exceptionally busy this weekend despite the heat. Staff assisted recreators at Eight Mile and Stuart Lake trailheads Friday and are out again today (Monday). Additionally, staff directed unloading and parking at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery during the second week of the parking lot closure. The Hatchery parking lot will be locked for the remainder of the season, with the US Fish and Wildlife Service recommending that recreators do not float the river due to low water levels and the potential for harm to salmon spawning habitat.

Six volunteers from UV Young Life staffed the E. Leavenworth Boat Launch, Barn Beach River Access, and Icicle Bridge River Access. Volunteers counted 55 vehicles parked along Icicle Road near Icicle Bridge put-in at 1pm. Volunteers and staff saw heavy use of the City’s free shuttle; parked vehicle counts at the put-ins are down over 50% from the same weekend last year.

Another six volunteers from UV Historical Society staffed Stuart Lake, Eight Mile, and Icicle Gorge Trailheads. At Stuart Lake trailhead volunteers counted 557 vehicles parked at 11am on Saturday. Volunteers reported being so busy assisting recreators and directing parking they had less time to conduct surveys.

Volunteer Impact:

Visitor Interactions: 2740 (+256 from last week, +1081 from same week last year)
Surveys Conducted: 35 (28 Forest, 7 River)
Trash Removed: 18, 30 Gallon Bags

Survey Highlights (35 respondents):

Visitor Origin:

Only one hiker surveyed was from Chelan County
Many hikers were international, with visitors from the UK, Netherlands, French Polynesia, and Brazil
Most users choosing to float Icicle Creek were local residents

Recreation Type:

Icicle Creek: 50/50 Tubing/Paddleboarding
Wenatchee River (Icicle Bridge put-in): 80/20

Violations Reported:

Several groups over the size limit (8). Most were happy to split up when informed of the regulations

Conditions Reported:

Multiple survey respondents complained of overgrown trail conditions on the Eight Mile, Caroline Lake, and Horseshoe Lake Trailheads.
Backcountry toilets are beginning to fill, and 4 respondents reported issues with human waste outside of restroom facilities
Toilet paper restocking continues to be an issue: volunteers stocked roughly 15 rolls of toilet paper at trailhead restrooms this weekend
One hiker reported encountering 344 other people on his hike to Colchuck

Transportation & Parking

Trailhead parking continues to be a challenge, with the Stuart Lake and Snow Lakes parking lots filling by 9-10am most days

Interested in volunteering? Individuals are encouraged to reach out to be placed with a non-profit, or on a backup volunteer list. For more information, please email Matt at Recreation@leavenworth.org

Events this Coming Weekend

Event Calendar on Leavenworth.org

TWIL

(This Week in Leavenworth)

TWIL Printable PDF

FOOTFALL REPORTS

Week 27, 2025. 30 Jun 2025 - 06 Jul 2025

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The peak hour of the week was 14:00 on Saturday 5 July 2025

REMINDER: The numbers shown below are footfalls; the counting of the number of times a person walks by the camera, not the number of individual people that do so. The reports are based on the retail calendar for 2025.