Lake Chelan State Park is a 127-acre camping park on the forested south shore of Lake Chelan. The park has 6,000 feet of shoreline, lakeside views and expansive lawns for strolling and playing. The park gets an annual average rainfall of 11 inches. Summer tends to be hot and dry. Annual average snowfall is 42 inches. Native Americans used this site as a home and hunting area for many years. The name “Chelan” is a Salish Indian word meaning both “lake” and “blue water.”