Lake Chelan, Washington

Campbell’s Resort is not only the biggest resort in Chelan proper (170 guest rooms in five buildings on eight acres), but also the oldest, going back to 1901.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Rooms range from $245 to $330 a night in the summer.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Campbell’s Resort has 1,200 feet of lake frontage, two pools, a spa and a marina.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

The resort has a fire pit that’s usually surrounded well before the sun goes down.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Woodin Avenue is the main drag in tiny Chelan, Wash. The street quickly dwindles to rural highway.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Chelan offers a summertime farmers market on Thursday afternoons. This barn owl was part of an animal-welfare group’s display.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Chelan Seaplanes carry visitors from the town of Chelan to the settlement of Stehekin, at the other end of 50-mile-long Lake Chelan.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Tsillan Cellars winery, near the banks of Lake Chelan, is among more than a dozen wineries near Chelan.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Sorrento’s Ristorante offers Italian meals on the patio of Tsillan Cellars winery, overlooking Lake Chelan.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Vin du Lac is among more than a dozen wineries operating in and near Chelan, Wash.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

The Sunshine Farm, which neighbors Lake Chelan, invites visitors to pick berries and runs a stand at the local farmers market.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)