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Deadline for Enchantment permit lottery nearing

Prusik Peak looms above golden alpine larch during early October in the Enchantment Lakes region of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Leavenworth, Wash. Photo by Donna Larsen (PHOTO BY DONNA LARSEN / PHOTO BY DONNA LARSEN)
By Eli Francovich elif@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508

Your chance to spend the night in Washington’s picturesque Enchantments within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness is drawing to a close.

The application period for the permit lottery closes Saturday at 11:59 p.m. (PST). Lottery results will be available March 17.

Between May 15 and Oct. 31 a permit is required to spend the night in the Enchantments.

The highly sought after permits are selected randomly in the annual lottery. A small number of permits are held and issued daily throughout the season from the Leavenworth Ranger Station. Demand is usually higher than supply.

Visit recreation.gov/permits/233273 to apply. There is a $6 application fee.