Leavenworth, WA
is a Bavarian themed town nestled in the cascade mountains.
It’s surrounded by rivers and enchanted forests offering a huge outdoor playground for everyone. Leavenworth is also home to a huge range of festivals and events from wine walks, Oktoberfest, Christmas Lighting Festival, Maifest, Ale fest, Bike and Brew, Ice fest, Bird fest and many more. Leavenworth also offers a huge variety of outdoor activities from horseback riding, trails, hiking, mountain climbing, river tubing, river rafting, wine tasting, bird watching, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, mountain biking and much more.
Downtown Leavenworth offers specialty shops such as the Hat Shop, Wood Shop, Wine Shops, Kris Kringl (Christmas shop), Taffy Shop and much more. All this while being able to step outside any shop and take in the breathtaking backdrop of Washington State’s steep Cascade Mountains soaring over down town.
Over a million tourists a year visit Leavenworth to take in all it offers and what a better way to come enjoy it while unplugging and staying in a Canvas & Stars luxury tent.
See what other people are saying about Leavenworth, WA:
Holidays, Festivals & Seasonal
- Parents Magazine-16 Places to take the kids over the Holidays
- Tis the season: Small towns go all out for Christmas– USA Today
- The Rockette’s- 10 Favorite Christmas-Loving Towns in the U.S
- CarRentals.com– The 25 Most Festive Holiday Towns
- Impulcity- The 17 Most Amazing Christmas Town in America
- Time—Top 10 Places To Find the Most Holiday Cheer
- Arts & Entertainment—Ultimate Holiday Town
- Good Morning America came twice to take part in Lighting The Town
- Travel Channel—Most Christmassy Places in America
- Huffington Post-America’s Best Oktoberfests
- Home & Garden TV—Top 10 Christmas Town
- National Geograhic– Top 10 Oktoberfest’s
- Trekaroo—10 Holiday Events You Want to Share With Your Kids
- MSN.com—One of the most brilliant celebrations across North America
- Aol Travel—Top 10 Places to Celebrate Oktoberfest
- Today Show—Most Unusual and Unique Fall Foliage
- Trip Advisor- 15 Incredibly Romantic Fall Getaways Couples will Love
- MSN—51 Hidden Gems in the US to check off your bucket list
- Orbitz—5 of the Largest Oktoberfests in America
- USA Today– Where to Celebrate Oktoberfest in the U.S
Recreation & Adventure
- Rock and Ice Magazine—Top 10 Climbing Cities in the US
- National Geographic Adventure—Top 100 Adventure Towns
- Freehub Magazine—”Leavenworth serves as the perfect hub for some of Washington’s best trail riding”
- Matador Network—America’s 20 Coolest Outdoor Towns
In the Movies
- View the latest commercial featuring the beauty of our town in the spring
- Switchmas– The Christmas Movie filmed in Leavenworth
General
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine—Best Places To Live (Top 50 Towns in the US)
- Lonely Planet—Five Great German Towns In the USA
- Impulcity-The 19 Most Beautiful Small Town In America
- King 5/Evening Magazine- Leavenworth’s Nutcracker Museum is all it’s cracked up to be
- Journey AAA-Bundleworthy Northwest Escapes
- Conde Nast Traveler– Best Fall Foilage in the USA
- The Culturetrip.com- Leavenworth’s Top 10 Restaurants: Dining in American Bavaria
- Distractify—the 30 Most Beautiful Towns in the World
- San Francisco Globe-The 23 Most Quaint Small Towns You Must Visit Before People Find Out About Them
- MSN—18 of the Most Charming Small Towns Across America
- Outside Magazine—The Best Small Towns..Our 10 Favorite Adventure Burgs
- MSN—51 Hidden Gems in the US to check off your bucket list
- Huffington Post—The 12 Cutest Small Towns in America
- Conde Nast Traveler & Huffington Post—5 Best Places to see Fall Foliage in the U.S
- Picturesque Small Towns– USA Today
Things to do in Leavenworth
Leavenworth Offers Activities Year Round
Depending upon the season, it is possible to golf, hike, climb, raft, bicycle, fish, downhill or cross country ski, horseback ride and snowmobile without leaving the area. Let’s not forget you can come and pet the reindeer too!
From secluded speakeasies to desert drives, learn new skills and immerse yourself in local culture. Every experience is vetted for quality, and you don’t need to book a home to take one.
