The town's of Brewster and Pateros are just a few miles apart. We're listing them both on this page.
Pateros has a population of around 650. Pateros was originally know as Ives Landing, then later became known as Pateros. It was established around 1896 by its founder, Lee Ives.

Brewster has a population of around 2100. Brewster sits right at the mouth of the Okanogan river where it meets the mighty Columbia river, both Brewster and Pateros sit right along side the Columbia River. In Pateros, the Methow river meets the Columbia river to make for a great place for water sports. This area is known as Lake Pateros. You'll have all the space you need for boating, rafting, water-skiing, wakeboarding, and jetskiing. There are eight boating docks at waterfront park in Pateros.

Lower Okanogan county is a paradise for bird-watchers. Large numbers of neo-tropical migrants move through this area spring and fall and large numbers of hawks work the ridge line between Lake Chelan and the Methow valley, just above Pateros. The area has nesting Ospreys, Bald Eagles, Golden eagles, Swainson hawks and Kestrels. Wintering populations of everything from Lapland Longspurs to Gyrfalcons occur here. 

It's not just a summer time playground, there's lots of great winter time activities as well.
There are hundreds of miles of trails for hiking are available on the Okanogan National Forest, within a few miles of Pateros. There are also several thousand acres of Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife managed public lands within 4 miles of Pateros that allow hiking thru pristine shrub-steppe and riparian habitats.

Black Canyon and Gold Creek Sno-Parks are just a short drive from Pateros. Both sno-parks give you access to literally hundreds of miles of trails. If that's not enough, there's many more parks and trail systems that can be reached easily in less than an hour from Pateros.

Fishing.
The upper Columbia River and the Methow River provide great fishing for Steealhead, Walleye, Trout and Bass.