Okanogan County Tourism Council installs Pateros kiosk

PATEROS – Locals and out-of-town visitors will notice a new information kiosk recently installed near the bus stop on Commercial Avenue. It is part of the Kiosk Project that was included in the Okanogan County Tourism Master Plan completed by the Okanogan County Tourism Council (OCTC).

“The Kiosk Project was identified as a coordinated way to help visitors with wayfinding, exploration and moving around different areas in our county,” said Carolyn Davies of OCTC. “This will hopefully encourage longer visits, more overnight stays, and greater exploration of some of the ‘underdiscovered’ areas of our large, rural county.”

The Pateros installation includes a map with directions north as far as Winthrop and Riverside and east to Nespelem and Grand Coulee, notes on the First People and the river steamers that once served the area, wildlife photos, a QR code to scan for more information, and more.

The Pateros kiosk is the first of others that will be installed in other cities around the county.

“We are working on getting the next one in Oroville done and then Tonasket,” Davies said.