Lake locations and featuresThe locations, physical characteristics, and public facilities of many western King County lakes can be found in the table below. Printer friendly version: Lake Table [128KB, Acrobat]. Abbreviation Key & Data Sources - Y = Yes
- N = No
- WI = Walk In
- Est. = Estimated
- NA = Not Available
- CT = Car topper boats
- WDFW = Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife*
- Permit = Permit required for motorized vehicles; annual fee; no overnight camping or fires; call 360-802-5595.
- Lake Area = Data from Lakes of Washington.
- Maximum Depth = Data from King County Wetland Inventory (KCWI)
Additional Information King County Lake Water Quality Data | Key | A-B | C-F | G-K | L-M | N-R | S-T | U-Z | Lakes A - B
| Lake Name | Public Access | Location | Surface Area (acres) | Maximum Depth
(feet) | Boat Launch | Public Park | Alternate Names | Comments |
|---|
| Alice |
Y |
2.5 mi. S of Fall City |
32 |
30 |
Y |
N |
Mud |
WDFW launch |
| Allen |
N |
6 mi. N of Issaquah |
11 |
Shallow |
N |
N |
|
|
| Ames |
N |
2 mi. W of Carnation |
80 |
28 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Angle |
Y |
SeaTac |
103 |
52 |
Y |
Y |
|
Angle Lake Park |
| Bass |
Y |
3.5 mi. N of Enumclaw |
24 |
40 |
Y |
N |
|
Bass Lake Natural Area; WDFW launch |
| Beaver |
Y |
Sammamish |
77 |
55 |
Y |
Y |
|
3 basins; Beaver Lake Park; WDFW launch |
| Beaver |
N |
1 mi. SW of Black Diamond |
13 |
8 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Bellevue |
N |
Bellevue |
10 |
NA |
N |
N |
Sturtevant, Mid |
|
| Bengston |
WI |
9.5 mi. east of Duvall |
2.7 |
10 est. |
CT |
N |
Grandpa, Lost |
Walk in; permit |
| Bitter |
Y |
Seattle |
18 |
31 |
CT |
Y |
|
Bitter Lake Park |
| Black |
Y |
9.5 mi. NE of Snoqualmie |
26 |
25 est. |
CT |
N |
|
250 ft. walk in; permit |
| Black Diamond |
N |
1 mi. SW of Black Diamond |
9.1 |
8 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Boren |
Y |
Newcastle |
16 |
34 |
CT |
Y |
Etta Courtney |
Newcastle city park; boat launch decommissioned |
| Boyle |
WI |
4 mi. NE of Snoqualmie |
24 |
NA |
N |
Y |
|
Walk in; permit |
| Bridges |
WI |
5 mi. NE of Snoqualmie |
34 |
25 est. |
N |
N |
|
Walk in; permit |
| Burien |
N |
Burien |
41 |
33 |
N |
N |
|
|
Lakes C - F
| Lake Name | Public Access | Location | Surface Area (acres) | Maximum Depth (feet) | Boat Launch | Public Park | Alternate Name(s) | Comments |
|---|
| Calligan |
Y |
8.5 mi. NE of North Bend |
NA |
82 |
CT |
N |
|
Walk in; permit |
| Cherry |
WI |
7 mi. NE of Duvall |
NA |
NA |
N |
N |
|
Brushy shoreline |
| Clark |
Y |
Kent |
8.1 |
NA |
N |
Y |
|
Clark Lake Park |
| Cottage |
Y |
4 mi. E of Woodinville |
63 |
25 |
CT |
Y |
|
Cottage Lake Park |
| Deep |
Y |
0.75 mi. SW of Cumberland |
39 |
76 |
CT |
Y |
|
Nolte State Park |
| Desire |
Y |
5 mi. SE of Renton |
69 |
21 |
Y |
Y |
Echo |
Lakes Desire/Spring Open Space Park; WDFW launch |
| Dolloff |
Y |
3 mi. NW of Auburn |
20 |
19 |
Y |
N |
|
WDFW launch |
| Drunken Charlie |
WI |
9 mi. ENE of Duvall |
NA |
20 est. |
N |
N |
Petit |
Permit |
| Echo |
Y |
Shoreline |
12 |
30 |
CT |
Y |
|
Echo Lake Park |
| Echo |
N |
2.25 mi. SW of Snoqualmie |
19 |
44 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Fenwick |
Y |
Kent |
18 |
21 |
Y |
Y |
|
Lake Fenwick Park |
| Fish |
Y |
1.5 mi. SW of Cumberland |
17 |
24 |
Y |
N |
|
WDFW launch |
| Fivemile |
Y |
4 mi. SW of Auburn |
38 |
32 |
CT |
Y |
|
Fivemile Lake Park |
| Francis |
N |
2 mi. N of Maple Valley |
20 |
9 |
N |
N |
|
| Lakes G - K
| Lake Name | Public Access | Location | Surface Area (acres) | Maximum Depth (feet) | Boat Launch | Public Park | Alternate Name(s) | Comments |
|---|
| Geneva |
Y |
2.5 mi. SW of Auburn |
29 |
46 |
Y |
Y |
Beede's |
Lake Geneva Park; WDFW launch |
| Ginder |
N |
1.3 mi. N of Black Diamond |
7 |
20 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Grass |
N |
1.75 mi. SE of Covington |
12 |
7 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Green |
Y |
Seattle |
255 |
24 |
CT |
Y |
|
Green Lake Park |
| Haller |
Y |
Seattle |
15 |
36 |
CT |
N |
|
Street end access |
| Hancock |
Y |
8 mi. NE of Duvall |
236 |
36 |
CT |
N |
|
Walk in; permit |
| Hicks |
Y |
7 mi. SW of downtown Seattle |
4 |
18 |
CT |
Y |
Garrett, Hicklin |
Lakewood Park |
| Horseshoe |
N |
0.5 mi. W of Black Diamond |
0 - 20 |
Shallow |
N |
N |
|
|
| Hull |
Y |
9 mi. N of Snoqualmie |
6 |
8 est. |
N |
N |
|
Walk in; permit |
| Jeane |
N |
Federal Way |
NA |
NA |
N |
N |
|
|
| Jones |
N |
0.5 mi. S of Black Diamond |
23 |
7 |
N |
N |
Fourteen |
|
| Joy |
Y |
3.75 mi. N of Carnation |
105 |
50 |
N |
Y |
|
Lake Joy Public Park |
| Kathleen |
N |
5.25 mi. NW of Maple Valley |
39 |
22 |
N |
N |
Meadow |
|
| Keevies |
N |
1 mi. E of Black Diamond |
4 |
NA |
N |
N |
|
|
| Killarney |
Y |
3.5 mi. SW of Auburn |
31 |
15 |
Y |
Y |
|
Lake Killarney Open Space Park; WDFW launch |
| Klaus |
WI |
4 mi. NE of Snoqualmie |
62 |
25 est. |
N |
N |
|
Walk in; permit | Lakes L - M
| Lake Name | Public Access | Location | Surface Area (acres) | Maximum Depth (feet) | Boat Launch | Public Park | Alternate Name(s) | Comments |
|---|
| Langendorfer |
Y |
6 mi. NE of Stillwater |
5 |
10 est. |
N |
N |
Stossel |
|
| Langlois |
Y |
1.25 mi. SE of Carnation |
40 |
98 |
Y |
N |
Wilson |
Car topper boats best; WDFW launch |
| Larsen |
Y |
Bellevue |
7 |
NA |
N |
Y |
Green, Blueberry |
Lake Hills Greenbelt Park |
| Leota |
N |
Woodinville |
10 |
24 |
N |
N |
Summit |
|
| Loop |
Y |
2.75 mi. E of Carnation |
36 |
6 |
CT |
N |
|
Walk in; permit |
| Lorene |
N |
Federal Way |
NA |
NA |
N |
N |
|
|
| Lucerne |
N |
Maple Valley |
16 |
37 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Lynch |
Y |
13 mi. NE of Snoqualmie |
23 |
50 |
N |
N |
|
Walk in; permit |
| Marcel |
N |
3 mi. N of Carnation |
33 |
17 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Margaret |
Y |
4.25 mi. NE of Duvall |
44 |
43 |
Y |
N |
Marion |
WDFW launch |
| Marjorie |
N |
Black Diamond |
6 |
Shallow |
N |
N |
Oak |
|
| Maud |
WI |
8 mi. N of North Bend |
2 |
NA |
N |
N |
|
Lakeshore brushy |
| McDonald |
N |
6 mi. E of Renton |
18 |
47 |
N |
N |
|
|
| McLeod |
WI |
5 mi. N of North Bend |
13 |
30 |
N |
N |
|
Walk in; permit |
| Meridian |
Y |
Kent |
150 |
90 |
Y |
Y |
Cow |
Lake Meridian Park |
| Metcalf |
Y |
3.5 mi. NE of Snoqualmie |
6 |
Shallow |
CT |
N |
Metcalf Marsh |
Walk in; permit |
| Mirror |
N |
Federal Way |
19 |
27 |
N |
N |
French |
French Lake Park nearby |
| Moneysmith |
N |
4.75 mi. E of Auburn |
22 |
9 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Morton |
Y |
4 mi. W of Black Diamond |
66 |
23 |
Y |
N |
|
WDFW launch |
| Moss |
WI |
3 mi. N of Carnation |
7 |
NA |
N |
Y |
Wapato, Cranberry |
Moss Lake Natural Area |
| Mud |
N |
Black Diamond |
24 |
Shallow |
N |
N |
|
|
| Mud |
WI |
4 mi. S of Index |
11 |
Shallow |
N |
N |
Ink |
Brushy shoreline | Lakes N - R
| Lake Name | Public Access | Location | Surface Area (acres) | Maximum Depth (feet) | Boat Launch | Public Park | Alternate Names | Comments |
|---|
| Neilson |
Y |
4.75 mi. E of Auburn |
19 |
31 |
Y |
N |
Holm, Nielson |
WDFW launch |
| North |
Y |
3 mi. W of Auburn |
55 |
34 |
Y |
N |
|
WDFW launch |
| Panther |
Y |
Federal Way |
NA |
NA |
N |
N |
|
Panther Lake Open Space Park |
| Panther |
Y |
3.5 mi. NE of Kent |
33 |
7 |
Y |
N |
|
|
| Paradise |
N |
4.5 mi. NE of Woodinville |
18 |
28 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Peterson |
WI |
2 mi. NW of Maple Valley |
5 |
NA |
N |
N |
Patterson |
Peterson Lake Natural Area |
| Phantom |
WI |
Bellevue |
63 |
45 |
N |
Y |
|
Lake Hills Green Belt, fishing pier |
| Pine |
Y |
Sammamish |
88 |
39 |
CT |
Y |
|
Pine Lake Park |
| Pipe |
N |
Maple Valley |
52 |
65 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Rattlesnake |
Y |
0.5 mi. from Cedar Falls |
50-100 |
Varies |
CT |
Y |
|
Newly developed park site |
| Ravensdale |
N |
0.25 mi. W of Ravensdale |
18 |
14 |
CT |
N |
Beaver |
Must park on highway |
| Retreat |
N |
1.75 mi. E of Ravensdale |
53 |
50 |
N |
N |
Fish, Thirty-two |
| Lakes S - T
| Lake Name | Public Access | Location | Surface Area (acres) | Maximum Depth (feet) | Boat Launch | Public Park | Alternate Names | Comments |
|---|
| Sammamish |
Y |
Bellevue, Issaquah, Sammamish |
4,897 |
105 |
Y |
Y |
|
Multiple parks and access sites |
| Sawyer |
Y |
Black Diamond |
279 |
58 |
Y |
Y |
|
Lake Sawyer Park (launch); King County Open Space Park (no facilities) at south end |
| Shadow |
Y |
2.5 mi. W of Maple Valley |
50 |
45 |
Y |
N |
|
WDFW launch |
| Shady |
Y |
3.5 mi. NW of Maple Valley |
21 |
40 |
Y |
N |
Hostak, Mud |
WDFW launch |
| Spring |
Y |
3 mi. NW of Maple Valley |
68 |
32 |
Y |
N |
Otter |
Spring-Desire Open Space Park |
| Star |
N |
3 mi. SW of Kent |
34 |
50 |
CT |
N |
|
Street end access |
| Steel |
Y |
Federal Way |
46 |
24 |
Y |
Y |
|
Steel Lake Park; WDFW launch |
| Sunday |
WI |
12 mi. NE of North Bend |
21 |
NA |
N |
N |
|
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area |
| Sylvia |
WI |
7 mi. SE of Sultan |
7 |
6 est. |
N |
N |
Boundary, Mud |
|
| Tradition |
WI |
Issaquah |
19 |
NA |
N |
N |
|
Traditional Plateau Natural Area |
| Trout |
WI |
4 mi. SW of Auburn |
21 |
20 est. |
N |
N |
Jovita |
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area |
| Trout |
Y |
7 mi. S of Skykomish |
18 |
27 |
Y |
N |
|
Street end access |
| Twelve |
Y |
1.5 mi. NE of Black Diamond |
43 |
28 |
Y |
N |
Crow, No. 12 |
Crow Marsh Natural Area; WDFW launch | Lakes U - Z
| Lake Name | Public Access | Location | Surface Area (acres) | Maximum Depth (feet) | Boat Launch | Public Park | Alternate Names | Comments |
|---|
| Union |
Y |
Seattle |
598 |
50 |
Y |
Y |
|
Street end access; Gasworks Park |
| Walker |
Y |
1.5 mi. SE of Cumberland |
12 |
54 |
Y |
N |
Crow |
WDFW launch |
| Walsh |
N |
2 mi. SE of Hobart |
105 |
NA |
N |
N |
|
Seattle Public Utilities restricted watershed |
| Washington |
Y |
Seattle, Bellevue, Renton |
22,138 |
214 |
Y |
Y |
|
Multiple parks and access sites |
| Webster |
N |
2.5 mi. N of Maple Valley |
10 |
20 |
N |
N |
|
|
| Welcome |
WI |
5 mi. NE of Redmond |
17 |
16 |
N |
N |
Weymouth Pond |
Open space area on shoreline |
| Wilderness |
Y |
Maple Valley |
69 |
38 |
Y |
Y |
|
Lake Wilderness Park; WDFW launch |
| Yellow |
WI |
3 mi. N of Issaquah |
11 |
NA |
N |
N |
|
Open space area on shoreline |
| Youngs |
N |
4 mi. W of Maple Valley |
700 |
72 |
N |
N |
Swan |
Seattle Public Utilities reservoir | | Key | A-B | C-F | G-K | L-M | N-R | S-T | U-Z | For questions about lakes in King County, please contact Sally Abella, senior engineer, Lake Stewardship Program. |
