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Lake Locations and Features

The 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
Lake Water Quality Data (Lake Sammamish & Washington)
King County Lake Monitoring Reports (Small lakes)
The Lake Steward Newsletter (Small lakes; articles in back issues)

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife*
Fishing & Shellfishing*
North Puget Sound*


Lakes A - B

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Wild