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Lakes of King County

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)

Lake Alternate lake names Public park Access Boat launch Fish stock? Location Surface area (acres) Maximum depth (feet)
Alice Lake Mud   Public access WDFW boat launch Yes 0.5 mi E of Snoqualmie Ridge 32 30
Allen Lake           0.1 mi E of Sammamish 11 Shallow
Ames Lake           2 mi E of Sammamish 80 28
Angle Lake   Angle Lake Park Public access Boat launch Yes SeaTac 103 52
Bass   Bass Lake Natural Area Public access WDFW boat launch   2.5 mi. N of Enumclaw 24 40

Beaver Lake

  Beaver Lake Park Public access WDFW boat launch Yes Sammamish 77 55
Beaver           Black Diamond 13 8
Bellevue Sturtevant, Mid         Bellevue 10 Not Available
Bengston Grandpa, Lost   Limited public access: 250 ft. walk in from gravel road; permit necessary, call 360-802-5595 Car-topper boat launch   9 mi. east of Duvall 2.7 10 Estimated
Bitter Lake   Bitter Lake Open Space Public access Car-topper boat launch Yes Seattle 18 31
Black     Walk in access, permit necessary, call 360-802-5595 Car-topper boat launch   9.5 mi. NE of Snoqualmie 26 25 Estimated
Black Diamond           Black Diamond 9.1 8
Boren Lake Etta Courtney Lake Boren Park Public access Car-topper boat launch Yes Newcastle 16 34
Boyle   Public park Walk in; permit necessary     3.5 mi. NE of Snoqualmie 24 Not Available
Bridges     Walk in; permit necessary     4.5 mi. NE of Snoqualmie 34 25 Estimated
Burien Lake           Burien 41 33
Calligan     Walk in; permit necessary- brushy shoreline Car-topper boat launch   7.5 mi. NE of North Bend NA 82
Cherry     Limited public access     5.5 mi. ENE of Duvall NA Not Available
Clark Lake   Clark Lake Park Public access     Kent 8.1 Not Available
Cottage Lake   Cottage Lake Park Public access Car-topper boat launch Yes 1 mi. E of Woodinville 63 25
Deep Lake   Nolte State Park Public access Car-topper boat launch Yes 3.2 mi SE of Black Diamond 39 76
Lake Desire Echo Spring-Desire Open Space Park (pdf) Public access WDFW boat launch Yes 3 mi. E of Renton 69 21
Lake Dolloff     Public access WDFW boat launch Yes between Federal Way and Auburn 20 19
Drunken Charlie Petit   Limited public access, permit necessary - call 360-802-5595     6.3 mi. ENE of Duvall 3 20 Estimated
Echo Lake (Shoreline)   Echo Lake Park Public access Car-topper boat launch Yes Shoreline 12 30
Echo Lake (Snoqualmie)           0.5 mi. S of Snoqualmie 19 44
Lake Fenwick   Lake Fenwick Park Public access WDFW boat launch Yes Kent 18 21
Fish     Public access Boat launch Yes 2.5 mi SE of Black Diamond 17 24
Fivemile Lake   Fivemile Lake Park Public access Car-topper boat launch Yes between Federal Way and Auburn 38 32
Forbes Lake                
Francis Lake           2.5 mi. N of Maple Valley 20 9
Lake Geneva Beede's Lake Geneva Park Public access WDFW boat launch Yes 0.2 mi E of Federal Way 29 46
Ginder           0.1 mi. E of Black Diamond 7 20
Grass Lake           1.75 mi. SE of Covington 12 7

Green Lake
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   Green Lake Park Public access Car-topper boat launch Yes Seattle 255 24
Haller Lake     Street end access Car-topper boat launch Yes Seattle 15 36
Hancock     Walk in; permit necessary - call 360-802-5595 Car-topper boat launch   6 mi. NE of Snoqualmie 236 36
Hicklin Lake Garrett, Hicks Lakewood Park Public access Car-topper boat launch   0.3 mi N of Burien 4 18
Horseshoe Lake           0.1 mi. W of Black Diamond 0 - 20 Shallow
Hull     Walk in; permit necessary - call 360-802-5595     4 mi ENE of Carnation 6 8 Estimated
Jeane           Federal Way NA Not Available
Jones Lake Fourteen         Black Diamond 23 7
Lake Joy   Public park - Undeveloped parcel on the east shoreline Limited public access     3.5 mi. NE of Carnation 105 50
Lake Kathleen Meadow         1.5 mi E of Renton 49 22
Keevie           0.5 mi. W of Black Diamond 4 Not Available
Lake Killarney   Lake Killarney Open Space Park Public access WDFW boat launch Yes E boundary of Federal Way 31 15
Klaus     Walk in; permit necessary - call 360-802-5595     2.5 mi. NE of Snoqualmie 62 25 Estimated
Langendorfer Stossel   Public access     9 mi. NE of Carnation 5 10 Estimated
Langlois Lake Wilson   Public access Car topper boats best; WDFW boat launch Yes 1.25 mi. SE of Carnation 40 98
Larsen Green, Blueberry Lake Hills Green Belt Public access     Bellevue 7 Not Available
Leota Lake Summit         Woodinville 10 24
Loop     Walk in; permit necessary - call 360-802-5595 Car-topper boat launch   1.8 mi. E of Carnation 36 6
Lorene           Federal Way NA Not Available
Lake Lucerne     Street end corridor access     Maple Valley 16 37
Lynch     Walk in; permit necessary - call 360-802-5595     8.5 mi. NE of Carnation 23 50
Lake Marcel           3 mi. N of Carnation 33 17
Margaret Lake Marion   Public access WDFW boat launch Yes 2.7 mi. NE of Duvall 44 43
Marjorie Oak         Black Diamond 6 Shallow
Maud     Walk in; lakeshore brushy, permit necessary  - call 360-802-5595     5.5 mi NE of Snoqualmie 2 Not Available
McDonald Lake           2 mi. E of Renton 18 47
McLeod     Walk in; permit necessary - call 360-802-5595     3.2 mi. NE of North Bend 13 30
Lake Meridian Cow Lake Meridian Park Public access Boat launch Yes Kent 150 90
Metcalf Metcalf Marsh   Walk in, marshy open water; permit necessary - call 360-802-5595 Car-topper boat launch   5.5 mi. NE of Snoqualmie 6 Shallow
Mirror Lake French French Lake Park nearby       Federal Way 19 27
Moneysmith           2.5 mi. E of Auburn 22 9
Lake Morton     Public access WDFW boat launch Yes 2 mi. W of Black Diamond 66 23
Moss Wapato, Cranberry Moss Lake Natural Area       3.5 mi. N of Carnation 7 Not Available
Mud Ink   Walk-in access, brushy shoreline     4 mi. S of Index 11 Shallow
Neilson Lake Holm   Public access WDFW boat launch Yes 2.5 mi. E of Auburn 19 31
North Lake     Public access WDFW boat launch Yes Federal Way 55 34
Panther   Panther Lake Open Space Park Public access     Federal Way NA Not Available

Panther Lake

     Public access Boat launch   Kent 33 7
Paradise Lake           2 mi. E of Woodinville 18 28
Peterson Lake Patterson Peterson Lake Natural Area       2.5  mi. NW of Maple Valley 5 Not Available
Peterson Pond           1.8 mi. N of Sammamish    
Phantom   Lake Hills Green Belt, fishing pier       Bellevue 63 45
Pine Lake   Pine Lake Park Public access Car-topper boat launch Yes Sammamish 88 39
Pipe Lake           Maple Valley 52 65
Rattlesnake   Rattlesnake Lake Recreation Area Public access Car-topper boat launch Yes 3.2 mi. S of North Bend 50-100 Varies
Ravensdale Lake Beaver   Parking along highway Car-topper boat launch   0.3 mi E of Maple Valley 18 14
Retreat Lake Fish, Thirty-two         2.5 mi E of Maple Valley 53 50
Lake Sammamish   Multiple parks  Multiple public access sites Boat launch   Bellevue, Issaquah, Sammamish 4,897 105
Lake Sawyer   Lake Sawyer Regional Park Public access Boat launch Yes Black Diamond 279 58
Shadow Lake     Public access WDFW boat launch Yes 1.1 mi. N of Covington 50 45
Shady Lake Hostak, Mud   Public access WDFW boat launch Yes 2.8 mi. N of Covington 21 40
Spring Lake Otter Spring-Desire Open Space Park (pdf) Public access Boat launch Yes 3.2 mi. NW of Maple Valley 68 32
Star Lake     Street end  boat access Car-topper boat launch Yes 0.1 mi S of Kent, E of Federal Way 34 50
Steel Lake   Steel Lake Park Public access WDFW boat launch Yes Federal Way 46 24
Sunday   Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area Walk-in access     128 mi. NE of North Bend 21 Not Available
Sylvia Boundary, Mud   Walk-in access     9 mi ENE Duvall 7 6 Estimated
Tradition   Tradition Plateau Natural Area Walk-in access     Issaquah 19 Not Available
Trout Lake Jovita   Street end access   Yes between Federal Way and Auburn 21 20 Estimated
Trout   Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area Walk-in access Boat launch   7 mi. S of Skykomish 18 27
Tuck Lake           3.8 mi. E of Woodinville    
Lake Twelve Crow, No. 12 Crow Marsh Natural Area Public access WDFW boat launch Yes 0.5 mi. E of Black Diamond 43 28
Lake Union   Gas Works Park Street end access Boat launch   Seattle 598 50
Walker Lake Crow   Public access WDFW boat launch Yes 4.8 mi. SE of Black Diamond 12 54
Walsh Lake     Restricted access - City of Seattle Watershed     4.6 mi ENE of Maple Valley 105 Not Available
Lake Washington   Multiple parks Multiple access sites Boat launch   Seattle, Bellevue, Renton 22,138 214
Webster Lake           3.2 mi. N of Maple Valley 10 20
Welcome Lake Holiday, Weymouth Pond Open space area on shoreline Private - no public access  No    3mi. NE of Redmond 17 16
Lake Wilderness   Lake Wilderness Park Public access WDFW boat launch Yes Maple Valley 69 38
Yellow Lake   Open space area on shoreline Walk-in access     0.5 mi. s of Sammamish 11 Not Available
Youngs Swan   No access - City of Seattle reservoir     1.8 mi. E of Kent 700 72

For questions about lakes in King County, please contact lakes@kingcounty.gov or call the Water and Land Resources Division front desk at 206-477-4800.

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