Dream Lake (Washington)

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Dream Lake
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Dream Lake
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Dream Lake
Location King County, Washington, United States
Coordinates 47°36′00″N121°26′12″W / 47.60°N 121.4367°W / 47.60; -121.4367 Coordinates: 47°36′00″N121°26′12″W / 47.60°N 121.4367°W / 47.60; -121.4367
Primary outflows Big Creek
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area33.2 acres (0.134 km2) [1]
Surface elevation3,455 ft (1,053 m) [2]

Dream Lake is a freshwater lake located on the southern slope of Dog Mountain in King County, Washington, United States. It is west of Otter Lake, part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Big Creek, a tributary to the Taylor River, exits Dream Lake into a canyon that produces Big Creek Falls. Because of its proximity to Dog Mountain summit and the cirque of Rooster Mountain to the west, the lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing and rainbow trout. [1] Access to Dream Lake is provided through an unmaintained access trail that splits off the Snoqualmie Lake Trail. [3]

A short distance west of Dream Lake is a short side trail that branches off Taylor River Trail, [4] shortly after the crossing of Otter Creek, [3] that leads to Otter Falls, a snow-driven waterfall which drops directly into Lipsy Lake. [5] Marten Lake is further west past Otter Falls. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dream". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife . Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2019). Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. The Mountaineers Books. p. Section 8: Otter Falls and Big Creek Falls. ISBN   1680510789.
  3. 1 2 "Taylor River". Mountaineers.org . Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 Spring, Ira (2002). Northwest Washington: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The Mountaineers Books. p. 170. ISBN   0898868750.