Dream Lake (Washington) Explained

Dream Lake
Location:King County, Washington, United States
Coords:47.6°N -121.4367°W
Outflow:Big Creek
Basin Countries:United States
Area:33.2acres
Elevation:3455feet
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Anderson Lake in Washington, USA.

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.

A short distance west of Dream Lake is a short side trail that branches off Taylor River Trail,[2] shortly after the crossing of Otter Creek,[3] that leads to Otter Falls, a snow-driven waterfall which drops directly into Lipsy Lake.[4] Marten Lake is further west past Otter Falls.

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Notes and References

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