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.