Alta Lake State Park
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Alta Lake RoadPateros, WA 98846
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
2 reviews for Alta Lake State Park
2 reviews in English
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Review from Lesley M.
Hayward, CA
2/8/2012 1 photo
Beautiful park to enjoy with the family! There's a little food shop right above the hill if anyone gets hungry or you can just barbecue there lol. The water has a nice bright turquoise color. Just amazing! In California there's really not many lakes as beautiful as the one's they have in Washington. Just maybe Shasta lake lol.
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Review from Cathy S.
7/9/2010 2 photos
We stayed at the Alta Lake State Park campground this past weekend for one night during our trip around the North Cascades Highway Loop. We arrived here on Saturday evening to find the place hopping with beach goers and and groups bbqing. We quickly realized this was going to be a rowdy campground as there were people and cars everywhere.
We found our campsite fairly quickly and luckily it was at the top of the loop away from other campsites. We parked the car and quickly headed down to the lake to enjoy the last hours of sunlight. The lake is a short walk from the campground and while the water was chilly it was just right on this hot July afternoon. After swimming, we picked up some firewood which is sold at the small convenience store and headed back to the site.
Overall, we enjoyed our 1 night stay here and really that's probably all I could tolerate. Be sure to bring quarters for the showers and be prepared to either shower really early in the morning or wait in a long line.
Also, watch out for rattlesnakes here. We only saw one during our stay and he was minding his own business, but you just need to keep an eye out while walking during nighttime.Listed in: WA State Parks for Camping
