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| State Park Overview: |
 | Alta Lake State Park is a 181-acre camping park where the mountainous pine forests meet the desert. Alta Lake is about two miles long and a half mile wide. The park offers good trout fishing during summer months. Lake Chelan, with its many activities, is 30 minutes away.
A $5 vehicle parking permit ($50 annual) is required in all Washington state parks for daytime visits. The permit covers use of watercraft launches and may be used at multiple parks and launches on the date of issue. Daily and annual parking permits are available for purchase in-person at State Parks headquarters at 7150 Cleanwater Lane, Olympia, at the four region offices and at parks when staff is available. Annual permits also are available online.
The money collected from the parking fee is used to make improvements in parks. |
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A nice place to start summer camping
A quiet park in the trees, the upper utility sites are pretty bad they sit a top some rough grade broken up concrete (it needs a repave badly) the utilty sites are power water only, so if you are there for a week you will need to brel camp dump tanks then do the reverse (not very vacation like) the lake is very small and ski times are constrained by fishing in the morning and again in the evening (its not the best tournament ski lake) Brian the ranch owner down the end of the road has 100 head of horses and can take you on a horseback riding tour a two hour, 4 hour or even all day its really realy nice! the 18 hole golf course is really nice too, if you are as bad of golfer as me its a great place. If you want to go down to the lake from your camp spot its a long jorney especially if you have much gear to bring and the beach is not very inviting (better to stay in the boat) The nearby trails provide a little adventure for hiking and mountain biking. All in all Alta Lake is a good place to take the family, dont forget your lifejackets and even a small boat to enjoy the lake preferably a ZODIAC with a little motor or a Kayak, Canoe thart word be fine. enjoy and have a great 2008 camping season.
Written by FYLER05
29-May-2008
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| Camping: |
| Please note that the following general fee information is not customized for each individual park, so not all fees will apply to all parks (for example, primitive campsite and dump station fees listed apply only to parks that have primitive campsites and dump stations).
Standard campsite, $15.
Utility campsite, $21.
Primitive campsite (accessible by motorized/non-motorized vehicles) and for water trail camping, $10
An additional $3 fee (standard) or $5 fee (utility) may be charged for select premium campsites at some parks.
Maximum eight people per campsite.
Second vehicle: $10 per night is charged for a second vehicle unless it is towed by a recreational vehicle. Extra vehicles must be parked in designated campsite or extra vehicle parking spaces.
Dump stations: Year-round dump station fees are $5 per use. If you are camping, this fee is included in your campsite fee.
More about park hours:
Check-in time is 2:30 p.m., and check-out time is 1 p.m.Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Length of stay: you may stay up to ten consecutive days in any one park during the summer; the stay limit is extended to 20 days between Oct. 1 and March 31.
The park has 168 tent spaces, 32 utility spaces, four restrooms (one ADA) and 12 showers. Maximum site length is 40 feet (may have limited availability).
The park also has one ADA hookup campsite and one ADA standard campsite reservable by qualified individuals. Call (509) 923-2473.
All other campsites are available first-come, first-served. After July 1, half the park is designated "off limits" to charcoal and campfires, due to high fire danger. Campers are encouraged to come prepared with gas campstoves or gas barbecues for cooking.
All campsites are first-come, first-served.
The park offers a group camp that accommodates a minimum of 20 people and up to 88 people. RVs are allowed, but there are no RV hookups. Fees vary with size of the group. To reserve, write: Alta Lake State Park, 191-A Alta Lake Rd., Pateros, WA 98846. For information, call the park office at (509) 923-2473. |
| Picnicking: |
| The park provides one kitchen shelter without electricity, plus two sheltered and 18 unsheltered picnic tables. All day-use facilities are first-come, first-served. |
| Boating: |
| There are two boat ramps with 60 feet of dock space. The lake level is low, making the launching of trailered boats difficult. Waterskiing and personal-watercraft use on the lake is restricted to the hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Okanogan County safety ordinance).
A daily permit is available for watercraft launching, vehicle parking and trailer dumping at the park for $5.Annual permits also may be purchased at State Parks Headquarters in Olympia, at region offices, online, and at parks when staff is available.
Fishing is closed until April 30, 2005. |
| History of the Area: |
| The Alta Lake area was given to State Parks by the city of Pateros and was established "Alta Lake State Park" in 1951. The lake was named "Alta" in 1900 by Mr. Heinz, a jeweler from Wilbur, who was mining in the area. Finding the lake without a name, he called it after his daughter, Alta Heinz. |
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| Directions: |
| Located four miles southwest of Pateros, Wash., on Highway 153. From Pateros:Drive two miles west on Hwy. 153. Turn left on Alta Lake Road. Continue two miles to the park. |
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