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Alta Lake State Park
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Alta Lake State Park
1B Otto Road
Pateros, Washington 98846
Phone: 509-923-2473
Toll Free: 360-902-8844
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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. |
| Nature of the Area: |
| Mammals Birds Fish & Sea Life? Bears? Bobcats? Chipmunks? Coyotes? Deer or Elk? Marmots? Muskrats? Rabbits? Raccoons? Squirrels ? Crows or Ravens? Doves or Pigeons? Ducks? Eagles? Geese? Grouse? Gulls? Hawks? Hummingbirds? Jays? Owls? Quail? Woodpeckers? Wrens ? Bluegill? Trout
Plant Life The mountainous terrain that surrounds Alta Lake was formed by glaciation. The native rock is primarily igneous. ? Douglas Fir? Ponderosa Pine? Birch? Cherry? Maple? Poplar? Daisy? Lupines? Rose? Berries? ThistlePoison Ivy |
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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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Written by peter gbeve
22-Aug-2008
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great park
awesome
Written by oksana
1-Jul-2009
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Great Park. Horrible facilities.
I was just there for 4th of July weekend 2009. We had a great time and will continue to come back. However, the bathrooms and showers are horrible! Its one of the biggest weekends of the year and the bathroom closest to our camp was damn near out of service all weekend so I had to walk further to get to the main bathrooms. I know its camping but when you walk in to the bathrooms theres bees, spiders and flying and crawling bugs everywhere and the toilets are horrible. Shut the damn doors! Put up a few bee and flying insect traps and throw some drain aid in the toilets and shower and that would fix the problem. I work for the state and know how things work. It doesnt take much to have a descent bathroom.
Written by jg
7-Jul-2009
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One of our favorite parks
Written by pavel radion
6-Aug-2009
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| Camping: |
| The park has 91 tent spaces, 32 utility spaces, four restrooms (one ADA) and 12 showers. Maximum site length is 38 feet (limited availability).
Group Accommodations:
The park offers two group camps. The Wooded Group Camp accommodates a minimum of 15 guests, maximum of 45. The Field Group Camp accommodates a minimum of 20 guests, maximum of 85. RVs are allowed, but there are no RV hookups. Fees vary with size of the group. |
| 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. 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). |
| 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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| Area Attractions: |
| Trails Water Activities Other? 2 mi. Hiking Trails ? Boating (freshwater)? Boating (freshwater, non-motorized)? 2 boat ramps (freshwater)? 60 feet of dock (freshwater)? Fishing (freshwater)? Personal Watercraft (freshwater)? Swimming (freshwater)? Water Skiing (freshwater)? Diving ? Bird Watching? Golf? Sailboarding? Wildlife Viewing
Sailboarding is also popular with park visitors.
Waterskiing can be dangerous on this small lake. There are waterskiing opportunities four miles away on the Columbia River.
There is an 18-hole golf course in the Alta Lake area.
Horseback riding is allowed at the park. |
| 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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