Alta Lake State Park

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox park Alta Lake State Park is a public recreation area located Template:Convert southwest of Pateros, Washington, at the northern end of Template:Convert Alta Lake,<ref name=wdfw/> in the mountainous northwest interior of the state. The Template:Convert state park and adjacent lake lie beneath towering stone cliffs, formed by glaciation, that rise 1000 feet (304 m) above the valley floor, and carry on up to the top of Old Goat Mountain<ref name=gnis3>Template:Cite gnis</ref> which sits 4200 ft (1280 m) above the park. A two-mile-long (3 km) road leading to the park, Alta Lake Road, intersects State Route 153, which runs along the Methow River. The park is managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.<ref name=wasp/>

History

A jeweler and miner from Wilbur named the lake in 1900 after his daughter, Alta Heinz. In 1951, the city of Pateros gave the property to the state for the establishment of a state park.<ref name=wasp/> In 2014, the park was severely damaged during the Carlton Complex Fire,<ref name=reopening/> which forced the park to close for five weeks.<ref name=wasp2/><ref name=recovery/><ref name=reopening/>

Activities and amenities

The park offers swimming, boating, fishing and sailboarding on Alta Lake, which measures about Template:Convert long and Template:Convert wide.<ref name=reports/> The park has camping and picnicking facilities and Template:Convert of hiking trails.<ref name=wasp/> Golf is offered at the nearby Alta Lake Golf Course.<ref name=golf/>

External links

• Alta Lake State Park Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
• Alta Lake State Park Map Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission