Montesano, WA

Lake Sylvia SP

Book on Washington State ParksLakesideForestFamily-friendlyRustic / HistoricFishingSwimming

Availability

Each day shows how many of this campground’s sites are open.

About this spot

Lake Sylvia State Park is a wooded 252-acre camping park with 15,000 feet of freshwater shoreline. Set in a former logging camp above the historic town of Montesano, park life revolves around a large swimming and fishing lake that draws families to its shores all summer long, and the rustic charm of the park makes for excellent day and group camping trips.

Typical weather

Air temperature

Average daily high-low
Average daily high and low air temperature, January through DecemberEach vertical bar shows a monthly average daily high and low in degrees Fahrenheit.47°36°JJanuary: average high 47°F, average low 36°F47°35°FFebruary: average high 47°F, average low 35°F51°37°MMarch: average high 51°F, average low 37°F57°40°AApril: average high 57°F, average low 40°F63°46°MMay: average high 63°F, average low 46°F68°50°JJune: average high 68°F, average low 50°F73°53°JJuly: average high 73°F, average low 53°F75°55°AAugust: average high 75°F, average low 55°F69°52°SSeptember: average high 69°F, average low 52°F60°45°OOctober: average high 60°F, average low 45°F51°40°NNovember: average high 51°F, average low 40°F46°36°DDecember: average high 46°F, average low 36°F

5-year average · Open-Meteo

Lake Sylvia

Average water temperature
Average water temperature for Lake Sylvia, January through DecemberEach point shows the monthly average water temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.41°JJanuary: average water temperature 41°F43°FFebruary: average water temperature 43°F44°MMarch: average water temperature 44°F48°AApril: average water temperature 48°F54°MMay: average water temperature 54°F58°JJune: average water temperature 58°F61°JJuly: average water temperature 61°F63°AAugust: average water temperature 63°F55°SSeptember: average water temperature 55°F51°OOctober: average water temperature 51°F47°NNovember: average water temperature 47°F45°DDecember: average water temperature 45°F

Water: Water Quality Portal — 24 field-sample stations

What to expect

  • Sites
    35 standard sites
  • Nearby
    Montesano (5 min), Aberdeen (15 min)
  • Hikes
    Lake Sylvia Loop (3 mi), Lake Sylvia Trail
  • Other things to do
    Pacific coast beaches (45 min), Quinault rainforest (1h), Westport, Olympic NF trails
  • Notes
    Small, quiet, low-elevation lake; gateway to Olympic Peninsula coast.