Pateros, WA
Alta Lake SP
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About this spot
Alta Lake State Park is a 174-acre camping park where mountainous pine forests meet the desert. The lake is about 2 miles long and a half mile wide and offers good trout fishing, conditional waterskiing, and windsurfing during summer months. Lake Chelan, with its many activities, is 30 minutes away.
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Alta Lake
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Water: METHOW RIVER NEAR MOUTH NEAR PATEROS, WA (USGS 12450480)
What to expect
- Sites
115 sites (32 with full hookups), 2 group sites - Nearby
Pateros (5 min), Brewster (15 min), Twisp (45 min) - Hikes
Alta Lake Trail (1 mi steep with views), nearby Methow Valley - Other things to do
Alta Lake Golf Resort, Columbia River, fruit stands in Pateros, Sweet River Bakery - Notes
Warmest swim option on this list. Bring shade (not many trees post-2014 fire).