Dream Lake is a freshwater lake located on the southern slope of Dog Mountain in King County, Washington, United States. It is west of Otter Lake, part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Big Creek, a tributary to the Taylor River, exits Dream Lake into a canyon that produces Big Creek Falls. Because of its proximity to Dog Mountain summit and the cirque of Rooster Mountain to the west, the lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing and rainbow trout.[1] Access to Dream Lake is provided through an unmaintained access trail that splits off the Snoqualmie Lake Trail.[3]
| Dream Lake | |
|---|---|
  Dream Lake  Dream Lake | |
| Location | King County, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°36′00″N 121°26′12″W / 47.60°N 121.4367°W |
| Primary outflows | Big Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 33.2 acres (0.134 km2)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 3,455 ft (1,053 m)[2] |
A short distance west of Dream Lake is a short side trail that branches off Taylor River Trail,[4] shortly after the crossing of Otter Creek,[3] that leads to Otter Falls, a snow-driven waterfall which drops directly into Lipsy Lake.[5] Marten Lake is further west past Otter Falls.[4][5]
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edit- ^ a b "Dream". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ *U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dream Lake
- ^ a b Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2019). Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. The Mountaineers Books. p. Section 8: Otter Falls and Big Creek Falls. ISBN 1680510789.
- ^ a b "Taylor River". Mountaineers.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Spring, Ira (2002). Northwest Washington: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The Mountaineers Books. p. 170. ISBN 0898868750.