| Alta Lake State Park includes 181 acres with 4,000 feet of freshwater shoreline along Alta Lake. The park has 300 feet of beach and a 0.6 mile hiking trail. Two boat launch ramps and a launch dock are provided for the boating enthusiast. Camping facilities include 148 standard campsites and 9 group campsites (capacity 88 people). RV campers are provided with 32 RV sites with electricity. A trailer dump is located within the park. Recreation includes picnicking, camping, bird watching, hiking, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, fishing, scuba diving, boating, water skiing and swimming. Average summer temperatures are 94 degrees maximum and 50 degrees minimum. Because central Washington is landlocked and subject to winter winds, winter temperatures are much colder than those in western Washington. 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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