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Alta Lake State Park

State Park Information

State Park Overview
Alta Lake State Park is a 181-acre camping park where the mountainous pine forests meet the desert. Alta Lake is about two miles long and a half mile wide. The park offers good trout fishing during summer months. Lake Chelan, with its many activities, is 30 minutes away.

A $5 vehicle parking permit ($50 annual) is required in all Washington state parks for daytime visits. The permit covers use of watercraft launches and may be used at multiple parks and launches on the date of issue. Daily and annual parking permits are available for purchase in-person at State Parks headquarters at 7150 Cleanwater Lane, Olympia -t the four region offices and at parks when staff is available. Annual permits also are available online.

The money collected from the parking fee is used to make improvements in parks.

Camping
Please note that the following general fee information is not customized for each individual park, so not all fees will apply to all parks (for example, primitive campsite and dump station fees listed apply only to parks that have primitive campsites and dump stations).

Standard campsite, $15.

Utility campsite, $21.

Primitive campsite (accessible by motorized/non-motorized vehicles) and for water trail camping, $10

An additional $3 fee (standard) or $5 fee (utility) may be charged for select premium campsites at some parks.

Maximum eight people per campsite.

Second vehicle $10 per night is charged for a second vehicle unless it is towed by a recreational vehicle. Extra vehicles must be parked in designated campsite or extra vehicle parking spaces.

Dump stations Year-round dump station fees are $5 per use. If you are camping, this fee is included in your campsite fee.

More about park hours

Check-in time is 230 p.m. and check-out time is 1 p.m.Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 630 a.m. Length of stay you may stay up to ten consecutive days in any one park during the summer the stay limit is extended to 20 days between Oct. 1 and March 31.

The park has 168 tent spaces, 32 utility spaces, four restrooms (one ADA) and 12 showers. Maximum site length is 40 feet (may have limited availability).

The park also has one ADA hookup campsite and one ADA standard campsite reservable by qualified individuals. Call (509) 923-2473.

All other campsites are available first-come, first-served. After July 1, half the park is designated "off limits" to charcoal and campfires, due to high fire danger. Campers are encouraged to come prepared with gas campstoves or gas barbecues for cooking.

All campsites are first-come, first-served.

The park offers a group camp that accommodates a minimum of 20 people and up to 88 people. RVs are allowed, but there are no RV hookups. Fees vary with size of the group. To reserve, write Alta Lake State Park, 191-A Alta Lake Rd., Pateros, WA 98846. For information, call the park office at (509) 923-2473.

Picnicking

Boating
There are two boat ramps with 60 feet of dock space. The lake level is low, making the launching of trailered boats difficult. Waterskiing and personal-watercraft use on the lake is restricted to the hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Okanogan County safety ordinance).

A daily permit is available for watercraft launching, vehicle parking and trailer dumping at the park for $5.Annual permits also may be purchased at State Parks Headquarters in Olympia -t region offices, online and at parks when staff is available.

Fishing is closed until April 30, 2005.

History of the Area

More Info

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