Lake Crescent

Bosque en Port Angeles, Washington, United States

• Mejores meses: mayo–septiembre
• Duración típica: 4h

Acceso y tarifas

• national park fee — Olympic National Park entry required

Qué hacer

• cycling on the spruce railroad trail
• pesca (especies: endemic trout)
• hike spruce railroad trail toward devil's punchbowl.
• hike to marymere falls
• senderismo (trails: Spruce Railroad, Pyramid Mountain, Barnes Creek)
• kayaking / canoeing (temporada: summer–fall)
• motorized boating
• paddleboarding
• fotografía
• picnic (areas: Fairholme, Bovee's Meadow, La Poel, North Shore)
• rowboat rental (provider: Lake Crescent Lodge)
• stay at historic lake crescent lodge
• sunrise/sunset viewing
• swimming and diving (site: Devils Punch Bowl)
• wildlife & birdwatching

Servicios

• rampas de lanzamiento (locations: east and west ends of lake)
• campground (nombre: Fairholme · sites: 87 · accessible sites: 1)
• lodge accommodation (options: Lake Crescent Lodge, Log Cabin Resort)

Mejor época para visitar

• late spring to early fall (for: lodge and resort access · temporada: late spring–early fall)
• summer and fall (for: water recreation · temporada: summer–fall)

Características

• 596–624 ft max depth (rank: 2nd deepest in Washington)
• endemic trout species (especies: Beardslee, Crescenti cutthroat)
• exceptional water clarity (cause: low nitrogen, no algae)
• glacially carved lake (rank: 2nd deepest in Washington · depth surveyed: 596 ft (182 m))
• surface area ~5,024 acres (elevación: 584 ft)

Cerca de aquí

• lake sutherland (relación: separated by ancient landslide)
• marymere falls (acceso: Barnes Creek trail)

Datos útiles

• 17 miles west of port angeles (ruta: U.S. Route 101)
• good shoreline access (via: roads and trails)
• nps managed fishery (contact: 360-452-4501)

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-KHPM-JNA85