Anderson Lake State Park
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Anderson Lake State Park is located in Washington (state)
Anderson Lake State Park
Anderson Lake State Park
Location in the state of Washington
LocationJefferson County, Washington, United States
Coordinates48°01′07″N 122°48′04″W / 48.01861°N 122.80111°W / 48.01861; -122.80111[1]
Area496 acres (201 ha)[2]
Elevation253 ft (77 m)[1]
Established1969
Administered byWashington State Parks and Recreation Commission
DesignationWashington state park
Named forAmanda Anderson[2]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Anderson Lake State Park is a public recreation area on the Quimper Peninsula, seven miles (11 km) south of Port Townsend, in Jefferson County, Washington. The state park has 496 acres (201 ha) of woods and wetland that slope down to 70-acre (28 ha) Anderson Lake. The park offers picnicking, trails for hiking, biking, and equestrian use, non-motorized boating, fishing, and birdwatching.[2] The presence of toxic algae forbids water use of any kind from time to time.[3] Algae blooms generally occur during late spring and summer months.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Anderson Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c "Anderson Lake State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Lake Status: Toxic Algae Monitoring". Jefferson County Public Health. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Anderson Lake". Fishing and Shellfishing: Lowland Lakes. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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