There are 463 lakes in Snohomish County, but only five of them allow water skiing. I posted two of the water ski lakes earlier - Lake Roesiger and Flowing Lake. The other three are: Lake Stevens, Lake Goodwin, and Lake Shoecraft.
The largest and most populated of the water ski lakes is Lake Stevens. The town of Lake Stevens wraps around the lake. The roads that surround the lake allow every foot of waterfront to be developed. The cabins of the past have mostly been replaced with mansions now. The hillsides around the lake are covered with cul-de-sacs and newer homes. A lot of the new developments have a community dock on a small sliver of lake front.
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| North Cove Park has a boardwalk fishing ramp. |
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| Ducks at North Cove Park, Lake Stevens |
Several parks on Lake Stevens allow access. The most well-known is Lundeen Park where the annual Lake Stevens Aqua Fest is held in August.
The Museum, which is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, is located in the North Cove Park adjacent to the library.
Lake Goodwin is one of the 7 lakes on the west side of the I-5 freeway between Marysville and Arlington. Wenberg State Park is familiar to many campers and vacationers. The park has RV and tent facilities, playground equipment, picnic facilities, a boat ramp, and concession stand.
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| Swimming area at Wenberg State Park |
The Lake Goodwin Community Park is owned and operated by Snohomish County Parks Department. There are several private RV parks on the lake also.
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| Picnic shelter at Lake Goodwin Community Park |
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Fishing Dock at Lake Goodwin Community Park
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Lake Shoecraft, the last of the water skiing lakes, doesn't have as much public access and is smaller and less well-known than its neighbor, Lake Goodwin.
There may be other access points, but this is the only one we found on Lake Shoecraft. On a sunny day in August, there was only one vehicle in the parking lot at the boat launch off 56th Street.
Roads access Lake Shoecraft from all sides, so the entire lake is ringed with houses.
Yeah, we are pretty lucky to have so many lakes in every part of Snohomish county. We even have a nice sized natural pond on our property. I would rather stay away from any lake that has waterskiers and speed boats. Just a personal thing. MB
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ReplyDeleteI have always wanted a home by a lake but would prefer something peaceful without powered watercraft. We don't have many lakes here, just beaches, ocean and rivers
bob
Wet Coast Scootin
Bob, Cain lake up in whatcom county is a beautiful non powered lake. Check it out it's beautiful. What can you tell me about the shoecraft launch? Is it deep enough to launch an 18' fishing boat that requires 3' of water. How shallow is the launch?
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We actually prefer the non-water ski lakes also - When we were selling real estate, a lot of people came into our office looking for water ski lakes, and since there are only 5 of them, they are easier to document. :) My next lake post will be for the 7 lakes I think - some, like Lake Ki, allow motors, but only up to 9 horse.
ReplyDeleteThe launch at Shoecraft looks pretty shallow - we haven't actually launched a boat there - but it is a narrowish inlet that is overgrown by trees, that is about 50' or so to the main lake.
Has anyone been able to launch an 18' fishing boat or a ski boat?
ReplyDeleteHey guys, where are ya? Headed this way? Janice
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