Dewey Lake Camp
Campground
Campground · 3.0 mi from the trail
Washington · Lake fishing · Goose Prairie · Near Packwood
Swamp Lake
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Swamp Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
Cle Elum River Restoration Area Closure on the Cle Elum Ranger District
Agency alert covering Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · USFS · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Gold Creek Restoration Project Area Closure on Cle Elum Ranger District
Agency alert covering Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · USFS · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Grouse Creek Aquatic Project Road Closure on the Wenatchee River Ranger District
Agency alert covering Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · USFS · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Termination of Stage 1 Public Use Restrictions and Campfire Ban
Agency alert covering Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Order 06-17-00-2026-16 · USFS · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Swamp Lake is a 51-acre lake near Goose Prairie, Washington, at about 4,799 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 
If it rainsSteven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
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Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
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- Cougar Lakes Trail #958AHiking1 mi
Bumping RiverCanoeingPhoto: Williamborg 03:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC), Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)3.4 mi
Seymour PeakSummitPhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.5 mi
Naches PeakSummitPhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.2 mi- Granite LakeCamping4.6 mi
- Deep CreekCanoeing5.6 mi
- Stafford FallsWaterfall5.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Deadwood LakesLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Bumping LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Yakima RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 21m drive
- Crystal LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Leech LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Jug LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Lonesome LakeLake fishing · ~28 min drive
- Marjorie LakeLake fishing · ~30 min drive
- Goat LakeLake fishing · ~40 min drive
- Cirque LakeLake fishing · ~45 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Bumping RiverCanoeing · ~6 min drivePhoto: Williamborg 03:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC), Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Seymour PeakSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tipsoo LakeHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bumping Lake CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
Best time to visit Swamp Lake
Best months: July–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
34° / 24°
Feb
34° / 23°
Mar
36° / 24°
Apr
40° / 26°
May
48° / 33°
Jun
54° / 37°
Jul
62° / 44°
Aug
64° / 45°
Sep
57° / 41°
Oct
46° / 33°
Nov
37° / 26°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rainier Paradise Rs, WA, 15 mi away at 5,427 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
