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Lakes Near Olympia, Washington

227 counted Washington lakes sit within 60 miles of Olympia - the largest is Lake Washington at 21,992 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Washington	King	50 mi	21,992 acres	-
Riffe Lake	Lewis	48 mi	11,224 acres	-
Lake Sammamish	King	54 mi	4,852 acres	-
Lake Cushman	Mason	34 mi	4,015 acres	-
Lake Quinault	Grays Harbor	55 mi	3,545 acres	-
Alder Lake	Thurston	35 mi	2,766 acres	-
Lake Tapps	Pierce	37 mi	2,444 acres	About 80 ft
Mayfield Lake	Lewis	38 mi	2,021 acres	-
Silver Lake	Cowlitz	52 mi	1,989 acres	About 10 ft
American Lake	Pierce	17 mi	1,092 acres	About 90 ft
Wynoochee Lake	Grays Harbor	41 mi	990 acres	-
Mason Lake	Mason	21 mi	977 acres	About 90 ft
Howard A Hanson Reservoir	King	56 mi	784 acres	-
Lake Union	King	50 mi	757 acres	-
Coldwater Lake	Skamania	60 mi	751 acres	-
Lake Youngs	King	45 mi	685 acres	-
Black Lake	Thurston	5 mi	574 acres	About 28 ft
Skookumchuck Reservoir	Thurston	20 mi	552 acres	-
Summit Lake	Thurston	10 mi	512 acres	About 100 ft
Lake Kapowsin	Pierce	32 mi	496 acres	About 25 ft
Lake Scanewa	Lewis	54 mi	388 acres	-
Lake Lawrence	Thurston	20 mi	327 acres	About 26 ft
Long Lake	Kitsap	34 mi	321 acres	About 10 ft
Long Lake	Thurston	6 mi	308 acres	About 20 ft
Steilacoom Lake	Pierce	19 mi	306 acres	About 20 ft
Lake Sawyer	King	45 mi	286 acres	About 50 ft
Lake Washington Ship Canal	King	49 mi	283 acres	-
Nahwatzel Lake	Mason	25 mi	280 acres	About 25 ft
Mineral Lake	Lewis	41 mi	275 acres	About 35 ft
Capitol Lake	Thurston	0 mi	268 acres	-
Pattison Lake	Thurston	7 mi	255 acres	About 20 ft
Duck Lake	Grays Harbor	59 mi	251 acres	About 30 ft
Green Lake	King	51 mi	250 acres	About 24 ft
Spanaway Lake	Pierce	22 mi	249 acres	About 25 ft
Kitsap Lake	Kitsap	38 mi	238 acres	About 25 ft
Lake Saint Clair	Thurston	9 mi	233 acres	About 110 ft
Ohop Lake	Pierce	31 mi	218 acres	About 25 ft
Swofford Pond	Lewis	44 mi	216 acres	-
Spencer Lake	Mason	16 mi	213 acres	About 30 ft
Isabella Lake	Mason	14 mi	211 acres	About 23 ft
Offutt Lake	Thurston	9 mi	191 acres	About 25 ft
Cranberry Lake	Mason	19 mi	180 acres	-
Tanwax Lake	Pierce	30 mi	174 acres	About 30 ft
Clear Lake	Thurston	25 mi	166 acres	About 25 ft
Hicks Lake	Thurston	5 mi	162 acres	About 35 ft
Clear Lake	Pierce	30 mi	156 acres	About 80 ft
Lake Meridian	King	42 mi	150 acres	-
Gravelly Lake	Pierce	19 mi	148 acres	About 55 ft
Silver Lake	Pierce	27 mi	133 acres	About 22 ft
Lake Limerick	Mason	18 mi	132 acres	About 20 ft
Bay Lake	Pierce	16 mi	128 acres	About 11 ft
Lost Lake	Mason	18 mi	123 acres	About 60 ft
Mowich Lake	Pierce	49 mi	112 acres	-
Harts Lake	Pierce	23 mi	112 acres	About 50 ft
McIntosh Lake	Thurston	13 mi	110 acres	About 11 ft
Wildcat Lake	Kitsap	39 mi	109 acres	About 32 ft
Leland Lake	Jefferson	59 mi	108 acres	About 20 ft
Chambers Lake	Pierce	18 mi	108 acres	-
Rattlesnake Lake	King	59 mi	108 acres	-
Phillips Lake	Mason	15 mi	107 acres	About 25 ft

Showing the 60 largest of 227 counted lakes within 60 miles of Olympia.

Sources: Washington DFW lake data; lake coordinates from the WDFW. Verified October 30, 2026.