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Lakes Near Tacoma, Washington

448 counted Washington lakes sit within 60 miles of Tacoma - 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	26 mi	21,992 acres	-
Riffe Lake	Lewis	53 mi	11,224 acres	-
Lake Sammamish	King	29 mi	4,852 acres	-
Kachess Lake	Kittitas	57 mi	4,388 acres	-
Lake Cushman	Mason	41 mi	4,015 acres	-
Alder Lake	Thurston	34 mi	2,766 acres	-
Lake Tapps	Pierce	13 mi	2,444 acres	About 80 ft
Keechelus Lake	Kittitas	51 mi	2,409 acres	-
Mayfield Lake	Lewis	50 mi	2,021 acres	-
Chester Morse Lake	King	36 mi	1,743 acres	-
Bumping Lake	Yakima	59 mi	1,354 acres	About 89 ft
American Lake	Pierce	10 mi	1,092 acres	About 90 ft
South Fork Tolt Reservoir	King	48 mi	1,011 acres	-
Lake Stevens	Snohomish	55 mi	1,003 acres	About 155 ft
Wynoochee Lake	Grays Harbor	55 mi	990 acres	-
Mason Lake	Mason	25 mi	977 acres	About 90 ft
Howard A Hanson Reservoir	King	32 mi	784 acres	-
Lake Union	King	27 mi	757 acres	-
Lake Youngs	King	19 mi	685 acres	-
Black Lake	Thurston	31 mi	574 acres	About 28 ft
Skookumchuck Reservoir	Thurston	34 mi	552 acres	-
Summit Lake	Thurston	34 mi	512 acres	About 100 ft
Lake Kapowsin	Pierce	22 mi	496 acres	About 25 ft
Lake Chaplain	Snohomish	56 mi	423 acres	-
Lake Scanewa	Lewis	56 mi	388 acres	-
Lake Roesiger	Snohomish	57 mi	346 acres	About 115 ft
Lake Lawrence	Thurston	28 mi	327 acres	About 26 ft
Long Lake	Kitsap	17 mi	321 acres	About 10 ft
Long Lake	Thurston	22 mi	308 acres	About 20 ft
Steilacoom Lake	Pierce	7 mi	306 acres	About 20 ft
Calligan Lake	King	44 mi	296 acres	-
Lake Sawyer	King	20 mi	286 acres	About 50 ft
Lake Washington Ship Canal	King	28 mi	283 acres	-
Nahwatzel Lake	Mason	42 mi	280 acres	About 25 ft
Mineral Lake	Lewis	39 mi	275 acres	About 35 ft
Capitol Lake	Thurston	27 mi	268 acres	-
Lake Dorothy	King	55 mi	261 acres	-
Pattison Lake	Thurston	24 mi	255 acres	About 20 ft
Green Lake	King	30 mi	250 acres	About 24 ft
Spanaway Lake	Pierce	10 mi	249 acres	About 25 ft
Kitsap Lake	Kitsap	25 mi	238 acres	About 25 ft
Lake Saint Clair	Thurston	22 mi	233 acres	About 110 ft
Lake Hancock	King	42 mi	229 acres	-
Ohop Lake	Pierce	26 mi	218 acres	About 25 ft
Lake Easton	Kittitas	58 mi	218 acres	-
Swofford Pond	Lewis	52 mi	216 acres	-
Spencer Lake	Mason	24 mi	213 acres	About 30 ft
Isabella Lake	Mason	32 mi	211 acres	About 23 ft
Offutt Lake	Thurston	29 mi	191 acres	About 25 ft
Angeline Lake	King	58 mi	184 acres	-
Cranberry Lake	Mason	30 mi	180 acres	-
Masonry Pool	King	35 mi	179 acres	-
Big Heart Lake	King	57 mi	176 acres	-
Otter Lake	King	59 mi	175 acres	-
Tanwax Lake	Pierce	23 mi	174 acres	About 30 ft
Lake Isabel	Snohomish	58 mi	168 acres	-
Clear Lake	Thurston	30 mi	166 acres	About 25 ft
Snow Lake	King	49 mi	162 acres	-
Hicks Lake	Thurston	23 mi	162 acres	About 35 ft
Clear Lake	Pierce	24 mi	156 acres	About 80 ft

Showing the 60 largest of 448 counted lakes within 60 miles of Tacoma.

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