Dream Lake is a freshwater

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located on the southern slope of

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, United States. It is west of Otter Lake, part of the

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. Big Creek, a tributary to the Taylor River, exits Dream Lake into a canyon that produces Big Creek Falls. Because of its proximity to Dog Mountain summit and the

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of Rooster Mountain to the west, the lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing and

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. Access to Dream Lake is provided through an unmaintained access trail that splits off the Snoqualmie Lake Trail. A short distance west of Dream Lake is a short side trail that branches off Taylor River Trail, shortly after the crossing of Otter Creek, that leads to Otter Falls, a snow-driven waterfall which drops directly into

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. Marten Lake is further west past Otter Falls.

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