Nolte State Park is a
Washington
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state park located northeast of
Enumclaw and just south of
Cumberland at the western edge of the
Cascade Mountains
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, with of
shoreline
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on Deep Lake near the
Green River Gorge.
[ The property was a resort for many years before it was donated to the state by Minnie Nolte in the early 1970s.][ There are rainbow trout, coastal cutthroat trout, kokanee, crappie, and ]brown bullhead
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in the lake.[ The lake has a public ]fishing pier
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, beach area, and a hiking trail
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around the lake.[ The boat launch is carry-in only with limited parking. Deep Lake has a surface area of and reaches a depth of .][
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References
External links
Nolte State Park
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
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Parks in King County, Washington
State parks of Washington (state)