Swim Area

Swim Area is a swimming area in King County, Puget Sound, Washington. Swim Area is situated near the tourism office Lifeguard Office, as well as near the playground Tot Lot.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gaffney’s Lake Wilderness Lodge and Lake Wilderness Arboretum.

Gaffney’s Lake Wilderness Lodge

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gaffney's Lake Wilderness Lodge is a building on Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley, Washington. The lodge was built in 1950 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Gaffney’s Lake Wilderness Lodge is situated 830 feet north of Swim Area.

Lake Wilderness Arboretum

Park

Lake Wilderness Arboretum, known for a time as the South King County Arboretum, is a 40-acre arboretum in Maple Valley, Washington. The arboretum is open daily without charge and is located off the Lake Wilderness Trail. Lake Wilderness Arboretum is situated 1,800 feet north of Swim Area.

Pipe Lake–Lake Lucerne

Lake

Pipe Lake and Lake Lucerne are two lakes joined by a natural canal in King County, Washington, United States. The larger Pipe Lake is located on the border of Covington and Maple Valley, while the smaller Lake Lucerne is located entirely within Maple Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maple Valley and Shadow Lake.

Maple Valley

Town

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maple Valley is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 28,013 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 28,553 in 2024.

Shadow Lake

Hamlet

Shadow Lake is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shadow Lake had a population of 2,396. Shadow Lake is situated 2½ miles northwest of Swim Area.

Covington

Town

Covington is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 20,777 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 21,567 in 2024. Covington is situated 3 miles west of Swim Area.

Swim Area

Opening hours: noon–7:00 PM
Type: Swimming area
Categories: swimming, recreation area, and sports location
Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.37681° or 47° 22′ 37″ north

Longitude

-122.03829° or 122° 2′ 18″ west

Open location code

84VV9XG6+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 449293914

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=swimming_area

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=swimming

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Highlights: Lifeguard Office and Tot Lot.

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