the clearest water in Washington

In 2021 I decided I wanted to frolic in beautifully clear waters, so I headed up the Olympic Peninsula to Lake Crescent. While I’d visited the lake before, I don’t remember ever swimming there, likely because the algae-free water has an average temperature of 44 F. In the summer it’s a bit warmer, heading into the 50s and 60s in July and August. Those temperatures are perfectly acceptable to me nowadays.

I have multiple trips planned to Lake Crescent in 2022, both alone and with friends.