parklakeowners.org
Park Lake
A private wetlands pond within the Wollochet Heights subdivision near Gig Harbor, Washington. Park Lake is co-owned by 13 lot owners surrounding the lake. This website serves as:
- A focal point for current owners to obtain the latest news.
- An archive for pictures and information regarding the wetlands flora and fauna around Park Lake.
- An important historical and legal information repository.
The pond
A wetlands basin just inland of Wollochet Bay
Park Lake is located within the Wollochet Heights subdivision just north of Wollochet Bay and just south of the city of Gig Harbor, Washington. It is a Pierce County designated wetland that drains into Garr Creek then into Wollochet Bay.
How the thirteen hold the lake
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News About the Lake
- Wollochet Heights Estates plat mapsFinding copies of the original Wollochet Heights Estates plat and the second addition, including the sheet that draws Park Lake.Documents
- Late summer on the pond: kingfishers, dragonflies, and still waterAugust heat settled the surface. The rattling call from the east snag has been the season’s reliable clock.Wildlife
- Spring chorus frogs and the first skunk cabbageThe pond woke in March the way lowland wetlands always do: yellow spathes in the muck, and a night chorus from the cattails.Wildlife
- The document shelf is organized — and ready for your papersPierce County links and ownership files now live in one index. Bring the missing scans.Documents
Wildlife
The other residents of the pond
Documents
County files and the owners’ shelf
Links to Pierce County GIS, the Auditor, and the Assessor sit beside scans the thirteen still need to contribute: deeds, plat sheets, and surveys.
Open the document shelfHistory
From glacial water to a private pond
The pond is older than the lots. The lake is held separately, by thirteen joint tenants. The archive is where that story is kept in order.
Read the history