Repository
Documents for the owners of the lake
A single shelf for Pierce County records, title, maps, and stewardship links. Public indexes are here now. Scans still sitting in drawers should come next.
This archive is a finding aid for the owners of Park Lake. It is not legal advice, not a title report, and not an official Pierce County notice. Recorded documents control.
Ownership & title
Park Lake is held by thirteen co-owners as joint tenants. These are the papers and public indexes that speak to title. Recorded instruments at the Pierce County Auditor always govern.
- On this site
Joint tenancy among the thirteen co-owners
Park Lake Owners
Plain-language summary of how the lake is held, and what belongs in the owners’ file.
- Public link
Pierce County Auditor — recorded documents (opens in a new tab)
Pierce County Auditor
Search deeds, easements, plats, and affidavits. This is the official record. Upload scans here only as finding copies.
- Public link
Assessor-Treasurer information (ATIP) (opens in a new tab)
Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer
Parcel data, values, and related downloads. Use a parcel number from PublicGIS when you have one.
Deed and joint-tenancy instrument (scan needed)
Owners’ file
The recorded deed or agreement that names the thirteen joint tenants. Not yet posted. Email a scan to add it.
Pierce County
Critical areas, shoreline jurisdiction, plats, and parcel mapping for the Gig Harbor Peninsula. Start with the map, then the recorded plat, then planning staff if work is proposed.
- Public link
Pierce County PublicGIS (opens in a new tab)
Pierce County
Interactive parcels, aerials, and overlays. Center on Park Lane NW, Gig Harbor, to see the pond and surrounding lots.
- Public link
Parcel & property research (opens in a new tab)
Pierce County
Directory of assessor, planning, septic, and addressing tools. Best used with a parcel number in hand.
- Public link
Pierce County Code (opens in a new tab)
Pierce County
Development regulations, including critical areas (Title 18E) and shoreline rules that may touch work at the pond.
- Public link
Gig Harbor Peninsula Community Plan (opens in a new tab)
Pierce County Planning
The community plan that covers unincorporated peninsula neighborhoods, including Wollochet.
- On this site
Wollochet Heights Estates plat maps
Owners’ scan of the recorded plats
Finding copies of the 1962 Wollochet Heights Estates plat and the second addition, including the sheet that draws Park Lake.
Maps & surveys
The pond as it sits on the land. Aerials, street context, and any survey an owner has paid for.
- Public link
Park Lake aerial and neighborhood map
Park Lake Owners
Current aerial of the pond, a wider view toward Wollochet Bay, and links to County GIS and OpenStreetMap.
- Public link
OpenStreetMap — Park Lake vicinity (opens in a new tab)
OpenStreetMap
Street map centered on the pond, useful for describing access without a proprietary basemap.
Boundary or shoreline survey (scan needed)
Owners’ file
Any recorded or private survey of the lake tract, high-water line, or adjoining lots. Post the sheet, not a redraw.
Lake stewardship
Wildlife, wetlands, and the agencies that already write the rules. Field notes from the owners belong beside these links.
- On this site
Wildlife of Park Lake
Park Lake Owners
Kingfishers, beavers, herons, wood ducks, red-winged blackbirds, and the wetland plants that hold the bank.
- Public link
WDFW — living with beaver (opens in a new tab)
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
State guidance on coexistence, tree protection, and when to call before anyone sets a trap.
- Public link
Ecology — wetlands & shorelines (opens in a new tab)
WA Department of Ecology
How Washington treats wetlands in permitting. Relevant before dredging, filling, or hardening a bank.
- Public link
Great Peninsula Conservancy — Wollochet context (opens in a new tab)
Great Peninsula Conservancy
Nearby Wollochet estuary lands: the larger wetland story this pond sits inside of, downslope toward the bay.
Add a paper to the shelf
Email a PDF or a clear photograph of a recorded page to [email protected]. Include the recording number if it has one, the date, and whether it may be posted for all thirteen. When the site is published at parklakeowners.org, files can also live in the documents folder of the site.
How ownership is structured