2011 Map of Lake Crescent

About this map

Lake Crescent dominates this Olympic Peninsula landscape, its deep waters framed by the steep slopes of Pyramid Mountain and Sourdough Mountain. Along the northern and eastern shores, the small settlements of Crescent and Piedmont represent long-standing lakeside communities, while smaller locales like Rosemary, Singers, and Ovington dot the shoreline where early 20th-century tourism and timber interests converged. The map reveals a transition from rail to recreation, notably through the Spruce RR Trl, which follows the path of a historic Spruce Production Division railway built during World War I. This infrastructure, once vital for the timber industry, now serves as a corridor for exploring the lake's perimeter. Dramatic topography is marked by Aurora Peak and Happy Lake Ridge, with several water features feeding the lake, including Marymere Falls, Barnes Creek, and the Lyre River, which serves as the lake's outlet.