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About Lake Shore
Lake Shore, WA is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Washington.
Lake Shore holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.64 square miles.
📰 Lake Shore News Today
- Lake Shore Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
- 13075 Lake Shore Dr NW # 2, Poulsbo, WA 98370 Realtor.com · Feb 2
- History of SR-522 Sound Transit · Feb 27
- Listening session about Chicago teen takeovers held in Washington Park; alderperson says Foster Beach gatherings planned ABC7 Chicago · Jun 3
- JSO: Jacksonville man facing murder charge after Lake Shore Boulevard shooting firstcoastnews.com · Sep 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lake Shore Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Lake Shore
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lake Shore
- Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Local Asian Bistro — asian
- Patio Café (café)
- Creed Coffee Co. — coffee shop (café)
- Mar's Cuisine — chinese
- Pumpkin Perk (café)
- Silk Nife
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- The Maize · Attraction
- The Big Red Animal Barn · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Shore
- Fruit Valley Park reviews ★
- Kelley Point Park reviews ★
- Vancouver Lake Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Belle Vue Point Park reviews ★
- Cougar Creek Woods Community Park Property reviews ★
- Eisenhower School Park reviews ★
- Franklin Park reviews ★
- Jack Z. Fazio Park reviews ★
- Jason Lee Middle School Park reviews ★
- Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sorenson Park reviews ★
- Vancouver Lake Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateWashington
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.64 sq mi
Coordinates45.6911, -122.6912