Lake Sammamish State Park
- Lake Sammamish State Park
Lake Sammamish State Park is a park at the south end of Lake Sammamish, in King County, Washington, United States. The park is Convert|512|acre|km2 in size and is administered by the Washington State Park System.[cite web|url=http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Lake+Sammamish&pageno=1|title=Lake Sammamish Park web page|publisher=Washington State Parks] The park has convert|6858|ft|m of waterfront]The park gained temporary notoriety when on July 14, 1974, serial killer Ted Bundy abducted Janice Ott and Denise Naslund in broad daylight within four hours of each other at the park. [cite web|url=http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/notorious/bundy/9.html|title=Ted Bundy, notorious serial killer|work=CourtTV Crime Library|publisher=CourtTV] Their skeletal remains were found months later on the side of the road two miles (3 km) away near Issaquah, Washington, the town nearest to the park.
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