Shorelio

Lake Meridian Fishing — Stocking & Shore Access

King County, WA · nearest Census place: Covington (~2 mi) · main access managed by City of Kent

Trip status for Sun Nov 1

No current issues found in monitored official sources for Sun Nov 1

1 data note about conflicting or incomplete official sources

Quick facts

Recent stocking
None in the last 30 daysLast catchable-size plant: May 4, 2026
Shore access
Fishing is from the city park dock; wider shore access not described Limited shore access
Pier / dock
Large public dock at the city park
Parking
Parking listed as a park feature
Pass / fee
Pass / fee not stated by City of Kent
Hours
Dawn to dusk

Main access: Lake Meridian Park (City of Kent) · 1 more access point
From official sources: WDFW via data.wa.gov, WDFW, WDFW (GIS), City of Kent · Sources & evidence

Recent stocking

Completed releases reported by WDFW (Fish Plants dataset), last 12 months. Only catchable-size trout/kokanee (3 or fewer fish per pound, WDFW's own threshold) count toward "recently stocked". Smaller fish are listed but not counted.

Stocking after Oct 31 is not yet in WDFW's data.

All 10 reported releases, last 12 months
DateSpeciesNumberFish/lbSize class
Oct 20, 2026Rainbow5,314500Smaller than catchable size
Oct 20, 2026Kokanee15,00054Smaller than catchable size
May 4, 2026Rainbow2,0001.9Catchable size
May 4, 2026Rainbow2,0001.8Catchable size
May 1, 2026Kokanee50,000449Smaller than catchable size
Apr 21, 2026Rainbow2000.5Catchable size
Apr 3, 2026Rainbow2,6002Catchable size
Feb 24, 2026Rainbow8,0002.5Catchable size
Oct 20, 2025Kokanee15,00048Smaller than catchable size
Oct 20, 2025Rainbow11,773235Smaller than catchable size

Shore & pier access

Shore access
Fishing is from the city park dock; wider shore access not described Limited shore access
Pier / dock
Large public dock at the city park

WDFW-documented shore fishing points

What the official sources say
  • Shore “Fishing pier at public park” WDFW
  • Shore “Large public dock” WDFW (GIS)
  • Pier / dock “go fishing from the dock” City of Kent

Access points, parking, passes & hours

Lake Meridian Park (City of Kent, main access)

Parking
Parking listed as a park feature
Pass / fee
Not stated by City of Kent
Hours
Dawn to dusk
Seasonal access
Seasonal access not stated by City of Kent

Official page

Sources & quotes for Lake Meridian Park

Sources: City of Kent

  • Parking “Features Parking Restrooms” City of Kent
  • Fee “PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH FEES: $8.00/Day (daily launch pass)” City of Kent
  • Hours “MyKentParks@KentWA.gov Dawn to Dusk” City of Kent

WDFW water access area (WDFW)

Parking
1 parking lot
Pass / fee
Required · Discover Pass or WDFW Vehicle Access Pass · Discover Pass ($10/day, $45/yr) or Vehicle Access Pass (included with many WDFW licenses)
Hours
Hours not stated by WDFWWDFW publishes seasonal open dates for access areas but no daily hours
Seasonal access
Year-round
Fishing platform
Fishing platforms: None

Official page · Open documented access point in maps

Sources & quotes for WDFW water access area

Sources: WDFW: lake meridian 479 · WDFW: water access sites · Washington State Parks

  • Parking “Parking lots: 1” WDFW
  • Pass “A Discover Pass or Vehicle Access Pass is required at all WDFW recreation lands.” WDFW
  • Pass “A Vehicle Access Pass provides access only to WDFW lands and is provided with the purchase of many hunting and fishing licenses.” WDFW
  • Fee “A Discover Pass or Vehicle Access Pass is required at all WDFW recreation lands.” WDFW
  • Fee “The one-day pass is $10.” Washington State Parks
  • Season “Access area open: Year-round” WDFW
  • Fishing platform “Fishing platforms: None” WDFW

Current notices

Kept separate on purpose: a fishing rule, a park closure and a health advisory are different facts. This site does not declare a lake "open" or "closed".

Fishing regulations

Physical access

  • None identified from monitored official sources

Health advisories

Data notes

  • WDFW lists the boat ramp as a WDFW water access area (Discover Pass/VAP), while Kent sells an $8/day launch pass at the same lake. WDFW notes that some WDFW-owned sites are managed by other agencies under their rules. Which pass or fee applies at the ramp needs confirmation.

Full rules: WDFW sport fishing rules pamphlet · WDFW emergency rules for this lake

Nearby alternatives

  • Green Lake (Seattle) ~23 mi · catchable stocking Oct 13 · shore yes, dock yes
  • Angle Lake ~8 mi · no catchable stocking in 30 days · shore limited, dock yes
  • Bonney Lake ~12 mi · no catchable stocking in 30 days · shore limited, dock no
  • American Lake ~25 mi · no catchable stocking in 30 days · shore yes, dock yes

Sources & freshness

  • Stocking: WDFW data published Oct 31, 2026 12:33 AM PT; we last checked it
  • Access details: last reviewed Oct 31, 2026 (static facts; not live reporting). Official pages re-checked for changes
  • Notices checked: WDFW emergency rules ; Ecology toxic-algae list

Official WDFW lake page: WDFW. Stocking matched via release location “LK MERIDIAN (KING)” (confirmed).

All 10 official sources used on this page

All known data issues and how to report a correction