A landscape and play area at Lake Sammamish State Park, photographed in 2011. This is a later view of the park, not a photograph of the 1974 abductions.Narasimhan Govindarajan · CC0 1.0. Displayed to fit; photo may predate current conditions.
The Place in the Story
Janice Ott and Denise Naslund were abducted from this park on July 14, 1974.
Access & Visiting
A day-use state park, listed by Washington State Parks as open 6:30 a.m. to dusk year round. Vehicle parking generally requires a Discover Pass. Check the official page for closures and current access information.
Ted Bundy abducted and murdered young women across several states during the 1970s, sometimes pretending to need help to approach them. After escaping custody, he attacked women in Florida. His trials, survivors’ accounts, and the investigation became the subjects of books and screen adaptations.
Location history is summarized in our own words. Sources remain available for checking the record. Historical addresses do not establish public access.