Lakefront Living in East Pierce County
Lake Tapps is a man-made reservoir on the east side of Bonney Lake — created decades ago for hydroelectric power, now a recreational anchor for the surrounding lakefront homes. The community around it is mostly single-family residential, with a lot of waterfront and water-view properties. Boats, hot tubs, dock gear, and the seasonal accumulation that lake life produces.
About the Lake Tapps Community
Lake Tapps is a 4.5-square-mile reservoir created in 1911 by Puget Sound Power & Light. The community around it is a ring of lakeside developments crossing Sumner, Bonney Lake, Auburn, and Buckley.
Distinct sub-neighborhoods include Driftwood Point, Inlet Island and Maple Point, Church Lake, Lakeridge, Bohemian Estates, Tacoma Point, and Snag Island. Tapps Island itself is a separate gated community with its own HOA.
The lake is drawn down each winter — roughly October through April — and refilled for summer recreation: boating, water skiing, wakeboarding, swimming. The character is family-oriented suburban, with a mix of waterfront homes, lagoon-access lots, and inland subdivisions feeding the Dieringer and Sumner-Bonney Lake school districts.
Hoss in the Lake Tapps Area
Lake life means specific kinds of junk:
- Hot tubs and spas — the lakefront crowd has more hot tubs per capita than just about anywhere in Pierce County. When they quit, we drain, dismantle, and haul out.
- Old dock gear — pressure-treated lumber, broken floats, kayak racks, old paddleboards.
- Yard debris — windstorms hit the lake hard. We do year-round yard waste pickups.
- Estate / downsizing cleanouts — many Lake Tapps homes have been in families for decades.
- Seasonal cleanouts — boats, kayaks, beach gear that’s aged out.
Posted Pricing
Flat-rate, posted Hoss pricing — see the pricing section.
Also Serving Nearby
Bonney Lake · Sumner · Auburn · Tapps Island · Tehaleh · Buckley
Call (253) 553-2978.
