Winchester Lake State Park, State park in Winchester, United States.
Winchester Lake State Park is a mountain recreation area in Idaho featuring a sizable lake surrounded by coniferous forest and distant mountain vistas. The grounds sit at elevation with varied terrain that includes forested sections and open areas near the water.
Winchester Lake State Park covers 418 acres on the southern edge of Winchester in Lewis County, Idaho, surrounding a 104-acre lake at the base of the Craig Mountains. The park lies at an elevation of about 1,190 metres, with the surrounding terrain rising to 1,290 metres within 1.2 kilometres to the northeast. The area is sparsely populated, with fewer than two people per square kilometre, and the nearest town, Craigmont, is 11.9 kilometres to the west.
The lake's fish — rainbow trout, perch, bass and bluegill — draw anglers, while white-tailed deer, Canada geese, muskrats, bald eagles, Columbian ground squirrels and raccoons are commonly seen around the water and the forested slopes of the Craig Mountains.
Winchester Lake State Park lies on the southern edge of Winchester in Lewis County, at the base of the Craig Mountains, about 12 km west of Craigmont. The park covers 418 acres around a 104-acre lake, with the surrounding terrain flat to the south and rising into mountains to the north. Anglers can look for rainbow trout, perch, bass and bluegill in the lake.
The park covers 418 acres around a 104-acre lake at the base of the Craig Mountains, and the lake holds rainbow trout, perch, bass and bluegill. White-tailed deer, Canada geese, muskrats, bald eagles, Columbian ground squirrels and raccoons are commonly seen. The nearest town, Craigmont, lies about 12 km to the east.
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