Lake Cascade State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Lake Cascade State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Cascade State Park
Location in Idaho
Map showing the location of Lake Cascade State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Cascade State Park
Location in the United States
LocationValley County, Idaho, United States
Nearest cityCascade, Idaho
Coordinates44°31′26″N 116°03′04″W / 44.524°N 116.051°W / 44.524; -116.051[1]
Area500 acres (200 ha)[1]
Elevation4,828 ft (1,472 m)[1]
DesignationIdaho state park
Established1999[2]
AdministratorIdaho Department of Parks and Recreation
WebsiteLake Cascade State Park

Lake Cascade State Park is a public recreation area consisting of multiple units totaling 500 acres (200 ha) around Lake Cascade, an impoundment of the North Fork of the Payette River that covers 27,000 acres (11,000 ha)[3] in Valley County, Idaho, United States. The state park includes 279 individual campsites in 10 developed campgrounds, six boat ramps, and opportunities for hiking, fishing, ice fishing, skiing, and bird watching.[1]

Wildlife

This state park is home to waterfowl, deer, rainbow trout, raccoon, eagles, black bear, owls, fox, songbirds, badger, coho salmon, elk, cougar, hawks, smallmouth bass, perch, grizzly bear and skunk.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lake Cascade State Park". Idaho Parks and Recreation. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  2. "History: State Lands in Idaho". Idaho Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. "Cascade Reservoir (Lake Cascade)". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
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