Winchester Lake State Park
About
Winchester Lake State Park is an Idaho state park about half a mile from the town of Winchester, managed by State Park and Recreation. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Winchester put July and August highs near 78 to 79°F with lows in the upper 40s, and those months see the fewest wet days of the year. Several short trails start close by: the Lakeshore Trail and Whitetail Trail are each about 0.2 miles away, and the Discovery Trail is about 0.4 miles off. For paddling, Lapwai Creek lies roughly 7 miles from the park.
Park size
297 acres
Inside this park
Trails
Campgrounds
Location
Winchester Lake State Park
Idaho
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–79°F and lows of 39–49°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Winchester, ID weather station, 0.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan37° high23° low
- Feb39° high23° low
- Mar45° high27° low
- Apr51° high32° low
- May60° high39° low
- Jun67° high43° low
- Jul78° high49° low
- Aug79° high48° low
- Sep70° high42° low
- Oct56° high35° low
- Nov43° high28° low
- Dec35° high22° low
Where it is
- Winchester Lake State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Winchester, Idaho · 0.5 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Lakeshore TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Whitetail TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Discovery TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Lapwai CreekCanoeing7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
