Winchester Lake State Park offers standard and serviced campsites plus four yurts available year-round. Families can select a campsite or a furnished yurt for a lake-and-forest stay.
Plan your visit
1786 Forest Rd, Winchester, Idaho 83555
- Admission
- Paid campsite/yurt reservations; extra-person/vehicle fees may apply
- Hours
- Check current visiting times before travel
- Parking
- Parking arrangements need confirmation
- Restrooms
- Seasonal toilet facilities; shower house closed for winter beginning October 1, 2026
- Access
- Accessible campsites and two accessible yurts listed
- Setting
- Outdoor
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Visitor update (October 15, 2026): Water advisory issued October 7, 2026: elevated cyanobacteria toxins have been detected in Winchester Lake. People and animals should stay out of affected lake water and should not drink it. Check the official park update before visiting. Winter services: Bitterroot and Camas camping loops, the shower house and fish-cleaning station closed October 1, 2026 for the season. Appaloosa basic campsites and yurts remain open year-round, with potable water at frost-free spigots in those loops. Official visitor notice
🌳 Amenities & Features
- Tent and RV campsites
- Four heated yurts
- Accessible campsite and yurt options
- Campground toilets and showers
💡 Good to Know
- Yurts have electricity, heat, beds and a futon, a microwave, tables and an outdoor propane barbecue. Bring bedding and confirm supplied equipment.
- Base yurt occupancy is five, with up to eight allowed for additional per-person charges. Lodgepole is the exception to the park's pet-friendly yurts.
- The map uses the main park location; confirm directions to your reserved campsite or yurt.
- Only one vehicle parks at each yurt; additional vehicles use overflow parking and may incur fees. Confirm campground season, reservation dates and exact site location.
Listing review date: 2026-10-15
Visitor update, October 15, 2026: The Winchester Lake park update lists the RV dump station open, with its water turned off for winter. Existing lake-water advisory and winter campground/service closures still apply.