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Lake of the Woods is a natural lake near the crest of the Cascade Range in the Fremont–Winema National Forest in southern Oregon in the United States. The lake covers 1,146 acres (4.64 km 2). It was named by Oliver C. Applegate in 1870. Today, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife manages the lake's fishery.
Lake of the Woods is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. [2] It is located on the east shore of the lake of the same name within the Winema National Forest, about a mile south of Oregon Route 140. [3] The lake was named by Oliver C. Applegate in 1870, while he was building a road around its perimeter. [4]
OR 140 then intersects OR 62 (which runs between Medford and Crater Lake National Park) and travels east into the Cascade Mountains. The highway serves is the primary connection between Medford and Klamath Falls and follows the Lake of the Woods Highway No. 270 (see Oregon highways and routes).
Lake of the Woods Provincial Park is a provincial park in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It protects several islands in Lake of the Woods, in both Kenora and Rainy River Districts. [2] It was established in 1967 and expanded with 11,800 hectares (29,000 acres) in 1985. [4] It provides backcountry camping opportunities. [3]
The Forest Service issued the first residential use permit for a private cabin in the Lake of the Woods area in 1916. In 1920, the Forest Service built a public campground at the lake. The site was very popular, with 1,850 summer visitors using the campground the first year it open. In 1923, the road into the Lake of the Woods area was improved.
Lake of the Woods is served by the Frazier Park post office. Cuddy Hall, owned by the local Lake of the Woods property owners association, is a community center that is available to the public. It was sold to the association in 1959 by Mrs. Cuddy for just $10.
Lake of the Woods is home to walleye, northern pike, perch, sauger, crappie, panfish, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, lake trout, lake sturgeon, and muskellunge. Lake of the Woods is nicknamed the "Walleye capital of the world". The lake is the host of year-round fishing, with ice fishing being a popular recreation activity on the lake.
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve is a county park of 900 acres (360 ha) in size, located adjacent to Lake of the Woods, Illinois, USA. It is operated by the Champaign County Forest Preserve District, a governmental agency of Champaign County, Illinois , and the forest preserve district has built their headquarters in the park.