Lewis Lake (Wyoming)

Lewis Lake is the third largest lake in Yellowstone National Park. It is located at around 2372 meters above sea level, just south of Shoshone Lake, on the road from Yellowstone Lake to the southern park entrance. The Lewis River flows north in the Lake Lewis and leaves again in the south. The water is clear and cold, heavily wooded banks. In the West, some hot springs flow to.

The heart-shaped lake was named in August 1871 by participants of the Hayden expedition. On the shore of the lake is a campsite. On a web boats can be eingewassert. Tourists flock to the Lewis Lake is especially popular for fishing, but the fish caught must be released. The most common fish species in the Lake Lewis is the brown trout.