Battle Ground Lake State Park is a 280 acre park 21 miles northeast of Vancouver, Washington, USA, consisting of an ancient 400 foot volcano in the Boring Lava Field where a magma-induced steam explosion made a large bean-shaped crater which later filled with water. It is considered to be a smaller version of Crater Lake in Oregon Motto: A colorful past, a bright future Nickname: Vancouver USA, The Couve Map Political Statistics Founded 1825 Incorporated 1857 County Clark County Mayor Royce Pollard Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 119. ... The Boring Lava Field is an extinct Plio-Pleistocene volcanic zone with at least 32 cinder cones and small shield volcanoes lying within a radius of 13 miles of Kelly Butte, which is approximately 4 miles east of downtown Portland, Oregon. ... View from the rim The Old Man of the Lake (with extreme clarity of water apparent) Crater Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Oregon that is 5 by 6 miles (8 by 9. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ...

The Park is vegetated with mostly evergreen forest, and the lake is stocked with bass, catfish and trout. Facilities include a swimming area and a boat launch ramp. Bridle trails ring the lake and criss-cross the summit area. Paddleboats may be rented for $5 hourly. Largemouth Bass Bass (IPA /bæs/) is a name shared by many different species of popular game fish. ... Families Akysidae Amblycipitidae Amphiliidae Ariidae Aspredinidae Astroblepidae Auchenipteridae Bagridae Callichthyidae Cetopsidae Chacidae Clariidae Claroteidae Cranoglanididae Diplomystidae Doradidae Erethistidae Hypophthalmidae Ictaluridae Lacantuniidae Loricariidae Malapteruridae Mochokidae Nematogenyidae Pangasiidae Parakysidae Pimelodidae Plotosidae Schilbeidae Scoloplacidae Siluridae Sisoridae Trichomycteridae Catfish (order Siluriformes) are a diverse group of fish. ... Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou subsp) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ...

There are a few small bass present, and catfish, but trout fishing is the main attraction for anglers, especially on opening day. Image File history File links Battleground_lake. ... Image File history File links Battleground_lake. ...

The property at the lake is now a Washington State Park, but it was formerly owned by the Dollars, a local family for which Dollars Corner, a nearby intersection, was named.

There was a lodge and store on the shore, along with a large dock area from which boats could be rented. There was also a large wooden waterslide.

The state park now offers tame and semi-tame campsites.

External links

• USGS description of Battleground Lake
• Battleground Lake State Parks Website
• Scuba Diving Battleground Lake State Park