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Ike Kinswa State Park

State park in Lewis County, Washington, US

Summary

State park in Lewis County, Washington, US

Field	Value
name	Ike Kinswa State Park
photo	Ike Kinswa State Park.jpg
photo_caption	Ike Kinswa State Park, April 2013
photo_alt	Landscape
photo_width	280
map	USA Washington#USA
map_caption	Location in the state of Washington
map_width	280
relief	1
label	Ike Kinswa State Park
location	Lewis County, Washington, United States
coordinates
area	421 acre
elevation	427 ft
established	1962
administrator	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
visitation_num	147,981
visitation_year	2024
visitation_ref
website

Ike Kinswa State Park is a public recreation area on the northern side of Lake Mayfield, located 3 mi northwest of Mossyrock in Lewis County, Washington. The state park covers 421 acre that include 46000 ft of shoreline mostly along the Tilton River including the point where the Tilton and Cowlitz rivers once merged. The park offers boating, fishing, swimming, waterskiing and windsurfing plus facilities for camping, hiking, and mountain biking, It is managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.

History

The park came into existence with the construction of the Mayfield Dam in 1963. Its original name was Mayfield Lake State Park which was changed in 1971 to Ike Kinswa State Park. A member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Kinswa was awarded a land patent of 165 acre from President Benjamin Harrison during the early formations of the Harmony, Washington community.

References

"Visitation Reports". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
"Ike Kinswa State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
(April 6, 2002). "Cowlitz people among Harmony's most well-known residents". [[The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington)]].

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