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    Visitor center interior.
    Day use area near the visitor center.
    Sheltered day use picnic area.
    One of many buoyed swim areas on Payette Lake.
    The beautiful Payette Lakeshore.
    Visitor center and store.
    Visitor center and store.
    Typical campsite.
    One of many docks on Payette Lake.
    Many paved walkways inhabit the park.
    Campsite and restrooms/showers.
    Wildflowers cover the hilltop at the north end of the park.
    The beautiful Payette Lakeshore at sunset.
    North Beach at the north end of Payette Lake.
    Boardwalk trail leads to North Beach over a marsh.
    Boardwalk over a marsh.
    Scenic North Beach is often-stated as the favorite beach in Idaho.
    North Beach.
    A marsh pours into Payette Lake at North Beach.
    A reminder to adhere to a few principles of Leave No Trace.
    Vault toilets at North Beach.
    Evening light over Payette Lakeshore.
    Lily marsh in the center of the main park.
    Wildflowers cover the hilltop at the north end of the peninsula.
    View from the Narrows Overlook of Payette Lake at the north end of the peninsula.
    View of the Narrows in Payette Lake.
    Panorama of Payette Lake.
    Payette Lakeshore as seen from the Peninsula Trail.
    Sheltered day use picnic area available by reservation.
    Boat ramp parking area.
    ADA-accessible dock near the boat ramp.
    Sailboats anchored in Duck Bay.
    Sunset over Payette Lake from the Narrows Overlook.
    The Peninsula Trail.
    Access road to the overlooks of the north peninsula.
    Panorama of Payette Lake at sunset.

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