Perkins Lake

{{Short description|Lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States}}

{{about|the lake in Idaho|the lake in Oregon|Perkins Lake (Oregon)}}

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| name = Perkins Lake

| image = Sawtooth Mountains.JPG

| caption = Perkins Lake

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| location = Blaine County, Idaho

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| type = Glacial

| inflow = Alturas Lake Creek

| outflow = Alturas Lake Creek to Salmon River

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| basin_countries = United States

| length = {{convert|0.39|mi|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|0.24|mi|abbr=on}}

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| elevation = {{convert|7016|ft|abbr=on}}

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Perkins Lake in Idaho, USA.

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Perkins Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately {{convert|21|mi|km}} south of Stanley and {{convert|30|mi|km}} northwest of Ketchum. Perkins Lake can be accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 205.Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” [map].1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.

In the southern section of the Sawtooth Valley, Perkins Lake has easy access around its northern shore, several campgrounds, and private camps. Camp Perkins, a Lutheran Outdoor Ministries camp is located on the northeast shore of Perkins Lake.