Grays Lake, ID

    Grays Lake, ID

    • Discovered:  The lake was discovered in 1819
    • Origin of Name: Grays Lake is named for John Gray, the half-Iroquois and half-English trapper who discovered the lake in 1819l its name is in dispute- the variant John Days Lake shows on some early maps; officially called Gray by the post office in 1892, it is currently called Grays Lake
    • Location: 36.9 miles northeast (45 minutes) of Soda Springs on Hwy 34 E; located in Bonneville & Caribou counties, it is one of Idaho’s largest lakes, but is very shallow
    • No population figures available for this rural Idaho community

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