North Lake is located in Southern Colorado in the North Fork Wildlife Area just south of the beautiful Cucharas Valley. The North Lake consist of 840 acres and is restricted to artificial flies and lures.

• Access: Only craft propelled by hand, wind or electric motor, no camping, no fires.
  
• Facilities: Rest rooms, boat ramp with parking area
  

The lake is beside Colorado's Scenic Highway between the towns of Cuchara and Trinidad.  The North Fork Wildlife Area extends westward to the San Isabel National Forest along the North Fork of the Purgatoire River, another excellent tributary to fish.