The length of the lake runs north–south alongside State Route 17 leading from near the city of Soap Lake to Coulee City.

They exist in one of the largest volcanic regions on Earth.

The Lenore Caves were formed by the plucking of basalt from the walls of the coulees by the Missoula floods and are geologically different from most caverns.

The trail is accessible from State Route 17 along Lake Lenore via a road to a parking area.

On January 13, 1947, the U.S. War Assets Administration disposed of drums of sodium into Lake Lenore.