因湖面(mian)(mian)酷似神話傳說中的(de)麒麟(lin)而命名麒麟(lin)湖。景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)面(mian)(mian)積21平方公里(li),其中水域面(mian)(mian)積約11平方公里(li),陸地面(mian)(mian)積約10平方公里(li)。主要(yao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)點有(you):神龍(long)島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、鳳凰(huang)(huang)島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、駝峰島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、金龜島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、靈象島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、小龍(long)島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、仙(xian)鶴(he)(he)島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、觀(guan)音島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、蓮花島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、孔明(諸葛亮)島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、仙(xian)翁島(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、走馬崗景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)等(deng)60余處。景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)建(jian)有(you)麒麟(lin)湖招待所(suo),辟有(you)新(xin)婚旅(lv)游休(xiu)閑(xian)屋、老年旅(lv)游度(du)假休(xiu)閑(xian)屋、合家團圓休(xiu)閑(xian)屋;碧(bi)波(bo)萬(wan)頃(qing)的(de)仙(xian)鶴(he)(he)島(dao)(dao)上建(jian)有(you)數(shu)十套帳(zhang)蓬式(shi)野(ye)營度(du)假村;鳳凰(huang)(huang)島(dao)(dao)上建(jian)有(you)九(jiu)曲橋垂釣樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、桃(tao)花源垂釣樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、木(mu)槿花園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)垂釣樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、林蔭垂釣樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)和百余畝的(de)柿園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、梨園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、梅園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、桃(tao)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、蘋(pin)果園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)等(deng)自助果園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)及鳳凰(huang)(huang)島(dao)(dao)森林氧(yang)吧茶(cha)(cha)座(zuo)、柿園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)露(lu)天(tian)茶(cha)(cha)館(guan)茶(cha)(cha)座(zuo)、鳳凰(huang)(huang)島(dao)(dao)三閑(xian)茶(cha)(cha)館(guan)、三星觀(guan)日(ri)賞(shang)茶(cha)(cha)樓、觀(guan)佛(fo)臺等(deng)。游人置此(ci),尤入世(shi)外(wai)樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。
景區(qu)內豐(feng)富的(de)(de)(de)(de)森(sen)林(lin)(lin)植(zhi)被是景區(qu)重(zhong)要的(de)(de)(de)(de)旅游資源。仙(xian)(xian)鶴島(dao)上有(you)100多(duo)公頃的(de)(de)(de)(de)人(ren)工林(lin)(lin)和(he)天(tian)然(ran)(ran)次生(sheng)林(lin)(lin)覆蓋。水中綠島(dao),為(wei)人(ren)們觀賞與休(xiu)閑提供(gong)了(le)良好的(de)(de)(de)(de)場所。豐(feng)富的(de)(de)(de)(de)森(sen)林(lin)(lin)資源也(ye)是鳥(niao)類活(huo)動(dong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)天(tian)然(ran)(ran)樂園,島(dao)上有(you)眾(zhong)多(duo)的(de)(de)(de)(de)鳥(niao)類駐足其間,構成一(yi)幅人(ren)與自然(ran)(ran)共生(sheng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)和(he)諧(xie)景象(xiang)。眾(zhong)多(duo)的(de)(de)(de)(de)半(ban)島(dao),給(gei)麒(qi)麟(lin)湖周圍形(xing)成了(le)多(duo)處景觀各異的(de)(de)(de)(de)幽深港灣,使各個半(ban)島(dao)也(ye)天(tian)然(ran)(ran)地形(xing)成了(le)多(duo)種吉祥美麗的(de)(de)(de)(de)圖案。臥龍吸水、靈龜探海、大象(xiang)騰奔、仙(xian)(xian)鶴飛舞(wu)、駱駝(tuo)漫步、佛祖仰臥、菩薩拈(nian)花、仙(xian)(xian)翁拄杖等,惟妙惟肖,令人(ren)稱奇叫絕。
廣闊的水(shui)面(mian)是景區(qu)的主(zhu)體景觀,或(huo)(huo)碧波蕩漾(yang),或(huo)(huo)水(shui)平如鏡,或(huo)(huo)云霧籠罩,或(huo)(huo)一望無際,或(huo)(huo)朝陽(yang)夕陽(yang)、日出日落。泛舟湖(hu)上,山巒倒影(ying),鳥翔云涌,綠樹藍天(tian),明月清風(feng),氣象(xiang)萬千(qian)。不同(tong)(tong)(tong)的季節,不同(tong)(tong)(tong)的天(tian)氣,不同(tong)(tong)(tong)的位置,不同(tong)(tong)(tong)的時段(duan),呈(cheng)現出不同(tong)(tong)(tong)的景色。置身其(qi)間,心曠神怡。沿湖(hu)有綿(mian)綿(mian)的沙(sha)灘,沙(sha)軟(ruan)坡緩,是天(tian)然的游泳(yong)場。區(qu)內還有數艘(sou)高速快艇和十余艘(sou)游船,乘船環游景區(qu),湖(hu)光山色,趣味無窮(qiong)。