Cook Lake Rec Area in WY -- Campground & RV Camping in Wyoming
Cook Lake Rec Area in WY
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Cook Lake Campground sits in the Black Hills National Forest in northeastern Wyoming, featuring sites among mature trees and grassy hillsides overlooking Cook Lake. The facility accommodates tents, trailers, and RVs without electrical hookups, offering picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, drinking water, an accessible fishing pier, and a launch area for non-motorized boats. The lake supports trout, sunfish, and catfish, while nearby forest trails cater to hiking and mountain biking.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel, pitching to 10%.
The Cook Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 35-site campground. The nearest town, Sundance, is 13 mi off.
September normals 46–72°F, 1.7″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov