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BEAR WARNING: bears frequent this area, make sure to store food and garbage properly
This walk-in campground on Cooper Lake offers 22 tent-only sites.
From Cle Elum, take State Highway 903 north 16 miles then turn left on Forest Road 46 / Cooper River Road. Travel about 5.3 miles, turn right on Road 4616 and continue about one-half mile to the campground which is to the left on spur road 113.
Walk-in (tent only) sites: $18/night.
Extra Vehicle Fee: $6 (2nd vehicle for single sites).
The self-service fee tube is located at the kiosk in the parking area. Extra vehicle is defined as any vehicle that is not towed in with the first vehicle. Fees are collected from early June through early October. If the weather permits the campground to be opened on Memorial Day Weekend, fees will be collected at that time.
50% discount for camping in a single site with any of these passes: Interagency Senior, Interagency Access, Golden Age, or Golden Access. Discounts do not apply to double or group sites.
Great walk-in campground; we have been going every year in August for about 13 years! The lake is very peaceful; no motorized craft allowed. Camp sites vary from small to large so can accommodate multi family groups near to each other. Marred this year and last (2018 and 2017) by smoke from wildfires, and also strangely less respect than usual by campers for other campers and for the woodland.
Barebones infrastructure but beautiful setting. Nicely paved road until the last mile.
Pretty little walk in campground on the shores of Cooper Lake. We were there on a holiday weekend, granted, but it was super busy for how far out it is. There is a hiking trail that goes through the campground so there is the potential for a lot of foot traffic past some of the sites. Some day use areas of the campground also get a lot of use. Don’t recommend trying to fish there as it can get busy in the water where the campground is. Looks like there might be some secluded spots elsewhere on the lake accessible by boat. Typically gross vault toilets.
Such a beautiful campground, idyllic spot. It's somewhat remote, 1 mile off a road, which is 5 miles off the main road out to Salmon La Sac campground - about a 40 minute drive from Rosyln. I was fortunate to camp here for about 8 days. The campground is basic, just vault toilets, no other facilities. But the location right inside the forest, which goes all the way to the water of the lake is gorgeous. The lake water is completely clear, you can see right through to the bottom.
There are 22 sites, spread out along a trail that wanders through the forest. Parking is only a few feet away from the sites, but it is completely walk-in, you'll need to carry your gear a little ways down the hill. It was $14 a night. It's walk-in only, no reservations. Which was good for me, I could stay the whole week and weekend as I went there on a Monday. In June, it was completely full at the weekends with lots of "extra" campers spread out close by also, pretty empty during the week.
There is lots of dispersed camping in the area also where you can camp for free, many with portapotties available close by.
Cooper Lake was one of my favorite spots, I'll be back!
The view of the lake, not to mention the easy lake access here, is wonderful! You have to walk everything down to your campsite from your car, and there’s a small hill, so you’ll definitely get your exercise if you’re packing everything back up as suggested because it’s bear country, but it’s so worth the effort! There are way more campsites than I’d have initially guessed, and some are really nicely tucked away, while others are more open and nearer the water. I seriously couldn’t get over how beautiful this campground was the entire time we were there. The road in is pretty rough for about a quarter mile, but still doable with most cars, I think. This was an awesome experience!
