Cowdrey Lake State Wildlife Area Dispersed Camping

the lake and camping area is about a mile from the paved road just over a hill. access is really easy on the dirt road which was well maintained when I was there. as you cross over a small hill you'll see the lake and camp area below. there is a clean vault toilet, a small boat dock and small lake. the area on the east side is relatively flat with a slight down slope toward the lake and could potential accommodate about 40 rigs. when I was there I saw about 5 travel trailers, two of which were there clearly for fishing. with my booster, I had 1 bar of 3g for t-mobile and nothing from sprint.

This is a great spot in north park Colorado to explore the area. It is really great this time of year when mud season is still lingering. There were only two other campers here and small number of anglers that would come and go. The camp area is a long stretch along the east side of the lake. It is only about 75 yards wide in most places. It does not appear this is an overly used camping spot so finding a place to park should not be too difficult, except perhaps on holiday weekends. The vault toilet was clean and the scenery was lovely for a nice weekend getaway!

Awesome spot for over night or base to explore from. View is beautiful easy access from highway.

I still couldn’t believe when I woke up this morning that I was the only one here. This lake is beautiful and it was so peaceful and quiet last night. It was a little chilly this morning… About 30° with a hard frost. Thank goodness for my tiny trailers furnace. This is a hidden gem along the way to my next stop and I would definitely come back here again… easy access even for big rigs… There’s no numbered spots but it’s pretty easy to see where to park… Of course, since I’m the only one here I got the best spot with my own little private beach that had moose tracks on it… no frills… Just perfection!

I can’t believe such a place exists where we can view water reflecting 360 mountian views, few fisherman come by and one other Converted bus camper Came by. Otherwise We had the place to ourselves. We have an all terrain scooter with us and took a tour of the nearby land via the rocky/gravel roads surrounding the lake. This is a great place to relax and take it all in. There’s not much to do here: fish, kayak/canoe, stand up paddle board, read, work on projects you’ve been meaning to do on your eqpt, edit photos, journal, etc. the nearby town of walden has laundry mat & services, fuel, propane, grocery, free dump station, free potable water, Hardware store, restraints, and super nice helpful people. Love love love this place

After comparing reviews, I was favoring this spot over Walden Reservoir hoping it would be less buggy, but it was much smaller than I expected. There also wasnt much water access aside from the dock, mostly swamp area between the sites and the lake. There was a small boat ramp. I was looking for a little more room so I could have my dog off the leash, and since there were already other campers with kids and dogs nearby, we went to stay at Walden Reservoir instead.

Cowdrey Lake is a small but very pretty reservoir about 30 miles from State Forest State Park. We arrived on a Friday late afternoon in July and there were about 20 RV's here, but plenty of room for us. Monday morning quite a few campers left and you can snag a water front site during the week. The road in is gravel and only about 1/4 to 1/2 mile off the highway. No noise at night - it was an extremely quiet and peaceful place. There is a small boat dock but I don't think you can have gas motors on the reservoir. Saw several canoes and small fishing boats with paddles. Sunsets are stunning. Mosquitoes are present but not too bad dusk and dawn. Would absolutely stay here again. Cell service with Verizon was fine.

We've learned it's better not to move on the weekend, so we ended up here on a Friday morning and stayed two nights. We were right on the water. There's lots of interesting birds. It was cold a rainy both days. We tried hiking at the Routt access of the North Platte River, but it's more of a goat track. Six Mile Gap in WY had more of a trail, but there was a fire last fall, so it was pretty burnt. Moose Goose trail at Arapahoe NWR was pretty good and we saw both. There's not much going on in Walden. There's a cell tower to the south and one over the hill in Cowdrey, so you may get better service if you park in the flat area at the top of the hill, which has plenty of room. There were about ten other campers,all quiet. We didn't use the vault toilet. No water or trash service.

Was a quiet spot with lots of space around. There were 6-7 other campers. Sunset was really nice. Bathroom is clean. I slept in my car. Lot of mosquitoes. I’m a newbie. I opened the door to get something from trunk and hundreds of them made into my car and it was a nightmare for a bit to get them out by driving around. That has nothing to do with the place I guess.

I pulled in here under very windy conditions on 9/19/21. So no mosquitoes or flies. There were only 4 other rvs here on the Sunday night. one ran a generator, a cheap construction type, so pulled back from my initial location to distance myself. Wind helped keep noise down. But, seriously, why necessary for hours & hours. Lovely west views of Lake & mountains for sunsets. Bathrooms were clean. No garbage pick up or drinking water. Sign at entrance states one must have CO Wildlife pass. But...huh? Nice sandy shoreline with no signs stating swimming prohibited so kids may like. Easy to locate and short gravel drive in. Also, had fair cell service lake shore & excellent with booster for Verizon.