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Cooks Lake Access

Cooks Lake Access provides entry to a year-round fishing destination located in Kaniksu National Forest at 3,075 feet elevation, approximately three miles northwest of Bead Lake.

The lake features good shoreline access and a nearby USFS campground, accessible via Forest Road 5015 off Boswell Road. Two-pole fishing is permitted at this location.


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