USFSShoshone National Forest · Wyoming
Island Lake Campground
This beautiful high mountain lake campground has 21 newly remodeled sites.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.9,564ft
Comf.Jul-Sep3 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Jackson5h40real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 9,564 ft, Island Lake Campground has a 3-month comfortable window (Jul-Sep). Winter nights average around 7°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Aug
Jul-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 26
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 7.
43°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Jackson
191 mi
5h40
02
Casper
293 mi
6h21
03
Cheyenne
467 mi
9h09
By drive time
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
35
Peaks
2
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.