Curt Gowdy State Park

ARCHERY RANGE One of the area’s larger outdoor archery ranges WYOMING STATE PARKS, HISTORIC SITES & TRAILS is in the park. No fee is charged for its use, but archers are encouraged to call ahead in order to avoid conflicts with other archers. Curt Gowdy PARK FEES An annual camping permit is available for residents State Park and non‑residents. Daily camping permits are also available for both residents and non‑residents. An annual daily use permit is available for both residents and non‑residents, and valid for the PARK RULES HISTORY holder and occupants of the holder’s vehicle. • Obey signs, traffic barriers and speed limits Curt Gowdy State Park, named after the well‑known Without the annual daily use permit, visitors must • Motorized vehicles shall be operated only on roads, sportscaster, was established in 1971 through a pay daily use fees. lease agreement with the City of Cheyenne and trails or areas designated for such use. A valid driver’s the Boy Scouts. WATCH THE BIRDS license or learner’s permit is required. Curt Gowdy State Park has developed a reputation • Use of firearms and fireworks is prohibited. This region was a favored camping area for the as a prime area for bird watchers. Beginning in late • Camping in designated camping sites is restricted to Comanche, Pawnee, Crow and Shoshone Indians April and early May, migrating birds spend several one camping unit (tent, travel trailer or motor vehicle during their search for bison. Other tribes, includ‑ days in the park and bird watchers are afforded the designed for camping) plus two licensed vehicles ing the Kiowa, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Sioux, are opportunity to see many non‑native birds. (car or boat, RV trailer) plus a maximum of 10 people also thought to have roamed the area. The arrival of (immediate family members, kids, grandparents, etc. the Union Pacific construction crews in the 1860s of permit holder) may exceed this number. caused Native Americans to be pressured onto the TERRAIN • Camping is permitted for a maximum of 14 consecutive ever‑shrinking hunting lands and their presence The seven sections of richly varied landscape days. Valid camping permits are required. that comprise the park include flora and fauna on steadily diminished on the lands now known as • Quiet shall be maintained in all camping areas from Curt Gowdy State Park has Curt Gowdy State Park. the foothills of the Laramie Mountains halfway 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. between Cheyenne and Laramie. In fairly close • All pets must be kept on a leash excellent fishing, hiking, wildlife proximity to the Colorado border, 12 miles south, • No swimming is allowed. watching and wildflowers. HYNDS LODGE and the Nebraska border, 61 miles east, the beauti‑ The lodge is named for noted Cheyenne philan‑ • Fires are permitted in provided fireplaces/grills and ful attractions within Curt Gowdy State Park are thropist and capitalist, Harry P. Hynds, who built must be extinguished before leaving. also near the crossroads of two major interstates, and donated the structure in 1922‑23 to Cheyenne’s • Glass containers must be used in vehicles or camping I‑80 and I‑25. Several historic sites lie nearby, Boy Scout movement. structures. including Ames Monument. • Fishing and boating are permitted subject to The building is open to both large and small In addition to three reservoirs, the park includes the regulations of the Wyoming Game and Fish groups on a reservation‑only basis. Reserva‑ Hynds Lodge, which is listed on the National Commission tions may be made by calling park headquarters Register, and an amphitheater. • No fishing within 20 yards of any boat ramp/dock or at (307) 632‑7946. A covered porch, large designated beach area kitchen, dining area, recreational and sleeping • Park dumpsters are for park refuse only – litter and Curt Gowdy State Park is administered by the Division of accommodations, and a hiking trail are all part of trash must be disposed of in provided containers. State Parks and Historic Sites, Wyoming Department of State the lodge complex. • A complete list of rules and regulations is available Parks and Cultural Resources. http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/ at the Park office. To Upper North Hynds Crow Reservoir ↑ Lodge* (see detail below) * Camp Jack Park Headquarters Camp Jack (Camping permits) Road ← 26 miles to Laramie from Park Headquarters 210 210 Tumbleweeds Accessible Happy Jack Road 24 mile Silver area 210 Campground to Cheyennes ADA Crown Hecla Point from Park North Causeway Headquarters→ Amphitheater Camp Russell** Archery Range Fee booth Federal Bay Boat ramp Aspen Grove Camping Granite Dam Dam Overlook Drinking Water Fishing Curt Gowdy Archery Range Granite Springs Group Picnic Shelter Reservoir Interpretive Trail Park Headquarters State Park South Phone Causeway PHONE NUMBERS Picnic Area Upper EMERGENCY ..................................................... 911 Sherman Hills Game & Fish .................................... 1-800-842-1934 Playground Park Headquarters ..................................... 632-7946 Restrooms * Pre-registration required. Call Park Headquarters. Pole Twin ** May be reserved by groups. (See info on reverse Trail Mountain Bays Sherman side.) Call Park Headquarters. Hills** Granite Trailer Sanitary Station Point Viewing area Medicine Bow Point Crystal Visitor Information Reservoir Parking P P Twin Lakes No-vehicle area Creek P Public access Railroad Monte Cristo Crystal Dam Overlook Gravel road P ← T P o Buford Fee Paved road Upper North booth Two-Track Road Crow Reservoir.

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