Guernsey State Park
Guernsey Reservoir State Park is open to the public for boating, fishing, and camping. The 2,375 acre
reservoir is accompanied by 7 campgrounds with 142 campsites,
3 day use areas, 37 cabins, and 3 boat ramps. The park covers 6,227 land acres.
Reservations: call 877-996-7275 or click
www.wyo-park.com
Fees: Entrance fee, camping fee. Discount for residents.
Frequent visitors can purchase discounted annual entrance permits.
"Early Bird" discount for annual Daily Use Permit is available 1/1 - 2/15 of each year.
Getting there:
The park is located 15 miles east of Guernsey. Exit I-25 to Highway 26, then
north 1.5 miles on Highway 317 to the entrance.
History:
Construction of Guernsey Dam and Power plant began on June 1, 1925
and was completed in July 1927.
Guernsey Dam is a diaphragm-type embankment with a structural height of
135 feet and a length of 560 feet along its crest. The elevation of the reservoir shoreline is 4,420 feet.
The original capacity of the reservoir was 73,810 acre feet,
but this has been greatly reduced by silt deposits to about 46,000 acre feet.
The Power Plant contains two generating units,
each with a capacity of 2,400 kilowatts.
Glendo State Park
Glendo State Park is open to the public for boating, fishing, and camping.
Reservations: call 877-996-7275 or click
www.wyo-park.com
Fees: Entrance fee, camping fee. Discount for residents.
Frequent visitors can purchase discounted annual entrance permits.
- RED HILLS AREA: Camping area has some shade trees and has close access to the lake with a rock and gravel shoreline protected bay for tying boats. Grounds are not very level and sites are exposed to the wind. Approximately 30 sites.
- RENO COVE CAMPGROUND: Boat launching area with limited camping area and few shade trees. Close access to lake with rock and mud shoreline. Protected bay for tying boats. Grounds are not level and sites are exposed to the wind. Approximately 20 sites.
- CUSTER COVER CAMPGROUND: Camping area with many shade trees and close access to lake with mud and rock shoreline. Protected bay for tying boats. Some level sites with fair protection from the wind. Approximately 40 sites.
- WHISKEY GULCH AREA: Large camping area along the south side of a large bay with good access to shoreline of mud and gravel. Many shade trees and lots of grass. Many level sites with good wind protection and some protected areas for tying boats. Approximately 100 sites.
- TWO MOON CAMPGROUND: Our largest and best camping area with many pine trees for shade and wind protection. Located on a bluff overlooking the lake with no access to the shoreline by foot. Most sites are leveled with paved roads through the area. Approximately 200 sites.
- SANDY BEACH AREA: A large area with many trees above the high waterline and approximately 2 miles of sandy beach for swimming, water-skiing, etc. Camping on the beach next to the shoreline is permitted but the area is exposed to the wind. No protection for tying boats. Room enough here for hundreds, sometimes crowds in the thousands.
- ELK HORN AREA: Boat launching area with limited camping spaces with some shade trees. Close access to lake with mud shoreline. Approximately 20 sites. The boat ramp is a short season ramp normally becoming unusable in early July due to receding water levels.
Gray Rocks Reservoir
Free! But check first, because the drought has greatly reduced water levels
at this easy-access reservoir.
Location:
I-25 exit #80 in Wheatland. 8 Miles East of Laramie River Power Station.