Wyoming: 11 state parks, 22 historic sites and 1 recreation area

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Parks & natural areas 12

Bear River State ParkBison and elk roam this 324-acre day-use park in Evanston, where a footbridge over the Bear River joins paved…
Boysen State ParkBoysen Reservoir covers 19,560 acres with 76 miles of shoreline where the Wind River Canyon opens, and…
Buffalo Bill State ParkFinished in 1910, the 325-foot dam behind Buffalo Bill Reservoir was then the tallest in the world; the park…
Curt Gowdy State ParkHalfway between Cheyenne and Laramie, Curt Gowdy holds three reservoirs — Granite, Crystal and North Crow…
Edness K. Wilkins State ParkOnce part of the Kimball Ranch and later a gravel pit, this 362-acre park on the North Platte at Evansville…
Glendo State ParkGlendo Reservoir's 12,000 acres of water draw walleye anglers to six boat ramps, and 45 miles of…
Guernsey State ParkCivilian Conservation Corps crews built the trails, bridges and buildings here from 1934 to 1937, among them…
Hawk Springs State Recreation AreaOne of the few public lakes on Wyoming's eastern edge, Hawk Springs lies about 25 miles south of Torrington…
Hot Springs State ParkMineral water spills over colorful terraces beside the Bighorn River in Thermopolis, and a free bath house…
Keyhole State ParkNamed for the McKean brothers' Keyhole cattle brand, this reservoir on the Black Hills' western edge holds…
Seminoe State ParkSeminoe is named for Basil Cimineau Lajeunesse, a French trapper, not the Seminole, and sits on the…
Sinks Canyon State ParkSouth of Lander in the Wind River Mountains, the Popo Agie's middle fork drops into a limestone cave and…

Historic sites & museums 22

Ames Monument State Historic SiteUnion Pacific raised this 60-foot granite pyramid in 1882 at 8,247 feet, the summit of the original…
Camp Douglas Officers' Club State Historic SiteDouglas held Wyoming's main prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, with 180 buildings housing Italian and…
Connor Battlefield State Historic SiteTwenty first-come campsites sit in a cottonwood-shaded bend of the Tongue River at Ranchester, tucked away…
Fort Bridger State Historic SiteJim Bridger's trading post, an Army fort and a Lincoln Highway hotel share these 37 acres off I-80 exit 34…
Fort Fetterman State Historic SiteA restored officers' quarters and ordnance warehouse outside Douglas hold exhibits on the fort, Fetterman…
Fort Fred Steele State Historic SiteOff I-80 at exit 228, this frontier Army post later anchored Wyoming's lumber and livestock trades. Little…
Fort Phil Kearny State Historic SiteFort Phil Kearny stood at the center of Red Cloud's War from 1866 to 1868, and its 1,000 acres take in the…
Granger Stage Station State Historic SiteRebuilt in stone in 1856, this Overland Trail station in Granger sheltered stage passengers including Mark…
Historic Governors' Mansion State Historic SiteWyoming's governors and their families lived in this Cheyenne house from 1905 to 1976, the first residence…
Independence Rock State Historic SiteMore than 5,000 emigrant names cover this granite dome, which rises 136 feet and was named for an…
Legend Rock State Petroglyph SiteMore than 300 petroglyph figures across 92 panels line a quarter-mile cliff at Legend Rock, 29 miles…
Medicine Lodge Archaeological SiteMedicine Lodge Creek has drawn people for over 10,000 years, and three log-cabin museums tell its…
Names Hill State Historic SiteEmigrants who had just crossed the Green River carved their names into this limestone cliff beside U.S. 189…
Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic SiteThousands of wagon wheels wore ruts more than five feet deep into the sandstone near Guernsey, where the…
Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic SiteMoses Byrne built four conical limestone kilns at Piedmont in 1869 to make charcoal for Utah's iron smelters…
Point of Rocks Stage Station State Historic SiteBen Holladay moved his stagecoach line south onto the Overland Trail in 1862 after raids on the South Pass…
Quebec 01 Missile Alert FacilityAbout 30 miles north of Cheyenne, an ordinary-looking compound once commanded Peacekeeper nuclear missiles…
Register Cliff State Historic SiteA day's travel west of Fort Laramie, emigrants on the Mormon, Oregon and California trails stopped here and…
South Pass City State Historic SiteWalk among South Pass City's restored cabins, hotel, jail and general store, then pan for gold in Willow…
Trail End State Historic SiteSheridan's Kendrick Mansion survives as Trail End, a house museum filled with its original belongings across…
Wyoming Pioneer Memorial MuseumOn the Wyoming State Fairgrounds in Douglas, this western history museum keeps a vast collection of…
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historical SiteOpened in 1872 as a federal penitentiary and later Wyoming's first state prison, this Laramie site held…

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