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List of Wyoming state parks

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Map of Wyoming state parks

This is alist ofstate parks and reserves in theWyoming state park system operated by theWyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites.[A]

State parks and recreation areas

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NameCountySize[2]Estab-
lished		ImageRemarks
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Bear River State ParkUinta3241311991
Within the city limits ofEvanston
Boysen State ParkFremont35,95214,5491956
Surrounds the Boysen Reservoir
Buffalo Bill State ParkPark11,2764,5631957
Surrounds the Buffalo Bill Reservoir
Curt Gowdy State ParkLaramie3,3951,3741971
Recreation on and around three reservoirs
Edness K. Wilkins State ParkNatrona3611461981
On theNorth Platte River
Glendo State ParkConverse,Platte18,3827,4391959
Surrounds theGlendo Reservoir
Guernsey State ParkPlatte8,6313,4931925
Surrounds theGuernsey Reservoir
Hawk Springs State Recreation AreaGoshen9964031987
On Hawk Springs Reservoir
Hot Springs State ParkHot Springs1,108.67448.661897
On theBig Horn River inThermopolis
Keyhole State ParkCrook15,8906,4301952
Surrounds the Keyhole Reservoir
Seminoe State ParkCarbon20,8488,4371965
On theSeminoe Reservoir
Sinks Canyon State ParkFremont6002401971
Underground river on the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River

State-administered historic sites

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NameLocalitySizeImageRemarks
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Ames MonumentAlbany County8.443.42
Pyramid designed byHenry Hobson Richardson, dedicated toUnion Pacific Railroad financiersOakes andOliver Ames
Camp Douglas Officers’ ClubDouglas1.50.61
World War II internment camp forprisoners of war
Connor BattlefieldRanchester13.25.3Site of theBattle of the Tongue River
Fort BonnevilleSublette County10.40Fortified winter camp and fur trading post stablished in 1832 by CaptainBenjamin Bonneville
Fort BridgerUinta County4016
United States Army outpost during theUtah War
Fort FettermanConverse County60.4624.47
Ruins of wooden fort constructed in 1867 by theUnited States Army
Fort Fred SteeleCarbon County138.556.0
Ruins of fort established in 1868 by theUnited States Army
Fort Phil KearnyJohnson County713.06288.57
United States Army outpost from the 1860s on theBozeman Trail
Fort RenoJohnson County14.86.0
Site of wooden fortification established inDakota Territory by theUnited States Army in 1865
Granger Stage StationGranger10.40
Station on thePony Express (1860-1861) and theOverland Trail
Historic Governors' MansionCheyenne.460.19
Governor's mansion from 1905 to 1976
Independence RockNatrona County202.9382.12
Prominent granite landmark for travelers on theOregon,Mormon, andCalifornia trails
Legend Rock State Archaeological SiteHot Springs County30.9812.54
Near vertical cliff with more than 92 prehistoricpetroglyph panels and 300 petroglyph figures
Medicine Lodge State Archaeological SiteBig Horn County20081Sandstone cliff with hundreds ofNative Americanpetroglyphs andpictographs
Names HillLincoln County4.251.72
Bluff near a crossing on theGreen River where travelers on theOregon andCalifornia trails carved their names
Oregon Trail RutsPlatte County34.1713.83
Remnants of theOregon Trail's westward migration worn into sandstone
Piedmont Charcoal KilnsUinta County.8860.359
Remnants of thecharcoal-making industry in southwestern Wyoming
Platte River CrossingCarbon County72.8Point at which theOverland Trail crossed theNorth Platte River
Point of Rocks Stage StationSweetwater County10.40
Meeting point of theOverland Trail and theUnion Pacific Railroad
Quebec-One Missile Alert FacilityLaramie County10.40
Register CliffPlatte County.160.065
Navigational landmark on theOregon Trail
South Pass CityFremont County345.88139.97
Surviving "ghost town" on theOregon Trail
Trail EndSheridan3.761.52
Mansion of cattleman and politicianJohn B. Kendrick
Woodruff Cabin SiteHot Springs County10.40Location of the first European-American settlement in theBig Horn Basin
Wyoming Pioneer Memorial MuseumDouglas1.40.57Collections of materials related to the westward expansion
Wyoming Territorial PrisonLaramie197.479.9
Federal penitentiary from 1872 to 1890; state prison from 1890 to 1901

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^There are 11 state parks in Wyoming in which one could view the Milky Way in some form.[1]

References

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  1. ^R, Mike (August 13, 2021)."State Parks Light Pollution Map And Statistics".CosmosPNW. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2022.
  2. ^"Table 1. Facilities managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails"(PDF).SOAR 2021. Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. p. 12. RetrievedSeptember 1, 2017.

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