Guide Updates
This
page includes updates or corrections to THE WYOMING CAMPING GUIDE.
NORTH-NORTHEAST
REGION
Renvoations at Horseshoe Bend Campground at Bighorn Lake
(near Lovell)
Horseshoe Bend campground has been renovated and now offers better parking
spurs with water, electric, and windbreaks.
NORTHWEST
REGION
New electric service in Forest Service campgrounds near
Cody
Big Game Campground, a Forest Service camp west of Cody, has been renovated
and now offers electric service at some sites.
Fox Creek Campground has also received a massive overhaul. It now includes 34 long parking spurs and electric hookups. All this comes with a fee increase: $20.
Grand Teton
National Park Additions
The new Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center is now open in Moose.
If you're anywhere near GTNP, be sure to stop by this new addition. The park
is now offering a cell phone tour for Menor's Ferry Historic District (an
old homestead). You can pick up a tour brochure at the visitor center.
CENTRAL
REGION
Campground changes for Glendo State Park
The Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites recently announced
major changes to the wildly popular Sandy Beach area. In short, there are
now 80 developed sites, new group camping and picnic areas, water hydrants,
two new restrooms, and ATV restrictions on the beach.
Other changes include: Spring Creek Cove campground is permanently closed
and Sitting Bull Campground has been converted to a day use-only area.
Campground
changes for Curt Gowdy State Park
Tumbleweeds campground, along the north shore of Granite Reservoir, is
a new trailer-friendly camp with paved parking spurs and water hydrants at
each site.
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
REGION
Sugarloaf Campground sees improvements
The highest campground in the state, found in southeast Wyoming's Snowy Range
has been renovated to accomodate longer camping units. The parking spurs had
been best suited for the shortest of camping units, but can now accomodate
modest-sized trailers or RVs. These sites can now be reserved on www.recreation.gov.
Tie City
Campground Open in Medicine Bow National Forest
The campground located on Pole Mountain between Cheyenne and Laramie is open
again after a couple of seasons being closed.
Correction (First Edition only): The driving directions for Silver Lake (now closed), Ryan Park, Brush Creek, and Lincoln Park Campgrounds (pages 353-356) falsely state to drive west on HWY 130 from Saratoga. The directions should read "east."
