Description
Boysen State Park is one of the larger parks in the State Park System. It is a lake-orientated park at the south end of the Owl Creek Mountains at the mouth of Wind River Canyon now part of the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway. It offers a variety of water type recreation. Day and camping facilities are available. It features interesting geological formations. Several state record fish have been caught out of the reservoir.
Winter Services... We are open year-round with limited services in the winter season. All of our water systems, except for Brannon are closed from the middle of September to the middle of April.
Directions:
Boysen State Park offers 3 entrances: U.S. Highway 20 (east side), U.S. Highway 26 (south side) and Bass Lake Road (west side).
Additional Info:
Boysen State Park offers overnight camping in the following Camping Areas:
Lower Wind River: Located in Wind River Canyon below the dam along the Wind River by the tunnels. It is the site of the original Boysen Dam. There are several shade trees, grass, and interesting geological features, and a group shelter that can be reserved for special functions. Local Big Horn Sheep herd often sited. There are approximately 50 sites of which 24 are reservable.
Upper Wind River: This campground is located just below the dam next to the Wind River. It has approximately 50 sites of which 10 are reservable. It has several level spots. There are several shade trees and lots of grass. Several interesting geological features are nearby. Big Horn Sheep often visible by the dam.
Brannon and Tamarask: Both campgrounds are at the north end of the reservoir. There is a boat launching area. A commercial concession provides visitors with a complete marina service. There is a protected bay for tying up boats, a sandy beach, some shade trees and picnic shelters. There are approximately 65 sites. Close access to lake.
Tough Creek Campground: Tough Creek is located on a peninsula. It has a boat launching area and a small reservable group shelter. It has several level areas. There are some shade trees and picnic shelters. Close access to the lake. There are approximately 65 sites.
Loop 1: Can be found on the west side of the reservoir and consists of several small camping areas with limited camping: Fremont Bay, Libby Point, Sandy Hills Loop and South Muddy. There is a boat launching area, a reservable group shelter for special functions, some picnic shelters, and a few level spots. There are a few shade trees. Close access to the lake. There are approximately 20 sites.
Loop 2: Loop 2 is also on the west side of the reservoir with limited camping in several camping areas: North Muddy, Sand Mesa, Wilson Bay, Trout Bay and Cottonwood Bay. There is a boat launching area, a small reservable group shelter, some picnic shelters, a sandy beach and a few shade trees. Close access to the lake. There are approximately 30 sites.
Amenities
Onsite
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Pull Thru Available
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Conven Store
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Pets Welcome
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Accom Big Rigs
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Diner/Snack Bar
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Dump Station
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Firewood Available
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Group Area
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Lake
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Quiet Atmosphere
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River
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Tent Sites Available
Recreation
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Beach
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Bird Watching
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Boat Ramp
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Boating
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Fishing
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Hunting
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Marina
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Playground
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Swimming
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Water Skiing
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33 % of users found this review helpful
The location of this park is one I've often wanted to experience. The Wind River Canyon is a beautiful place and we've driven through here many times. We finally had our opportunity two weeks ago.
It is a beautiful spot. It is windy. It is a great price - $9 for a tent site.
Unfortunately, there is a busy railroad track on the opposite side of the river and running next to the campground is the highway. Trucks using their Jake brakes, motorcycles headed to Sturgis, and other traffic made this site less enjoyable.
The camp hosts were very nice people. They notified us as we set up our tent that the sprinkler timer was maladjusted and it may go off in the middle of the night. They suggested I cover the sprinklers just in case. Unfortunately, I only discovered two of the sprinkler heads and when they came on at 1am, I was running around in my underwear covering sprinkler heads. I used a stuff sack, a 300 pound picnic table, a huge rock, a couple of lawn chairs, and another rock.
An hour later another set of sprinkler heads came on and I had to do the same thing. It was hilarious!
The traffic noise, more than anything detracted from this beautiful campsite.
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gwalter
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Reviewed 08/19/2012
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Pitstop
80 % of users found this review helpful
We stayed at Boysen due to its location and our planned drive from Yellowstone back to Iowa. It is a decent place to camp if you are in need of a campground in the middle of Wyoming. Being from Iowa, it was very different from the green grass and large tree campgrounds we are used to, so the sandy camp area was a little different for us. We chose a campsite that backed up to the lake, which kept the kids busy all the time. If you are a boater, this would be a nice place to camp and boat together. Although we would not camp here as a destination in the future, if we were passing through and needed a campground, we would definitely come back.
PS, don't feed the birds, unless you want them to join you in your campsite. :)
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iowacampers
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Reviewed 06/04/2011
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Boysen State Park Tough Creek
80 % of users found this review helpful
Although there is no electricity, or plumbing. the campground is very clean and quiet. The boat dock is easy to access and there are no lines. There are reservable sites as well as on-demand. On "power weekends" the campground fills to capacity early.
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Walleye
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Reviewed 05/26/2011
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