Description
Guernsey State Park provides seven campgrounds. Five are around the lake. All campgrounds include comfort stations, picnic tables, fire grills and drinking water. We also have a trailer dump station located at the south entrance to Guernsey State Park. This park provides the finest examples of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work in the Rocky Mountain area. Built by the CCC, the Guernsey Museum, the Castle and Brimmer Point are available to explore. The museum is perched on a high cliff, overlooking the water. The building itself is made of hand hewn timbers and hand forged iron. The roof is framed with the timbers and covered with split cedar shakes, and the floors were formed by pieces of smooth flagstone. The Castle, with its giant fireplace and winding steps, leads to an observation area for a spectacular view of the park.
An extensive network of trails was originally planned and partially built during the operation of the CCC camps. Ever since that time hiking and trail use has been a major feature at Guernsey State Park. Approximately ten miles of CCC trails have been restored on the park. Starting point for the trail system is at the Brimmer Point turnoff. The trail system consists of several loops which provide a variety of scenic views of the park, reservoir and the dam. Most of the trails are moderately physically demanding.
Directions:
Guernsey State Park is located off Interstate 25, Exit 92 to U.S. Highway 26 and then State Route 270.
Additional Info:
The Oregon Trail was one of the primary routes used by the immigrants' westward migration across the plains from 1841 to 1869. Today, in many parts of Wyoming, remnants of The Oregon Trail can still be seen. Some of the best examples are the "ruts"; located just 1/2 mile south of the town of Guernsey, off Highway 26.
Register Cliff located two miles southeast of Guernsey provided travelers with a "chalkboard" where they placed their names for those who followed. The landmark still remains much the way it looked to pioneers on wagon trains journeying West.
Amenities
Onsite
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Pull Thru Available
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Pets Welcome
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BBQ Facilities
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Dump Station
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Forest Areas
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Group Area
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Handicapped
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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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Biking - Mountain
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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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Fly Fishing
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Hiking
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Horseback Riding
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Backpacking
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Sailing/Windsurfing
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Skiing -Cr.Country
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Swimming
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Water Skiing
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Wildlife Viewing
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Wonderful night camping
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My family and I had a nice stay at the park. We were only passing through, and stayed 1 night at the park. The staff was friendly and helpful, the facilities were clean. I plan on staying a little longer next year when we come back to Wyoming.
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Absolutely beautiful!
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This is by far one of the most beautiful state parks I've been to. There is so much to see. You can picnic in the castle on top of the mountain and watch the boaters far below. On the other side of the same mountain you can watch eagles and hawks fly around you. The ride to this area supplies views of breathtaking scenery, wildflowers, and wildlife such as wild turkey, deer, hawks, and eagles.
Do not forget your bike! There are plenty of places to ride! There is a paved road that goes all the way through the park with stunning views the entire way.
There is also a small museum which is fun to see.
Swimming is VERY cold, but a dip in the ice water is ok when it's really hot. The kids don't seem to mind the chill of the water at all.
There are a wide variety of campsites. This campground even includes handicap TENT sites, which is unusual. The handicap RV sites are beautiful and very large. The others go from your typical campsites to fairly rustic.
Another plus is that town is right around the corner from the park, so don't worry if you forget anything.
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terilately
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Nice area
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We stayed in one of the areas that had water and power hookups. I wish they had sewer hookups as well, but the central area for RV dump was convenient, but could see it getting crowded with long waits when there are a lot of people trying to use them all at once.
The weather was very windy, but that is expected with anyplace in Wyoming. Improvements could maybe be some type of wind breaks at each site that would quell that, especially since it was almost always from the same direction. The bull horn stickers were also quite prevelant at all the sites in our camping area. We were one of a group of campers, and we all thought they could do something to remove those so we didn't have to pick them out of everything. But then, it is a "wild" area and those are a naturally growing plant on the plains. You kinda have to expect it!
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subrock
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Greatest place on Earth!
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My family has been enjoying Lake Guernsey since I was a young child. I have seen a lot of changes in the years. I remember the speed boat races up and down Sandy beach, camping bumper to bumper and going up on a last minute decision. What a great experience as a child growing up. Lots of good memories! I have my own family now and it doesn't seem the same. Now you have to schedule your camping trips to Guernsey if you want a camping space and thanks to the folks that have figured out how to cheat the reservation system, it is almost impossible. The park rangers are nice, yes, but let us have our space and enjoyment with our music and freedom of being away from home. Lake Guernsey is our favorite place on earth!
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