Curt Gowdy State Park

The Curt Gowdy State Park is a state park in the foothills of the Laramie Mountains between the towns of Cheyenne and Laramie in Laramie County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Part of the park are the three reservoirs Granite Springs Reservoir, Crystal Reservoir and Upper North Crow Reservoir. It is named after the sportscaster Curt Gowdy.

History

In the region of the Curt Gowdy State Park held in the 19th century, various tribes such as the Kiowa, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Lakota on. For the bison hunt and the Comanche, Pawnee, Absarokee and Shoshone traveled to this area. After the Union Pacific Railroad had advanced in the 1860s to today's Wyoming, Indian tribes came more and more under pressure and had to withdraw from the area of the state parks.

The state park was established in 1971, made ​​possible by a lease of land by the City of Cheyenne and the Boy Scouts of America.

Tourist use

The varied vegetation can be particularly used for recreation in and on the water, hiking and bird watching. There are several places to stay on campsites and in a guest house. Outside the peak travel: from May to September, the infrastructure is only partially available.