Keyhole State Park

The Keyhole State Park is a 14,720 acres (60 km ²) large state park in Crook County in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It covers the reservoir Keyhole Reservoir and its riparian zones. The park is located at about 1250 meters and is accessible via Interstate 90.

History

The area of the park was awarded in the Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868 the Lakota Indians. After the discovery of gold in the Black Hills in 1874 the United States annexed the territory. 1952 established the Bureau of Reclamation of the reservoir by the construction of Keyhole Dam. Is named the park after the fire sign of a ranch.

Tourist use

The Keyhole State Park is home to wildlife such as mule deer, white-tailed deer and turkeys. The tourist infrastructure includes, among other things, a port and nine campsites.