Ive always been a big fan of this place, from fishing to camping to hiking this place rocks! We try to go up once a week and hike the trails. We tend to stay away from the hidden falls hike because its usually pretty full of other adventurers. The scenic overlook is another awesome destination that few hike to, so definitely check that out as well. You can get a free trail map from the pay booths and the visitor center. Happy hiking!!!

Lake is Nice, the camp sites are clean and well maintained.Beautiful Sunrise and Sunsets! Relaxing and good room between campsites! The two things that kept it from being 5 stars is:Very open, no shade because of very little tree cover!And there is no waste dump on site!Lucky there is a FREE dump site on I-80 4 miles from the Colorado/Wyoming border.

It was worth the drive. Loved the scenery. Want to camp here next trip out west. Its beautiful. Would have LOVED the time to walk the trails.

There are several camping areas within the park. This review is only for the Jerres Haven area. The scenery from this area is wonderful but the spots are awful. All rock. No grass. No trees. We had just as well parked on a gravel road. After staying in campgrounds from Oregon to Iowa, these are the most unlevel sites of any camping spot. We had to raise the tongue about 1 1/2 feet just to level the camper not to mention putting about 4 of planking under one side. Very disappointed. We did stay in Happy Jack one month before and was very happy there.

We went to Hidden Falls and it was really beautiful hike. Pretty heavily trafficked even in the middle of the week but worth it! Kids loved it and want to get back.

Curt Gowdy State Park is a great place to getaway and relax, even as someone who doesn’t mountain bike or fish which seem to be the main draws I still had an excellent experience here. With a little planning and research you can pick a camping site away from your neighbors with some great views, its quiet, scenic, and theres plenty of hiking opportunities. Plan for wind as always and enjoy! Prices do seem high relative to national forest campgrounds but hey its a state park they’ve gotta maintain. If I had a recommendation it would be to give the bathrooms just a little extra TLC and to change check in from 3pm to 1 or 2 pm. Its a big park so im assuming its to allow time for inspection/cleanup. Check out Curt Gowdy!

First time there and enjoyed it a lot. Plenty of activities to do and I really liked the hiking trail options! Definitely would recommend.

Enjoyed a 4+ mile hike today and brought our dogs. Beautiful area and mostly shaded. Park & hike. Please keep dogs on a leash, although you feel yours may be fine off leash its not allowed. Others on a leash may not be OK with a strange dog running up to them causing a fight and knocking the on leash dogs owner onto the ground... Yes this happened today But, it still was a lovely walk. Lots of wildflowers too!

Love this park. Its nestled in vedawoo about 35 minutes west of Cheyenne. The water is very cold but the scenery is breath taking. Great trails for archery, biking, hiking, and riding atvs. I highly recommend you check it out.

Crystal lake and our camp site was fantastic. Its perfect for Paddle boarding and kayaking. Our camp site was clean and level. The pit toilets were close and clean. The road down from Granite was extreme washboard. Lay some gravel WSP. We were packing up to leave and at 11:07 the chatty park ranger had to stop me and harass me about not being done, and getting charged another day and the next camper blah blah blah. You saw me packing up, and could have skipped the lecture and let me get back at it. No dump station at a state park was also disappointing.

We were greatly disappointed in the Curt Gowdy State Park camping. The high ratings are not justified when compared to their peers in other states. While we loved the reservoirs and the general scenery, the facilities and actual camp sites were subpar.We stayed at the Crystal Reservoir which was 4.5 miles down the worst rutted dirt road we have ever driven. (It reminds me of the Outback of Australia.) It beats the heck out of your vehicle and generates a lot of dust. Most of the campsites are close to the dirt road so everything gets covered in dust in no time. Locals drive fast of the road which makes the dust even more unbearable. We stained our clothes by sitting at the picnic table.Their toilet facilities are really spread out. Also access to drinking water is poor. There are flush toilets and pay showers but only at the reception building when you enter the park. We only found out about the showers on our last day by accident.We did enjoy the hike behind the reservation building. It was well worth taking and much better than the ones we tried at Crystal.For the high fees charged, Wyoming needs to invest in the Park’s infrastructure. Top of the list would be paving all 4.5 miles of poor dirt road. Second would be adding some flush toilets and showers at convenient locations at all reservoirs. We will never come back to this park in its current poor state. It is a shame since the park could be a top showcase attraction for the state if it was up to national standards. Now it looks like a poor cousin compared to Windmill State Park in Nebraska, which even costs less and has top of the line facilities.

Nice location, ease of access from where we live in Colorado. But I felt the fees we paid were too much for the amenities offered or what we could take advantage of. Weather in this area can also be a major concern, as we had to leave early on account of the tent-flattening wind we experienced.

Non-residents beware! First time at Curt Gowdy & we loved our campsite, the hiking and the reservoirs to kayak on. However no where in our reservation or on the website did we see anything about needing a decal for our kayak. Coming from CO and not needed it there and no information given to us on our reservation, we were not prepared for the $20 per kayak we were charged by Ts Essential Camping. (camp store) What would have been a great weekend was marred by feeling we were taken advantage of. And please dont tell me about the flashing sign on I25 as you cross the border; who can read any flashing sign going 65 mph up a highway? I would have given the park a 5 star if we would have been informed and ready for the inspection & charges. Not informing visitors before they get to the park about this charge, is really dropping the ball on organization and welcoming visitors. And it put a damper on the weekend.

It was a small entry fee but such a beautiful park. Highly recommend if youre just looking for a small hike (about 2 mi there and back) you go to the hidden falls- this trail is pet friendly as well!

This was a pretty nice state park to visit. I liked that I could bring my leashed dogs (though they wished they could have gone in the reservoirs, but no big deal). I drove up from CO and liked that it was a pretty short drive to get there. I saw a coyote, which was cool.

My kids and I love Curt Gowdy! We usually take the trail to the hidden falls but, this last time we went we walked around the lake. I love how the camping areas are set up. Should we ever go camping wed definitely consider going there. Its just nice overall. Plenty of different trails, theres a biking trail which looks like a lot of fun.

The park itself is gorgeous! We took an excursion on the Hidden Falls trail, approx. 6 miles round trip.FYI bring exact change of either $6 (wyoming resident) or $9 (out of state) for the day use fee. While the park has a ranger on duty, she was worthless and too busy yapping on her cell phone. She could not make change, didnt have maps, so just sitting on her behind collecting a paycheck.Anyway, its a wonderful place for a family outing, my sons are 4 and 3 and they navigated the terrain just fine.

Nice place. I would argue that bikes shouldnt be on the narrow trails but other than that. Beautiful place

One of the best parks we have been to. The spot that we had was on a private little peninsula. It provided for a very quiet and relaxing night under the stars. Winds from the West started up around 2AM that swayed us to a deep sleep. The site shown is GP155. RMNP is a fairly short drive from here. We stayed the next two nights in Estes Park and the wife kept commenting how Curt Gowdy was so much better. If we had to do it all over again, I would have booked 3 nights here and skipped our cramped Estes Park stay.

Really wished I would have been informed that they closed the showers, as I would have made different plans. 6 days here with no dump station on site, no water hook up at my site, and now no showers for $35 a night. Extremely disappointed. Seeing that I have had a reservation since June, an email with this information would gave been nice. Nothing on your website, Facebook, or any where I can find that you have shut down your only running water facilities. Ugh.

Nice place to go for a family camping weekend or for a day trip. Beautiful visitor center as well. Easy hiking trails, archery, lake for fishing and boating. Most of the camping sites are reservation only. So it would be beneficial to book a camp site in advance or come up early to find one!

Waterfall not worth the hike. Everything else about the park is fantastic! The hiking, paddle boarding, scenery...all of it is awesome.

Gorgeous. Friendly and helpful staff while calling for information. We stayed at one of the 80 primitive sites; show up, claim, and go pay ($9 day + $16 overnight fee, out of state prices). All sites seem to be positioned with great views of the lakes. No swimming but kayaks and jet skis allowed. Ranger drove around several times checking on everyone and shutting off generators after 10pm. New visitors center with very nice shower rooms. On the weekends a man has several trailers set up selling ice, firewood, sodas, popsicles, and camp supplies.

Clean showers and restrooms. Beautiful scenery and well kept. We will be back!

It is great for camping, fishing, boat ride on the lake and hiking and bicycling on the mountains, it has a place to buy things they you might need like wood, ice and frozen deserts and sodas.

On the upside, this park is conveniently located for a layover, it is in an interesting area of rock outcroppings and has a lot of very nice hiking trails. On the downside, the park does not provide any dump station at all, there does not seem to have been much effort if any to level the sites, and the staff seems evenly split between very nice / helpful and really don’t care.

The hike up to hidden falls was awesome! We had made reservations for our spot nearly 2 months ahead of time. The people before us failed to check out at 11 so we hiked to kill time when we came back some young adults had taken over our spot and when asked to leave they made threats and tried to start a fight. The park was amazing but the issues with our spot caused us to leave before we finished our reservation. 5 stars for the park 1 star for organization and presence of authority.

Very pretty but no swimming or dogs in the water since it is Cheyennes water shed. No jet skis either. Definitely go for the views. Campgrounds are nicely maintained as are the numerous restrooms. Three stars because you cant get wet.

Really cool place with a ton of activities to do from multiple mountain bike areas, fishing spots, hiking, two reservoirs to take boats/kayaks/paddle boards on. The camping is reservation only though and the spots are quite close in some of the sections but those were mostly RV hookups. They also have a camp store for things you forgot to bring like enough firewood or ice. Family friendly with playground areas spread throughout the park as well.

Mountain biking, water sports, archery, hiking, play grounds, killer group sites... its a yearly staple! We just wish they had RV dump site still because now we cant stay as long. Why would they get rid of the dump station at such a big , nice park?

Not a lot of options for privacy in this campground. Extremely clean, well maintained, excellent trails and facilities!

Curt Gowdy state park is an amazing hiking, biking and camping place to be.When you first drive in, youre greeted by a wonderful welcome center. Then, an absolutely beautiful view of an almost picturesque lake complimented by luscious trees and rocks and rivers. I definitely recommend going on the hidden falls trail because at the end you can relax with family or friends at the end by a cool and relaxing hidden waterfall that you can swim in or get away from the heat!

Great place to visit. Im into hiking, but the trails are excellent for mountain bike and horseback riding. Open year round. Either day pass or get a year pass. Fees vary for residents vs nonresidents of Wyoming. Many campsites as well.

It was a beautiful park, trails are great, they have a kayak rental and archery target site. The only thing I didnt like was the bolted toilet but for personal reasons. They must up keep the shower/restroom amenities. And bring quarters for the shower. Cuz the change machine was not in service.

Amazing for people of all ages! I absolutely love hiking here every weekend! The trails are awesome!!

Really beautiful! My 3 year old and 7 year old were able to make the hike (the 3 year old did get carried most of the way back). Its about 2 miles to the falls and another 2 miles back on the main trail. Water is really, really cold!

We came here from Nebraska and were so impressed with how beautiful the park was. We hiked crow creek train where you end at a waterfall. Will be coming back to tent camp soon!

Beautiful park with plenty of opportunity for rest and relaxation. Amazing views and wonderful plains environment!

This place is beautiful!! Loads of different trails and activities to choose from. Well worth the trip out there and minimal park fee.

The park was under construction but nice improvements when they finish. Beautiful setting with the lakes and rolling hills. Perfect spot to stay to get away from the hustle of Cheyenne but a short drive to town. Beware navigation will have you turn early to camp just stay on Happy Jack road the entire way to entrance.

I absolutely love this park!!! It’s so beautiful and has such great hikes. By far my favorite has to be hidden falls.

Great state park. Lots of wonderful biking and hiking trails, great fishing and noce developed camp sites.

Nice little gem in southern Wyoming. Nice camping facilities and amazing mountain bike trail system. From what I could tell there is trail access at every campground. Also great for hiking.

Very nice place to have get togethers. Great shower facilities. Great camping..lots of places no need for reservations , some of the best mountain biking and good hiking and relaxing fishing.

What a fun state park to visit! With beautiful scenery, hiking, biking, fishing, and camping, this is a one-stop shop for anyone looking to enjoy Wyoming outdoors! From day-use enjoyment to making a reservation to camp out all weekend, Curt Gowdy has what you need!

A little in the wide open, but real nice camp grounds. There is a bit of a walk to the pit toilets. This park is at 7200 ft plus so be prepared.

The grounds were beautiful. We drove around forever looking for water. At least 45 minutes. None of the people that worked there knew where it was. Another worker told us the store was opened and it was closed. When we first arrived the gal didnt know where the campsite was. These people need training. Very annoying

Had a great weekend and plenty of wildlife and fishing , great stay and the little store was very accommodating even after they had closed, thank you for the enjoyable stay !!

Had a great time!! Caught my first fish of the season. Catch-and-release. It was cool to watch the trout swim away. Peace out

Amazing views. Some signs need replacing, makes getting to Hidden Falls a little difficult, bit worth it!

Wow this park is nothing like Ive seen before. Born and raised in Florida. I took a 4 day trip to Denver and came to this park on the 3rd day. And I fell in love with Wyoming. If youve never been, pictures dont do this park justice, you need to see it for yourself.

Curt Gowdy State Park is a public recreation area in the western United States, located in Wyoming on state highway 210. It is halfway between Cheyenne and Laramie, about 25 miles from each, in Albany and Laramie counties.

This hike was beautiful! We went at 8am and it wasn’t crowded at all.

Had a great time along the well maintained trails and although it was very busy as it was memorial weekend I never felt like the area was cramped with people.

Its a beautiful park with lakes and plenty of hiking trails, and camping spots. A day pass for Wyoming residents is $6, and I think about twice that for non residents. I recommend the Crow Creek Trail to the Hidden Falls.

Its like a miniature Yosemite Park. Great hiking trails, amazing bike runs, and views. Seriously, gotta see this great place less than 30 min from Cheyenne.

I just took a friend up. We did some fishing. Granite lake and Crystal lake both are good fishing. Everything is well maintained. Bathroom good. You know out houses. Clean mostly.

Seems pretty but didnt have time to get out and look around. Will update my ratings once I do

We hike here most weekends during the summer season. Facilities are good, rangers are nice and friendly. Gets busy during the summer. 99% of the people you see on the trail are friendly and helpful. Remember to carry out what you carry in and keep the park clean

Spacious, quiet, beautiful. Went for the incredible mountain biking. Highly recommend.

There are so many options of outdoor activities here... Blessed to have these opportunities!

No ranger on duty, no maps available. Trails are poorly marked and bikers were running people off of seriously narrow trails when there was no where for other hikers to move over. The ranger gave me a citation despite having a disabled veteran plate and no one was wiping down or emptying the fee box. No one who was parked illegally on the road got a citation, just me, a disabled veteran. Thats unacceptable on any day but especially memorial day. Guess you prefer to kowtow to the paying customers and let them break the rules but go after a disabled veteran who had the sense enough to arrive early enough in the day to get a parking spot. A legal one. Considering the proximity to FE Warren Id think youd be more veteran friendly. I would have been happy to show my pass but they didnt have anyone on duty to show it too. You obviously had someone on duty to give me a citation. You should staff that person at the pay station instead of having them going around targeting veterans.

A total surprise! Saw it on a map and decided to check it out. Lots of wildlife and incredible views. Lake is much larger than it appears in the pictures. Uncrowded, good fishing and single track trails around the lake. A rather spectacular place.

The summer and good weather spring and fall days are crowded and windy. (Especially post-covid.) They have many campsites but most are in windy locations. Fishing is average (good chance to catch tiny trout) but windy. Great mountain biking trails except its always windy. They have a really cool archery range and course but its always windy. There is a somewhat less-windy spot that is usually packed with SUPers (because its the only somewhat sheltered area.) They have a boat ramp but its a tiny lake, so most boaters go elsewhere. The size of the lake is more appropriate for kayaking or canoeing, except its windy all the time. Curt Gowdy is nice, but isnt great.

Love this park. Visited for the first time about two weeks ago for the Antelope Dash 8 mile trail race. The trails are very well marked and maintained; some trails have plenty of shade, others are exposed. Trees, rocks, flora were all beautiful. Came back to hike to the Hidden Falls the following weekend. We will be back again soon to camp with the dogs.

I love this place. Hands down, a huge reason to live in the state capital of Wyoming. So close, yet so far, but worth the driveThe trail takes a good minute to find, but hidden falls is beyond magnificent.

Absolutely beautiful , perfect. Great location.

Crow Creek, Pinball, and Mahogany were awesome for mountain biking! Canyons is unrideable- miles of hike a bike on the edge of cliffs. Sunning views though if youre looking for a challenge!

Amazing park with lots of hiking and biking trails of all difficulty levels throughout, beautiful views, great campsites, and two big reservoirs for fishing and small watercrafting. Great people and awesome experiences out under the Wyoming sky!

The park is a picturesque place but when I visited several trash dumpsters were overfilled with trash.There are very few shore fishing spots which arent in a camping spot unless one hikes to the northern part of the reservoirs and shoreline between camping spots is generally choked with bushes. The dirt roads to the park is very washboarded.

The trails are all fun and beautiful. I love that I can bring my dog on the trails and to Hidden Falls.

Absolutely gorgeous park! Great camping opportunity?

The biking, fishing, and hiking is superb, unfortunately, the daily fee to simply be in the park is ludicrous. Even property owners on the park have to pay the daily fee or fined $70. If youre just visiting however, the park is well worth the one day fee for all the land and things you can do around the park.

We had a great time and felt safe social distancing.

Nice area and pretty clean. We dod hiking trails but will be back for camping too.

1st time here! This place is awesome! Ill be back!

Super fun. Never too crowded. Lakes and hikes.

Take the crow creek trailhead and follow it to the end there is a amazing waterfall. This park has but tent camping and rv. There is a store and visitors center. We just did the trail and it was a great time.

Lady in visitors center super nice. Great scenery. Not much other traffic on the trails.

Very beautiful and and an amazing place to go for the weekend

So beautiful out here. Definitely worth the drive. About 30 minutes west of Cheyenne. The lake is beautiful with the rocky hills. The hiking trails were a lot of fun! Hidden waterfall about an hour or two walk. Very cool!

Great getaway with not alot of people. Nice area for paddleboarding. Be prepared for no ice or firewood sales on Sunday evening and all of Monday. All in all a nice visit.

What an epic state park!!! Camping so spread out, you feel like youre the only one there

Another great State Park and so easy to get to. We were at Tumbleweeds, need resos but 50A and water with amazing views of reservoir. Very nice walking/hiking trails. Will be back

Camped out at Crystal Lake. Lots of fun. Bathrooms kept clean. Real busy on the weekends.

Nice place to get away, still close to town.

Awesome place to go for a hike or wet a line.. Also a great archery range..Plan several hours to hike into the hidden falls.

Clean, nice camping spots, and SO much to do here!!!!Dont expect cell service. Who cares bc there is so much to do you wont miss your devices.

Took Crow Creek trail to Hidden Falls and came back via Mo Rocka. Its a very nice 4ish mile hike round trip, the falls are fun and visitors share the space well. The trails are well maintained and have great signage at each junction. The trails are easy to moderate with a few places you need to climb over a couple rocks but nothing hard or technical. There are a couple lakes by the road that you can camp and hike by. Its a great way to spend a summer day!

I came camping here all the time as a kid and hadnt been in years. Today we did go on a hike, which is why Im giving this place 2 stars. Theyve totally changed the feel of this place. You no longer are going out to enjoy the scenery and actual camping. Instead you are stacked on people like sardines. Its no wonder they were worried about social distancing. Place looks and feels like a KOA campground, not at all the place I remember as a kid.... wont be coming back. Other than maybe a day hike. Very dissapointing....

Beautiful state park with tons of facilities. Even a store during the summer.

Nice trails for all skill levels. Hidden falls is a must visit!

We love this place it was great in winter for sledding and now it’s great for hiking can’t wait to go find the water fall!!!* we saw the waterfall!!!

This is an enjoyable park with some wooded and open camping ️ spots. The fishing is decent and the bathrooms are clean. Areas of improvement- the Rangers and volunteers need to have a better idea of what is in/around the park as well as provide accurate information to guests. The maps need to be more clearer and the website could be more user friendly and reduce the number of PDFs one has to download.

Pretty but not very dog friendly my dogs do not approve of this park but I the human like it.

Oh my goodness, so lovely. Walked to Hidden Falls 4.9 mile round trip.

Beautiful park. No sewage dumps for RVs.

Extremely dirty. Small trash everywhere. Bottlecaps, pop bottles, beer cans, and smaller type trash.

Great views would be fun to camp there for a few days

Fantastic park and friendly and helpful staff. My 5 year old loved riding the shoreline trail, skills area, Kates trail and rock nv trails on her balance bike.