Curt Gowdy State Park

Had a great time camping here during CFD. We have a travel trailer and I think this place might be more suited for those of us who are RVing. Camp sites are pretty close together and we had a neighbor complain about our minimal generator noise at 10:00... Really? It's a vacation have some fun and stay up past your bedtime.

We visited CGSP on a weekend, and were unhappy with the crowd level that day.

Tip: It often gets VERY crowded here, especially on weekends

This is a nice-looking park, so next time we'll try coming in the middle of the week instead of on a weekend.

We loved this park! We were off season tent camping and had our pick of campsites. We picked one, right by the water, nestled in the trees. In the morning, we were able to take our showers in the visitor center and walk the beautiful trails. The view is gorgeous! If we are ever back in this part of the country, we definitely would stay here again!

This review is for crow creek to hidden falls trail which is in curt gowdy state park.

there is not a parking lot at the trail head. will need to park before the resevoir at shoreline trail or across the road at the reservoir there is no bathroom. if you need to use the bathroom stop at the visitor center there is a day pass fee.. $7 for residents. $12 for non residents. if you pay at visitor center you can use cash or card. if you go to somewhere supposedly near some trail you would need cash only.

there are no poop bags for dogs at the trailhead. so if you are bringing your pups bring some bags!!! there are also no trash cans that i saw so plan on packing out what you pack in. including dog poop bags there is a sign that says there is a bear in the area. so know that before you go.

there is a lot of shade, and a creek lining most of the trail. to get to the falls you will need to go over some boulders and then walk a little bit in the water. either bring water shoes or plan on taking off your boots. the water was mostly ankle deep but did get up to thigh high near the falls. im 5 foot 8. it was a lovely trail though!

It's a nice park. You can easily drive around it. I wouldn't recommend coming here when it's been raining or snowing. Great place in the sun. Heaps of camping areas and a couple of hiking trails.

This is a very beautiful state park with RV and tent camping. You can camp (RV or tent) right next to the water! There are plenty of bathrooms and a visitor's center here as well. You do need to pay a small fee to camp or visit and reservations to camp are required during the peak times. I spent the afternoon here by the water and had a picnic. There were people biking, fishing, hiking, canoeing and hanging out. We brought binoculars to scope out the variety of cool birds. Next time I want to bring some bikes so I can get on the trails!

It's a great park, but mostly during the winter. I like to fish along the Crow Creek Trail all the way into the Hidden Falls but only in the colder months. During the summer, the trail is over-crowded 99% of the time. A LOT of Greenies (Coloradans) come up because they have crowded and trashed their own parks. Much like Rob Roy and the Laramie lakes, the Greenies invade this park for the entire summer. They are very loud, obnoxious and I really with they'd charge them more to enter the park (and camp there as well) to dissuade them from their invasive behavior.

The state stock the lakes with fish each year, so the fishing can be okay (except where the boats keep trolling or zooming by). There are better hidden areas that I simply won't talk about here for fear the Greenies invade those great fishing holes as well.

For those looking to rent a space with RV hook-ups, do it FAR in advance because again, the Greenies steal a lot of the good spots for the entirety of the summer season. People don't just camp for a night and leave, they live there for the summer.

Keep your dogs on a leash. Every time that I go up to Curt Gowdy, there are jack-wads that think their dog is a perfect little angel off of a leash. Wyoming Residents open/conceal carry and bow and arrows (there's a range at Gowdy), so take that into consideration with dogs that might be mistaken as aggressive breeds off of a leash. As was posted, there are bears. There are also mountain lions, and on occasion coyotes. Fluffy off of her leash would make a great snack for a bear or mountain lion.

One last note. If you do go for the day, take a First Aid kit. I have used mine on adults/children that have gotten scraped up on the rocks along the trails many times. Take lots of water, and sunscreen. There are no water stations along the trails. While you are at it grab a handy trail map at the Visitor's Center.

This review is for tent camping only.

Reserve well in advance for a campsite away from others. We only reserved a month in advance and our campsite was within 5 yards of the people camping next to us on each side. The only water spigot we could find was a mile away, so it isn't exactly convenient. The bathrooms are vault toilets with no running water and no hand sanitizer, so bring your own hand washing stuff. There is zero shade at most of the sites.

That said, it was a great location. The "camp store" had a good selection of stuff at very fair prices. The vault toilets were kept very clean.

We'll camp here again, if we can reserve one of the sites that was away from everyone else, otherwise, you feel like you are camping in a parking lot.

A costly rip-off. They charged us $60.00 extra for 2 relatives to stay with us for a night. That is more than the original cost of the campsite. Showers were over a mile away. Don't go there! That cost is not fully explained on their registration pages.

I'd love to say stay away place isn't worth it, but that would only be so I could keep it to myself. Everywhere here is well maintained and clean with friendly staff.

Huge campsites, lake side. No sewer drainage for RV. No showers, restrooms were ok................