Curt Gowdy State Park - Wyoming

We waved good-bye to the bison as we left Terry Bison RV Park. We were both pretty disappointed with our stay there. 

But, the good thing about living full time in a trailer is that you don't have to feel stuck in any one place and the next place may be better.

Curt Gowdy State Park is located equidistance between Laramie, WY and Cheyenne, WY.

We checked into the visitor center. There is a great view from the parking lot.

Here is the view from the balcony of the visitor center. You can see the lake below.

The visitor center has great free WIFI and a room where you can set up your laptop/tablet.

There are several campgrounds in the park. Most of the RV sites have full or partial hook-up - EXCEPT for the equestrian campground, where you get NADA. No water, no electric, no sewer, and no cell service.

But, you get a picnic table and a fire ring and a really good sized area to park.

The horses got a large shared pen with a shelter. There was a large water trough filled with water. The rangers filled the water troughs for the horses in anticipation of our arrival. This was AWESOME! We had filled both our water tanks prior to our arrival, but having this done for us was a huge stress off of us.

We spent the next three days riding the trails. Only one trail is marked for equestrians - Lariat trail. But we rode Stone Temple as well as the Rock N Roller trail. We spoke with a ranger and he said that they discourage horses on the other trails because they have had horses spook at the mountain bikes, but if your horses are OK with sharing the trails, you can pretty much ride on any trail as long as it is not specifically marked NO HORSES.

The trails were fabulous. Well marked, easy to follow, well kept. There were some low branches, and tight squeezes between rocks, but overall great riding. We rode barefoot all three days and the horses did just fine.

We did meet the occasional mountain biker, but everyone was polite and kind and, depending on where we were on the trail, either we moved out of the way or they did.

This little mountain blue bird had a nest right next to the horse pen. He would come out and scold the horses. 

You can see the lake in the distance.

Lennox waiting for his dinner.

We went into Cheyenne Wednesday night and visited the Holiday Park. This Mama Goose was taking care of her babies by the lake.

We loved all the rock formations and aspen groves.

Several horse people advised us that the Back Country Horseman have a horse camp called Blair Wallis, primitive camping with corrals set up, just down the road. Also, people recommended riding in Happy Jack - another dispersed camping area close by.

If we had time, we would check out the other places, but we are heading into Nebraska!

Really excited to enter State #11, only 37 more to go.

Ari and I were both really happy with our stay here. This is a great place for horse camping.