State Park

State Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit State Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.47941, -104.97025. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near State Park

• Glendo Dam · lake · Platte · ~2 km · Must-see
• Guernsey State Park · park · Platte · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hell Gap Archaeological Site · fort · Goshen · ~35 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~57 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Converse · ~57 km · Must-see
• Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center · park · Converse · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum · museum · Converse · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Laramie National Historic Site · fort · Goshen · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Fetterman State Historic Site · fort · Converse · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ayres Natural Bridge State Park · park · Converse · ~75 km · Must-see
• Glendo Reservoir · lake · Platte · ~1 km
• Glendo Dike Number 3 Dam · lake · Platte · ~2 km
• Glendo Dike Number 2 Dam · lake · Platte · ~2 km
• Glendo Dike Number 1 Dam · lake · Platte · ~2 km
• Stroda Point · viewpoint · Platte · ~6 km
• Sibley Peak · viewpoint · Platte · ~6 km
• Crandall Dam · lake · Platte · ~9 km
• Twiford Dam · lake · Platte · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of State Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near State Park

• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Sioux · ~126 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~141 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~143 km · Must-see
• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~148 km · Must-see
• Oregon Trail Monument · sanctuary · Converse · ~36 km
• Oregon Trail Monument · sanctuary · Converse · ~48 km
• Friend Park · sanctuary · Albany · ~62 km
• Kiowa State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~131 km
• Glendo State Park · sanctuary · Platte · ~9 km
• Grattan Massacre Historical Monument · sanctuary · Goshen · ~75 km

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