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Status - Buffalo Bill State Park
Attention: HCB Advisory Monitoring Buffalo Bill Reservoir - - - - - Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Park is open year round for camping and day use. Certain facilities and amenities are shut down due to weather and winter season. |
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Hours - Buffalo Bill State Park
May 1 - September 30: Park Campgrounds & Day Use Areas are Open - Water and shower facilities are weather dependent in May and September. Office hours 7am-7pm, Park open 24 hours a day to visitors; these hours vary as well due to seasonal employee personnel availability. October - April: North Fork Campground Closed; Stagecoach Campground Closed; Sheep Mountain Day Use Area Closed; Rest of park open to camping and day use, ALL water systems turned off for the winter season.
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Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation, is seeking public comment on an integrated Resource Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (RMP/EA) for Buffalo Bill Reservoir and State Park.
The plan outlines potential recreation improvements and other management actions at the reservoirs, which Reclamation owns and manages in terms of operations and which Wyoming State Parks manages in terms of recreation.
The draft RMP/EA describes the needs and opportunities; public issues and concerns; goals and objectives; and specific management objectives and the proposed action at the Reservoir. Because the reservoir is federally owned and managed, proposed recreation improvements are required to be disclosed and analyzed under the National Environmental Policy Act. The draft RMP/EA also summarizes the public process and identifies potential environmental effects.
Specific and substantial comments received on the RMP/EA during the comment period will be analyzed and responded to by Reclamation. Comments received will help decision makers determine whether to issue a Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments on the draft RMP/EA should be specific and should address the adequacy of the statement and the merits of the alternatives discussed (40 CFR 1503.3).
The RMP/EA is available below.
The public can learn more and provide written comments on the draft RMP/EA at open houses scheduled at the following locations and times:
Online comment form on the RMP/EA will be accepted in writing during the public comment period through June 10, 2024 and can be provided online via the Comment Form or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by mail to:
Planning and Grants Manager
Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources
2301 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002.
For more information on the Buffalo Bill State Park planning process, please contact Carly-Ann Carruthers, Planning Manager, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 307-777-6968. For information on State Park Operations, please contact Dan Marty, Park Superintendent, at 307-587-9227 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Status - Buffalo Bill State Park
Attention: HCB Advisory Monitoring Buffalo Bill Reservoir - - - - - Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Park is open year round for camping and day use. Certain facilities and amenities are shut down due to weather and winter season. |
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Hours - Buffalo Bill State Park
May 1 - September 30: Park Campgrounds & Day Use Areas are Open - Water and shower facilities are weather dependent in May and September. Office hours 7am-7pm, Park open 24 hours a day to visitors; these hours vary as well due to seasonal employee personnel availability. October - April: North Fork Campground Closed; Stagecoach Campground Closed; Sheep Mountain Day Use Area Closed; Rest of park open to camping and day use, ALL water systems turned off for the winter season.
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If you would like to get involved or want to stay up to date, contact:
Dan Marty
307-587-9227
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The history of Buffalo Bill Reservoir and “Cody Country” is rooted in the rich lore of the old West. Buffalo Bill State Park was named for Colonel William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, famous as a wild west showman, promoter and developer. He first came to the region in the 1870s as a guide for a survey expedition and spent the next 20 years guiding and sponsoring hunting parties in the area.
“Buffalo Bill” Cody was influential in bringing irrigation and agricultural development into the area and founded the town in 1896 that bears his name. Some of the land now occupied by Buffalo Bill State Park was originally owned by Colonel Cody and was acquired from him by the federal government to implement the reservoir project.
Work began on the dam in 1905. When completed in 1910, it was the highest dam in the world at 325 feet. Buffalo Bill State Park was established in 1957 and provided recreational areas and facilities along the original shoreline. In 1993, an eight-year project was completed that raised the crest of the dam 25 feet and increased the reservoir storage capacity. The enlarged reservoir inundated the former recreation areas and required removal of the old park facilities. Buffalo Bill State Park has been redeveloped as part of that project.
CODY, Wyo. – Sept. 25, 2026 – Buffalo Bill State Park will temporarily close the Eagle Point area to the public Monday, Sept. 28 through Thursday, Oct. 1, while crews complete scheduled maintenance and accessibility improvements.
The project will include resurfacing the asphalt entrance to Eagle Point and reconstructing the ADA parking pad near the restroom facility. The entire Eagle Point area will be closed to public access while work is underway.
Visitors are asked to observe all posted closures during construction. The closure is expected to remain in place through Thursday, Oct. 1, and the area will reopen once work is complete and conditions allow.
Buffalo Bill State Park appreciates visitors’ patience and cooperation while these improvements are completed.
For more information about Buffalo Bill State Park, visit WyoParks.Wyo.Gov/BuffaloBill.
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Status - Buffalo Bill State Park
Attention: HCB Advisory Monitoring Buffalo Bill Reservoir - - - - - Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Park is open year round for camping and day use. Certain facilities and amenities are shut down due to weather and winter season. |
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Hours - Buffalo Bill State Park
May 1 - September 30: Park Campgrounds & Day Use Areas are Open - Water and shower facilities are weather dependent in May and September. Office hours 7am-7pm, Park open 24 hours a day to visitors; these hours vary as well due to seasonal employee personnel availability. October - April: North Fork Campground Closed; Stagecoach Campground Closed; Sheep Mountain Day Use Area Closed; Rest of park open to camping and day use, ALL water systems turned off for the winter season.
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Attention: HCB Advisory Monitoring Buffalo Bill Reservoir - - - - - Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
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Hours - Buffalo Bill State Park
May 1 - September 30: Park Campgrounds & Day Use Areas are Open - Water and shower facilities are weather dependent in May and September. Office hours 7am-7pm, Park open 24 hours a day to visitors; these hours vary as well due to seasonal employee personnel availability. October - April: North Fork Campground Closed; Stagecoach Campground Closed; Sheep Mountain Day Use Area Closed; Rest of park open to camping and day use, ALL water systems turned off for the winter season.
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Attention: HCB Advisory Monitoring Buffalo Bill Reservoir - - - - - Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Park is open year round for camping and day use. Certain facilities and amenities are shut down due to weather and winter season. |
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Hours - Buffalo Bill State Park
May 1 - September 30: Park Campgrounds & Day Use Areas are Open - Water and shower facilities are weather dependent in May and September. Office hours 7am-7pm, Park open 24 hours a day to visitors; these hours vary as well due to seasonal employee personnel availability. October - April: North Fork Campground Closed; Stagecoach Campground Closed; Sheep Mountain Day Use Area Closed; Rest of park open to camping and day use, ALL water systems turned off for the winter season.
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