Volunteer Opportunities 

Glendo State Park is a great place to spend your time volunteering during the summer months. Glendo is one of the largest and busiest state parks in Wyoming with over 550 designated campsites throughout the park. Glendo is best known for the amazing walleye fishing, recreational boating opportunities, 45+ miles of mountain bike trails, and excellent campgrounds.

Camp Hosting

The main need for volunteers at Glendo State Park is as camp hosts. There are four camp host assignments available from May through September (dates are flexible). Camp hosting site locations are described in greater detail below.

Two Moon Campground

The camp host site in Two Moon Campground has a cement pad with water, electricity, and shade provided by the pine trees. 

Two Moon is the largest and most popular campground at Glendo State Park. The campground is located in a pine forest and overlooks the lake. Although there is no direct water access, there are boat ramps at the Marina and Whiskey Gulch nearby. Two Moon Campground has a playground, mountain bike trails, a mountain bike pump track, two group picnic shelters, and a few campsites with electricity.

The camp host in Two Moon primarily responsible for the Two Moon Campground. 

Sandy Beach Campground

The camp host site at Sandy Beach has a cement pad with water, electricity, and a metal shade shelter that covers the picnic table. This site is located in an open area with little to no shade available.

The Sandy Beach Campground is known for amazing beaches that stretch along the edge of the cottonwood trees. It is a very popular campground in July and August. All electrical sites are reservation-only, and the remainder of the campground is made up of first-come, first-served and reserved sites. The majority of the first-come-first-serve campsites are shaded by cottonwood trees near the beach.

The camp host at Sandy Beach is responsible for Dune, Willow, Cottonwood, Indian Point, and Broken Arrow Campgrounds; however, the majority of their time is spent in the Dune, Willow, and Cottonwood Campgrounds close to the beach. 

Bennett Hill Campground

The camp host site at Bennett Hill was built in 2017 and has a cement pad with water, electricity, and a metal shade shelter that covers the picnic table.

The Bennett Hill Campground was expanded in 2017 to provide additional campsites, including several group camping sites, near the Bennett Hill boat ramp and fish cleaning station. Bennett Hill is very popular May through mid-July with walleye fisherman. The boat ramp at this campground will become unusable during mid-summer as the water level of the reservoir begins to drop.

The camp host at Bennett Hill is primarily responsible for Bennett Hill Campground (44 campsites); however, they will also assist with the general upkeep of all the other campsites along Lakeshore Drive including Lakeshore, Waters Point, Red Hills, Reno Cove, Soldier Rock, Custer Cove, Colter Bay, and Gravel Point.

Whiskey Gulch Campground

The camp host site at Whiskey Gulch was built in 2017. This site has a cement pad with water, electricity, a metal shade shelter that covers a picnic table, and some medium-sized pine trees that provide shade. 

This assignment will be responsible for the Shelter Point, Sagebrush, Whiskey Gulch, and Mule Hill Campgrounds. These campgrounds are very popular being that the boat ramp at Whiskey Gulch has easy-access for fisherman and recreational boaters. 

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Description:

Glendo State Park is located in the southeastern part of Wyoming. The reservoir is one of Wyoming’s top walleye fisheries and is known for other water-based recreation. With approximately 12,000 surface acres of water, it gives great opportunity to many different users at the same time. There are six boat launching areas on the park. The park has about 20 different campgrounds with over 500 campsites. Reservations can be made for most of the campsites. There are picnic shelters to help keep the afternoon sun from beating down on you, and large group shelters are available to reserve for larger gatherings.

Glendo is the home to a newly developed non-motorized trail system. It is slowly becoming a popular destination spot for some of the best mountain biking in Wyoming. There are approximately 45 miles of trails. There are four trailheads at located at Two Moon Campground, the Wetlands Area, the Dam Overlook, and at Sandy Beach Dune Shelter.

History:

Construction on Glendo Dam started in 1954 and was finished in 1958. The dam was constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation. The primary purpose of the reservoir is to store water for irrigation purposes and to help control flooding. This is the reason that the water level fluctuates at Glendo so severely each year.

Water Levels:  

Glendo Reservoir was built for many different reasons.  Several of these reasons being Irrigation, flood control, and power generation, just to name a few.  What this means for Glendo Reservoir is that the water level fluctuates quite a bit throughout the year, on average about 55 feet in elevation.  There are some key factors to understand when looking at the water levels. The main part of the reservoir and its water is what is referred to as Conservation Pool.  When it is discussed how much water is in the lake, what is actually discussed is how much water is in Conservation Pool or what water has been allocated for the purposes of the reservoir, ie. irrigation, power generation, etc.  As we mentioned before, this is all referenced in terms of elevation above sea level.  When Glendo Reservoir is full, it is at an elevation of 4635.0.  The bottom of Conservation Pool is at an elevation of 4570.  That means that there is 60 feel of water in Conservation Pool.  If Glendo was to be lowered to an elevation of 4570, the bottom of Conservation Pool, it would be listed at 0.0%.  No, that does not mean that the lake is empty. It means that in normal operation, all allocated water has been used.  There is still water in the reservoir.  Below Conservation Pool is an Inactive Conservation Pool.  The top of it is at 4570, same as the bottom of Conservation Pool.  Inactive Conservation Pool is about 25 feet deep.  At the bottom of Inactive Conservation Pool is an elevation of 4545, which is the top of what is referred to as the Dead Pool.  Dead Pool is water that cannot leave Glendo.  The bottom of the outlet structure is at the bottom of Inactive Conservation Pool and top of "Dead Pool."  Since that water is below the outlet structure, it cannot be released.  The bottom of the old river channel is at an elevation of 4508.  That leaves another 37 feet of water.  

This is why when talking water levels and the percentages of water in the lake, it always sounds worse than it really is.  During the winter, water coming down from Gray Reef is stored in Glendo and then spring run-off adds more water to the reservoir.  Due to these gains each year, Glendo usually hits its highest point in June.