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Activities & Amenities Content - GUERNSEY

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Category: Activities & Amenities Content - GUERNSEY

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Guernsey State Park is a registered national historic landmark. The park has long been known as a haven for camping, boating and hiking, but its real treasure may lie in the wonderful work completed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) that can be seen throughout the park. CCC projects like the “Castle,” the Guernsey Museum, historic picnic shelters, unique drinking fountains, trails, bridges and more are a must see at Guernsey State Park.

 

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  • Historic features can be found throughout the park.
  • The “Museum”, picnic shelters at Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Spotted Tail day use/campgrounds can all be seen on the east side of the reservoir off of Lake Side Drive.
  • Unique structures like the “Castle”, the “Million Dollar Biffy”, Brimmer Point Scenic Overlook and miles of hiking trails can all be found on the west side of the park.
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  • The Guernsey Museum is open seasonally from May 1 through September 30.
  • All other historic features and attractions are available for use throughout the year.
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Appropriate Daily Use and Overnight Camping fees apply.

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Horseback riding is permitted at Guernsey State Park.

 

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  • Horses may be ridden on the roadways of the park and the hiking trails located on the western side of the reservoir.
  • Horses in developed campgrounds and picnic areas are prohibited.
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Horseback riding is an activity that can be done all year.
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Appropriate Daily Use and Overnight Camping fees apply.

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Category: Activities & Amenities Content - GUERNSEY

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Guernsey State Park is home to the historic Guernsey Museum. The Guernsey Museum is a historic “trail side” museum constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). This unique structure is maintained and presented as is was originally designed some 80 years ago.

 

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The Museum is located on the east side of the reservoir off of Lake Side Drive just north of the Guernsey Dam.

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The Museum is open seasonally from May 1 through September 30.

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Appropriate Daily Use and Overnight Camping fees apply.

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Guernsey State Park has 2 pairs of horseshoe pits for the public to use.

 

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The horseshoe pit facilities are located in Sandy Point Campground.

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Horseshoe pitching activities are available all year-around.

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Appropriate Daily Use and Overnight Camping fees apply.

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Guernsey State Park was designed and constructed to take advantage of the the beautiful and scenic vistas of the area. The entire park has picture worthy panoramas but there are historical Civilian Conservation Corps structures and features that were specifically constructed to provide spectacular observation points of the canyons and river of the the park.

The Castle, the Museum, Brimmer Point Overlook and miles of hiking trails were all built to provide a striking vantage point of this special area. Lake Side Drive, with it many pull-off areas, runs along the entire eastern shoreline of the reservoir and provides spectacular views of the lake and the canyon.

 

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  • The entire park provides scenic vista opportunities from the Castle and other special features on the west side of the lake to the Museum and the scenic drive along the eastern shoreline of the reservoir on Lake Side Drive.
  • The spillway overlook of the Guernsey Dam is a special place to see when the full lake is spilling through this narrow passage each summer.
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The park and its scenic features are open all year-around.

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Appropriate Daily Use and Overnight Camping fees apply.

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