Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, & Trails - State Parks, Historic Sites, & Trails

State Parks, Historic Sites, & Trails

Staff Login

Search Our Site

Glendo State Park

Details: Category: Glendo State Park

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.

The camp host assigned to Two Moon, Sandy Beach, Bennett Hill, and Whiskey Gulch will be provided with Polaris side-by-side utility vehicles that they can use to perform their responsibilities.

A trailered honeywagon is available for all camp host to use to evacuate their black and grey water tanks.

View more about this & other Wyoming State Park & Historic Site Volunteer Opportunities >>

Details: Category: Glendo State Park

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.

Details: Category: Glendo State Park

About Our Site - Glendo State Park

General

Glendo State Park is a 22,000 acre park in Platte County Wyoming, and exists on and around Glendo Reservoir. The park is administered by the State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails division of Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources. With 10,000 acres of land and 12,000 acres of water, our park has a wide variety of recreation options, which are open and accessible year-round! We have 45 miles of multi-use, non-motorized trails, which make for excellent hiking and biking for expert and novice trail users alike. Six boat ramps provide seasonal water access for all manner of boaters. If you're looking to fish, Glendo Reservoir is home to one of the best walleye fisheries in the state, along with healthy populations of a variety of other fish, both out on the reservoir and in the tailwaters below the dam.

OUR WATER LEVELS VARY SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Before planning your trip, make sure to check our reservoir capacity and elevation here, and then take a look at our pages about boating for information on which ramps are accessible! If you're consideringing an overnight stay, we have over 500 campsites spread across 19 campgrounds to accommodate your needs. Please explore our website for information about campgrounds and amenities, to make sure that you know how and where to find the facilities you are looking for. If you're curious about what makes Glendo special, please take a look at this short message from our superintendent, Brian Johnson.

Directions to the main fee booth

From I-25:

Take Exit 111 off of I-25, then turn towards the town of Glendo
At the stop sign, turn right onto Highway 319/ N Yellowstone Highway
After two blocks, turn left on C Street
After one block, turn right on Glendo Park Road
Travel south for about 1.5 miles. The booth is in the middle of the road.
To get to park headquarters, go past the fee booth and stay on Glendo Park Road for another 2 miles. Headquarters will be on your left, just past the Marina.

More

There is a lot to do at Glendo! For details on different facilities and recreation opportunities around the park, please head over to our Activities and Amernities page, where you can find information on everything from boat ramps to campsites. If you're looking for news and program information, please check out the News & Updates page, or find us on Facebook and follow us there. If our webpage doesn't have the answers that you're looking for, please feel free to give our office a call at (307) 735-4433. Thank you for considering us for your next trip outdoors, we look forward to seeing you!

Details: Category: Glendo State Park

Trails - Glendo State Park

A new non-motorized single track trail system was created at Glendo in the past few years. Trail construction began in 2010 and has continued until 2015. There are now over 45 miles of trails that are used for mountain biking and hiking. The trails offer an adventure for every person, it doesn’t matter what your skill level is we have something for you. There are three main trailheads and each one offers a different adventure. You could ride along the Glendo Wetlands area and possibly see some turtles or even a muskrat. The eastern and northern part of the trail system will give you the feel of the mountains as you ride through pine and cedar trees. Be on the lookout for Mule Deer and Turkeys as you travel the mountainous trails. The trails offer a view of the park that few people ever see.

Mountain Biking Videos: