Boysen Reservoir
Riverton, Wyoming(View other Riverton area campgrounds)
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Ownership: Bureau of ReclamationOfficial website: recreation.gov
Posted by: MountainMan on December 15, 2005
Description
Boysen Dam, Reservoir, and Powerplant, features of the Boysen Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, are on the Wind River about 20 miles upstream from Thermopolis, Wyoming. Fishing open year-round with State fishing license. Fish species include trout, walleye, perch, and ling. Approximately 20,000 surface acres and 77 miles of shoreline. Good access via shoreline roads and boat ramps. Other activities include watchable wildlife, big game hunting in season with State license, rockhounding, and horseback riding. Annual winter carnival held in February. Available services include developed campsites and RV sites with dump stations, drinking water, tables, wind screens, restrooms, and boat ramps.Current Reservoir Levels
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Take US-20 south from Thermopolis about 20 miles or US-26 about 20 miles north from Riverton, Wyoming.Activities
Guidebooks
- The Wyoming Camping Guide
- Camping Wyoming and the Black Hills
- Foghorn Outdoors: Montana, Idaho, & Wyoming Camping: The Complete Guide to more than 1200 Campgrounds
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Crestone 60
A backpacker's backpack, this pack is ideal for multiday trips near and far. A unique hipbelt configuration with two pivot...
A backpacker's backpack, this pack is ideal for multiday trips near and far. A unique hipbelt configuration with two pivot...
