Curt Gowdy State Park

The Laramie County Sheriff's Office has released new details about its investigation into the deadly beating of a Cheyenne transient.

The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office has launched a homicide investigation following the death of a Cheyenne transient who was found severely beaten in Curt Gowdy State Park.

The Laramie County Sheriff's Office is seeking leads after a man was found unresponsive near the dam on Crystal Lake Reservoir in Curt Gowdy State Park west of Cheyenne.

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Wyoming has 12 State Parks and some are underrated

Being in southeast Wyoming, we have really lucked out with the fact that Curt Gowdy State Park is right at our fingertips. The esteemed park located almost halfway between Cheyenne and Laramie always receives high praise from its tourists. In fact, recently, it was named as 'Lonely Planet's '5 Stunning State Parks That Rival National Parks'. While that is an awesome accolade from a travel publication, an even more well known publication as put Curt Gowdy State Park on an even more elite list.

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As the Spring weather approaches, you may be thinking of places to get out and about to. We all know that Wyoming has its fair share of parks, but why not check out one of the top five parks in the U.S. that is said to rival national parks, especially since it's relatively close? Of course, I'm talking about Curt Gowdy State Park.

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