Guernsey State Park

Camp a night at Sandy Cove, right along the banks of the Guernsey Reservoir, and you’ll be a prune in no time! Why would you ever get out of the water when there’s endless swimming, fishing, and boating right in your backyard? There’s plenty of history and hiking at this expansive state park, but if you find the water calling your name all day eve Read more...

Follow the Oregon Trail all the way to Guernsey State Park! A stay at Sandy Point Campground, the best place around for shoreline camping, is bound to be more comfortable than a prairie schooner. Swim, paddle, sail and ski until the blue sky fades to freckled black. If you feel some separation anxiety from the reservoir when you finally head to be Read more...

Cottonwood Cove Campground sits on the banks of Guernsey Reservoir, and is accessible by a gravel road. There are lots of trails in the park (of moderate difficulty) where you’ll find great views of the park, reservoir, and dam. Campers will also want to explore the museum and castle in the park. There are also remnants of the original Oregon Trai Read more...

Poles? A rain fly? That’s so 2008. Leave the tent at home, and book a five-star YURT! Nowhere better to get your yurt on than Guernsey State Park, where trails upon trails will leave your camera full, your legs spent, and your belly grumbling. Light up the campfire, it’s time for some yurt-side dining!Read more...

Fish Canyon Cove is one of Guernsey State Park’s best kept secrets. Get away from the open waters and family-filled beaches of the reservoir for some private time in Fish Canyon Cove, a scenic patch of shoreline nestled into the reservoir’s narrow eastern bay. You’ll feel like you’re on your own private island with secluded camping and lakeside vi Read more...

Wide, blue waters, sparsely elegant forest, log cabins and stone bridges. Long Canyon has all the sights and water sports that make Guernsey a hot spot for campers, but its seclusion on the reservoir’s north shore makes this campground a great alternative to the park’s numerous Sandy sites. Take a boat across the narrow stretch of lake to explore Read more...

Sandy Beach Campground is the beach bum clubhouse of Guernsey Reservoir. Grab the sunscreen and settle down on your towel for an afternoon of 50 Shades – 50 shades of Wyoming sky, of course! It’s not exactly camping next to the Pacific, but spending a few nights on the shores of Guernsey is pretty darn close to paradise. Read more...