Recreation

The Laramie Ranger District has reopened the Happy Jack Recreation Site just in time for Presidents Day weekend. Extreme snow accumulation and high winds shut down the area last week, but U.S. Forest Service crews were able to plow Forest Road 719 and the recreation site’s parking lot after conditions improved Wednesday...

The white stuff is the right stuff for Mother Nature and for those looking for a great time.   When I was shoveling all that fresh snow last week it felt like we had enough of the dandruff of the gods, but The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says our Wyoming snowpack is 80 – 85% of average for this time of the year. So ...

The U.S. Forest Service Says recent snow accumulation and forecasted winds have forced the temporary closure of the Happy Jack Recreation Site. The Forest Service says the Laramie Ranger District has not been able to plow Forest Road 719, which provides access to the parking lot...

Tularemia, a disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, has been unusually active this year.  The Wyoming Department of Health and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are reminding those who frequent the outdoors to be mindful of tularemia when spending time outside this fall...

Have you enjoyed a picnic at Vedauwoo yet this summer? The rock formations and recreational area off Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Laramie offers an abundance of birds, scenery and wildlife. Take a field trip there with the Cheyenne chapter of the Audubon Society on Saturday, September 19.

Have you ever played bocce ball? It's the Italian version of lawn bowling and Cheyenne's Sons of Italy invite you to play in their Bocce Bash at Frontier Park's Indian Village on Saturday, June 13.

Were you planning to attend this Saturday's Ice Festival in downtown Cheyenne? The State Parks Department has cancelled the Wyoming Kids eXtreme Ice Festival, scheduled for Saturday, February 28, at the Barrett Building, due to warmer weather.

One of the most popular spots for Southeast Wyoming residents (and our Greenie friends to the south) this time of year is Snowy Range Ski Area.

Do you like jumping on trampolines? If you do, then you're going to love Wyoming's first trampoline park called Jump Craze which opened earlier this year in Casper.

Have you had a good squirt gun fight yet this summer? The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens are hosting a free Community Squirt Gun Fight on Tuesday, August 12, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Paul Smith Children's Village.

Do you like to play tennis? New tennis courts opened in west Cheyenne on Monday, July 7, with a grand opening celebration which included refreshments and a presentation by local tennis pro Ken Yamada.

Yellowstone spokesman Al Nash says all roads, campgrounds, lodging, visitor amenities and activities are open for the season.