Curt Gowdy State Park, named after the famous broadcaster, was established in 1971 through a lease agreement with the city of Cheyenne and the Boy Scouts. Today it is administered by the Division of State Parks and Historic Sites, Wyoming Department of Commerce. This region was a favored camping area for the Comanche, Pawnee, Crow and Shoshone during their search for bison. Other tribes, including the Iowa, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Sioux are thought to have roamed the area also. The arrival of Union Pacific construction crews in the 1860s caused Native Americans to be

pressured on the ever-shrinking hunting lands and their presence diminished into oblivion on the lands now known as Curt Gowdy State Park.

• Hike through rich abundant flora and fauna, which is the same areas once utilitized by Native Americans.