Seminoe State Park | |
Photo Width: | 280 |
Photo Alt: | Dam and gorge |
Map: | Wyoming |
Map Width: | 280 |
Relief: | 1 |
Label: | Seminoe State Park |
Location: | Carbon County, Wyoming, United States |
Coords: | 42.1089°N -106.8703°W |
Area: | 20848acres |
Elevation: | 6390feet |
Established: | 1965 |
Free Label: | Named for |
Designation: | Wyoming state park |
Administrator: | Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails |
Seminoe State Park is a public recreation area located on the northwest side of the Seminoe Reservoir, at the base of the Seminoe Mountains, north of Sinclair, Carbon County, Wyoming. The state park encompasses of land and offers access to of water. It is managed by the Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites.
Following construction of the Seminoe Dam and Reservoir in the 1930s, the state of Wyoming created the state park in 1965 through an agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The name Seminoe -- a corruption of the French name Cimineau -- derives from the French trapper, Basil Cimineau Lajeunesse, who was active in the area in the 1800s.
The park's recreational offerings include two camping areas, swimming, fishing, boating, and picnicking. Local wildlife includes bobcats, mule deer, skunks, raccoons, moose, elk, mountain lions, bighorn sheep, rabbits, and bald eagles.