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Guides and Outfitters
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Outdoor Recreation
-National Forest
-National Monument
-State Park
Planetarium
Speedway
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Gillette, Wyoming
Activities
For a smaller town, Gillette offers an abundance of activities. Summer is the ideal time for a game of golf, go bowling or watching auto racing at the speedway. Winter offers the opportunity to go snow skiing or snowboarding. Nearby Black Hills National Forest and Devil's Tower National Monument provides excellent rock climbing adventures. Fishing, boating and camping are popular activities at Keyhole State Park. Explore this page to find what to do while visiting Gillette.
Bowling
Camelanes Bowling Center. 1005 W. 2nd Street, Gillette, WY 82716. Phone: 307-682-4811.
Family Fun Frontier Center. 5700 S. Douglas Highway, Gillette. WY 87216. Phone: 307-687-0261.
Event Center
CAM-PLEX Events Facility. 1635 Reata Drive, Gillette, WY 82718. Phone: 307-682-0552.
Festivals and Events
Campbell County Fair. Phone: 307-687-0200.
The county fair has the usual fun rides, lots of food and free entertainment including livestock show, live music concerts, pig wrestling and much more.
Donkey
Creek Festival. E-mail
This 3 day festival, held at Gillette College, features live music,
arts and craft vendors plus a car and motorcycle show.
Energy Town Pro Rodeo. Phone: 307-464-0045.
This rodeo is held in conjunction with the Campbell County Fair. Enjoy all the rodeo performances including steer roping and bull riding.
Golf
Bell Nob Golf Course. 4600 Overdale Drive, Gillette, WY 82718. Phone: 307-686-7069.
Gillette Golf Club. 1800 Country Club Road, Gillette, WY 82718. Phone: 307-682-4774.
Guides and Outfitters - Hunting
Beech Ridge Outfitters. Phone: 570-772-7825 or 570-998-9255. E-mail
Flying M Ranch Antelope Hunts. 6566 Clareton Highway, Gillette, WY 82718. Phone: 307-464-0315.
High Plains Outfitters. PO Box 1021, Gillette, WY 82717. Phone: 307-686-6622; Fax: 307-686-9043. E-mail
Hot Springs Outfitting. 320 Collins Avenue, Gillette, WY 82718. Toll-free: 1-866-WYO-Hunt.
Lazy S Outfitters. PO Box 4389, Gillette, WY 82717. Phone: 307-660-3634. E-mail
Miller Outfitting. 2080 Hannum Road, Gillette, WY 82716. Phone: 307-682-5815. E-mail
Peak Adventures. 113 Todd Road, Gillette, WY 82718. Phone: 307-680-6059. E-mail
Wildhorse Outfitters. 1715 W. Echeta Road, Gillette, WY 82716. Phone: 307-685-6966; Cell: 307-689-8706.
Outdoor Recreation - National Forest
Black Hills National Forest - Bearlodge Ranger District. 101 S. 21st Street, Sundance, WY 82729. Phone: 307-283-1361.
Located in the northern section of the Black Hills in Wyoming, this forest is all about trout fishing in the Cook Lake Recreation Area, snowmobiling over 300 miles of trails, cross country skiing and snow shoeing, hunting, hiking and camping.
Outdoor Recreation - National Monument
Devil's Tower National Monument. GPS: 44° 35' 23.95″ N; 104° 41' 47.88″ W
Devils Tower National Monument is a world-famous tourist attraction and a monolithic igneous intrusion, or the core of a volcano exposed from erosion and is known for world-class rock climbing.
Outdoor Recreation - State Park
Keyhole State Park. 22 Marina Road, Moorcroft, WY 82721. Phone: 307-756-3596.
Open year-round, Keyhole State Park is located along the southeast shore of Keyhole Reservoir with excellent fishing for walleye, catfish, small mouth bass and northern pike. There is a small boat ramp for public use at the marina along with a concessionaire where you can purchase bait, tackle and fishing licenses. Other activities include trails for hiking and biking, camping and hunting. This park also has a playground.
Planetarium
CCSD Planetarium. Sage Valley Junior High School, 1000 W. Lakeway Road, Gillette, WY 82716. Phone: 307-682-4307. E-mail
Speedway
Gillette Thunder Speedway. 13002 Highway 51, Gillette, WY 82716. Phone: 307-689-1287.
Tours
Coal Mine Tours
For information contact the Campbell
County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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