Paddling near Laramie, WY

Set in Albany County on Wyoming's high plains, Laramie puts paddlers within reach of three distinct kinds of water: over 100 alpine lakes in the Snowy Range, the moving water of the Big Laramie River, and scenic reservoirs like Curt Gowdy State Park, roughly 24 miles east on Happy Jack Road. The open Laramie Plains Lakes and the Class II–III North Platte near Saratoga round out the local scene.