Treasure Island
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department, North Platte River Public Access Area ( map link ) There are a number of public access areas along the North Platte River provided by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. They each have varying amenities and recreation opportunities. The one at Treasure Island is well appointed with bathrooms, boat ramp, and a bit of hiking, as well as allowing camping for up to five days. Upon discovering the bit of hiking, I decided I could put some long chores off an hour to explore the place. The parking area is open and rather exposed to the sun. The weather had been pretty stuck on the theme of record heat for all the lower areas since I got to Arapaho, maybe even before but they weren't telling me about it then, so it was hot but cooling in the late afternoon. Panorama of the hills to the south. Land immediately surrounding is private, but the area is a checkerboard of Bureau of Land Management and private and those hills or some like them (check