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The Eagle RV Park (204 U.S. 20 S., 307/864-5262 or 888/865-5707,
www.eaglervpark.com ) features a shady campground with RV sites (from $31.75), tent sites
(from $20), and camping cabins (from $40-69 for 2 people). Amenities include free Wi-Fi,
a game room and playground, and laundry facilities.
The nearest public campgrounds to Thermopolis are 17 miles south of town in Boysen
State Park (307/876-2796, http://travel.wyo-park.com , $17 for nonresidents) in the Wind
River Canyon. Though barren by every definition, the reservoir is beautiful and offers great
swimming and colorful rock hounding.
FOOD
Widely considered the best restaurant in town and open daily in summer for lunch and
dinner, Stones Throw Restaurant (143 Airport Rd., 307/864-9494, 5pm-8:30pm Tues.-
Thurs., 5pm-9pm Fri.-Sat., from $9) offers everything from homemade soups and salads to
burgers, steaks, and seafood. Their specialty dish is Jäger-schnitzel.
For a speedy and delicious meal almost any time of day, Thermopolis Café (109 S. 6th
St., 307/864-3686, 6am-2pm Tues.-Wed., 6am-2pm and 5-8pm Thurs.-Sat.) is a great bet.
They offer breakfast all day, super speedy service, and hearty and delicious items ranging
from sandwiches to burgers and beyond.
No matter where you fill your belly in Thermopolis, always save room for an ice-cold
treat from Dairyland (510 Park St., 307/864-2757, 11am-7pm daily Apr.-Sept.), which
serves delicious frozen yogurt and ice cream the old-fashioned way. They offer burgers and
fries too, but it is the ice cream that brings people back again and again.
INFORMATION AND SERVICES
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce (220 Park St., 307/864-3192 or
877/864-3192, www.thermopolis.com , 8am-5pm Mon.-Fri. summer, 9am-5pm Mon.-Fri.
winter) is the very best place to get interesting and accurate information on the area. You
will walk away with 100 ideas of cool things to do.
The Hot Springs County Library (307/864-3104,
www.hotspringscountylibrary.wordpress .com, 9am-6pm Mon., 9am-7pm Tues., 9am-6pm
Wed.-Fri., closed holidays) is at 344 Arapahoe Street.
There is a 24-hour emergency room at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital (150
E. Arapahoe St., 307/864-3121, www.hscmh.org ).