Edness K. Wilkins State Park is a 362-acre park beside the North Platte River east of Casper. It has three miles of paved trails, a swimming pond and beach, four reservable picnic shelters and many picnic sites, and visitors can bike, ride horses, boat on the river and fish. The park is known for birding, with more than 200 species recorded. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. from April through September and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from October through March. The park is day use only except for seven reservable cabins, and water systems are turned off October 1 through April 30. Coordinates are approximate.