About this place

*The MBRTB continues to monitor the COVID-19 situation and evaluate potential impacts and adjustments to recreation sites. Please remember to review current recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and focus on recreating safely while protecting yourself, Forest Service employees and our volunteers. Safe social distancing is encouraged. On June 5, 2019, Turner Reservoir experienced a mechanical failure to causing the reservoir to drain. The reservoir remains empty and the Forest Service is working to determine the appropriate actions necessary to repair the reservoir and return the area to a productive fishing site enjoyed by the public.Turner Reservoir is a four-acre fishing pond in the northeast corner of Thunder Basin National Grassland, in the foothills of the Black Hills. There is a loading ramp and a long, fully-accessible fishing pier installed in 2010 which provides access to the middle of the pond without a boat. This is a day-use only site; however, dispersed camping may be found nearby with large stands of Ponderosa pine for shade. It is a popular day us recreation area for fishing and picnicking. While the site remains open for day use, the fishery is impacted for the foreseeable future. From Newcastle, Wyoming, take State Highway 116 northwest 17 miles to Osage, Wyoming. Go 3/4 mile through Osage and turn right on County Road 14 (across the railroad tracks). Travel for approximately 6 miles and turn left on Forest Road 914 (it is well signed). Head west 1 1/2 miles and turn left into the reservoir access road.