Glendo State Park in Wyoming is a beautiful, under-utilized recreational area just under 3 hours outside of Denver. Glendo State Park is a 22,000 acre park in Platte County Wyoming, on and around Glendo Reservoir. There are 10,000 acres of land and 12,000 acres of water, 45 miles of multi-use, non-motorized trails, which make for excellent trail adventures. With sweeping views of the reservoir itself, as well as working dam, and hydro electric plant, this unique area is not one to be missed.

This is an excellent event for those looking to test or fine tune their night running skills. First time running in the dark? First time using a headlamp to navigate? Trying to practice staying up all night for your next ultra? This race aims to prepare you for your longer races later in the season. The Sunrise Scramble is a fun, safe way to hit the trails in the twilight.

Our home base will be the Two Moons Campground and runners will head out on loops of varying distances (from 1-13 miles). The idea will be to time your loops so that you finish all that you are aiming for before the sun officially pokes it’s head out. We have three different timed event lengths that you can sign up for 3 hours, 5 Hours, and ~10 hours. The full length event will be from sunset to sunrise which is about 10 hours that evening.

For More information on the park: https://wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/places-to-go/glendo

Join the Fun

Start: Two Moon Campground https://maps.app.goo.gl/RUZpYZ2dPWUoFvCZ7

Distance/Time: As much as you can get between sunset on 4/26 to sunrise on 4/27

Start Time: 7:55PM 4/26/2025

Cost: $90 without a Wyoming State Park Pass

$100 with the Wyoming State Park Pass (Good for 7 Days and one vehicle)

COURSE INFO:

This is a looped race, where all entrants start at the same time, and on the ~1 mile loop. Entrants will the continue on to a selection of the other loops depending on the type of race style you chose at sign in. There are 5 different loops of varying distance and difficulty. They all start and end at the Two Moon Campground. Click on each map below to get the Gaia map link for each loop. This can be downloaded as a GPX file to your device.

Loop 1:

Distance: 1.09 Miles

Elevation Gain: 134ft

Max Elevation: 4,869 ft

Loop 2:

Distance: 2.77 Miles

Elevation Gain: 303ft

Max Elevation: 4,870 ft

Loop 3:

Distance: 5.04 Miles

Elevation Gain: 729 ft

Max Elevation: 4,862 ft

Loop 4:

Distance: 7.42 Miles

Elevation Gain: 1,134ft

Max Elevation: 4,869 ft

Loop 5:

Distance: 13.2 Miles

Elevation Gain: 2,293

Max Elevation: 4,996 ft

Schedule

Friday 4/25: 8:00pm Fireside Gathering

Saturday 4/26: 4:00pm - 7:45pm Packet Pickup

Saturday 4/26: 7:50pm Pre Race Checkin

Saturday 4/26: 7:55pm Race Start

Sunday 4/27: 6:00am Race Cutoff

Race Rules

No littering, anyone found to be intentionally littering will be disqualified.
Stay on course. If you get of course, please do your best to return to where you went off and continue along your designated loop.
Be Kind - Anyone found being rude to other runners, staff, park staff, or spectators will be disqualified.
At the start of each loop the runner must check in with the timer and tell them what loop they just came off of, and what loop they are heading out on.
No dogs with runners, they are not allowed to accompany runners on any of the loops.
No Pacers.
No Crew outside of the road crossings, and the main aid station. Crew cannot provide aid from the road but can sit to cheer people on.
If you are leaving on Loop 5 you must have AT LEAST 1 liter of water and 300 calories in your pack. You must show the course timer that you have both before leaving on this loop.
When you are done with your last loop, we don’t mind if you just do one, or you want to be out there till 5:59am, but you must tell the timer that you are DONE. Once you have reported that you have completed your race, you may not go back out on the course.
In case of muddy or wet trail conditions (it is April so this will be highly probable) please run directly through the section in order to decrease trail damage.
Mandatory Gear: Headlamp, Taped Seam Rain Jacket, extra batteries, hat, gloves, & whistle. These will be checked when you pick up your bib and before you go out on Loop 5.
No Poles on the first loop - we are all running the same one and we want to make sure everyone is safe. We will have saw horses set up at start/finish to stage your poles so that you can get them after the first loop.
We don’t disallow headphones, but we do recommend that you keep at least one of them out, you are running at night, where there is wildlife, and you should on alert.
HAVE FUN!

Where to Stay

Camping

We recommend camping in Glendo State Park with us in order to enjoy all the festivities and hang with the community. You can book camping on the Wyoming Reservation Site: https://reserve.wyoming.gov/web/

*If you are going to camp with us, and you have already purchased your registration with us at the park pass level, then make sure that you don’t select another day pass in the checkout process for camping.

There is also an RV Park Close by: https://lakeviewhavenrvpark.com/

HOTELS

Howards Motel: https://howards-motel.wyoming-top-hotels.com/en/

There are also more hotel options about a Half an Hour from the State Park in Douglas, Wyoming

Where to Eat

Bullfrogs Grill; https://bullfrogs-grill-glendo.edan.io/

Old Western Saloon: https://oldwestern.wixsite.com/oldwesternsaloonstea

Angler’s Rest: https://www.facebook.com/AnglersRestBar/

Frontier Flame: https://sites.google.com/view/frontierflame/home

What to Do

The family is more than welcome, there is a large play ground right near our home base at Two Moon Campground. We here that Glendo Reseviour has the best Walleye fishing! There are lots of other trails that we are not using that are multi use for biking, hiking, and running. There is a working Hyroplant and a few other historic sites to visit on your trip.

Sunrise Scramble