Big Sandy Recreation Area Recreation at Big Sandy Reservoir is directly managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. Information about the area can be obtained by contacting: Big Sandy Reservoir Provo Area Office 302 East 1860 South Provo, UT 84606-7317 Phone: 801-379-1000 Email:jjensen@uc.usbr.gov The site has primitive facilities and no on-site manager or law enforcement. Situated in an open setting north of Farson, Wyoming, at the 6,760-foot elevation, with a 2,500-acre surface area. Use is low and seasonal. Available fish species include brown trout, cutthroat trout, and catfish. The Big Sandy Reservoir U.S. Geological Survey map covers the area. The very mention of the the word Wyoming evokes the essence of the American West. Wyoming is all that innumerable movies, novels and legends have tried to capture. This Western Spirit thrives to this day in the Cowboy State. The name Wyoming has its origins in an Algonquin word meaning \"large prairie place \".