In May 2003 the Platte River Parkway Trust inaugurated the Casper Whitewater Park, Wyoming's premier man made whitewater facility. The Casper Whitewater Park is a one half mile stretch of the North Platte River with four man made rock structures that create turbulent water for recreation. It is located parallel to First Street just West of Poplar Street and is designed for supervised beginner and intermediate boaters at normal water flows between 500 and 3000 cubic feet per second. Normal summertime water flow is just over 3000 cfs from June through September. There is no charge for the use of the facility. If boaters do not want to travel down through the Whitewater Park there is a boat launch located at the Mills/Wyoming Blvd bridge.  This is the last opportunity to exit the river before the park.

On any given day in the summer one can expect to see people using the Casper Whitewater Park to kayak, canoe and float although the facility is also a great place for fishing as the rock structures create wonderful nooks and crannies for fish. The Park also draws picnickers, and those who just enjoy the sounds and sights created by the whitewater features.