Don’t Miss Places for your Wyoming Road Trip

Green trees and a grassy plain in the foreground, snow-covered mountains in the background, all under a cloudy sky

Wyoming is another great state the Trekkers spend a lot of time in.  The Bighorn National Forest, located in the northeastern part of the state is one of our favorite places to visit. We’ve also enjoyed Yellowstone National Park and the Beartooth Mountains in the northwestern portion of the state.

Bighorn National Forest

One of our favorite places in Wyoming is the Bighorns!  From moose and bears to mountain passes that offer panoramic vistas, this lightly-traveled area offers all the fun of the Rockies, without the crowds!

Below are some of the many trails and locales we’ve enjoyed in the Bighorns:

Lake Helen, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming:  This is a great hike in the Cloud Peak Wilderness area that is accessible for your average hiker

Bighorn Medicine Wheel:  this is an incredible, American Indian, archeological site that dates back thousands of years!

Small stones that form the shape of spokes on a wheel sit in a grassy area surrounded by a fence. Tall mountains are in the background, all sit under a clear, blue sky.

West Tensleep Trail, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

A hiking trail meanders through a dry, grassy meadow. Pine trees are in the background with a rocky mountain towering over everything far behind.


Hiking in the Bighorns:  In this post, I discuss Porcupine and Bucking Mule Falls and Dino footprints!A thin waterfall pours through a split in some rocks into a greeninsh pool.

 

 

 

Camping in the Bighorns:  This post reviews Circle Park and Maybelle Lake Trails and one of my favorite places of all, Tensleep Canyon! 


A blue lake sits in front of a tree-covered mountainside. A rocky mountain towers in the background.

Other Don’t Miss Spots in Wyoming

The Bighorns aren’t the only cool places to enjoy in this western state, check out more options below:

Hiking Devils Tower

A dry, grassy meadow in the foreground with pine trees in the backfround. A vary large, rock tower stands over everything in the far background.

2 of the Best Hikes in Yellowstone National Park:  In this post, I discuss the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, the South Rim and Uncle Tom’s Trails, and Yellowstone’s Upper and Lower Falls

Opening Weekend on Beartooth Pass

A pine tree-covered mountainside in the foreground. A green valley sits amongst snow-covered mountains in the background, all under a cloudy sky.
Beartooth Pass!

Dugout Gulch Botanical Trail (#77)

Cement Ridge Lookout Tower

Dunn-colored rocks and dry grass in the foreground. A fire tower sits on top of the hill in the far backfound with pine tree-covered mountainsides.

Have you tried out any of these locales?  What did you think?  Do you have any other suggestions for me to try?  Let me know in the comments!

 

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