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Ten Sleep Canyon Medicine Lodge State HHiiddeddenn TTrreaeassuurreess oonn tthhee wwaayy ttoo YellowstoneYellowstone Cloud Peak Wilderness - awe-inspiring vistas THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS Washakie Museum - ancient mammoth hunters The Painted Desert - bizarre rock formations AND THE SWEET 16 WASHAKIE COUNTY Petroglyphs - over 10,000 years old TOURISM GUIDE Ten Sleep Canyon - a climber’s paradise Worland Aquatic Center - refreshing summer fun WASHAKIE COUNTY From breathtaking mountain vistas through the Bighorn National Forest and the unspoiled beauty along the TOURISM BOARD Green Hills Golf Course - views of the mountains P.O. Box 632 Ten Sleep Rodeo - western family fun Cloud Peak Skyway Scenic Byway, to the awe-inspiring limestone walls of Ten Sleep Canyon and the vivid Worland, WY 82401 Wyoming Whiskey - whiskey tasting tours colors of the Painted Desert, oodles of eye-candy truly make US Highway 16 the “Sweet 16.” Called the best Toll Free: 1-877-303-3082 Ten Sleep Brewing Company - good beer, good people and easiest route to Yellowstone Park and the Black Hills because of its low grade and gentle curves in comparison to other routes over the Big Horn Mountains, The Sweet 16 fossils, rock-climbing, abundant wildlife and more make The Sweet 16 appealing to those of diverse ages and www.bighornmountaincountry.com interests. WORLAND PAINTED ‘Ten Sleep Canyon rock climbing TEN SLEEP BREWING AQUATIC CENTER DESERT attracts climbers from around the COMPANY Open year-round, this brand new When traveling west world every summer. The canyon’s Located in the state-of-the-art facility provides of Worland, a turn on clean rock faces inspire and existing Smith Family swimming fun for the whole family! to Wyoming State challenge climbers of all levels.’ barn at the base of The Aquatic Center includes a leisure Highway 431 will Signal Cli, the Ten pool, competition pool, therapy pool, take you to the -Alli Rainey Sleep Brewing hot tub, and children’s pool with "Painted Desert," or Climbing Coach/Trainer Company uses the water slide. There is also an outdoor what locals call freshest quality Splash Pad open in the Summer "The Badlands." ingredients, and months. Located at 2250 Howell Ave. Wind, water and their 7 BBL stainless in Worland. Please call (307) 347-3455 time have BIG HORN MOUNTAIN brew house to craft a for further information. collaborated in the RESORTS variety of premium, creation of a easy drinking beers for locals and summertime visitors. colorful and unique landscape of bizarre rock formations, ridges and hollows. An TSBCo. produces high quality craft beer in a variety of avors, WASHAKIE MUSEUM and features a tap room on site where locals and visitors overlook and a 1.5 mi interpretive trail on BLM land make The Big Horn Mountains oer three resorts: Meadowlark Ski come to view brewery operations while enjoying a pint. It’s access easy, but bring your own drinking water. Area, Deer Haven Lodge and South Fork Mountain Lodge. The Washakie Museum and believed that TSBCo. is the rst brewery in a barn in Activities include horseback riding, hiking, backpacking horse Cultural Center houses many Wyoming. pack trips, wildlife fascinating exhibits illustrat- TEN SLEEP viewing ing the relationship between Call (307)366-2074 or visit our Facebook page, www.face- photography, guided the historical people of the FISH HATCHERY book.com/TSBCo. shing trips, cabin area to their environment. Built in 1939, the Ten Sleep lodging, and dining. The Big Horn Basin’s unique Fish Hatchery is operated In the fall and winter geography and world class by the Wyoming Game and come for hunting archaeological sites help Fish Department. Nestled trips, skiing, “...Make the time to stop. You make the Museum one of in beautiful Ten Sleep snowboarding, cross the nest interpretive won’t be disappointed! ” Canyon, the hatchery is one country skiing and centers for local human of Wyoming’s smallest snowmobiling. Call (307) 267-2609 or nd them on the web at -Josh Walton history, from ancient facilities but still produces www.lodgesofthebighorns.com. TSBCo. Patron mammoth hunters through Wyoming’s early settlers. Geology, over two million sh archaeology, and the paleontology of Washakie County are also annually. Rainbow, Cutthroat, Brook and Splake trout are all featured prominently. The Museum hosts visual and performing raised on the premises. Three natural springs feed the hatchery arts, conferences, conventions and other community gather- over 3 million gallons of water daily and the combined 54 TEN SLEEP ings. Call (307) 347-4102 or nd them on the web at degree temperature is optimal for raising trout. www.washakiemuseum.org. RODEO GREEN HILLS If you're lucky enough to GOLF COURSE CASTLE GARDENS be visiting the area over WYOMING WHISKEY the 4th of July, don't miss Need an excuse to the Ten Sleep Rodeo! get o the road and Castle Gardens boasts a hit a few balls? This For a truly unique bizarre landscape of unique Steeped in authentic beautiful 18-hole, experience, visit rock formations located at the western history, Ten par 72 course is Wyoming's rst foot of the Bighorn Moun- Sleep is nestled in the known throughout whiskey distillery tains. Take in the scenery foothills of the scenic Wyoming for wide in Kirby, Wyoming. while enjoying lunch at the Big Horn Mountains and tree-lined fairways, Wyoming Whiskey picnic and rest area. Please be surrounded by ranches operating much as they rolling hills and a is a small batch sure to bring your own water and take any trash with you. The did nearly a century ago. Part of their western tradition is beautiful view of the whiskey made from Wyoming grown ingredients and a Castle Gardens Scenic Area can be enjoyed by the public free of rodeo and the Ten Sleep 4th of July Parade and Rodeo, Big Horn Mountains, limestone aquifer. The distillery is run by head distiller Elizabeth charge from May-October. originated in 1946. You won't nd a more authentic western the Owl Creek Serage and oers tours Monday-Friday from 10 am to 3 pm rodeo anywhere in the country, so stop in and see true Mountains and the hourly where you can see the entire whiskey making process. From Ten Sleep, take Old 10 Sleep Hwy W 3 mi, turn left on 2 Mile cowboys in action. Don’t miss the annual Beauty and Beast Absaroka Mountains. A driving range, full-time pro and Tours are also available Memorial Day through Labor Day on Hill Rd and drive S 4.5 mi. Veer right on to Castle Gardens Rd, Rodeo Memorial Day weekend! It's western fun for the restaurant/snack bar help any golfer relax and have a Saturdays. Call (307) 864-2116 for more information. drive SW 1 mi to the parking area. whole family! vacation from their vacation. LODGING AND CAMPING DINING CLOUD PEAK TEN SLEEP CANYON TEN SLEEP Worland RV Park WORLAND Bean & Burger at WILDERNESS and Campground Hurricane Lanes From Meadowlark Lake down to the red ridged Carter Inn The Brass Plum 414 2nd Street 2313 Big Horn Ave. 1620 Big Horn Ave. 602 S 12th Street foothills outside Ten Sleep, The Sweet 16 takes you through the Over 189,000 acres of Forest Ten Sleep, WY Worland, WY Worland, WY Worland, WY Service managed awe-inspiring Ten Sleep Canyon. Extreme sportsmen and (307) 366-9911 (307) 347-2329 (307) 347-8999 (307) 347-4044 wilderness are visible to the women are nding this unspoiled beauty while rock climbing, caving, hiking or mountain biking. A trip up or down the old Ten Sleep RV Park Sunset Inn Sally’s Classic Pizza north and west as you travel 89 2nd Street 2500 Big Horn Ave. Goodies 1214 Big Horn Ave. along The Sweet 16 from highway is a special treat, but make sure you have time and a Worland, WY 401 N 10th Worland, WY vehicle that can handle it. Ten Sleep, WY Worland, WY Powder River Pass down (307) 366-2250 (307) 347-9236 (307) 347-2453 toward Ten Sleep. (307) 431-5988 Accessible only by foot or Ten Sleep Rock Ranch Comfort Inn Stogie Joe’s 100 N Road 11 800 North 10th Street horseback, the Cloud Peak Campsites Also Available Green Hills Restaurant Worland, WY 1485 Airport Road Worland, WY Wilderness features the 3278 E US HWY 16 (307) 347-9898 Worland, WY (307) 388-6137 tallest peak in the Bighorn Ten Sleep, WY (307) 366-2096 (307) 347-2695 National Forest, Cloud Peak. Town House Motor Inn Subway 210 N 10th Street Rising to 13,167 feet, Cloud Double R Lodge 119 N 10th Maggie’s Place Peak is surrounded by Main Street Worland, WY 541 Big Horn Ave. Worland, WY hundreds of high-alpine Ten Sleep, WY (307) 347-2426 Worland, WY (307) 347-2885 lakes that rest like (307) 921-3454 Meadowlark Lake Lodge & (307) 347-3354 Taco John’s diamonds amid a mix of 1001 Pulliam Ave. Deer Haven Restaurant & Lodge Restaurant pine and spruce forests, Campsites Also Available Campsites Also Available Martinez Mexican Worland, WY meadows and wetlands. Miles of streams and backcountry 20 Mi E of Ten Sleep on HWY 16 Restaurant (307) 347-6429 16 Mi E of Ten Sleep on HWY 16 325 North 11th, Suite D trails make the Cloud Peak Wilderness popular with Ten Sleep, WY Bighorn National Forest Arby’s backpackers, horsemen and y-shermen. Fishing the (307) 366-2459 Worland, WY (307) 366-2459 (307) 347-3436 1500 Big Horn Ave. high-alpine lakes in late Spring is known to keep a y-rod Worland, WY Log Cabin Motel bent all day long. MEDICINE LODGE STATE 314 2nd Street CAMPGROUNDS McDonald’s (307) 347-6275 1700 Big Horn Ave.
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