WYOMING adventure guide FROM YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK TO WILD WEST EXPERIENCES TravelWyoming.com/uk • VisitTheUsa.co.uk/state/wyoming • +1 307-777-7777 WIND RIVER COUNTRY South of Yellowstone National Park is Wind River Country, famous for rodeos, cowboys, dude ranches, social powwows and home to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indian tribes. You’ll find room to breathe in this playground to hike, rock climb, fish, mountain bike and see wildlife. Explore two mountain ranges and scenic byways. WindRiver.org CARBON COUNTY Go snowmobiling and cross-country skiing or explore scenic drives through mountains and prairies, keeping an eye out for foxes, coyotes, antelope and bald eagles. In Rawlins, take a guided tour of the Wyoming Frontier Prison and Museum, a popular Old West attraction. In the quiet town of Saratoga, soak in famous mineral hot springs. WyomingCarbonCounty.com CODY/YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY Visit the home of Buffalo Bill, an American icon, at the eastern gateway to Yellowstone National Park. See wildlife including bears, wolves and bison. Discover the Wild West at rodeos and gunfight reenactments. Hike through the stunning Absaroka Mountains, ride a mountain bike on the “Twisted Sister” trail and go flyfishing in the Shoshone River. YellowstoneCountry.org THE WORT HOTEL A landmark on the National Register of Historic Places, The Wort Hotel represents the Western heritage of Jackson Hole and its downtown location makes it an easy walk to shops, galleries and restaurants. Awarded Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Award and Condé Nast Readers’ Choice Award. WortHotel.com welcome to Wyoming Lovell YELLOWSTONE Powell Sheridan BLACK TO YELLOW REGION REGION Cody Greybull Bu alo Gillette 90 90 Worland Newcastle 25 Travel Tips Thermopolis Jackson PARK TO PARK GETTING TO KNOW WYOMING REGION The rugged Rocky Mountains meet the vast Riverton Glenrock Lander High Plains (high-elevation prairie) in Casper Douglas SALT TO STONE Wyoming, which encompasses 253,348 REGION ROCKIES TO TETONS square kilometres in the western United 25 REGION States. Whilst the state is the U.S.’ 10th Wheatland largest, it is the least populated and teems 170km from DIA to with wild landscapes, wide-open expanses Rawlins Hanna Cheyenne 145 km from SLC to 80 and enduring frontier traditions. Evanston Rock Springs Green River Saratoga WHEN TO GO Laramie Cheyenne Evanston Warren AFB Summer offers warm days and cool nights 80 with low humidity, whilst autumn brings Airports Welcome Centers crisp, sunny days — perfect for viewing 100km colour-changing leaves. Winter tempera- tures can dip into the single digits, but the WELCOME CENTRES dry air facilitates perfect snow for skiing and Sheridan, Rock Springs and Cody. Nonstop other cold-weather pursuits. Snow is pos- Discover friendly information specialists, service to and from Jackson Hole Airport sible year-round in the mountainous areas, interactive displays, free maps and other increases during the summer and ski season so pack accordingly and dress in layers no travel resources. with direct flights to Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, matter the season. AIRPORTS Newark, New York City (JFK), Washington, WINTER DRIVING TIPS Nearly all Wyoming airports offer direct D.C., San Francisco and Seattle. Wyoming weather can be unpredictable and flights to and from Denver and Salt Lake *Flights can be seasonal and are subject change in a moment’s notice. Make sure City, including ones in Gillette, Chey- to change. your car’s tyres are inflated properly, brakes enne, Jackson, Laramie, Casper, Riverton, are in good condition and the petrol and windscreen-wiper fluid tanks are full. If you AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES (°C) encounter ice or snow on the road, proceed slowly to maintain full control of your JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC vehicle. For up-to-date road conditions, contact the Wyoming Department of Trans- Cheyenne 4/-8 5/-7 9/-4 13/-1 18/5 24/9 29/13 27/ 1 2 22/7 15/1 8/-4 3/-8 portation at wyoroad.info or 888-996-7623. Jackson -2/-15 0/-14 6/-7 12/-4 18/0 23/3 28/5 27/4 22/0 14/-4 4/-9 -2/-14 TRAVELWYOMING.COM Casper 2/-10 3/-9 9/-5 14/-2 20/3 26/8 31/12 30/11 23/5 15/-1 7/-6 1/-10 Find Wyoming stories and trip ideas, places to stay, events and more. Sheridan 2/-13 4/-11 9/-6 15/-1 20/4 25/9 31/12 31/10 24/4 16/-2 8/-8 2/-13 TOP: HIKING IN WYOMING, WYOMING OFFICE OF TOURISM. INSET: BISON IN WYOMING, WYOMING OFFICE OF TOURISM. WYOMING BISON IN WYOMING, INSET: OFFICE OF TOURISM. WYOMING HIKING IN WYOMING, TOP: TravelWyoming.com/uk 1 National Parks & Monuments Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and Devils Tower National Monument showcase some of Wyoming’s most beloved natural treasures — from steamy geysers and jagged peaks to ethereal geologic wonders. Yellowstone National Park More than 3 million people make their way to the world’s first National Park annually — and it’s easy to understand why. Home to the world’s largest concentration of geothermal features (more than 10,000 in total), North America’s largest high-elevation lake and hundreds of species of wildlife, the 8,991-square-kilometre park is a dazzling attraction. SPECIAL MOMENTS • Volcanism fuels the park’s wealth of geysers, boiling pools and • At 94 metres, the Lower Falls at Grand Canyon of the bubbling mud pots — a result of the active mammoth magma Yellowstone is the tallest waterfall in the park. See and hear chamber underneath the area. View more than 150 geysers, the thundering waters from several viewing areas, including hot springs and fumaroles (openings in the earth’s crust that Lookout, Red Rock and Artist Point. emit steam and other gases), including the famous Old Faithful • Wildlife viewing is a must at the national park, a habitat for geyser, in the Upper Geyser Basin. more than 300 species of birds, bears, bald eagles, grey wolves, • Admire the largest hot spring in the U.S.: the Grand Prismatic elk and more. Spot the world’s largest herd of free-roaming Spring, a tie-dyed beauty that credits its brilliant colours to bison in verdant Hayden Valley. For your safety, please stay at thriving microscopic colonies of pigmented bacteria. least 20 metres away from bison and at least 90 metres away from bears and wolves. THE GREAT FOUNTAIN GEYSER AT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, ISTOCK. PARK, NATIONAL YELLOWSTONE AT GEYSER FOUNTAIN THE GREAT 2 Wyoming Adventure Guide NATIONAL PARKS Grand Teton National Park Located just south of Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park is rich with postcard-worthy sights of the snow-marbled Teton Range — which towers 2,134 metres above Jackson Hole. Crystalline alpine lakes mirror images of the dreamy mountains, and delightful wildflowers carpet the meadows during the summertime. There are endless ways to explore the park, including hiking, horseback riding, boating and fishing. SPECIAL MOMENTS • Observe the park’s fascinating • One of the best ways to soak in ecosystems from the water on sweeping vistas of the Tetons is a guided Snake River float trip, on horseback. Book a horse- which often include interpreta- back-riding excursion with a tions of the area’s flora and fauna local outfitter, who will pair and give riders the chance to you with the perfect horse see moose, bison, bald eagles, for your riding abilities (no beavers and other creatures. experience required) and a • Grand Teton’s more than 370 knowledgeable wrangler. kilometres of hiking trails range • The deep and clear waters of Jack- from easy to strenuous and son Lake are perfect for kayaking, lead to spectacular sights. Hike canoeing, boating and sailing. Try to cascading Hidden Falls and your luck at angling salmon or Inspiration Point for aerial views cutthroat trout — fishing is best at of sapphire-blue Jenny Lake sunset and twilight between June from several routes starting at and September. Jenny Lake Trailhead. FROM LEFT: DEVILS TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT, ERIC LINDBERG; GRAND TETON FROM SNAKE RIVER, ISTOCK. ERIC LINDBERG; GRAND TETON MONUMENT, NATIONAL DEVILS TOWER FROM LEFT: Devils Tower National Monument Nestled in Wyoming’s sacred Black Hills near the town of Sundance, Devils Tower attracts avid climbers, adventure seekers and curious spectators. The otherworldly rock tower — established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 as the nation’s first National Monument — looms more than 350 metres above the surrounding plains and pine forests. SPECIAL MOMENTS • Geologists predict that Devils • A paradise for rock climbers, Tower’s characteristic delineated hundreds of parallel cracks columns were formed more than divide Devils Tower into hex- 50 million years ago as a result agonal columns. If you’d like of cooling magma. Ramble to climb, register for free with along the 2-kilometre Tower park authorities. Many climbers Trail, where interpretive signs opt not to summit the tower in highlight the attraction’s geology June to respect Native American and ecology. cultural events. • More than 20 Native American • Camp or stay in a cabin tribes have a cultural affiliation near Devils Tower, many of with the monument, includ- which offer great amenities ing the Arapaho, Cheyenne and incredible panoramas of and Shoshone, and many still the monument. consider the monument a sacred site. Learn more at Devils Tower Visitor Center, where exhibits illuminate the geologic, natural and cultural history of the area. TravelWyoming.com/uk 3 310 Montana 191 Mammoth Hot Springs 212 Frannie Silver Clark Bighorn L. BIGHORN CANYON NRA Gate 120 Tower Lovell 89 Jct 296 14A Powell Big Horn River Norris Jct Canyon 20 310 Madison 20 14A Jct.