Featured Wyoming locations are listed below, and shown on the
Wyoming map - these are the most scenic places in the western half of the state, in the Rocky Mountains and the high desert to the east.
Alternatively, see these other Wyoming listings pages:
National Parks, National Monuments and National Recreation Areas
State Parks
National Park Service Units
★★★★★
FOSSIL BUTTE National Monument - site of important fossil discoveries, in barren country of grassy mesas and sagebrush valleys, near Kemmerer |
★★★★★
GRAND TETON National Park - particularly high, rugged, steep and spectacular mountain range, north of Jackson and south of Yellowstone NP. Park also includes Jackson Lake and the valley of the Snake River |
★★★★★
YELLOWSTONE National Park - the first national park in the world, and possibly still the best; amazing geothermal phenomena, rugged mountain landscapes and abundant wildlife. Heavy snowfall in winter |
Other Scenic Places
★★★★★
BOYSEN State Park - large, branched reservoir on the Wind River, enclosed by low cliffs and grassy prairie |
★★★★★
FLAMING GORGE National Recreation Area - dramatic red cliffs above a large artificial lake (described in the Utah section) |
★★★★★
HOT SPRINGS State Park - Wyoming's oldest state park; natural springs and travertine terraces by the Big Horn River, near Thermopolis |
★★★★★
INDEPENDENCE ROCK State Historic Site - conspicuous granite outcrop in the middle of the prairie along the historic Emigrant Trail, inscribed with the names of hundreds of pioneers |
★★★★★
PERIODIC SPRING - mountain stream near Afton which starts and stops at regular intervals - one of only a few such intermittent springs in the world |
★★★★★
SINKS CANYON State Park - canyon southwest of Lander where the Popo Agie River disappears into a limestone cave then re-emerges downstream |
★★★★★
WIND RIVER RANGE - remote mountain range containing spectacular glacial peaks and basins |
Choose from over 160 Wyoming hotels in 30 towns and cities, including
national park hotels,
interstate hotels
Locations include:
Buffalo,
Casper,
Cheyenne,
Cody,
Douglas,
Evanston,
Gillette,
Jackson,
Laramie,
Rawlins,
Riverton,
Rock Springs,
Sheridan
Wyoming Travel Itineraries
Yellowstone and North Utah - 12 day loop through the central Rocky Mountains, in north Utah and Wyoming; locations include Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Flaming Gorge and Dinosaur National Monument
Plants of Wyoming
Flowers - Wyoming wildflowers and flowering shrubs; photographs and identifying characteristics, arranged by the most common color groups (blue, orange, pink, purple, red, white and yellow)