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Drive the Bighorn Scenic Byway
Shell, Wyoming
Loaded with viewpoints and hiking trails along the way, the Bighorn Scenic Byway is a 57-mile scenic drive that carves its way through the mountains of Bighorn National Forest. The byway runs between Shell and Dayton, Wyoming along US Highway 14. This route is open between May and September.
One of the first major stops is the Shell Canyon Falls Interpretive Site. It is 11 miles outside of th...
Explore Shell Canyon
Shell, Wyoming
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Shell Creek starts high up in the Bighorn Mountains, and flows through the Bighorn National Forest until it reaches the Bighorn River, near the small western town of Greybull. Shell Canyon has been carved out over millions of years, creating deep limestone and granite cliffs. Make sure to stop at the beautiful Shell Falls as it plunges 120ft over granite cliffs into a carved out canyon below th...
Explore the Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite
Greybull, Wyoming
Located between Greybull and Shell, sits a very unique & family-friendly pit stop. It’s a place where visitors can literally walk in the footprints of dinosaurs!
Discovered in 1997, the Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite is Wyoming's largest and most unique tracksite. It is one of the only sites that has tracks and fossils from the Middle Jurassic Period found anywhere in the world (160 million ...
Beef Trail
Shell, Wyoming
12.43 mi
/ 2428 ft gain
Beef Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Greybull, Wyoming.
Ski Moonlight Peak
Greybull, Wyoming
2 mi
/ 900 ft gain
The Bighorns have a whole lot to offer in any season. Most people probably do not think of the Bighorns as a ski destination, partly because there are only 2 ski areas in the whole range, and one, Antelope Butte was closed from 2004 until it reopened in 2018. To the west across the highway is a zone for earning your turns! However, the area is well known to the snow mobile community. Sheridan, ...
Whaley Creek Falls
Shell, Wyoming
2.21 mi
/ 712 ft gain
Whaley Creek Falls is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Lovell, Wyoming.
Crystal Falls
Lovell, Wyoming
3.41 mi
/ 1457 ft gain
Crystal Falls is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Shell, Wyoming.
Medicine Wheel Trail
Lovell, Wyoming
2.79 mi
/ 243 ft gain
Medicine Wheel Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Lovell, Wyoming.
Mexican Hill and Five Springs Area
Lovell, Wyoming
12.71 mi
/ 2110 ft gain
Mexican Hill and Five Springs Area is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Lovell, Wyoming.
Let Adventure be your Destination in Wyoming
Wyoming’s wide-open spaces make it easy to get off the grid and on a trail, through a park, into a forest, up a mountain or down a river. During your journey through Wyoming’s Black to Yellow Region, discover geologic marvels, dense evergreen forests and sprawling prairielands.
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Greybull, Wyoming
Shell Creek
Overview
Shell Creek Campground is located just off the Bighorn Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 14) at an elevation of 7,500 feet. The Bighorn...
Greybull, Wyoming
Ranger Creek Recreation Area
Overview
Ranger Creek Group Campground is located just off the Bighorn Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 14) at an elevation of 7,500 feet. The ...
Dayton, Wyoming
Sibley Lake
Overview
Sibley Lake Campground is located at Sibley Lake along the Bighorn Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 14) near the Burgess Junction at a...
Dayton, Wyoming
Prune Creek
Overview
Prune Creek Campground is located along the Bighorn Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 14) near the Burgess Junction at an elevation of ...
Dayton, Wyoming
Owen Creek
Overview
Owen Creek Campground is located along the Bighorn Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 14) near the Burgess Overlook and Woodrock areas a...
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