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Discover treasures like Fossil Butte National Monument, Killpecker Sand Dunes and Jackson Lake in the Salt to Stone region. Learn more starting on p. 22. Experience the grandeur of the Snowy, Medicine Bow, Seminoe and Wind River mountain ranges and tour Wyoming’s capital city in the Rockies to Tetons region. Learn more starting on p. 30. Fall in love with hospitable small towns, soak in soothing hot springs and delve into pioneer history in the Park to Park region. Learn more starting on p. 42. Feel small in the presence of natural landmarks like Devils Tower National Monument and the Bighorn Mountains; and enjoy hiking, biking and other outdoor pursuits on vast public lands in the Black to Yellow region. Learn more starting on p. 48. Located in northwest Wyoming, Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are home to amazing geothermal features, the rising snow-covered peaks of the Teton Mountains and some of America’s most diverse ecosystems. Our National Parks region is a place you must see to believe. Learn more starting on p. 59. ALL ROADS LEAD TO YELLOWSTONE While there are many ways to arrive at our beloved national parks, planning a road trip through Wyoming is the perfect way to experience all the state has to offer. Use the regional road trip itineraries to find the perfect route to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks from different entry points around the state and learn about all there is to see and do along the way. And check out the national parks road trip itineraries for exploring some of northwest Wyoming’s most treasured attractions. For more, go to TravelWyoming.com/itineraries. WY INDEED “This part of Wyoming’s landscape set a global precedent for the management of park lands for the benefit and enjoyment of the people,” says Jonathan Shafer, public affairs officer at Yellowstone National Park. “Yellowstone became the world’s first national park in 1872. It’s special to be in the place that inspired the creation of literally thousands of other national parks around the world.”
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