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WYOMING’S SCENIC BYWAYS NO MATTER WHERE YOU’RE HEADED, IT’S EASY TO TAKE THE SCENIC ROUTE. 1 Battle Pass Scenic Byway 57 miles From Encampment to Baggs HIGHLIGHTS: Battle Pass ghost town and Battle Lake; stunning fall foliage 2 Beartooth Scenic Highway 68 miles From the Wyoming–Montana border in Park County to Red Lodge, Montana HIGHLIGHTS: Panoramas of glacial lakes, dense forests and the Absaroka Mountains 3 Bighorn Scenic Byway 58 miles From Dayton to Shell HIGHLIGHTS: Views of Bighorn National Forest, Shell Canyon and Shell Falls 4 Big Spring Scenic Backway 68 miles From Kemmerer to Cokeville HIGHLIGHTS: Wagon ruts left by settlers in the mid-1800s; chances to spot moose and elk 5 Black Hills Scenic Byway 78 miles From Newcastle to the Wyoming–South Dakota border HIGHLIGHTS: Western gateway to the Black Hills; historical points of interest like Cambria ghost town 6 Bridger Valley Historic Byway 20 miles From Exit 34 to Exit 48 on I-80 HIGHLIGHTS: Once the point where the Mormon Trail, Transcontinental Railroad and other historical routes met; Fort Bridger National Historic Site 7 Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway 28 miles From Cody to Yellowstone National Park HIGHLIGHTS: Follows the North Fork of the Shoshone River to Yellowstone’s east entrance 8 Chief Joseph Scenic Byway 47 miles From Cody to the Beartooth Scenic Highway HIGHLIGHTS: Crosses the Shoshone National Forest through the Absaroka Mountains to Clarks Fork Valley 9 Cloud Peak Skyway 47 miles From Buffalo to Ten Sleep HIGHLIGHTS: Views of Ten Sleep Canyon, Cloud Peak Wilderness and the Bighorn Mountains 10 Flaming Gorge- Green River Basin Scenic Byway 100 miles From Green River to Rock Springs HIGHLIGHTS: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area’s eye-catching red-rock formations and reservoir 11 Medicine Wheel Passage Scenic Byway 27 miles From Burgess Junction to Lovell HIGHLIGHTS: Sights of 13,000- foot peaks and the Bighorn Basin; birding and elk-viewing opportunities 12 Mirror Lake Scenic Byway 78 miles From Evanston to Kamas, Utah HIGHLIGHTS: Views of the Uinta Mountains and shimmering Mirror Lake 13 Muddy Creek Historic Backway 25 miles From Fort Bridger to Piedmont ghost town HIGHLIGHTS: Piedmont ghost town and Muddy Creek (once a popular camping spot for trail-traveling emigrants headed west) 14 Oregon Trail Historic Byway 58 miles From Guernsey to the Wyoming–Nebraska border HIGHLIGHTS: Follows the route traversed by Oregon Trail travelers; historical sites like Fort Laramie and Register Cliff 15 Red Gulch/Alkali Scenic Backway 32 miles From Shell to Hyattville HIGHLIGHTS: Geological wonders like the red hills of the Chugwater formation and the Bighorn Mountains 16 Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway 64 miles From Sinclair to Alcova HIGHLIGHTS: Travels through the rugged Seminoe Mountains; fishing on the North Platte River 17 Snowy Range Scenic Byway 29 miles From Centennial to Saratoga HIGHLIGHTS: Crosses the Medicine Bow Range; plenty of excellent camping spots and fishing holes 18 South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway 101 miles From Casper to Waltman HIGHLIGHTS: Vistas of vast prairie, wind-carved rock formations and crimson-hued mesas 19 Star Valley Scenic Byway 80 miles From Alpine to Geneva, Idaho HIGHLIGHTS: Sprawling Star Valley and Snake River Canyon; beautiful wildflowers in the summer 20 Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway 34 miles From Shoshoni to Thermopolis HIGHLIGHTS: Wind River Indian Reservation; Wind River Canyon’s ancient rock formations 21Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway 163 miles From Pinedale to Dubois HIGHLIGHTS: Traces four river corridors; breathtaking views of the Teton Range
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