ADvENTURE Family Adventures Everyone Will Love Wyoming is a vast playground for visitors traveling with kids and young adults. Consider partaking in these essential Western activities — all worthy reasons to ditch those screens and make fresh memories together instead. Learn more at travelwy.com/family. 12 WAYS TO EXPLORE WYOMING WITH LITTLE ONES IN TOW WIND RIvER HORSE SANCTUARY 1 LOUNGE IN THERAPEUTIC MINERAL SPRINGS Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis has a free bath house for the fam to soak in steamy 104-degree waters. Also keep your eyes peeled for bison that roam in the park. p. 24: Rivers & Ranges road trip See the vedauwoo area’s towering rock formations just 10 minutes east of Laramie . The nearly 3-mile Turtle Rock Loop , rated easy, circles the striking Turtle Rock for which the trail is named — an impressive outcropping of Sherman granite. As you hike, keep your eyes peeled for massive boulders, dramatic cliffs, jutting rock slabs and peaceful beaver ponds. p. 34: Plains & Foothills road trip 2 HIKE TO NATURAL WONDERS 3 SEE WILD HORSES More than 225 wild mustangs roam together in western Wyoming’s Wind River Horse Sanctuary , located on the Wind River Indian Reservation . The preserve, the only one in the nation based on a reservation, is operated by a working cattle ranch that hosts ATV and wagon tours (appointments required). p. 24: Rivers & Ranges road trip 4 MAKE A SPLASH AS A FAMILY Fremont Lake near Pinedale is a prime stop for kayaking, paddleboarding, sailing, water skiing and fishing. The body of water also hosts events such as the Sailing Regatta in August and Big Fish Ice Derby in March. p. 42: Desert & Peaks road trip add-on 5 HUNT FOR FOSSILS American Fossil Quarry near Kemmerer is a must-visit for aspiring paleontologists. There, little ones can dig up and keep fossils of stingrays, shrimp, paddlefish, turtles and other preserved creatures. p. 42: Desert & Peaks road trip ALCOvA RESERvOIR 66
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