Wyoming
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 21:42Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
P.O. Box 7458
Fort Smith, MT 59035-7458
Phone: 406-666-2412
Overview
Bighorn Lake extends 71 miles behind Yellowtail Dam on the Bighorn River. Archeological and historical resources complement the natural scene. About one third of the area is within the Crow Indian Reservation.
Devils Tower National Monument
Submitted by siteadmin on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 17:00Devils Tower National Monument
P.O. Box 10
Devils Tower, WY 82714-0010
Phone: 307-467-5283
Devils Tower, the nation's first national monument, is a high, isolated monolith of igneous rock, set upon a pine-clad pedestal within a bend of the Belle Fourche River.
Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 17:01Fort Laramie National Historic Site
HC 72, Box 389
Fort Laramie, WY 82212-0086
Phone: 307-837-2221
Fort Laramie, on the eastern Wyoming prairie, was a fur trading post from 1834 to 1849 and a major military post from 1849 to 1890. It figured prominently in the covered wagon migrations to Oregon and California.
Fossil Butte National Monument
Submitted by siteadmin on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 17:01Fossil Butte National Monument
P.O. Box 592
Kemmerer, WY 83101-0592
Phone: 307-877-4455
The monument is noted for its well-preserved Eocene fish. Fossil insects, snails, turtles, birds, bats, and plant remains are also found in the 50-million-year-old rock layers.
Grand Teton National Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 17:01Grand Teton National Park
P.O. Drawer 170
Moose, WY 83012-0170
Phone: 307-739-3300
Grand Teton features a rugged, awe-inspiring mountain range with numerous piedmont lakes nestled along its flanks, and the wide, sagebrush-covered valley of Jackson Hole.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
Submitted by siteadmin on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 17:02John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
c/o Grand Teton National Park
P.O. Drawer 170
Moose, WY 83012-0170
Phone: 307-739-3300
Linking Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, this scenic 82-mile corridor commemorates Rockefeller's role in aiding the establishment of many parks, including Grand Teton.
Yellowstone National Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 17:02Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0168
Phone: 307-344-7381
Old Faithful and some 10,000 other thermal features make this the Earth's greatest geyser area. Here, too, are lakes, waterfalls, high mountain meadows, wildlife, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone--all set apart in 1872 as the world's first national park.
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