Wyoming

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area


Bighorn 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


Devils 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


Fort 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


Fossil 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


Grand 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


John 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


Yellowstone 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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