Length: 100.0 miles / 160.9 km
Time to Allow: Between 2-2.5 hours. Allow more time if you wish to stop and enjoy scenery and recreational opportunities.
This byway is the beginning of the spectacular redrock country of the Green River-Colorado River drainage basin which runs clear to the Grand Canyon.
Byway Landmark:
Flaming Gorge: Rock Springs to Flaming Gorge Dam
Preview: A 64-mile drive from Rock Springs to the massive Flaming Gorge dam and the scenic lake and canyons of Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. This drive heads across the high desert country of southwestern Wyoming to Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. It features a large lake created when a deep canyon of the Green River was dammed. Unless you like wide open spaces, the first part of the drive may be boring, but a dramatic, water-filled canyon greets those who persevere to the end. The drive starts a few miles west of Rock Springs, the largest town in western Wyoming. The town got its start as a stage station, built here because of a spring of good water, a rarity in this dry section of the state. Special attractions: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Flaming Gorge Dam, Flaming Gorge Reservoir, hiking, fishing, river rafting, boating, scenic views. This eTrail is a complete description of a scenic drive with a route map and information on the best travel seasons, interesting sites, recreation opportunities, camping locations, and much more.
Give or take a few, it is 400 miles across Wyoming on Interstate 80. By anybody’s standard that is a solid day’s travel. But hey, don’t just buzz through the state. There is a lot to see and do along the way. So much, in fact, that it’s best done in sections. So instead of hitting Wyoming at Pine Bluffs, putting the cruise control on 75 mph, and blowing out of the state around eight hours later at Evanston, set your sights on just some of the towns.
Begin your trip in Laramie, about 1/4 of the way across. This is cowboy country. read more
Come cross the same creek through which the early pioneers waded! During the years of 1841-1868, more than 350,000 emigrants crossed Wyoming on their way to Utah, Oregon, and California. You can still see tracks and ruts left from their wagons.Drive this 68-mile Backway read more
