Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Midwest, Wyoming

This designated Wyoming Scenic Backway makes a large semi-loop through the vastness of north-central Wyoming. It's a remarkable drive that crosses more than a hundred miles while catching the southern tail of the Bighorn Mountains.…
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This 40-mile trail starts in Kaycee, Wyoming, right off of I-25, and takes you to the canyon rim overlooking the Hole in the Wall Valley and Hole in the Wall Pass. You can stage in…
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From Kaycee, Wyoming, take Old Highway 87 south to where it crosses under I-25. It turns to dirt shortly after that, and you take TTT Road to West Willow Creek Road. West Willow Creek Road…
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This is an easy 9-mile trail using gravel roads leading to the Outlaw Cave Campground/parking area. From Kaycee, take Mayoworth Road west to Barnum Road. Take Barnum Road south to where it turns into dirt.…
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This beautiful drive connects the southern Bighorn National Forest to the small community of Mayoworth. The road's steep grades are almost as impressive as the scenery. Up high, you'll pass patchy forests, broad meadows, and…
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From Outlaw Cave Campground/Hiking Trail, you go up to the rim of the canyon for a 6-mile ride. This trail offers spectacular views of Outlaw Canyon. If it's rained recently, the trail will be muddy.…
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The canyon is a spectacular sight, and one of the best nature attractions in Northeast Wyoming. The road that winds through the canyon is lined with steep cliffs on both sides and immense boulders. Crazy…
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One of Wyoming's designated scenic backways, this drive utilizes both paved and gravel roads to travel over the rugged Seminoe Mountains and past three reservoirs fed by the North Platte River. You'll discover the unsung…
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From Highway 16, west of Buffalo, you take the Sheep Mountain Road to the lookout. It's an easy ride with spectacular views at the top. The fire lookout facility sits at 9600 feet in the…
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This trail goes through beautiful Bighorn Mountain meadows. There are numerous camping sites...just park your camper anywhere and stay for 2 weeks for free. You won't see neighbors anywhere close, and you're very likely to…
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This short ATV loop reaches the top of Sunset Ridge on the northern end of the Laramie Mountains where you'll find terrific views of the area's larger peaks and Wyoming's eastern plains. The loop begins…
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Castle Garden Road is located just east of Moneta. Turn onto Castle Garden Road and continue until you see a sign to the left, and then it is five miles to the petroglyph site. You…
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This scenic route takes the back roads from Thermopolis to Lysite, Wyoming. The county road travels through private property, so stay on the road. The road is a gravel road until you cross the county…
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The trail is passable by any high-clearance 4x4 and has lots of motorcycle traffic. It has rock fields, open meadows, dense forest coverage, and a couple of ponds. A windstorm recently knocked hundreds of trees…
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This trail has exceptionally beautiful scenery and rock formations with abundant wildlife to spot along the way. Some areas can be challenging if there are oncoming vehicles, due to blind transitions on the steep grades.…
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This is a 32-mile trek through the foothills of the Big Horn mountains. This is a National Back Country Byway that crosses mostly BLM land, parallels private land and crosses private land several times but…
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This is an easy out-and-back road that leads to a locked gate. The road does get a little rocky here and there, but the biggest challenge of this road is the last 50 yards. The…
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This is a great trail that's mostly dirt but has some muddy areas that are seasonal or weather dependent. This is a partial side spur off of Big Goose and is one of the best…
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This is an easy and slow drive with a few hills to climb along the way. Most of the hills could get very difficult if there is any measurable amount of rain. Towards the end…
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A scenic dirt trail that follows a winding path along the edge of the badlands cliff ridge overlooking the river valley. The trail traverses prairie grassland and eroded badlands canyons with spectacular colors and rock…
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This is a fairly good road, for an unmaintained road, from Highway 14 to Duncan Lake. There are many scenic views along the way, and the small lake is stocked for fishing as well as…
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Hunt Mountain Road makes a scenic traverse across the backbone of the northern Bighorn Mountains. The rough lane ranges between 9,000 and 10,000 feet, giving a commanding view of the region. On clear days, you…
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You travel south from Hunt Mountain Road and go generally southwest and then southeast along Grouse Creek, ending up at an overlook of Antelope Butte Ski Area. The trail winds through some incredible rock formations…
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This trail goes southwest from the Copman Tomb to Grouse Creek Trail and goes up to just over 9700 feet in elevation at an overlook of Grouse Creek. The flowers were in full bloom in…
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An easy trail through wide-open prairie land that seems to stretch to the horizon. Pronghorn, coyote, and rabbits are often seen. Cell service is spotty but available in more than 50% of the trail. Sunrise…
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