Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Thermopolis, Wyoming

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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This is a less-traveled road linking the interior of the park with the northeast end of the Outer Loop Road. It connects the Outer Loop Road with Side By Side. With less traffic than other…
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Short and easy connector trail in the higher region of the park. It provides a quick route to connect from upper Side By Side to the middle of the Picnic Area Trail without needing to…
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This is a connector trail leading from the mid-section of Charlie over to Lower Bobcat, and by extension, the middle of the Side By Side and Picnic Area Trails. It's an easy route, but it…
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Relatively easy trail connecting visitors to the east side of the park, and providing an easy way out after running some of the harder areas of the park. It links up to the middle of…
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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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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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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 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 route passes through the McCullough Peaks Wild Horse range following BLM roads. The Southern section is Gravel road. The Northern section is a maintained dirt road. Regulations require staying 300 feet away from horses…
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McCullough Peaks Road is a very scenic road that goes up and down the McCullough Peaks and overlooks the McCullough Peaks Wilderness area. This is a very well-maintained gravel road that will be easily traversed…
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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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Bypass the pavement and explore this beautiful canyon just west of Highway 28 south of Lander. High red rock cliffs run along the Little Popo Agie River. The canyon is filled with beautiful ranch property…
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Just south of the Red Canyon Rd exit on Hwy 28, there is a strip of BLM land between the highway and Red Canyon. This trail runs along the ridge, high above the highway, and…
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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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Sunlight Mesa drops from 9500 feet to just under 8000 feet in elevation, and it moves southwest from Hunt Mtn Rd to an overlook of the Big Horn Basin and Lovell down below. There are…
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Between Grouse Creek and Sunlight Mesa, high in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming, you find Long Park (FSR 209). With a view to the south in the far distance of Cloud Peak Wilderness Area,…
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Indian 4WD Trail is a fantastic 11-mile trail that crosses two mountains, goes through the valleys and pines, goes across Pass Creek and the Little Popo Agie River, and ends at Frye Lake in the…
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Stairway to Heaven goes from the south end of Red Canyon Road up onto Limestone Mountain. It's a fun climb, gaining over 1,500 feet in just under 4 miles. In some places, the trail is…
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Limestone Trail runs north and south across the top of the mountain in the Shoshone National Forest and ends on the south end at Limestone Mountain, where there is a quarry. You drive across limestone…
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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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Limestone Mountain Road (a/k/a Ed Young Basin) runs from Hwy 28 near Atlantic City, Wyoming, up to the Indian Trail and beyond. Our track stops at the intersection with the Indian Trail. This is a…
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Are the wide open spaces calling to you? This fantastic area in the Big Horn Mountains, west of Sheridan, Wyoming, has wide open spaces! Grouse Creek Trail takes you south from Hunt Mountain Road to…
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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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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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Little Rock is a two-track trail on the west end with the name "Little Rock" and number 368 on the Forest Service map. It begins at Louise Lake Road, and from there, the trail crosses…
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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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This trail connects Limestone Mountain Road at its east end with Little Rock Trail and Christina Lake Trail on its west end. There are amazing places to camp near the east end of this trail.…
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A long gravel stretch that has some medium rock spread through some of the higher areas of the trail. This trail passes along the South side of the peak of Bald mountain but is not…
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