Off-Road Trails Near Powder River, 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. The lower elevations pass through oil patches before climbing higher...
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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 leads to this track. It's an easy trail through public lands where deer and antelope are plentiful. Beautif...
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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 Kaycee and take Old Highway 87 south on the pavement to the underpass, which goes under I-25. From there, this track st...
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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 will not see the site until you travel down the hill and curve to the right. This is an in-and-out, driving time depend...
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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. It's rocky in places, and parts of it are off-camber as you move along the sides of the hills abov...
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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. You can stage around this area called Barnum, and then you take Barnum Mountain Road on this ...
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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 mountain ranges of central Wyoming as well as some of the best fishing spots in...
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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 line, and then it can become rutted. The road will eventually reach gravel again. There is a section...
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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 rock outrcrops. The lower road is guarded by dramatic red bluffs. With broa...
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This begins as logging roads and then switches to a two-track up a very long, steep grade into a bowl with a shallow water crossing. With a very small amount of moisture, the bowl becomes impassable without a high-lift vehicle. The beginning and end of the loop are well-maintained but the mid-sectio...
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This trail works its way through a high desert wash. It starts with a tight section where the draw narrows and a rocky overhang presents the possibility of body damage to high center of gravity vehicles. The trail continues through the wash where a variety of large boulders present challenging obsta...
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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 beautiful Bighorn Mountains. You can stay overnight at the facility (rented by the Forest Service) or you can ...
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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 Woman Canyon Road is approximately 13 miles long and follows Crazy Woman Creek through the canyo...
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This is an easy trail at the beginning, changing to moderate towards the end. This 4x4 trail travels from Highway 16 through meadows and wooded areas to reach hiking trails that access East Tensleep Lake. The trail starts as an easy dirt road in the pines with a couple of narrow sections with embedd...
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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 formations. Highly recommended to ride this trail near sunrise or sunset as 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 have moose and elk wander by your campsite. The historical cabin is restored...
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Big Bear Canyon and its side trails around Devils Pass are among the best four-wheeling areas in the Laramie Mountains. Begin this trail system by fording LaBonte Creek on the south side of FR 658 and climb into a heavily-timbered canyon covered with ponderosa pines, quaking aspen, and massive bould...
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The short trail through LaBonte Canyon is one of the most scenic motorized routes in the Laramie Mountains. This trip takes you through the riparian corridor of LaBonte Creek, bound by hills of granite and covered with apsens, shrubs, pines, and grassy meadows. The passage is rich with opportunities...
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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 then circles to the Red Canyon side. To complete the loop, you must go down through a wash (which was dry in August) and then ...
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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. The lower elevations pass through oil patches before climbing higher...
Learn more about South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway

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 leads to this track. It's an easy trail through public lands where deer and antelope are plentiful. Beautif...
Learn more about Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

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 Kaycee and take Old Highway 87 south on the pavement to the underpass, which goes under I-25. From there, this track st...
Learn more about Hole In the Wall Overlook

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 will not see the site until you travel down the hill and curve to the right. This is an in-and-out, driving time depend...
Learn more about Castle Garden Road

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. The lower elevations pass through oil patches before climbing higher...
Learn more about South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway

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 leads to this track. It's an easy trail through public lands where deer and antelope are plentiful. Beautif...
Learn more about Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

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 Kaycee and take Old Highway 87 south on the pavement to the underpass, which goes under I-25. From there, this track st...
Learn more about Hole In the Wall Overlook

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 will not see the site until you travel down the hill and curve to the right. This is an in-and-out, driving time depend...
Learn more about Castle Garden Road