# Road trips in Wyoming

> 5 road trips and 10 hand-picked places in Wyoming, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/wyoming/

5 road trips and 10 hand-picked places in Wyoming, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

## Road trips through Wyoming

- [Wind River country: Togwotee Pass to South Pass](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b8-wind-river/): From Jackson over the Continental Divide to the red badlands of Dubois, the ranch town of Lander and the historic South Pass of the Oregon Trail.
- [Grand Teton, Yellowstone and the Beartooth Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/yellowstone-beartooth/): Mountain reflections, geysers, and then a climb to nearly 11,000 feet on the way out.
- [Deadwood and Spearfish Canyon](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/northern-black-hills/): The Wild West town of Deadwood and a canyon road with waterfalls in the northern Black Hills.
- [Dinosaurs and Flaming Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b8-flaming-gorge/): From dinosaur country in Vernal, up US-191 through the Uinta Mountains to the red canyons of Flaming Gorge and on into Wyoming.
- [Badlands and the Black Hills with kids](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/black-hills/): A corn-covered arena, free ice water, bison jams and four presidents in granite.

## Places worth the detour in Wyoming

- [Old Faithful](https://camping-spirit.com/places/old-faithful/): Erupts roughly every 60 to 110 minutes. Rangers post the predicted time in the visitor center.
- [Grand Prismatic Spring](https://camping-spirit.com/places/grand-prismatic/): A hot spring bigger than a football field, ringed with orange and yellow microbial mats. See it from the Fairy Falls trail overlook.
- [Beartooth Pass](https://camping-spirit.com/places/beartooth-pass/): US-212 climbs switchbacks to 10,947 feet between Red Lodge and Yellowstone. There can be snow walls into July.
- [Sinks Canyon State Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b8-sinks-canyon/): The Popo Agie River vanishes into a limestone cave and reappears a quarter mile downstream in a pool full of large trout. Do not feed the fish.
- [Old Faithful Inn](https://camping-spirit.com/places/old-faithful-inn/): A 1904 log lodge with a seven-story lobby and a stone fireplace. You can see the geyser from the porch.
- [Oxbow Bend](https://camping-spirit.com/places/oxbow-bend/): Mount Moran reflected in a still bend of the Snake River. Moose and otters show up at dawn.
- [Devils Tower National Monument](https://camping-spirit.com/places/devils-tower/): A 867-foot column of rock that is sacred to many Plains tribes. A 1.3-mile trail loops around its base.
- [Madison Campground](https://camping-spirit.com/places/cg-madison/): Beside the Madison River, where bison and elk wander through camp. It is central for geyser country.
- [Togwotee Pass](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b8-togwotee-pass/): A 9,658-foot pass on the Continental Divide with a last look back at the Tetons. Expect snow at the top from October to May.
- [South Pass City State Historic Site](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b8-south-pass-city/): A restored 1860s gold rush town near the easy crossing of the Rockies used by the Oregon Trail. Open in summer.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips in Wyoming?**
Popular routes include Wind River country: Togwotee Pass to South Pass, Grand Teton, Yellowstone and the Beartooth Highway, Deadwood and Spearfish Canyon and Dinosaurs and Flaming Gorge. CampingSpirit has 5 trip guides that pass through Wyoming, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

**Which places in Wyoming are worth a detour?**
Our editors recommend Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic Spring, Beartooth Pass and Sinks Canyon State Park.