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.
At 12,013 feet, Medicine Bow Peak is far from being Wyoming's highest mountain, but this broad, beefy massif is unquestionably the monarch of southern Wyoming. Just reaching this compelling mountain on the northern end of the Medicine Bow Range makes for a wonderful drive. Climbing it turns the excursion into an adventure. The Snowy Range Scenic Byway (Wyoming Hwy. 130) slices east-west through the mountains. read more
Rub your hand on an aspen tree, and it will come away powdery white. These ghostly trees with their white bark and black knots or branches have nearly round leaves that are green and supple in the spring and summer. But when the weather turns colder in early September, these round leaves begin to change colors, turning yellow, then bright gold, often deep red. read more
