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SOUTHWEST WYOMING NATURAL ATTRACTIONS

Lakes, Rivers & Falls
Four miles east of Pinedale is Fremont Lake, the second largest natural lake in Wyoming - twelve miles long and a half-mile wide. It's a popular site for boating, sailing, camping and swimming. more...
Mountains, Canyons, Dunes & Formations Mountains, Canyons, Dunes & Formations
You can play in one of nature's largest sandboxes in the country just a few miles north of Rock Springs at the Killpecker Sand Dunes. The dunes seem out of place in southwest Wyoming. It's the kind of environment you'd expect to find in the deserts of Africa or the Mid-East. more...
Natural Areas
Perhaps nowhere in the west are the spaces as wide and open as they are in the 108 miles between Rawlins and Rock Springs. This high desert land (all elevations range upward from 6,000 feet above sea level) is truly the "home where the antelope roam" and, if the skies do just happen to be a bit cloudy all day (a most unusual occurrence), you can almost bet it won't rain. more...
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