Wyoming

Best time to visit Wyoming

The "best" time to visit Wyoming largely depends on your interests and what you want to experience.

Summer (June - August) is peak season with the best weather for outdoor activities. Warm temperatures, longer days, and generally clear skies make it ideal for hiking, backpacking, camping, kayaking, whitewater rafting, and exploring national parks like Yellowstone and Grand Teton. However this is the busiest time, especially in popular national parks, leading to crowded trails, longer lines, and higher accommodation prices.

The shoulder seasons of Spring & Autumn (May & September - Early October) offer a great balance with fewer crowds and more serene trails and attractions compared to peak summer. There are excellent opportunities to see wildlife as they become more active in milder temperatures and outside the peak tourist rush. Spring brings baby animals and budding wildflowers, and autumn boasts stunning foliage and unique animal behaviours such as elk rutting in September. Temperatures are generally pleasant, though they can be unpredictable, especially in spring.

Winter (November - April) is great for winter sports, ideal for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, dog sledding, and downhill skiing/snowboarding at resorts like Jackson Hole. The landscape is transformed into a peaceful, snow-covered wonderland and many animals, like bison and elk, are easier to spot against the snow. Plus there are the natural hot springs, a perfect way to warm up after outdoor activities. It's important to note that the weather is unpredictable, winter storms can be sudden and severe.

Discover Wyoming

America’s 10th largest state Wyoming has a diverse landscape with the sweeping Great Plains in the east and the craggy peaks of the Rocky Mountains in the west. Wyoming is the least populated state in America, and is vast, made up of miles upon miles of forested mountains, wild west cities and towns, roaming wildlife and big skies.

The state is blessed to have two national parks, Grand Teton and Yellowstone which offer very different landscapes. Yellowstone, America’s first national park is filled with colourful hot springs, sprouting geysers, dramatic waterfalls and free-roaming wildlife. Whilst neighbouring Grand Teton National Park is dominated by the towering peaks of the Teton Mountains, pretty lakes, scenic vistas and is known as the ‘Serengeti of North America’. Not forgetting America’s first national monument the 65-million old rock formation Devils Tower which stands at 264 metres tall and is a sacred site for the North Plains Indians.

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Discover Wyoming

Cowboy culture shines through in the state, in its many wild-west museums, annual rodeos, and character filled towns and cities. Any wannabe cowboys can experience a stay in Wyoming’s many ranches and enjoy included daily horse rides and delicious cowboy ‘cookouts’, or see bucking broncos and chuck wagon races at the Cody Nite Rodeo or at the Cheyenne Frontier Days, a 10-day rodeo held annually at the end of July.

From skiing in the world-class ski resort of Jackson Hole or sailing down the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park, there is no shortage of outdoor activities to enjoy. Go in search of dinosaur fossils in Thermopolis or Casper, fish in one of the 4,200 lakes, whitewater raft down the Big Horn River or soothe your limbs in Saratoga’s hot springs, adventure awaits in the ‘Cowboy State’ of Wyoming.

Highlights of Wyoming

What is Wyoming famous for?

• Yellowstone National Park
• Grand Teton National Park
• Devils Tower National Monument
• Cheyenne
• Cody

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Yellowstone National Park

This park must be seen to be believed, there is nowhere on the planet like Yellowstone National Park. America’s first national park, it’s shared with the neighbouring states of Montana and Idaho. A riot of vivid colours, free-roaming wildlife and a plethora of alpine lakes, rivers and waterfalls are all waiting to be explored. The volcanic geology of the park is astounding with over 10,000 geothermal features from colourful springs, sprouting geysers and mud pots.

Follow the Grand Loop around the park, taking in the must visit wonders of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Upper and Lower falls, Mammoth Hot Springs, the jaw-dropping colours of Grand Prismatic Spring and the shooting geysers at Old Faithful which are guaranteed to erupt every 45 minutes or so.  Look out for roaming wildlife along the way including elk and even, wolves and black and grizzly bears and be prepared to get held up in a ‘Bison traffic jam’

Grand Teton National Park

If you continue through the south entrance of Yellowstone National Park, you will arrive in majestic Grand Teton National Park. The sight of the dramatic, towering, jagged peaks of the Teton Mountains will take your breath away. The 42-mile scenic loop road is the best way to see the park’s beauty with recommended stops including pretty Jenny Lake, the iconic image of Moulton Barn on Mormon Row, Snake River Overlook which gives the most jaw-dropping views of the Tetons and Schwabacher Landing, one of the best places to spot wildlife including moose and elk. There is a choice of hikes varying in length to enjoy as well as rafting trips along the Snake River.

Devils Tower National Monument

America’s first National Monument looms 264 metres in the air and is considered sacred by the indigenous people, Devils Tower is the perfect place to stop off when driving from the Black Hills of South Dakota to Sheridan and Cody in Wyoming. An astounding geologic masterpiece, the tower was used in the movie ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’. Admire its awe-inspiring beauty, walk around the 1.3 long base or gaze at the energetic rock climbers trying to reach the top.

Cheyenne

The cowboy and railroad town of Cheyenne is Wyoming’s state capital and lies just two hours north of Denver, Colorado. Step onboard a trolley tour around the city highlights or take to the pavements and visit the Wyoming State Capitol and its impressive dome, see the unique bronze sculptures and 8-foot tall colourful cowboy boots dotted around downtown, or shop for your own cowboy boots and jeans at the quintessential and iconic Wrangler store. Model trains are on display at the Cheyenne Depot Museum and for animal lovers, horse and bison and other wildlife live at the Terry Bison Ranch, located just outside the town, where you can even get to feed bison!

Cody

Immerse yourself in adventure and wild west history in Cody, located just one hour from the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Brimming with character, this walkable town is steeped in history. Established by Buffalo Bill Cody, who as well as being an American soldier and hunter, was a showman who travelled the world with his wild-west show putting Cody and Yellowstone National Park on the world map. 

Visit the Irma Hotel built by Buffalo Bill in the early 1900’s and see the cherrywood backbar in the restaurant which was gifted to Buffalo Bill by Queen Victoria. See the staged shoot-outs outside the Irma Hotel, spend at least a few hours in the interesting Buffalo Bill Center of the West that tells the history and geology of the area. Visit the town during the summer months and experience wild and fun action of cowboys, broncos and bullfighters at the Cody Nite Rodeo.