Wind River Country sports some of the best fishing in North America in 43,000 acres of lakes and reservoirs and nearly 2,000 miles of streams fed by mountain snow melt. Fishing is a year-round adventure in Wyoming. You can access our blue ribbon fishing by boat, pack animals, four-wheelers and by foot. Historical South Pass summit is the only place where wagon trains could cross the Continental Divide over the Rocky Mountains. Then visit South Pass and Atlantic City, where miners still pan for gold, and ghost towns share their stories.
Wildlife watching is a year-round adventure.
Moose, elk, antelope, wild horses, eagles and more live in our open spaces and mountain wilderness areas. A vacation highlight will be to see the largest herd of Bighorn Sheep in America, and learn about wildlife at the National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center in Dubois. Riverton, Dubois and Lander each host a Mountain Man Rendezvous, re-enacting the days of the furtraders in the 1800s. To Top Winter Crystal clear blue skies, sunshine and miles of powder make Wyoming's Wind River Country one of the most memorable places for winter recreation, whether you enjoy snowmobiling, ice fishing, cross country skiing or snowshoeing. Outfitters provide all the necessary equipment for snowmobiling on the Continental Divide Snowmobile Trail, which runs 360 miles from South Pass, through Lander, Dubois, Grand Teton National Park and connects to the Yellowstone National Park trails.