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Hot Springs State Park
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Hot Springs is located in the town of Thermopolis, Wyoming on U.S. Highway 20 then State Route 120.
Over colorful terraces along the Big Horn River at Thermopolis flows water from mineral hot springs. More than 8,000 gallons flow over the terrace every 24 hours at a constant temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit. The park has a free bath house where the water is maintained at 104 degrees for theraputic bathing. Hot Springs has 6.2 miles of universally accessible trails and hiking trails. It is a full-service park with comfort stations, a Volksmarch trail, fishing, and a couple of boat docks. One of the reservable group picnic shelters is located here. Hot Springs is a day-use park. MORE
The Wyoming
Dinosaur Center
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The Wyoming Dinosaur Center has 12,000 square feet of exhibition area. Fossils and life forms from earliest geologic time periods are displayed in a chronological perspective. There are over 200 displays throughout the museum. The central hall houses dozens of full-size mounted skeletons, including over 20 dinosaurs. Dig For A Day - Join paleo-technicians on an active dinosaur dig. You may even find a dinosaur bone! Bring the family for an experience you will talk about for years MORE
Hot Springs
County Museum
The County Cultural Museum has 2 floors of exhibits, and an annex with several buildings plus outside displays. The amount of content is much larger than appears from the outside. Stop in and take a look. Entrance fee is about $4.00 Period rooms display the cherrywood bar from the Hole-in-the-Wall Saloon, a main street exhibit, a large Indian artifact collection, gemstone and geologic displays.
Additional exhibits of the petroleum and agricultural industries, a country school, and much more!
Legend Rock
Petroglyph Site
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Take a step back in time with a visit to Legend Rock. Located approximately 30 miles northwest of Hot Springs State Park Legend Rock enables visitors to view over 300 petroglyphs spanning a time-period of thousands of years. These petroglyphs introduce you to multiple cultures and eras long past.
The site is administered out of Hot Springs State Park where visitors are recommended to stop before visiting the site. A key and permit is required to attend the site. Keys and permits are available at the State Bath House, located at Hot Springs State Park, the Hot Springs County/ Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce and the Meeteetse Museum. There is no charge for the permit but a photo ID is required. The Bath House is open seven days a week from 8 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Saturday and 12 PM to 5:30 PM Sunday.
Family and group tours can also be scheduled through Hot Springs State Park. A minimum one-week notice is recommended. Tours are free to the public but availability may be limited so be sure to call the state park office ahead of time at (307) 864-2176. |
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Wind River Canyon
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Wyoming’s newest Scenic Byway, the Wind River Canyon, offers tourists 34 miles of unspoiled scenic views, geologic field exploration opportunities, abundant wild life, float trips, canyon fishing, boat launching facilities and state park public camping. For hundreds of years, Native Americans, explorers, and pioneers used this scenic canyon as a corridor to travel between central and northwest Wyoming.
Just west of the southern entrance to the Scenic Byway visitors can enjoy 76 miles of shoreline and “one of the best walleye fishery in Wyoming” at Boysen Reservoir. Boysen State Park offers boat launching as well as campsite facilities. MORE
Healing Water Spas
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People have been coming to soak in the ‘healing Waters' of one of the world's largest mineral hot springs (located in Hot Springs State Park; Thermopolis, Wyoming) for many years. Clare Armstrong arrived in Thermopolis in 1917 at the age of 30. She had only six months to live; at least, that's what her doctor in Nebraska said. Upon her arrival, she started swimming in and drinking the mineral hot waters and she steadily became stronger. This amazing lady lived to be 104' This is just one example of the healing of these mineral hot waters. MORE
Dancing Bear
Folk Center
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1/2 block south of the traffic light
On Highway 20 in downtown Thermopolis
Dancing Bear is a folk arts activity center where visitors can even try their hand at spinning thread, weaving on a rug or quilting on a quilt. The Quilting Bee Textile Studio is a working studio with looms, spinning wheels & equipment, quilting frames, a knitting corner and needlearts corner. There's usually something going on -- and guides can relate how kids (even boys and men!) were involved with such family activities.
Old West
Wax Museum
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1/2 block south of the traffic light
On Highway 20 in downtown Thermopolis
A historic wax museum focusing on the American West frontier and folk history and culture. It includes early Native American life, early explorers & mountain men, cowboys, outlaws and others set in appropriate scenes, many with painted dioramas. Most figures and scenes were done by nationally known wildlife sculpture/artist Kenneth Bunn. The latest diorama -- an Indian village and mountain man scene -- was painted by Barry Lee, Torrington. If you want to know the folk tales and stories about these historic figures, there's interpretive materials, maps, memorabilia and early newspaper etchings & stories that set the scene.
Rafting/Fishing
Wind River Canyon
For the adventurous traveler this is a must. White water rafting on the Wind River offers grades 4-5 in various areas as well as a trip through a gorgeous canyon.
Bighorn River
Floating and fishing on the Big Horn River are unrestricted from the Wedding of the Waters north. Floating on the river between Boysen Dam and the Wedding of the Waters is restricted by the Indian Reservation.
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