- Created: May 22, 2020 8:05 pm
- Updated: November 17, 2023 6:27 pm
- Distance Instructions
- Travel mode
- walking
- bicycling
- driving
- straight-line
- Distance 32 miles
- Time 34 min
- Speed 57 mph
- Min altitude 0 ft
- Peak 0 ft
- Climb 0 ft
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A GEOLOGIC MASTERPIECE
The Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway begins in the town of Shoshoni and follows U.S. 20 north through Wind River Canyon and the Wind River Indian Reservation ending just south of Thermopolis. Without stopping, the total drive time is about 40 minutes. The 2,500 foot-deep canyon is a feast for the eyes with the oldest layers of rock dating back to the Precambrian era, over 2.5 billion years ago. Highlights include Boysen State Park, Owl Creek Mountains, the “Wedding of the Waters’ and the Bighorn River.
EXPLORE THE AREA SURROUNDING THE WIND RIVER CANYON SCENIC BYWAY AND BEYOND ON THE BOYSEN RESERVOIR DRIVING TOUR.
1. Shoshoni, WY
2. Thermopolis, WY
A GEOLOGIC MASTERPIECE
The Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway begins in the town of Shoshoni and follows U.S. 20 north through Wind River Canyon and the Wind River Indian Reservation ending just south of Thermopolis. Without stopping, the total drive time is about 40 minutes. The 2,500 foot-deep canyon is a feast for the eyes with the oldest layers of rock dating back to the Precambrian era, over 2.5 billion years ago. Highlights include Boysen State Park, Owl Creek Mountains, the “Wedding of the Waters’ and the Bighorn River.
EXPLORE THE AREA SURROUNDING THE WIND RIVER CANYON SCENIC BYWAY AND BEYOND ON THE BOYSEN RESERVOIR DRIVING TOUR.