Dubois Wyoming
Your Western Vacation Awaits You in Dubois...
Dubois is one of America's emerging year-round outdoor recreation
areas and prime vacation spots. Visitors will delight in
its history, scenery, and various outdoor opportunities. Dubois is
often called the Gateway to Yellowstone as it is located a short
drive from the Park's South entrance.
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The town of Dubois is located
along one of the old trapper routes to the Jackson Hole country,
which today's traveler can follow by modern highways 26 and 287. It
is in the heart of some of the state's best hunting and fishing
country, serving a vast hinterland, little changed since frontier
times.
Commercial airlines fly into Riverton, Casper and Jackson and
provide connections with major airlines in Salt Lake, Denver and
Billings. Dubois area motels offer shuttle services from the
Riverton and Jackson airports where there are car rentals available
also. Dubois has a new CAA approved, blacktop airport for private
planes up to the DC-3 class. Powder River Bus lines connects
Shoshone to Casper and Billings.
A small town in big country, Dubois, Wyoming, is about an hour's drive from Jackson
(to the west) and Riverton (to the east). This little gem of a town
is bordered by geography unarguably second to none.
Nearby trailheads and geographic features have cast their spell over
visitors and locals alike. No traveler could mistake the reason,
either: location.
Set in the upper Wind River valley, the town is framed by Butch
Cassidy's haunting Dubois Badlands to the east, the stark, stunning
Absaroka Range to the north, and the majestic Wind River Range to
the south.
A stroll down the main street, most of it still appointed with
boardwalks, yields a taste of Wyoming's Old West flavor. Log
buildings, saloons, quaint shops, and even tipis welcome the
travel-weary visitor.
The nearby Wind River Range, revered by Native Americans for years
before the white man's arrival, is replete with history and wildlife
second to none. Shoshones and Sheepeater Indians traveled and hunted
throughout this range, which borders the 2.2-million-acre Wind River
Reservation, today home to Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone
tribes. A summer outdoor enthusiast could easily spend an entire
season in the Winds, taking in the glow of the past and the appeal
of the present.
Backpackers and hikers to the Winds can choose from nearly 800 miles
of trails lacing the range's vast, stunning even sublime beauty.
Over 150 glaciers work the Winds, calling out to hikers and climbers
alike. Naturally, the Winds are studded with lakes and creeks,
themselves teeming with rainbow, cutthroat, golden, brook, German
brown, and Mackinaw trout. So anglers should come well supplied and
ready to reel. What's more, the same wildlife that Yellowstone
visitors can spy also makes its way among the Winds.
One of the world's most magnificent big game animals, the Rocky
Mountain bighorn sheep, is showcased in the Dubois area, both
indoors and outdoors. The Whiskey Mountain Wildlife Habitat Area,
just minutes from town, is home to North America's largest wintering
herd of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. And the National Bighorn Sheep
Interpretive Center, in downtown Dubois, provides an awe-inspiring
venue for the country's most impressive display of these majestic
creatures.
Camping:
On the Wind River district of the Shoshone National Forest are
campgrounds with both tent and trailer facilities. There are units
provided for picnics and outdoor cooking, with fireplace grates and
tables available in some of the more accessible grounds. Three large
campgrounds are found along US Highways 26/287, these are Brook's
Lake, Falls and Pinnacles campground. Several camping areas that are
only accessible by dirt road, but which provide the camper with a
feeling of seclusion that is not possible along the busy highway.
Such are Horse Creek, East Fork, Double Cabin and Warm Springs
campgrounds.
Hunting:
For those who enjoy hunting, this region offers numerous big game
opportunities for all big game animals found in the state with the
exception of the Mountain Goat. Antelope, white tail and mule deer,
elk, moose, bear and bighorn sheep all have their habitat in the
surrounding mountains. The Dubois area also has outfitters and
hunting guides which non-residents are required to have to hunt in
wilderness areas, some of them are listed HERE.
Hiking:
Some of us, though tender elsewhere, are tough of foot and long on
breath. If this is the case, there is no more suitable place than
the mountains surrounding the Dubois area to don pack and good stout
boots for a hike along the many trails. The Dubois area also has
outfitters who can provide drop trips for climbers as well as
horseback camping trips, some of them are listed HERE.
Fishing:
Numerous streams and lakes in the Upper Wind River Valley boast
excellent fishing opportunities. Non-resident fishing licenses may
be obtained at various locations around Dubois and public access to
the river is provided by several locations along the highway. The
Dubois area also has fishing guides to show where to catch the big
ones and make sure you have a great time, some of them are listed
HERE.
Winter Activities:
Winter activities include snowmobiling with over 250 miles of
groomed trails on the Continental Divide trail, and access to
hundreds of miles of established trails. Cross-country skiing, dog
sled adventures, and snowshoeing are other offerings which allow you
to in the breathtaking scenery and wildlife during winter months.
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