Atlantic City & South Pass Wyoming

Take a fascinating tour of the lands of Wyoming as they existed in the early days. It's a scenic drive as well as educational as you travel from Atlantic City to South Pass, both ghost towns filled with history. The Red Desert and the Wind Rivers surround you in this rugged, open land.

Perhaps you'll view some pronghorn roaming these lands filled with sagebrush and aspen. It's a wonderful drive from Atlantic City, Wyoming to the ghost town of South Pass, stopping at the visitor's center to find a gift item for a friend. In Atlantic City you can even try your hand at panning for gold.

You can find these historic towns about 40 miles south of Lander, Wyoming on WY-28. From an overlook, you can gaze across the grassy plain and search for ruts left by pioneers in their prairie schooners.

On your scenic drive from Atlantic City to South Pass, Wyoming you'll enjoy the lovely views. Then when you arrive in South Pass, you'll experience the Old West as it truly was in one of the best preserved ghost towns in Wyoming. See this restored 1860 mining town with the buildings containing original artifacts. It's a drive and tour that the family shouldn't miss.

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