Northwest Wyoming Voyage Tips and guide

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Map of Northwest Wyoming

• 44.378889-108.0430561 Basin
• 44.523333-109.0572222 Cody – named after Buffalo Bill Cody; a gateway to Yellowstone National Park.
• Dubois – a Western town filled with quintessential dude ranches, rodeos and hiking trails.
• Fort Washakie
• 44.491389-108.0536113 Greybull
• Hyattville
• 43.475278-110.7691674 Jackson – this little metropolis surrounded by the Tetons lets visitors experience cowboy culture.
• 42.833056-108.73255 Lander – provides access to scenery and recreation and is home to Sinks Canyon State Park.
• Lovell
• Manderson
• Meeteetse
• 44.758889-108.7583336 Powell
• Riverton – near first-rate recreation in the heart of the Wind River Basin.
• Shell
• Shoshoni
• 44.034722-107.4480567 Ten Sleep
• Teton Village – lodging, dining and recreation at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
• 43.645556-108.2147228 Thermopolis – perfect for relaxation amid rivers, canyons and red-hued mountains.
• Wapiti Valley
• Wilson
• Wind River Reservation
• 44.015386-107.9566319 Worland
• Yanceys

• 44.6-110.51 Yellowstone National Park
• 43.833333-110.7008332 Grand Teton National Park
• Historic Louis Lake Lodge

With two iconic national parks, scenery straight out of a magazine and plenty of welcoming towns, the Northwest region of Wyoming is a popular vacation spot and offers options ranging from rugged backcountry escapes to serene, luxurious retreats.

• Jackson Hole Airport (JAC ^IATA), near Jackson, is the largest airport in Wyoming. It is regularly serviced by American, Delta, Frontier, and United. Some airline service is seasonal.
• Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD ^IATA) small airport with connection from Salt Lake City and Denver.

For the dedicated long-distance hiker the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (in short Continental Divide Trail) is a United States National Scenic Trail running 3,100 miles between Mexico and Canada. It follows the Continental Divide of the Americas along the Rocky Mountains and traverses five U.S. states; Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.

• Scenic Loop Road Drive near Lander in the Shoshone National Forest.
• Beartooth All American Road - A 68-mile paved route over the Beartooth Mountains on the highest highway in Wyoming.
• Beartooth Scenic Byway - A designated National Scenic Byway.
• Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway - a 27.5-mile highway along the North Fork Shoshone River to the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park.
• Centennial Scenic Byway - A 161-mile route in mountainous western Wyoming along rivers and past the Teton Range.
• Chief Joseph Scenic Byway - A 63-mile paved highway from Cody that leads high into the Absaroka Mountains and the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River.
• Cloud Peak Skyway Scenic Byway - A 64-mile paved highway up Ten Sleep Canyon and over the Big Horn Mountains.
• John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway - Connecting Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody has five museums in one location. The museum does a good job of moving beyond the clichéd myths of cowboys, Indians and the "wild west", taking on a more critical and interesting look at the meanings of frontier in American popular culture.

The Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis has over 58 mounted skeletons, a preparation lab with visitor viewing and hundreds of displays and dioramas. The dig site tour offers an opportunity to see dinosaurs buried in the ground.