Scenic byways & Drives

Let the views take your breath away

Nowhere else in the world is the famous saying “you have to see it to believe it” more true than in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The uniquely beautiful landscape is unlike any other, and it’s best witnessed with these inspiring scenic drives including the Flaming Gorge–Green River Basin Scenic Byway which has been designated as one of the nation’s All-American Roads.

Bring a camera, a canvas and some paints, or a journal. No matter how you want to chronicle these scenic road trips, the surreal beauty will leave an indelible mark in your memory. Hop on the byway, roll the windows down and let time melt away. Below we’ve outlined some of the preferred routes through our countryside. 

Snow-covered field with frosty bushes and trees under a clear blue sky, with a river visible in the background.

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Two people stand on a rocky shore overlooking a wide river or lake, surrounded by arid hills and mesas under a clear blue sky.

Flaming Gorge Scenic Byway

Designated All-American Road

Seven white swans swim together on a calm body of water, with tall grass and reeds in the background and foreground.

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A group of wild horses stands and grazes in a grassy field with a flat-topped hill in the background under a clear sky.

Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Loop

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Desert landscape with dry shrubs in the foreground, a calm lake, and rocky mesas under a partly cloudy sky at sunset.

Bridger Valley Historic Byway

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A covered wagon pulled by two horses travels across a grassy plain, with two people riding inside and American flags attached to the wagon.

Muddy Creek Historic Backway

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